A man accused of murdering a Tauranga mother, who died trying to save her daughter, can now be named after a court imposed suppression order lapsed.

A witness testifying in the trial of a man accused of trying to kill a police officer said the defendant also opened fire on him while the officer screamed in agony nearby.

Police in Rotorua are looking for a gun used to shoot a man in the face this morning after what is thought to have been an argument with another man.

A 41-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a 59-year-old woman who was killed while trying to protect her daughter early yesterday morning.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a woman was killed in Tauranga this morning.

Police are yet to make any arrests after Matthew Hall, 35, was found stabbed to death in his bed at his Johnsonville home but they hope CCTV images of Mr Hall on the night he was killed might lead to information from the public.

Police are looking for witnesses after a 35-year-old man was stabbed in the neck in Hastings last night.

Five men have been jailed for a brutal attack on the owner of an Auckland kebab store - organised by an employee who wanted to take over his business.

Father of two Richard Neville is suing police for gross negligence and mental trauma after he was caught up in a bungled shootout on Auckland's northwestern motorway.

Police are looking for a large knife with a serrated edge, believed to have been used in the brutal fatal attack on Wellington man Matthew John Hall.

The officer heading the investigation into the slaying of a Wellington man says his injuries were some of the most "vicious" he had seen in his 23 years on the force.

A jury in the Palmerston North High Court has today found a man not guilty of murdering a three-year-old girl but guilty of her manslaughter. Kash McKinnon died of head injuries in Palmerston North Hospital in August 2009.

Dev Sangha said he saw his "daughter's blood before his eyes" before he charged at her killer in the High Court at Rotorua today.

Police hunting the killer of a man who was the victim of a 'ferocious' stabbing attack at his Wellington home are appealing for new leads.

The man who admitted murdering a Tauranga mother and her daughter and stashing the 2-year-old girl's body in washing machine has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

A man is being questioned over the stabbing of three people, including a 13-year-old boy, in Hamilton last night.

A massive police hunt has been launched for the killer of a man who was the victim of a 'ferocious' stabbing attack at his Wellington home. Police found the body of Matthew Hall, 35, at his Johnsonville flat on Tuesday evening.

A police constable shot four times while investigating a suspected car break-in in south Auckland in December 2009 says he has no doubt about the identity of the gunman.

A teenager has undergone surgery after being shot in the chest in a drive-by shooting at Taupo.

One of two teenagers charged with attempted murder after a policeman was attacked with a machete at Taihape on December 11 last year has pleaded guilty.

A woman who paid an ex-gang member to beat up her daughter's partner and her brother who organised the assault were jailed today.