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Victim millimetre from losing sight

A Christchurch man was about a millimetre away from losing his sight and five millimetres from being seriously brain damaged.

Man recovers after knife stuck in head

A man is recovering in hospital after surgery overnight to remove a knife embedded in his head just behind the eyeball.

One dead, one hurt in stabbing

A 24-year-old student has been found stabbed to death in Half Moon Bay.

Man charged with murder after wife dies in fire

Man assaults dairy staffer with piece of wood

Partying Kiwi shot in back, court told

A house-warming party fuelled by alcohol and drugs led to a New Zealand man being shot in the back and killed, a Brisbane court has heard.

Boozy celebration, banana incident brings jail term

A boozy celebration on being spared a term of imprisonment will see Michael David McIntyre spend the next 14 months in jail.

Woman bashed bouncer after being refused entry

Trial for couple's long-term child abuse begins

Coroner confirms body is missing man Amandeep Singh

'Like living in a nightmare'

The family of a young Levin father stabbed to death on Friday night say the past four days have been like 'living in a nightmare'.

Social media speculation about stabbing 'incorrect'

Police examine victim's vehicle

Officers will today examine a car to look for clues over the death of Shalvin Prasad, who is believed to have been killed before being set alight.

Police find victim's vehicle

Police have this morning found the Toyota RAV 4 owned by Shalvin Prasad, whose body was found in a fire near Auckland.

'Great man taken in his prime'

A disagreement over 'minor matters' resulted in a fatal attack on a Levin man who was once hailed as a hero after pulling a woman from a drink-driver's path.

Brother pleads for help

The brother of the man burned to death in South Auckland has appealed for information on his brother's killers.