Crime

A man has been charged with attempted strangulation after an assault at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital, police say.

Police say the man arrived at the Manukau Police Station around 1am - a child's body was found in his car soon after.

Police have said no-one was injured in the shooting which happened on Saturday evening.

They still want anyone with information to do the right thing and come forward.

It has been reported the sale involved a $2000 pair of shoes.

There were people in the property at the time but nobody was injured,

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group, was the suspect in the attack.

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The rain fell like tears in Nelson as a vigil was held for the first New Zealand policewoman killed in the line of duty.

Customs have arrested three drug couriers at Auckland Airport, seizing methamphetamine with a combined street value of more than NZ$10 million.

The man accused of killing a police officer has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Nelson District Court.

The agency was not working with the family when the baby died - but has not said whether it has been involved in the past.

The driver is facing charges of murder and attempted murder and was due in court today.

Authorities are reviewing videos Shamsud-Din Jabbar made as they try to figure out how he went from a millitary veteran to a suspect in a deadly rampage.

The backlog in judge-alone trials is beginning to reveal a system struggling under its own weight with some lawyers fearing people are pleading guilty because their cases are dragging on too long.

Adam Ramsay remains in hospital in a serious condition after he and Lyn Fleming were hit by a vehicle.

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after an incident in Fairfield on New Year's Day.

Police want parents to know where their children are and what they are doing after 300 young people were involved in multiple fights in Dinosaur Park in Wānaka.