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'Shocking, brutal killing': Kiwi teen's confession after murdering sister

He brutally stabbed his sister to death. Minutes later he told authorities why he did it.

Rotorua pedestrian death: Why a grieving son supports the driver who killed his father

Daniel Rikiti was sentenced to three years' jail but remains on bail during appeal.

‘They came from nowhere’: Man attacked in ‘violent’ Auckland robbery days after moving to NZ

The man was punched in the face and chased with a baseball bat in the late-night attack.

‘You are the thief and one shouldn’t lose sight of that’: Judge to repeat shoplifter

The 24-year-old nabbed nearly $9000 worth of sunglasses in just one haul.

Manslaughter accused’s account shifted hours after partner leapt from moving car

The defendant's recorded statements changed after police made two major revelations.

How a community mourns: The legacy of a youth worker lost in tragedy

Colleagues performed an emotional haka and sang waiata for Sam Matue’s whānau.

Death of man at gang-associated property in Auckland being treated as homicide

Police said preliminary findings indicate the man was assaulted before his death.

'You did it baby:' Man allegedly stabbed to death over property dispute

Crown claims Denise Davis warned victim’s family they'd return to take the house.

US carries out first firing squad execution in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed by a three-person firing squad in Columbia, South Carolina.

‘I only thought about myself’: Ex-surgeon admits to abusing children

The surgeon admitted to abusing children at his home in the 1990s.

Man comes forward to confess manslaughter 20 years after fatal house bus fire

Frederick King was annoyed the man had been doing burnouts and wanted to scare him.

Soiled, neglected toddler found wandering streets, mother was ‘disconnected from reality’

The whānau was on Oranga Tamariki's radar long before the child went missing.

‘Bare chested, looking for a fight’: Murderer’s bus stop rampage

One survivor was beaten so severely he thought he'd been hit by a bus.

Child witness details parents’ fight before mother’s fatal plunge in Māngere

The boy spoke to police when he was 10. Now 12, he says he remembers things differently.

Family honours legacy of slain woman Turipapa Tukere

The Ngāruawāhia woman died after a daylight brawl in Waikato.

'Both men helped themselves': Mongrel Mob members raped 14-year-old in motel room

The teen was subjected to a terrifying sexual assault that spanned several hours.