Auckland, Dec 7 NZPA - An prison inmate was strangled to death with a radio power cord in a gang-related revenge attack, a court was told today.

Samoan-born Tue Faavae, 23, was found dead inside Auckland Prison at Paremoremo on March 1.

Auckland, Nov 20 NZPA - A "cowardly" teenager who broke war veteran Eric Brady's jaw and held up a Queen's Service Medal holder at knifepoint in separate attacks was not put away for long enough, says one of his victims.

Auckland, Oct 21 NZPA - Anger boiled over among supporters and family of Gene Atkins outside the High Court at Auckland after the man accused of his murder was found not guilty,

As they left court the group attacked waiting photographers.

Auckland, Oct 21 NZPA - An Auckland man who fired two shots, killing a friend who had become increasingly violent at his home, has been found not guilty of his murder and his manslaughter.

Auckland, Oct 20 NZPA - An Auckland jury will start considering tomorrow whether a man who fatally shot his mate in the chest earlier this year is guilty of murder.

Alan Christopher Paul Gundry, 30, is on trial in the High Court in Auckland for the murder of Gene Patrick Atkins, 28.

Auckland, Oct 12 NZPA - A man who fatally shot a friend after the victim allegedly became violent at the accused's home did so in self-defence, his lawyer says.

Auckland, Oct 9 NZPA - The man accused of a knife attack which killed "good samaritan" Austin Hemmings in Auckland last year, will stand trial for murder.

Auckland, Oct 8 NZPA - A man accused of murdering "good samaritan" Austin Hemmings in Auckland told police he was surprised how quickly they found him when he was arrested.

Auckland, July 13 NZPA - A father charged with the manslaughter of his four-year-old son, after he allegedly drove into the path of a freight train in south Auckland, told a court today he was "distracted".

Auckland, June 12 NZPA - A former sex worker who stabbed her lover in the shower, leaving him to bleed to death, after an argument about him continuing to visit prostitutes, was today jailed for life with a minimum non-parole term of 10 years.