Police
One dead after two-car crash in Ashburton
One person has died after a two-vehicle crash in Ashburton early this morning.
Police on number uncontactable after cyclone
Around 3500 people have been registered as uncontactable, the majority across Hawkes Bay and Tairāwhiti.
Worried friends and family have taken to social media to try find their loved ones - many whom… Audio
Three escaped prisoners still on the run, considered dangerous
Police are appealing to the public for help finding three remand prisoners who are on the run after escaping from a prison van on Auckland's Southern Motorway.
Police say good chance of arrests over record cocaine seizure
Police say they believe there is a good chance authorities will make arrests over a record cocaine seizure in the Pacific Ocean. Audio
NZ authorities find tonnes of cocaine in Pacific Ocean
New Zealand authorities are celebrating intercepting more than three tonnes of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean.
The bust is the largest find by "some margin" with an estimated street value of… Audio
Emergency incident unfolding at Rolleston youth justice facility
Emergency services are responding to an incident tonight at a youth justice facility in Christchurch.
Manawatū police issue warning after three deaths in two days
Manawatū Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads, after three people died as a result of crashes in the region since the start of the long weekend.
Neighbour had concerns about man living in house where a person died in Christchurch
A shocked neighbour had concerns about a man living in the Christchurch house where a person died on Saturday night and had previously tried to get him help.
Canterbury's top police officer set to take up Civil Defence role
Superintendent John Price, the Canterbury District Commander, is to retire in March after 36 years with New Zealand Police.
Police step up patrols after arrest over flood-damaged store looting
A man has been arrested for allegedly looting a flood damaged store in the hard-hit Wairau Valley on Auckland's North Shore.
One dead after crash with horse at Maramarua
One person is dead after a crash between a horse and vehicle on State Highway 2 in Waikato.
12 charged in relation to Wellington theft and burglary ring
A Wellington police operation targeting a theft and burglary ring has found more than 5000 items and ended with 12 people before the courts.
Officer's force 'reasonable and appropriate' despite woman's injury - IPCA
An officer's efforts to restrain a mentally distressed woman, which saw her receive a torn knee ligament, have been ruled "reasonable and appropriate" by the police watchdog.
Person seriously injured in crash involving truck and two cars
A seriously injured person was flown to hospital and SH1 was closed at Amberley, north Canterbury, following the crash.
NZ drivers' dangerous lax attitude to speeding - road policing boss
There is no excuse for speeding - that's the message from police, who are ramping up their crackdown on dangerous driving.
About 500 people are killed or seriously injured a year in speed related… Video, Audio
Police monitor gang convoy travelling through Wellington for tangi
Police are expecting large number of gang members on the roads and say other motorists should expect delays.
'Huge question mark' over Marokopa children missing with dad
Three children missing with their father for a year may be feeling anxious about being isolated from other family members for so long, a clinical psychologist says.
'Nobody did anything': Mum says unmasked gang members put ICU patients at risk
A teenage cancer patient's mother says she felt no one was willing to ask Mongrel Mob members in Christchurch Hospital's intensive care unit to put on a mask.
Man dies at Whangamatā beach
A man has died in a 'water-related incident' in the Coromandel Peninsula holiday town of Whangamatā.
'He was a real character' - Whānau farewells father found dead
A family grieving the death of Michael Pikikotuku Asher say their perception of police has "somewhat improved" since their handling of his daughter's disappearance 20 years ago
