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Man hospitalised after stabbing attack

Family told burned woman not to go home

Burnt-alive suspect expected to be a priest

The husband of an Auckland woman burnt to death is the son of a Hindu high priest and was nearly deported from NZ for overstaying.

Burnt woman's uncle 'very shocked'

The family of a young mother burnt to death in the Waikato have been stunned by her death. Police today confirmed they had tracked down her husband Diwesh Sharma in Fiji, after help from the local Fijian community.

Husband, son of burnt mother found

The husband and son of a young mother burnt alive on the side of a rural road near Huntly have been found in Fiji. NZ Police said the boy was found when Fijian police located his father.

Fiji police silent on custody reports

Fiji police have refused to confirm that a man wanted in connection with the death of his wife near Huntly last week has been caught.

Man accused of killing 5-month-old named

Name suppression for a 21-year-old Hastings man charged with killing a five-month-old baby was lifted in court today.

Real threat of honour killings in NZ, women's group says

Honour killings have taken place in New Zealand, a spokesperson for an ethnic women's group says.

Armed liquor store robbers still on run

Attempted murder charge over machete attack

Boy helps in rescue of abducted woman

A 9-year-old boy helped rescue Nortessa Montgomerie yesterday, 36 hours after she was abducted on Great Barrier Island.

Mother's fear for Dubai son

As Toby Carroll begins his 49th day in a Dubai prison, his family fear his property career could already be ruined.

Rape victim faces her demon

One of the country's most notorious killers has told one of his victims what she has waited nearly 15 years to hear.

Woman was alive when set alight

A woman whose body was found burning by a remote Waikato road was alive when she was set on fire.

Woman and alleged kidnapper found on Great Barrier Island

A woman and man missing on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf have been found near Claris on the east coast of the island, police say.

A city in mourning for lost innocence

The desert town near the Mexican border is a sanctuary for those who flee the big cities - bikers, students and artists. Ed Vulliamy, who is a resident, believes Tucson will overcome a lone gunman's rampage.

Two bashed in Hamilton attack

Double-murder accused already facing fraud charges

The man charged with two murders in a $3 million mansion is also facing a separate Serious Fraud Office case.