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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.

Child of slain woman honours 'greatest hero'

Carmen: accused faces raft of evidence

The man accused of murdering Carmen Thomas faces 132 witness statements, 19,000 pages of evidence and CDs containing bugged phone conversations.

Offensive attack may be key clue to murder

Public call police over Scott Guy vandalism lead

Going public today with images of graffiti found on murdered Manawatu farmer Scott Guy's house has led to a number of calls to police.

Man convicted of daughter's murder to appeal

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