Crime
Dutch reporter shot in the head dies
Famous Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries has died just over a week after he was shot in the head in central Amsterdam.
His death adds to a number of other killings of investigative journalists… Audio
Police Commissioner looking into frontline officer safety as risk rises
Faster access to guns and officers working in pairs are on the cards following a spate of shootings.
The Government says it's in discussion with police bosses about more protection for frontline… Audio
Police Association wants more protection for frontline officers
The Police Association is demanding more protection for frontline officers.
Two separate shootings - one in Hamilton and one in Auckland - within the space of 24 hours, has underlined the threat… Audio
Dozens killed after protests in South Africa
At least 72 people have died and more than 1,700 have been arrested in South Africa's worst unrest in years, after former president Jacob Zuma was jailed. The government plans to deploy 25,000 troops… Audio
Epiha trial: Injured officer shares story
The police officer wounded when Constable Matthew Hunt was fatally shot, has described finding himself in a 'cat and mouse' game with the gunman. Eli Epiha is on trial in the High Court in Auckland… Audio
Police Association wants easier deployment for armed units
The Police Association wants a more streamlined way of deploying armed response units to help deal with armed offenders. Audio
Financial elder abuse - the heart-wrenching scams
Elderly people are being targeted by scammers in heart-breaking numbers. They rarely get their money back, and often they're too ashamed to admit to having been sucked in. Audio
Police consider possibility of algorithms to fight crime
Crime fighting algorithms that sound like the stuff of a Hollywood sci-fi are in the sights of police.
A new stocktake out today shows they wanted to use one when pulling over drivers - but have now… Audio
Wounded police officer recalls shooting in Epiha trial
"This is where I die." That was the thought that ran through the mind of a police officer, shot on a suburban Auckland street last year.
David Goldfinch was fired at, while his colleague Constable… Audio
Police shoot gunman after bystanders threatened in Auckland car thefts
Two car jackings and two innocent bystanders with guns held to their heads during a crime-fuelled rampage through Auckland.
What started with a vehicle being stolen from a car yard quickly escalated… Audio
Hamilton shooting: Man dead, police officer suffers head injury
A police officer was injured when he fell and hit his head during the incident in Hamilton last night where a man was fatally shot.
Police shoot gunman after member of public threatened
A man who was shot by police at a busy Auckland intersection this morning was threatening a member of the public with a firearm when police took action.
Nathan Frost pleads guilty to killing father and half-brother
Frost pleaded guilty to the killings that took place in Taranaki earlier this year.
Penrose incident - witnesses say man shot at police, stole cars
Two people have been taken to hospital, one with serious injuries, after an incident in the suburb of Penrose in Auckland. RNZ's reporter Jordan Bond is at the scene and tells Māni Dunlop that… Audio
Another Hamilton shooting - mayor reassures residents
Hamilton's mayor is trying to reassure residents the city's safe, despite two shootings in the last week. Overnight an armed man was shot dead by police in the suburb of Hillcrest. This follows the… Audio
Police release update on Hamilton shooting
Police have released more information about the shooting of an armed man dead in the Hamilton suburb of Hillcrest on Wednesday night.
Reporter Jordan Bond spoke to Philippa Tolley. Audio
Woman who murdered grandaughter given harsher sentence on appeal
A woman who murdered her teenage granddaughter has been given a harsher prison sentence on appeal.
Police officer murder trial: Massey neighbours describe gunfire
Warning: this story contains some graphic details.
Massey locals have described hiding from gunfire and the horror of a police officer being gunned down in their Auckland suburb.
Eli Epiha is on… Video, Audio
Hunt murder trial: Court hears police radio before fatal shooting
Warning: Some parts of this story may be distressing.
Radio communications from a shot police officer have been played to a jury in Auckland today.
Eli Epiha has pleaded guilty to murdering… Audio
Man pleads guilty to murder of policeman Matthew Hunt
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Auckland police constable Matthew Hunt during a traffic stop in Massey last June.
A second officer who was shot in the leg and seriously injured can be named… Audio
