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Murder accused claims self-defence

The man police accuse of murdering two people at a multi-million dollar Auckland mansion last month says he acted in self defence and "emphatically denies" murder charges, his lawyer says.

Two attacks on Dunedin police in 24 hours

Three Dunedin police officers were injured in an attack last night, the second such incident in 24 hours.

Teen sought after woman assaulted in Napier

Frustration over delays in party death inquiry

Officer set upon in 'cowardly attack'

A "cowardly" man who attacked a Dunedin police officer - leaving him with concussion, bleeding to the face and bruising - is still at large. The officer was set upon by a passenger who was travelling in a car he stopped late last night.

Family in court to support murder accused

Murder charge for found fugitive

A man who allegedly beat his stepmother's brother so badly he died following a clash at a South Auckland property has been arrested and charged with murder after an eight-day manhunt.

Victim's family: Do autopsies on all who die alone

The family of an elderly woman murdered in her home want mandatory post-mortem examinations carried out on people found dead alone, after her killer almost got away with it.

Sex offender could be locked up indefinitely

Man arrested for Christchurch murder

Mystery attack victim undergoes surgery

Pakistan: No release for US official

'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.

Deerstalkers welcome jail term for hunter

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

Alleged campervan attacker remanded

Tauranga police launch inquiry after mystery attack

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.