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Tactics for enforcing the proposed ban will be announced in coming weeks, the minister of police says, but he won't be drawn on specifics as to what they may be. Audio

Members of the public found the body while hunting in dense bush in the Ōtaki Gorge area, police say.

The police are focusing on three people who were at the house at the time of the toddler's injuries.

A person has died following a crash involving a motorbike in the lower North Island.

Four people have been arrested after blocking traffic in Christchurch during a protest on this afternoon.

Vandals who damaged three public toilets in Alexandra have caused a stink, and Otago police are calling on anyone with information to dish the dirt on who was responsible.

When the text comes, these volunteers down tools to help strangers in their hour of need. But their numbers are shrinking.

There was a heavy police presence outside the Quest Hotel on Queen Street on Saturday morning.

A motorbike rider who was critically injured in a crash in Hastings last month has died in hospital.

Police say there have been no significant issues from a funeral which involved large numbers of Mongrel Mob members in Porirua.

Police Deputy Commissioner Wallace (Wally) Haumaha is retiring after a 40-year career, alongside cultural adviser Sergeant Wayne Panapa.

The Disaster Victim Identification unit had been working to determine the number of fatalities in the crash.

On Tuesday Mark Mitchell said it would take three years to recruit 500 new police officers - now, he's now corrected the record in Parliament.

The Disaster Victim Identification unit has been called in, with police still working to determine how many people were in one of the vehicles.