Stories by Adam Burns

A forensic psychiatrist, who spent 20 hours assessing Lauren Dickason, believes her behaviour showed a delusional psyche in the days leading up to her killing her children.

A clinical psychologist who interviewed Lauren Dickason says she reportedly felt like a psychiatrist was going to lock her up hours before she killed her three children.

A forensic clinician has told a jury that Lauren Dickason's mental health was badly deteriorating at the time she killed her children, and there is legitimate grounds for an insanity and infanticide… Audio

One of the prosecution's psychiatric experts is steadfast in their view that murder accused Lauren Dickason does not have an insanity nor an infanticide case. Audio

"It's the future Connor I think about so often, about who he was going to become," said the father of murdered teen Connor Whitehead as his killers were sentenced Friday.

Crown-owned red zone land along the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor is being returned to the council, marking the end of the government's post-earthquake responsibilities in the process.

An expert forensic clinician has conceded that Lauren Dickason could have been suffering from postpartum depression when she killed her three children.

The Crown's key clinical witness in the Lauren Dickason murder trial admits he overlooked adding the mother's thoughts of harming the children into his report.

A jury has heard how Lauren Dickason told a psychiatrist that killing her three children was "part of a package deal".

A video recording of the alleged child murderer's police interview played for the jury on Tuesday.

The jury heard Dickason had been corresponding with immigration officials the day before the alleged murders.

A group of Costa Rican football supporters, who have travelled the globe for several World Cups, say they are "pumped" to see the sights of New Zealand.

Text messages from the phone of Lauren Dickason have painted a picture of a wife and mother unravelling, mentally and emotionally.

A work colleague of Graham Dickason has described finding the distraught father moments after he found his three daughters dead.

The father of the three girls killed by Lauren Dickason has told the court he was wrong to describe his wife as "not a nurturing mother".

Hours after a father found his three daughters dead in their Timaru home, he told police his children preferred him over their mum and how his wife was "not a nurturing mother".

Crown prosecutors believe Lauren Anne Dickason had grown "jealous and resentful" of her children. Audio

Lauren Anne Dickason is charged with murdering her 2-year-old twin daughters Karla and Maya, and their older sister Liané in 2021.

The Minister for Sport and Recreation believes New Zealanders need to "pick up their game" around ticket sales ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup opening next week.

Three of the country's Super Rugby franchises are pursuing an appeal of a District Court ruling over "unfair and unjustified" levy rates through the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).

Astronomy experts believe a "spectacular" supermoon spotted in the overnight skies could be eclipsed in the coming months. Audio

The deputy mayor is warning residents could bear costs down the track, despite the council keeping rates increases below inflation.

The private investigator for the family of Mike Zhao-Beckenridge believes police did not investigate the disappearance of the boy and his stepfather John Beckenridge thoroughly enough.

Crusaders captain Scott Barrett is anticipating plenty of niggle and a few verbal barbs when they play the Blues in their Super Rugby semi-final.

Scott Robertson believes the "Auckland-Canterbury rivalry" remains alive and well ahead of Friday's Super Rugby semi-final between the Crusaders and the Blues.