Police

Three people have died and commuters have been warned of delays in Auckland, Waikato and Napier, after a day of crashes and a police incident involving the Armed Offenders Squad.

Two loud bangs were heard after the armed offenders squad approached with shields.

Police have named the 11 year old cyclist killed by a car in Hawke's Bay as Emma Jane Kupa from Flaxmere.

A number of police vehicles are in attendance and armed officers were guarding the road.

An investigation has been underway since a member of the public found his body in a creek in Northland.

A police officer warned a man not to walk on the highway in the dark less than two hours before he was hit by a utility vehicle and killed.

Armed police are standing guard outside a building on Ghuznee Street.

Police are continuing to search for 24-year-old Travis, who has been missing since 17 January.

Police say they are checking how they use a system that identifies number plates and combats retail crime.

New commissioner Richard Chambers wants to cut 17 roles from the police executive.

A man has been arrested after residents in Onehunga recorded what appeared to be a car chase involving a dozen police cars.

A motorcyclist has died after crash at Bunnythorpe, north of Palmerston North.

A pedestrian has died following a car crash in Whakatāne, and police are appealing for information about what happened.

A vehicle believed to have been used in an armed robbery at a Japanese Restaurant has been found, police say.

An innocent bystander gave Kevin Grey a friendly nod. Moments later he and his partner were being viciously attacked.

Emergency services were called to the car crash near Te Kauwhata on Thursday evening.

Nelson police investigating a crash on the Coastal Highway earlier this month are appealing for information from anyone who witnessed the incident.

An investigation has been launched.