Police
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
Police confirm death of man found in water at Nelson beach
Police have confirmed a man has died, after he was found unresponsive in the water at a Nelson beach.
Multiple people injured in aggravated robbery on Wellington bus
An aggravated robbery on a Lower Hutt bus left multiple people injured, police say.
Four arrested after fleeing through Auckland and Hamilton - police
Four young people have been arrested after police said they fled through South Auckland and into Hamilton.
Diversions in place after fatal crash east of Pukekohe
A person has been killed in a crash between a truck and car in South Auckland.
Man attacked in Dunedin Botanic Garden
A man has been seriously injured after an unprovoked attack in the Dunedin Botanic Garden.
Four stores busted selling alcohol to underage buyers
Four stores have been busted selling alcohol to minors in a Northland undercover operation.
Auckland man says attacker with a knife demanded his car keys
An Auckland man says he narrowly missed being injured when a man drew a knife on him in a central city apartment car park.
Appeal over Palmerston North man missing since Christmas Eve
Philip Lucas, 69, was last seen at Palmerston North Hospital.
