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Finger pointed at Chechen President

Abandoned boy treated for burns

Man questioned over bashing of officer

Officer barely remembers attack, police say

A police officer knocked unconscious at a call-out last night has barely any memory of the attack, say police.

Bus driver attacked and robbed

Kiwi student found guilty of US murder

A former NZ student turned Ivy League scholar who murdered his new bride will serve his prison sentence in the US.

Appeal decision baffling, say Liberty's family

Dropped charge brings P&O death saga near to end

A judge says a man was technically and morally - but not legally - responsible for the death of a woman on a cruise ship.

Guilty verdicts in park shooting trial

Murdered gangster 'had it coming' - <i>Underbelly</i> author

A co-author of the original <i>Underbelly</i> books says Carl Williams began a "chain of violence" that ended with his own death yesterday.

Emotions flow at killer's sentencing

Seven years passed before police could match a DNA sample to Joseph Reekers.

US jury deliberating in NZ murder accused case

Marie Jamieson's killer to be sentenced

Dying grandmother told cops of attack, court hears

Underworld killer beaten to death

Children's bodies can be brought back home