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'We are not safe': Christchurch businesses on edge as street crime rises
People who work in the Christchurch's CBD say they don't feel safe in parts of the central city where brawls, assaults and theft have become more frequent.
Police say man rammed two patrol cars in Otago
A man faces multiple charges for driving into two police cars as they responded to a family harm event in Central Otago yesterday.
'Saved my life': Man facing charges over Levin police stand-off thanks prison staff
The man at the centre of a 30-hour siege with armed police in Levin has thanked prison staff for saving his life in the aftermath.
Climate protesters blocking state high way one arrested
Climate protesters who were arrested for blocking State Highway One Transmission Gully north of Wellington this morning will appear in Court this afternoon. Restore Passenger Rail says it could keep… Audio
Business owners meet police minister over smash and grabs
Frustrated dairy and business owners have met with the police minister Chris Hipkins this morning, demanding more be done to stop ramraids and smash and grabs. There's been an increase in those crimes… Audio
'We've got to make a stand': Gisborne trying to combat spate of violence
Community members in Gisborne are kicking off a grassroots movement to try and stop a surge in gang warfare.
Diver dies at Hawke's Bay beach
Searchers looking for a diver who had not surfaced have recovered a body, at a Hawke's Bay beach.
Dead man's movements being traced by Lower Hutt police
Police investigating the death of Craig McKelvie want to know how he got to Lower Hutt on Friday, and are appealing for security camera footage.
Man charged in relation to Hastings homicide investigation
A 22 year-old-man has been arrested after the death of another man in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere.
Wellington tunnel reopens as climate activist protesters taken into custody
Wellington's Mt Victoria Tunnel has reopened just after 10am following a full closure caused by protesters.
Gisborne locals told to avoid area as police respond to incident
One person has been taken into custody after reports of concern for a person at a property in Gisborne.
Police consider US firm to capture and store sensitive data
Police are looking to a hugely profitable US taser maker for new ways to capture sensitive criminal case evidence and store it overseas.
Police looking at taser maker for ways to capture evidence
The police are looking to a hugely profitable US taser maker for new ways to capture sensitive criminal evidence and store it overseas.
They are also considering getting new stun guns, and possibly… Audio
Dead teen's sister: 'No one deserves to die like that'
New details have emerged about teenager Ariki Rigby's killing, with her heartbroken sister saying she believes she was beaten to death before the car she was in was torched.
One dead, five injured, after serious crash in Ashburton
One person has died following a single vehicle crash in Ashburton.
One dead after serious crash on SH35 in Te Kaha
One person has died following a single vehicle crash on State Highway 35 in Te Kaha, near Ōpōtiki.
Man dies after stabbing near Dunedin
A man has died after being stabbed this afternoon in Momona, a small town near Dunedin.
Pedestrian killed after car rolls and mounts footpath
A man has died after being hit by a car in Palmerston North and three others were injured, and one person was killed in a crash in Buller.
Man dies after assault in Lower Hutt - police
Police are investigating a suspected homicide after a man died following a serious assault in the Lower Hutt suburb of Moera.
Six arrested after climate protest blocks Wellington motorway
The protest group which has disrupted Wellington traffic this week have again been removed from a motorway by police.
