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'I kept screaming for help'

A mum viciously attacked on her daily walk is furious that up to a dozen witnesses refused to intervene.

Missing boy found dead

Deaths cut close to home

An emotional Judith Collins has revealed her personal pain at the loss of a cousin, murdered when her husband breached a protection order.

Glaring red flags missed

Authorities missed many red flags before Bradley and Ellen Livingstone were killed by their father in their Dunedin home.

District councillor takes down video

A New Plymouth district councillor has taken down a video of an altercation involving roadside window washers.

Labour joins calls for review of protection orders

St John mulls cameras after attack

St John is considering installing security cameras in its ambulances after one of its paramedics was assaulted in a staged attack.

Peter Miller and Dan Keating: We need a plan to combat violence

The start of 2014 has seen a tragic, but sadly predictable discussion around Australia about lives lost or hanging in the balance due to violence.

Man assaulted when picking up new ute

Early morning ructions lead to stab arrest

A teenager has been arrested after a man was stabbed in the stomach in Central Auckland early yesterday.

Tourist beaten beyond recognition

A witness who saw the injuries inflicted on a pair of teenaged tourists says one of them was barely recognisable after the Boxing Day attack.

More witnesses sought over beer jug attack

Four remain behind bars after attack

Four teenagers charged over a vicious attack on two German tourists will remain behind bars until their next court appearance.

Huge support for attacked tourists

Police have been overwhelmed by a nationwide outpouring of support for two young German campers beaten and robbed in an "appalling and mindless" attack yesterday.

Man to appear in court for assault

A 32-year-old Taupo man is to appear in the Rotorua District Court tomorrow (Friday) over a family violence incident in Waitahanui.

Man hit by beer jug remains in coma

A man is yet to emerge from a coma after being hit on the head by a beer jug after intervening in a drunken argument at a Hamilton pub on Friday night.

Nelson man charged after spade attack

A Nelson man has been arrested and charged with hitting another man over the head with a spade.

More sex charges against Rolf Harris

Australian entertainer Rolf Harris is facing three additional sex assault charges involving two new alleged victims, one aged "seven or eight" at the time.