Police
Legal challenges to police use of automated number plate recognition cameras
Police use of footage from high-tech automated number plate recognition cameras is being contested in court.
Police continue scene examination over death of Taitā toddler
Hutt Valley police continue to examine a Taitā property after the death of a toddler at the weekend.
Increased police presence in Ōpōtiki reassures locals
A Māori warden living in Ōpōtiki says an increased police presence in the Bay of Plenty town is reassuring for locals amid a rise in gang violence.
This includes a shooting on Saturday night that… Audio
Police granted new search powers after series of violent incidents, shootings
An outbreak of gang-related shootings in Bay of Plenty has led police to announce a crack-down using new search powers against gang members.
Searchers fail to find missing woman in stolen kayak
The search for a kayaker missing off the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington, will be suspended at nightfall.
No risk to public after reports of a firearm in Parnell - police
Police are responding to reports of a firearm sighting in Auckland suburb of Parnell.
Labour Weekend road toll: Crashes in Northland, Waikato, Auckland
Labour Weekend has begun with a bad start on the roads, with people killed in crashes in Northland and Waikato, and crashes in Hamilton, Wellsford and Drury.
Oamaru artist Matthew Wicks thanks donors after house fire
More than $12,000 has been donated towards an Oamaru artist and his family who lost their home in a suspicious fire.
Greymouth police station among several needing to be replaced - Police Association
A mould problem that could take weeks to fix has temporarily closed Greymouth police station to the public.
Police at pains to remind parents to buckle up kids
A veteran police officer is trying to get people to buckle their kids in. Over the past seven weeks, Taupo police have set up seatbelt Checkpoints near schools and other spots around the district. 94… Video, Audio
Police divers join search for missing teen
Police searching for a Waikato teenager who has been missing for more than a week are searching a river in Hawke's Bay.
Body found near Auckland motorway confirmed as missing man
A body found near an Auckland motorway off-ramp has been confirmed as missing man Dylan Barford.
Teenagers charged over two-hour long car chase in Auckland
Two teenagers have been charged in relation to a police chase which lasted nearly two hours in Auckland.
Police cordon lifted in Miramar after body found
The police cordon closing Totara Road in the Wellington suburb of Miramar has been lifted, but officers remain guarding the scene of a homicide investigation.
The body of a woman was found in a home… Audio
Homicide inquiry launched after woman's death
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a death of a woman in the Wellington suburb of Miramar.
Police investigating gang-related shootings in Gisborne
A man has been injured after a series of gang-related shootings in Gisborne overnight.
Jewish school, synagogues closed as precaution
All synagogues and the one Jewish school have been closed over security concerns, the Jewish Council says. Audio
Police dog bites school boy out running with PE class
The police dog was pursuing a group of offenders along a fire-break in Lower Hutt.
Dog that killed elderly woman in Northland was a pet - Police
Police say the dog that killed an elderly woman in an attack in her Far North backyard was a household pet. The community in Moerewa is shocked and grieving after the woman, in her 70s, died - and her… Audio
Body found in search for missing West Auckland man
Police believe the body found in grassland in West Harbour is missing man Dylan Barford, who was last seen about three weeks ago.
