Stories by Anneke Smith

The jury at the High Court in Auckland has returned a unanimous guilty verdict against Malcolm Rewa after three hours of deliberation.

The jury in Malcolm Rewa's third murder trial has retired to deliberate on its verdict.

As the murder trial comes to its conclusion, the prosecutor leading the Crown's third case against Malcolm Rewa has told the jury it can be 'sure' he is guilty of murder.

A court has heard Susan Burdett confided in a close friend about a man named 'Mike' before she was killed.

Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa has begun giving evidence in his defence at the High Court in Auckland and denied he raped or murdered Susan Burdett. Video

The Crown has closed its case against serial rapist Malcolm Rewa - with its final witness detailing the fatal injuries of his alleged murder victim.

Susan Burdett "no doubt" met the man alleged to have murdered her, a court has been told.

Rohit Singh was so besotted with Arishma Chand he had her face tattooed on his chest. Today he was sentenced to at least 19 years for her murder. Anneke Smith charts a tale of obsession, farcical lies…

The jury in Malcolm Rewa's trial has been shown a police video taken at the scene of Susan Burdett's killing.

Malcolm Rewa's lawyer has accused Susan Burdett's son of murdering his mother to gain his inheritance. Audio

Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa formally pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial over the murder of Susan Burdett.

The man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane will keep his name secret - for now.

Former Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox has been convicted and fined for drink driving after 21 years of sobriety. Video

The car involved in a crash with a bus in Auckland today was speeding and crossed the centre line, police say.

A University of Waikato researcher is proposing new "degrees of murder" which she says will make the criminal justice system more fair.

A group of Auckland workers who returned from their summer holidays to find they were jobless say their livelihoods have been destroyed.

With just one breeding pair left at Curio Bay, a trust protecting yellow-eyed penguins - one of the world's rarest penguin species - says its local population is at crisis point.

A chopper pilot who had a close encounter with a drone in Auckland's CBD on New Year's Eve says its operator was playing with people's lives.

The number of NZ Post buggy crashes tripled last year, with almost 250 reported incidents, including two that led to serious injuries.

A convicted child sex offender who cut off his bracelet before going on the run for three weeks has been sent back to jail.

An Auckland woman who carried $3.5 million in cash in suitcases in the country's biggest known methamphetamine operation has been jailed for 14 and a half years.

The brother of an Auckland man found dead in a Samoan prison has made a plea to its government to help his family find justice.

The teenager charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in central Auckland will go to trial next month.

An Auckland man found dead in a water drum in a Samoan prison may have been forced into it, a court has heard. Video

The 26-year-old man charged with the murder of English backpacker Grace Millane has been denied name suppression but keeps name secret on appeal.