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NZer's lawyer eyes anti-malaria drug as factor

Prosecutors trying Blazej Kot for his wife's murder are resisting attempts to introduce a mental illness related to anti-malaria medication as a defence.

Drive-by shots narrowly miss sleeping child

Police name second Hokitika shooting victim

Suspect used 'how to kill' net search

Rugby: Lauaki fined but free to play

The Chiefs have been spared another selection headache with Sione Lauaki available to play in their crucial clash with the Bulls after avoiding an NZRU-imposed suspension.

Town in shock at brutal killings

Shooting murder accused enters no plea

A 41-year-old Hokitika man has appeared in court to face a charge of murdering an elderly man found shot dead yesterday.

<i>Desperate Housewives</i> star claims she was hit, then written out

Nicollette Sheridan, who played estate agent Edie Britt in the hit programme, has filed a lawsuit claiming she was sacked after being physically assaulted by the show's creator.

Two men gunned down in house

A 41-year-old man will appear in court today on one count of murder after a double shooting in Hokitika yesterday.

Two people dead in Nelson motor camp shooting

A witness reported seeing an armed man enter a caravan before screams and shots were heard.

Gunman kills 5 in US restaurant

Knife found after fatal stabbing of youth, 16

Possible murder weapon found in Oamaru

Attack charge

Theories rife over killing

Cop bashings are on the rise

Arrest in Avondale assault case

Murdered Oamaru teen named