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Police officer only saw one shooter
A police constable shot four times while investigating a suspected car break-in in south Auckland in December 2009 says he has no doubt about the identity of the gunman.
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Police radio jamming worse case scenario - union
Busy radio traffic on a police network which stopped an officer calling for help for his badly wounded colleague was "the worst case scenario", says the police union.
Police identify body found in Wellington house
Police have named a man found dead in his Johnsonville home with multiple wounds to his body on Tuesday evening.
Border vigilante could face death penalty for murders
A former beautician turned self-appointed border vigilante has been found guilty of murder.
Shot cop 'thought he was a goner'
A police officer shot by a man high on methamphetamine in south Auckland in December 2009 thought the shooter was going to "execute me and finish me off", the constable told a jury today.
Drowned baby mum's jail term cut
A woman who was found guilty of manslaughter after leaving her baby son unattended in a bath has had her sentence reduced by the Court of Appeal. The 29-year-old migrant left her 13-month-old baby boy in the bath for about 15 minutes...
Court told of screams after volley of shots
The officer whose partner was shot during a routine patrol in South Auckland heard screams shortly after a volley of shots rang out.
Relatives in India still to be told of woman's brutal death
Relatives in India are still be told of the brutal slaying of a woman in east Auckland last night.
Man charged with murder after woman stabbed
A 47-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in east Auckland last night.
Killer boasted of gruesome fantasies
A violent sex offender spoke openly while behind bars of wanting to hurt women and "become famous", prison officers said.
'Small-time drug dealer' tried to kill officer, court told
Constable Jeremy Snow called out to a man hiding behind a tree in the dark. Minutes later he lay shot on the ground, bleeding profusely from a wound in his leg.
'Small-time drug dealer' tried to kill constable, court told
Constable Jeremy Snow called out to a man hiding behind a tree in the dark. Minutes later the officer lay shot on the ground, a court has been told.
Man admits sexual violation, murder
Suppression orders have been lifted on Malcolm George Chaston's guilty plea to a charge of murdering Christchurch woman Vanessa Anne Pickering, whose body was found down a bank near Godley Head a year ago.
Accused wife killer was 'a strange one'
A British man on trial for the murder of his Scottish wife and the attempted murder of his Kiwi wife is described as 'strange'.
Judge allows images of Carmen accused
A defence lawyer's attempt to prevent Brad Callaghan's image being photographed in court has been thrown out by a judge.