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Gunman looked possessed: police

Gunman Stephen McDonald looked "possessed" as he led police to a motorway where they shot an innocent teenager dead, an inquest has heard.

Public want entertainer named after PM says he knows identity

What do you think of name suppression laws in NZ?

Do you know the name of the entertainer with name suppression? How did you find it out?

Murder trial: Defence to open case

Grieving family hit a second time

Judge gets tough on violence

A senior judge has vowed to crack down on a violent crime wave, which he says is sometimes "little more than sheer sadism".

A wave of sadistic violence

Do the laws around name suppression in NZ courts need changing?

Cannabis in shoes sent to inmate

Censored: What Sophie's father Gil could not say

<i>Editorial:</i> Another blow struck against open justice

Sophie's father says judge censored him

The father of murder victim Sophie Elliott was forced to read a heavily censored version of his victim impact statement to her killer in court.

Judge: Too-slow system missing child criminals

Drug charges against Millie Elder dropped

A smiling Millie Elder left court today after police dropped three serious drug charges against her.

Tamihere denied parole for ninth time

Study trashes anti-tagging policies

Taggers say initiatives aimed at preventing graffiti just encourage them to keep vandalising.