Police
Pay offer a 'significant loss' to frontline officers - Labour
Labour says a pay rise offer made to police is worse than officers rejected last term. Audio
Body found at rural Tākaka address 'unexplained'
Police are conducting enquiries after the body was found yesterday.
Work underway to identify body pulled from the water in Gulf Harbour
The police are working to identify a body which was pulled out of the sea at Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland yesterday afternoon.
The body wrapped in plastic bags was found by a fisherman who first… Audio
Fisherman not fazed after discovering body wrapped in plastic
An Auckland fisherman who made a gruesome discovery in Gulf Harbour yesterday says he initially thought a body which was wrapped in plastic was an animal carcass. .
Paul Middleton found a bag of… Audio
Law and order government at odds with police over pay
The law and order government appears to be on a collision course with police over a pay offer the union is calling a kick in the guts.
The Minister is insisting the coalition does back the police but… Audio
Fisherman describes pulling body from Gulf Harbour
Paul Middleton has described opening a bag he pulled to shore, only to see a hand, before calling police.
Police union campaigns against 'insulting' pay offer
"Insulting", "disgusting" and "demoralising" is how officers have described their latest pay offer from the government.
Police Minister Mark Mitchell says the government is negotiating in "tough… Audio
Man arrested after power line tampering and theft in Christchurch
A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a recent spate of overhead power line thefts in Christchurch.
Why police failed to stop the LynnMall knife attack earlier
Police officers who were surveilling LynnMall terror attacker Ahamed Samsudeen say they did not have the right equipment to prevent the attack.
Fisherman pulls body wrapped in bags from Auckland’s Gulf Harbour
"I saw clothes on it - and then a hand," says retiree Paul Middleton, who was fishing when he made the gruesome discovery this afternoon.
Police name 22-year-old who died outside Christchurch City Mission
Police have named the man killed outside the Christchurch City Mission as Jordan Morris.
Police fire back at 'insulting' pay rise offer
Officers say the offer is "an absolute joke" and "farcical" amid a cost of living crisis and a "tough on crime" government.
Family of Lynn Mall terror attacker wants public inquest
The family of the Lynn Mall terror attacker wants a public inquest to find out if the police could have prevented his death.
A hearing is under way in Auckland to set determine the scope and form of… Audio
Spate of petrol station robberies 'hugely concerning'
There are indications some of the incidents may be linked. The pattern is hugely concerning, police say.
Murder charge after fatal stabbing outside Christchurch City Mission
A 67-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a 22-year-old man outside the Christchurch City Mission.
'We still have hope': Missing doctor's mother pleads for info
The mother of a missing Tauranga doctor has made a heart-felt plea for information, two years since his disappearance.
Police expect to lay more charges after $5000 worth of drugs found
Two men have been arrested on the West Coast after a police operation into the sale and supply of illicit drugs in the area.
Motorcyclist dies in hospital after crash in Christchurch
A motorcyclist has died after being injured in a crash in Christchurch on Thursday.
Pedestrian dies after hit and run in Auckland
A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car which immediately left the scene in Papatoetoe on Friday night.
Govt asked to fund an Auckland police college to meet recruitment goals
The government has been asked to fund an Auckland based police training college to help reach its target of 500 additional officers in two years. Figures released to Checkpoint show it will be almost… Audio