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Toddler murder: 'She told me not to tell'

A woman charged with murdering her godson told her biological children to lie about the incident when interviewed by police, a High Court jury heard today.

Four plead not guilty to Featherston man's murder

Grisly double murder details revealed

As her husband lay dying from gunshot wounds, Carmen Maheno struggled with her armed nephew, who struck her with the rifle, a court heard today.

Furlong case: Police seek info on distinctive jacket

Ceremony remembers slain mum

Car thief accused of hitting woman

Woman denies murdering toddler

A woman charged with murdering her godson has formally entered a not guilty plea at an appearance in the High Court at Auckland.

Prison term for buttocks stabbing

A dispute over who was supposed to wash the dishes has led to a three-year jail term for stabbing a man in the buttocks.

Florida verdict fuels bitter race debate

Was it a hate crime? Or did the jury members make the right call when they acquitted George Zimmerman of murdering Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager?

Just stay calm - that should put an end to all this madness

Gun-supporting Republicans in America have missed an opportunity to make their argument that more weapons make us safer.

Man convicted of murder loses appeal

Alleged assault on female officer

School students assault staff

Race-killing case jury ponders verdict

Jurors have begun their deliberations in the racially charged trial of a US neighbourhood watch volunteer accused of murderingunarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin.

Callers tell Furlong-case cops about van

Police have received a number of calls about a light-coloured van which may hold the key to finding the killer of Auckland teenager Jane Furlong.

Water bottle DNA provides link to Boston Strangler

Albert DeSalvo Investigators in Boston have made a major breakthrough in one of America's most infamous unsolved killing sprees with the help of advances in DNA technology and a water bottle discarded by an unwitting relative of the main suspect.

Karam, cops at odds over thumb marks

David Bain does not know whether to laugh or cry about so-called "new" evidence said to clear him of murdering his family but which went unnoticed 19 years.