Two off-duty cops allegedly battered a group of students with punches and kicks after forcing their way into an apartment building, a court hears.

Two men have been charged with kidnapping, assault with a weapon and aggravated robbery after an incident in Rotorua last week.

The father of four was shot dead as he celebrated at a family housewarming on Queensland's Gold Coast.

A New Zealand man has been charged with the murder of a countryman on Australia's Gold Coast after a party ended in bloodshed.

The man claimed his wife's death was a tragic accident - he had reversed once and hadn't seen what was behind him.

The heartbreaking story of a couple looking after their dead daughter's baby girl.

A 21-year-old Warkworth beneficiary to three years for 'recklessly' shooting his girlfriend in the face.

Andrew Laxon writes of the moment when the two adversaries in the Crewe murder case came face to face in a Pukekohe pub.

A man who accidentally shot dead his girlfriend last year has been jailed for three years four months.

Police accused of framing Arthur Allan Thomas were never charged because the Govt's top legal adviser said there was not enough evidence.

Fears of a new Ripper-style serial killer have gripped the English city of Bradford.

A 42-year-old Feilding man entered no plea in court today after last night being charged with the murder of Wanganui woman Marice McGregor.