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'She died in a needless, violent way'
Rosemary Ives had everything to live for, but she was shot dead while brushing her teeth at a camping ground.

Hunter who shot teacher jailed
A Hamilton hunter who shot and killed a Lower Hutt teacher while spotlighting last Labour weekend has been sentenced to two-and-a-half-years jail for manslaughter today. He was also ordered to pay reparation to a charity chosen by the

NZ woman's ex-husband in bigamy, murder trial
A man accused of murdering his first wife, plotting to kill his second NZ wife and planning to marry a third to get insurance payouts will stand trial today.

Homicide suspect could be anywhere in North Island - police
Police have extended their manhunt for homicide suspect Patrick Young outside of Auckland and say he has connections all over the North Island.

Charge laid over child's death
A man has been charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a five-year-old Napier girl in December. Sahara Baker-Koro was found dead in her Napier home on December 21 last year.

Murder accused appears in court
The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on a roadside near Huntly last week has reappeared in court.

Burnt woman's husband facing three charges
The man accused of murder after his wife's body was found burning on the roadside near Huntly is facing three charges, including one of assault in December last year.

'I'll never forget his smile'
Woman relives heroic efforts to help brutally bashed man in South Auckland.

Burnt woman's husband likely to face murder charge
The husband of the woman found burnt to death near Huntly last week has arrived in Auckland on a flight from Fiji, accompanied by NZ police officers. He is likely to be charged with her murder.

Burnt-alive woman's husband on way to NZ
Davesh Sharma, the husband of the woman who was found burnt alive near Huntly last week, is on his way back to New Zealand.