Police

Auckland police are ready to call in officers from outside the region to manage any escalation in Middle East protests in the city.

Police held extensive negotiations with a "highly agitated" man today before they shot him, Superintendent Corrie Parnell says.

An independent investigation has found a police officer was justified in shooting a man with sponge rounds and did not assault him.

Police are still searching for a Wellington man who has been missing since early October.

It's been almost two years since children Jadya, Maverick and Ember disappeared with their fugitive dad Tom Phillips - and police are increasingly concerned that they are being dragged into crime. Audio

Police in Auckland say a person has died following a crash on Great North Road in Western Springs.

Police want to find a hard drive used to record CCTV footage from the property where Baby Ru lived and may have suffered fatal injuries.

A protester with the Restore Passenger Rail group could get a compensation payout after being arrested for putting up posters.

Seven teenagers have been arrested after an aggravated robbery in the southern Auckland town of Pukekohe.

James Whitikau Barton died after he was found with critical injuries at an Orchard Street property on Friday night.

Police have found a driver and car they were looking for after a six-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle and critically injured in Whanganui over the weekend.

Police are responding to a motorcycle crash on State Highway 2 between Ōpōtiki and Gisborne.

A Rotorua driver had a lucky escape this afternoon when their car crashed through a fence and into a hot pool.

In a rare moment of agreement, both sides of the country's gun debate are questioning why police included a picture of what appears to be a pistol-shaped cigarette lighter in a press release on…