Police

A new police deal to share data with law enforcement in Europe has been done when Europol is being sued for harvesting screes of data about ordinary citizens.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found an officer who fired nine shots at a man was justified in firing some - but not all of them.

Two teenagers have been arrested following ram raids on a petrol station and a store in Auckland.

Police admit an undercover sting involving an officer dressed as a car window washer was inappropriate.

Police are appealing for public assistance following an attempted kidnapping in Fendalton in Christchurch.

Liam Mclean's sister saw him for the last time as he lay in a coffin, half his face unrecognisable after being thrown out of Ethan Stewart's speeding car.

A full audit of how police officers use number plate recognition cameras is taking place, says Police Minister Chris Hipkins.

Christchurch police have released photos of three people they want to speak to in relation to another smash-and- grab.

Concern is growing about the safety of a 21-year-old Auckland woman who has not been seen since the early hours of 30 September.

An arrest has been made after a man died following what police describe as a hit and run in Henderson.

Police have to report back quarterly to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner on deleting the photos and they face deadlines for strengthening their controls.

Police are warning of increasing incidents of extortion where young people are targeted on social media by overseas offenders.

Police are continuing to investigate the death of Korrey Whyman, after she died from a gunshot wound in Rotorua earlier this week.

An off-duty police officer has been charged with drink driving causing death after a cyclist was killed earlier this month in the Auckland suburb of Flat Bush.

Investigations into the disappearance of Moana, who has not been seen since December and whom police believe has been murdered, are ramping up this week.

Police have admitted to a second case of their misusing number plate-reading cameras, at the same time as they have revealed they are expanding the cameras' use.

Police say there is no evidence an 18-year-old man arrested following a shooting in Gisborne was involved in the incident.

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a baby in Starship Hospital in Auckland.

A man has come forward to help police with their enquiries into a Southland hit-and-run.