Alleged victim aimed to be 'bigger than Louise Nichols', jury told
A solo-mother of three lied repeatedly and boasted she was going to be "bigger than Louise Nicholas", a rape trial jury was told today.
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Sentences too light - victim's mother
The mother of a woman whose partner was killed in a home invasion attack in southeast Auckland in 2006 says the sentences handed to two people convicted of manslaughter were too light.
Pair get long sentences for role in death
A man and a woman convicted for their part in an attack which left a 26-year-old man dead were today handed down long prison sentences.
Stab victim punched man's partner
A father-of-four has admitted stabbing a man three times with a hunting knife - causing life-threatening injuries - for punching his partner.
Two to stand trial for police officer's murder
Two men accused of murdering an undercover police officer last September were today committed to stand trial in the High Court at Auckland.
Death penalty for arsonist
Officer heard colleague groaning after three shots
A police officer today described hearing three quick shots then groaning and gurgling during a night-time surveillance operation in which his colleague was shot dead.
Fritzl pleads guilty to all charges
In a stunning turn of events, an Austrian on trial for imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children pleaded guilty to all charges against him - including homicide.
Detective tells of finding colleague's body
A detective today fought back the tears as he described how he discovered his colleague lying in a south Auckland driveway after being shot during a night-time surveillance operation that went badl
Sex abuser bought victims cellphones
A 46-year-old man bought cellphones for boys he was sexually abusing so that he could contact them and organise meetings, a court was told today.