Rosemary Ives had everything to live for, but she was shot dead while brushing her teeth at a camping ground.

A Hamilton hunter who shot and killed a Lower Hutt teacher while spotlighting last Labour weekend has been sentenced to two-and-a-half-years jail for manslaughter today. He was also ordered to pay reparation to a charity chosen by the

A hunter has told of an agonising night spent with the body of a dead friend in the South Island wilderness.

'No one who is a true hunter lets others carry their rifle or can't load their own shells. Sarah, you are a phony,' wrote one critic.

The hunter who fatally shot Rosemary Ives made his first public statement with tears in his eyes.

A hunter who fatally shot school teacher Rosemary Ives has admitted her manslaughter.

A manslaughter charge has been laid against the man who shot and killed 25-year-old schoolteacher Rosemary Ives last month.

The wife of the hunter who killed school teacher Rosemary Ives has made an impassioned plea for the public not to judge him, but says he will accept a prison term if one is imposed.

A hunter who has admitted causing the death of Rosemary Ives says he doesn't feel he deserves to ever be happy again.

The fatal shooting of Lower Hutt teacher Rosemary Ives was one of three dangerous night hunting incidents over Labour Weekend.