Crime

Ammunition, cash and drugs were seized in a police bust in Auckland last week.

A police report suggests groups of ram raiders are meeting in juvenile detention, and almost two thirds are escaping prosecution.

After eight days of harrowing testimonies, the country should be ashamed at how survivors of disability, deaf and mental health institutional care were treated, an IHC worker says.

Hawke's Bay Police have arrested three people - two in their 20s, one 17-year-old - for a night-time burglary spree in Māhia.

A 38-year-old man associated with the Killer Beez gang has been arrested in Christchurch as part of the police's ongoing gang crackdown.

New Zealand Customs says local gangs are exploiting global networks and a security expert is warning authorities should pay heed to the warning.

Police have arrested a fourth man over the death of 48-year-old Mark Hohua in Whakatāne.

Greymouth police are asking for victims of historical sexual abuse to come forward after a local man admitted charges of abuse he carried out mroe than 30 years.

Police and Customs have seized meth up to $300,000 and made one arrest following a joint operation in Southland.

A Four Square supermarket in Napier was ram raided overnight, and police have not yet found the culprits.

"You didn't steal from us you stole from hungry families" is the message from a Southland Charity fleeced of donations destined for struggling whānau.

The hunt is on for man who carried out an aggravated robbery of a bank in Auckland's North Shore.

Hearing bursts of gunfire on a quiet suburban street was terrifying for residents, a Grey Lynn man says. Audio

The national dive squad and specialist search teams have been in Tāngarākau recently working on the case, says a police spokesperson.

The two victims found shot dead at a West Auckland address yesterday were a father and daughter.