A dozen people have contacted police about a possible link between the murder of farmer Scott Guy and the theft of three puppies.

Bruce Emery, jailed for killing tagger Pihema Cameron, is suffering from stress and depression and can't yet be released from prison,

Police are still trying to establish if the theft of three labrador puppies is linked to owner Scott Guy's murder.

Police are investigating whether the disappearance of three puppies from a Feilding property is linked to the murder of farmer Scott Guy.

A Malaysian court sentenced a man to death for murdering his Indonesian maid in a landmark verdict.

Windows were smashed and walls tagged at the home of a murdered Manawatu farmer last year, but police say there is no connection between the two crimes.

A West Auckland man seriously wounded when police shot him was armed with an air rifle he had allegedly stolen from a neighbour.

Increases in police staff and the number of officers on the streets over weekends are being credited with reducing crime in Counties-Manukau.

A formal police investigation is underway to determine if a man gunned down by police last night fired the first shot.

One of NZ's most-notorious career criminals pulled in a six-figure income while in jail - then picked up legal aid as well.

Kylee Guy, the pregnant widow of farmer Scott Guy is never likely to return to the rural Feilding home where he was gunned down.