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Mob leader's properties frozen under new law

Taleban hang seven-year-old boy accused of spying - report

The Taleban has reportedly hanged a seven-year-old boy accused of being a spy for US forces.

Police follow leads in ear-biting assault

Murderer sentenced for prison stabbing

Murder, manslaughter verdicts in cop killing

Mongrel Mob leader jailed for attack

Skinner guilty of murdering policeman

John Skinner, 38, and Iain Clegg, 36, denied murdering Sergeant Don Wilkinson and attempting to murder another police officer.

Witness describes murder accused's state on night of killing

Eric Smail was drunk and in an "angry, pessimistic state" on the night he killed his paralysed friend, a psychiatrist told court today.

Police look for phone, knife, shoes in Kiko murder

US accused a medical student at Auckland

Eight months ago, Christine DeVaux was studying medicine in Auckland - now the 38-year-old American is in custody in the US.

Judge to sum up in undercover cop killing

Taser accused 'good student'

The New Zealand medical student accused of attacking a pregnant woman with a Taser in the United States was a good student, say sources.

Husband identifies Tauranga victims

Two guilty of NZ man's Gold Coast manslaughter

Murder accused tells of kiss after cutting friend's throat

Eric Neil Smail is accused of killing the paralysed friend for whom he acted as a caregiver.

Murder accused denies charge

Tearful woman recounts fatal fall

A witness to a bridge-swinging event where an 18-year-old student fell to her death broke down in tears while giving evidence in court today.

Toddler's skull like smashed glass, jury told

A toddler who died after receiving a serious head injury had a skull which looked like "smashed glass", a court has heard.