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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Pair jailed for organising assault that ended in death
A woman who paid an ex-gang member to beat up her daughter's partner and her brother who organised the assault were jailed today.
Charge against killer's son withdrawn
Police have withdrawn a charge of being a party to the murder of Raymond Piper against the teenage son of a man who has admitted the killing.
Piper's killer helped police find body
A 51-year-old unemployed man today pleaded guilty to the murder of Raymond Piper. Mr Piper went missing from the Wellington home of his former partner on May 15.
Murdered man died of stab wounds - police
A post-mortem on the body of Raymond Piper, which police recovered from bush yesterday, has revealed he died of stab wounds to the chest.
Family relieved as body removed from bush
The sister of murdered Paraparaumu man Raymond Piper says the family are relieved his body appears to have been found today, four months after he went missing.
Pilot has lucky escape
A glider pilot escaped injury after a crash landing in Paraparaumu this morning.
