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Liquor store death jury retires for night
The jury has retired to decide whether seven people are guilty of various charges in connection with the 2008 shooting of Navtej Singh.

'Grope' claims against Kurariki investigated
Police and Corrections are investigating claims that NZ's youngest convicted killer groped two Herald on Sunday journalists.

Murdered man's daughter tells of pain
The daughter of an 81-year-old murder victim told a court today his brutal killing has brought her family enormous heartache and pain.

Child killer becomes sex pest
The country's youngest convicted killer is the subject of a new police complaint, accused of indecently assaulting two female journalists.

Man stabbed in neck during argument
A man was stabbed in the back of his neck following an altercation on the North Shore this afternoon.

Brave girl who helped beaten cop set to be recognised
A 16-year-old girl and two other Tuakau residents are likely to be nominated for a bravery award for helping an off-duty policeman when he was beaten nearly to death last week.

This is the face of Libby's murderer
A video the 16-year-old murderer of Kerikeri teenager Liberty Templeman posted on the internet has attracted dozens of furious comments.

Road-rage pair laugh while attacking truckie
Two men laughed as they smacked a truck driver through his cab window after he cut them off on the Southern Motorway yesterday.