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Relatives in India still to be told of woman's brutal death

Relatives in India are still be told of the brutal slaying of a woman in east Auckland last night.

Alleged shooting accomplice bailed

Gang shooting accused still on run

Woman knocked unconscious during robbery

Man charged with murder after woman stabbed

A 47-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in east Auckland last night.

Jury shown bullet lodged in constable's notebook

Killer boasted of gruesome fantasies

A violent sex offender spoke openly while behind bars of wanting to hurt women and "become famous", prison officers said.

'Small-time drug dealer' tried to kill officer, court told

Constable Jeremy Snow called out to a man hiding behind a tree in the dark. Minutes later he lay shot on the ground, bleeding profusely from a wound in his leg.

'Small-time drug dealer' tried to kill constable, court told

Constable Jeremy Snow called out to a man hiding behind a tree in the dark. Minutes later the officer lay shot on the ground, a court has been told.

Bowls champion's court date transferred

US piles pressure on Pakistan

Judge allows images of Carmen accused

A defence lawyer's attempt to prevent Brad Callaghan's image being photographed in court has been thrown out by a judge.

Alleged rape victim 'lured into van by nice partner'

Beauty queen in marriage fraud

Police officers seek to have convictions quashed

Woman jailed for attack on cop

A woman who partially blinded a Hawke's Bay policeman after kicking him in the head and eye in July last year has been jailed for more than six and a half years.

New leads on murder after appeal

Anonymous tipsters responding to an appeal for information on a vandalism attack have given police new leads on the murder of Feilding farmer Scott Guy and police have reiterated that information will be treated in confidence.

Home detention a 'mockery' victim's family says

A sentence of home detention for a bar owner who killed a patron is a "mockery" to the family, the victim's father says.