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Act calls for Auckland Transport to stop 'free rides' on buses due to violence risk

AT introduced a de facto travel-free policy in 2020, says Act MP Parmjeet Parmar.

Failing student kills 8, injures 17 in knife attack at Chinese school

Yixing police said the suspect was a 21-year-old former student at the school.

Prisoner launched shank attack on fellow inmate in exercise yard

He then hid the shank inside a milk carton in a rubbish bin.

Whānau of slain grandfather devastated by killer's 'ridiculous' sentence

Chit Ko Ko was an undiagnosed schizophrenic when he fatally stabbed his neighbour.

Yanfei Bao: Memorial service to honour a 'beautiful life'

A public memorial service will be held for the real estate agent next week.

Jury rejects 16yo's self-defence claim after plunging knife into schizophrenic stranger's neck

But the group also rejected a murder finding.

Watch: CCTV shows search for 95yo before she was fatally tasered by NSW police

The officer is facing trial after pleading not guilty to manslaughter.

'Abuse flourishes in secrecy': How Mormon women are fighting back

The final episode of Heaven's Helpline explores attempts to reform the LDS church.

Letters: Abuse survivors deserve more than just money

OPINION: 'A fundamental question [about abuse in state care] remains largely unspoken.'

'I've got to kill you now': Man kept ex in rural shack, beat her with hammer

He told her that if her family came to get her, they'd be killed and buried.

Serious assault in South Auckland: Police hunting alleged offenders in area

Police were called to Canning Crescent about 8.30am. The offenders had allegedly fled.

'I was physically abused': Disabled man suffers attacks, neglect in care home

'People didn't treat me like a human being.'

Three charged in alleged Iran plot to assassinate Trump

The assignment to try to kill Republican leader allegedly began in mid-to-late September.

'You have problems and need help': Young mum stabbed partner in front of their kids

The father said they had only just agreed to no longer fight in front of the children.

'An awful life': Deaf student pinned against wall, choked by principal

Students at Van Asch College and Kelston School for the Deaf endured serious sexual abuse.

Arthur Easton murder: Police get more than a dozen calls and emails after $100k reward offered

“We know there are still people who have not yet spoken to Police."

Teen describes moment he stabbed stranger's neck at Auckland bus stop

“Oh f***, that’s no good," he recalled thinking as blood started spurting.

Mixed verdicts in mass trial of eight Mongrel Mob members accused of murder

The jury's marathon deliberations ran for two weeks.