Ed Livingstone's former wife felt "constantly harassed" and feared for the safety of her family in the months before he killed their two children and took his own life, according to court documents.
The tiny Dunedin school slain siblings Bradley and Ellen Livingstone attended is working with their devastated mother to plan a lasting memorial to their short lives.
Authorities missed many red flags before Bradley and Ellen Livingstone were killed by their father in their Dunedin home.
A Middle Eastern refugee who grabbed, groped and licked female joggers on a popular running route in Christchurch has today avoided jail and been granted permanent name suppression.
Prime Minister John Key has launched a scathing attack on Labour leader David Cunliffe's credibility, calling him "tricky" and questioning whether he's been telling the public the truth.
ew Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom is still living in a $390,000-a-year rented home in one of London's most upmarket districts while the official residence is for sale, almost a year after he took up the post.
The sister of murder victim Phil Nisbet wants to meet his killer, Helen Milner, behind bars.
A Christchurch flat was destroyed in a New Year's Eve party that spiralled out of control via social media.
David Bain yesterday married the daughter of one of his closest supporters during his second trial.
The driver of a car which unknowingly hit a dog moments after it had already been involved in a hit-and-run was horrified to find out the animal was not a "pothole", police said.
Black Widow murderer Helen Milner's first husband has broken his silence on their marriage - and revealed how she almost destroyed his relationship with their children.
Murder accused Helen Milner asked a co-worker months before she allegedly fatally poisoned her husband whether rat poison could kill a person, a court heard today.
A police officer described by a judge as a "spectator from hell'' for grabbing the throat of a football referee spent part of yesterday afternoon playing golf after being discharged without conviction.
A hitchhiker accused of stealing a car with a baby in the back pulled over and left the child on the side of the road, Southland police say.
A Canterbury school mourning the loss of a "devoted and passionate" teacher who was accidentally run over and killed by her husband last night.
The family of murdered Ashburton mum Sina Nerisa Solomona is glad her teenage killer has pleaded guilty today and saved them from enduring a distressing murder trial.
The family of schoolgirl Jade Bayliss, murdered by double child killer Jeremy McLaughlin in 2011, have welcomed his lengthy sentence - but he has vowed to appeal.
A tiny Christchurch school that today won a David vs Goliath legal battle against a government-forced closure is hosting a victory party tonight.
When 81-year-old Lois Kennedy woke to desperate cries for help from her neighbour, she leapt out of bed and ran.
Watch and weep would-be Auckland house buyers.
