Homicide
Latest from Kaikohe after elderly woman killed
Let's return to Kaikohe now where police have just held a media briefing after an elderly woman died after a home invasion last night.
Our reporter Emma Stanford is there.
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Elderly woman killed in Kaikohe home invasion
An elderly woman on a dialysis machine has been killed in a home invasion in Kaikohe overnight.
Residents of the small Northland town of Kaikohe today woke to news the woman, who was well known in… Audio
Homicide inquiry after two children found dead in Northland home
A small Northland community is reeling tonight after two children were killed in their home, in Ruakākā.
A homicide investigation has been launched by police, who have cordoned off a street in the… Video, Audio
Timaru homicide: Family from South Africa left MIQ a week ago
The family at the centre of a homicide in Timaru had only left MIQ a week ago after arriving in the country from South Africa.
Three young children were found dead after police were called to a… Video, Audio
Three children killed in Timaru, woman in hospital, police investigating
Police are investigating the death of three children in Timaru, after officers were alerted to the triple homicide last night.
Emergency services were called to a Queen Street flat in the suburb of… Video, Audio
Small towns have higher risk of intimate partner violence
A new study out of Washington State University has shown that women living in small towns are most at risk of violence from current or former spouses and partners. The findings also ring true in New… Audio
Man charged with murder after Taupō death
A man has been charged with the murder of a woman near Taupō this morning.
Police say woman's death in Rakaia homicide
The police are now treating the death of a woman whose body was found on the side of a Canterbury road as a homicide. Audio
Father of missing toddler called private investigator
The police investigating a cold-case double-homicide say the father of the dead toddler hired a private investigator instead of calling police. Audio