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Test your drugs, unexplained death, and KiwiSaver failure | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 27, 2023

Know Your Stuff says to get your drugs checked as dodgy LSD is being sold, A post mortem will be carried out today for an unexplained death in Browns Bay and are younger people setting themselves up for failure with KiwiSaver? Video / NZHerald

Rawiri Zane Wharerau named as man shot dead

The person killed in a shooting at a Lower Hutt birthday party in the early hours of Saturday morning was Rawiri Zane Wharerau. Video / NZHerald

Woman found stabbed to death at Canberra zoo

A woman has been found dead at a well-known Australian zoo, with investigations continuing into the cause of the tragedy. Video / AAP

Four youths arrested over bakery ram raid

Four youths have been arrested after a Pakuranga bakery was ram-raided last night Video / Supplied

Privacy Commissioner asks police to pause future use of controversial DNA tool

Police are trialling the tool on two of the country's most high-profile cases.

Two years on the run: The search for Marokopa fugitive father Tom Phillips

Despite the ongoing efforts of the police in their search, two years have passed, and Tom Phillips, the fugitive father, remains at large. Video / Neil Reid

Murder at the Racecourse Hotel: Can a 90-year-old cold case be solved today?

Inspector clears up detective grandfather's unsolved cases.

Love triangle at the heart of cold case murder

Love letter from Donald Fraser's mistress delivered to hotel on day he died.

Calendar Girls security footage of Mama Hooch victim

Security footage inside Calender Girls shows one of the Mama Hooch victims visibly drowsy and drinking water. Video / Supplied

David Benbow defence team accuses police of 'tunnel vision'

Benbow is accused of killing childhood friend Michael McGrath in 2017.

No body, no weapon murder case: ‘Means, motive and opportunity merged into murder’, Crown says

Michael McGrath was last seen alive in May 2017.

No body, no weapon murder case: New jury to be selected

The trial has been stopped and a new jury will be selected tomorrow.

No body, no weapon murder case: Ex-prison guard retrial begins

Michael McGrath disappeared in 2017 and has never been found.

Robyn Malcolm and Temuera Morrison talk new crime thriller Far North

The actors sit down with Herald writer Karl Puschmann to talk about their fantastic new true crime thriller Far North. Video / NZ Herald

He died just before his chance to make a bid for freedom after 30+ years in jail. Who was Wuti Waa?

Wuti Waa spent most of his life in prison before a heart attack as he glimpsed freedom.

Steve Braunias: Life and death in the Auckland shadows - a tragic end to the NZ dream

Steve Braunias on the tragic story of a meaningless death over a crazy misunderstanding.