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NationalJanuary 9

Teen charged with Waihi murder

An 18-year-old Waihi man has appeared in court charged with the murder of holidaymaker Murray Wilkinson outside a caravan in the town early on New Year's Day.

NationalJanuary 6

Youth charged with Ashburton murder

A youth has appeared in court this morning charged with murdering Ashburton mother Sina Solomona at the weekend.

NationalSeptember 19

Man charged with murder of intellectually disabled woman

A 28-year-old man has been arrested for the murder of an intellectually disabled woman in Upper Hutt.

NationalAugust 29

Man pleads guilty to murdering father

A 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a charge of murdering his father, who was stabbed to death in his Havelock North home nine months ago.

DunedinMay 28

Guilty plea over Warrington murder

One of three men charged with murdering 23-year-old James Ellis last year has pleaded guilty.

NationalMay 28

Valentine's Day killer jailed

A man who flew from Brisbane to murder his estranged wife in Auckland on Valentine's Day in 2011 has been jailed for at least 17 years.

NationalMay 23

Four sought over Auckland security guard murder

Police investigating the murder of a security guard at a west Auckland building site have revealed more details about the four men seen in the area when he died, including what one of them told a taxi driver as they left.

NationalMay 21

Man charged with journalist's murder

Police have charged a 31-year-old unemployed Whanganui man with the murder of veteran journalist Derek Round.

NationalMay 13

Man charged with murder of Nelson woman

A man has been charged with the murder of Sharyn Wilkinson-Foley who was found dead in a Nelson house on Thursday.

NationalMay 10

Hitchhiker charged with samaritan murder

A 21-year-old hitchhiker accused of attacking a good samaritan who offered him a place to stay for the night has been charged with murder.

NationalApril 23

Ex-Iraq soldier admits killing wife in Wellington

Former Iraqi soldier Najeeb Dawood has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife at their Wellington home.

NationalMarch 12

Man charged with murder after body found

A 44-year-old man has been charged with murder after a body was found in a car parked in Nelson yesterday afternoon.

AustraliaFebruary 29

Man charged over stepdad's murder

A man has been charged with murdering his stepfather in Sydney's south.

NationalFebruary 24

Aliases delay naming of murdered man

A man who was killed at a Hamilton block of flats yesterday is yet to be formally identified because he had a number of aliases, police say.

Central OtagoFebruary 24

Roxburgh man admits murdering his wife

A 67-year-old Roxburgh man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife in March last year.

WorldFebruary 19

Murder mystery - young lord slain in castle

It seems a mystery worthy of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's fictional Belgian detective: a lord goes missing from his chateau, leaving behind a spent cartridge and a trail of blood. His body is discovered 15 days later, buried in a forest.

NationalFebruary 16

Woman in court over Gisborne stabbing

A 30-year-old woman will appear in court this afternoon charged with murder after a man was stabbed to death in Gisborne on Tuesday.

NationalFebruary 1

Man on murder charge over death of baby

A man will appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder of baby Serenity Jay Scott-Dinnington, who died in Ngaruawahia last April.

NationalFebruary 1

Man accused of murdering pensioner named

The alleged murderer of Christchurch pensioner Ken Moore had name suppression lifted by a judge this morning.

NationalJanuary 25

Man charged with murder over Rotorua death

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder over the death of a man whose body was found in a Rotorua park this week.

WorldJanuary 13

Peru court sentences Dutchman to 28 years for murder

Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot has been sentenced to 28 years in prison by a Peruvian court for killing a woman in Lima in 2010, exactly five years since 18-year-old Alabama native Natalee Holloway disappeared after spending time with him.

NationalJanuary 8

Court appearance over murder of 65-year-old

A 25-year-old appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of Kenneth John Moore, 65, in Christchurch on Friday - the quake-hit city's second murder case already this year.

NationalJanuary 8

Truck driver in court over Christchurch murder

A 53-year-old truck driver appeared in court this morning charged with the murder and sexual violation of Christchurch barmaid Tracey Lee Morris.

NationalDecember 16

Woman charged with baby's murder

A 32-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of 1-year-old baby Terepo Taura-Griffiths.

NationalDecember 16

Arrest over 32-year-old murder

Bay of Plenty police have arrested and charged a 70-year-old Rotorua man with murder over a Turangi homicide 32 years ago.