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Teen killer boasts of bad rep

Slain cop's body returns home to NZ

Slain cop: 'We just said that we love him'

Kali Fungavaka had plans to take his two young daughters to live with him in Queensland.

Dead prison guard's mum 'not bitter'

The mother of a Spring Hill prison guard who was killed by an inmate says she's not bitter about her son's death, despite a Coroner's criticism of Corrections.

Family mourn hero cop after assault

Woman abducted, assaulted in Motueka

Accused emerged 'dripping with blood'

Lee McMurdo murder-accused named