The man who tortured and murdered Lower Hutt schoolgirl Karla Cardno has been denied parole.

The man who tortured and killed Lower Hutt schoolgirl Karla Cardno will make a bid for parole today but some of those involved in the case fear he will offend again.

A woman accused of fatally stabbing a Hutt Valley man this week is due to appear in court today.

A 29-year-old woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in a Lower Hutt flat overnight.

The family of a father-of-three who died from a single punch to the head hugged his killer in court after telling him they forgave him.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man tried to abduct a young woman by forcing her into his car in Lower Hutt last night.

A coroner wants urgent law charges and more education for hunters in just-released findings into the death of a teacher who was killed by a hunter.

A post-mortem examination has confirmed father of two Michael Mulholland was seriously assaulted before his death in Taita, Lower Hutt, last Thursday.