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Bail for attack accused

'A mistake' to charge toddler murder accused, says lawyer

A lawyer representing murder accused Patricia Pickering told a court that charges brought against her were "one big, terrible mistake."

Murdering granny faces execution

Defence invokes 'invisible' gorilla

Teenager bashed in 'vicious' car theft

Man describes moments leading up to stabbing his wife

A man accused of stabbing his wife to death on a petrol station forecourt described in court today the moments leading up to her death.

Woman faces 21 charges of child abuse

Woman accused of murder remanded

Mother pays tribute to her murdered children

The mother of three NZ children shot dead by their father broke her silence as they were laid to rest at their ancestral marae.

Armed police in China to guard schools after hammer attack

Red T-shirt earns teen a beating

A teenager needed two rows of stitches and a steel plate to repair his shattered jaw after being beaten over the colour of his T-shirt.

Victim, parole board fear prisoner release

Stressed teacher cleared on dumb-bell attack

Police defend approach to Kahui murder

Lawyer won't 'put boot in' over Kahui case errors

Police investigating the murder of the Kahui twins showed "errors of judgment" but a lawyer acting for father Chris said she did not want to "put the boot in."

Blood trail leads to clues in NZ-born nurse's murder

Clues at a toilet block near slain nurse Michelle Beets' home have opened up a new line of investigation.