Police
Person seriously injured after intervening in family harm incident
A person is in hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted when they helped a woman who was being chased by a man following a family harm incident.
Man hospitalised after hit and run in Invercargill
A man has been hospitalised in a serious condition after a hit and run in Invercargill this morning.
Two men face firearms charges following Hawke's Bay arrests
Two men have been arrested in northern Hawke's Bay, after drugs, stolen property and weapons were seized from properties in Raupunga.
Police collecting licence plate photos from CCTV footage
Surveillance camera networks that police used to track three Covid-infected women around Northland, are spreading widely around the country.
Police collecting licence plate photos from CCTV
The police have positioned themselves at the centre of a spreading web of surveillance cameras run by two private companies.
They can tap into footage from hundreds if not thousands of cameras that… Audio
Police name cyclist who died in Flat Bush crash
Police have named the cyclist who died in a crash involving an off-duty police officer in the Auckland suburb of Flat Bush.
'Youth crime is escalating' - Calls for funded community policing in Auckland
An Auckland business owner is calling for funding for proactive community patrols in the aftermath of a smash and grab at a busy shopping centre. Audio
Four arrested after Hawke's Bay ram raids and pursuit
Three youths and a 19-year-old were arrested after two ram raids and a pursuit in Hawke's Bay.
Foreign nationals arrested in Dunedin for serious drug offences
The two men were arrested after allegedly attempting to take drugs off a ship docked at Port Chalmers in Dunedin.
Cambridge schools lift lockdown
Teachers at Cambridge schools will debrief students this afternoon, after a youth with a BB gun sparked a police hunt this morning.
Record numbers of police shot at last year
Police were shot at 21 times last year - the most ever in single year. But despite the increase in firearms violence aimed at officers, the number of offenders fired on by police didn't reach similar… Audio
Staff member seriously injured in hit and run while trying to stop thief
A staff member at a Whangārei store has been left with serious injuries after being knocked over by a car while trying to stop an alleged thief last night.
Man charged with murder in relation to Hamilton death
A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of another man in Hamilton earlier today.
US police murdered NZ-born man in Colorado, says victim's father
Warning: Some of the details in this report will be upsetting to some listeners.
The father of a Christchurch-born young man shot by police in the United States, says his death amounts to murder.
… Audio
Bus crashes into barrier in Auckland, dangles off bridge
Lanes have been blocked after a bus crashed into a barrier on Newton Road in central Auckland.
Two more arrested over David Kuka homicide
Two more men accused of the "execution-style" killing of Tauranga man David Kuka have appeared in court, more than four years after the homicide investigation was launched.
Extradition of South Korean woman underway over children's bodies found in suitcases
An arrest has been made in South Korea over the discovery of the remains of two children in suitcases in south Auckland.
The bodies were discovered last month by a family in the suburb of Clendon… Audio
Police accept excessive force was used to apprehend youth
Police have accepted an IPCA finding that an off-duty officer used excessive force while apprehending a 14-year-old in July 2019.
Clendon Park case: Police arrest woman in South Korea
A woman has been arrested for the murder of two young children whose remains were discovered in suitcases in Manurewa, South Auckland in August 2022.
Fatal crash in Cambridge, ambulance driver critically injured
A person has died and an ambulance driver was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Tirau Road (SH1) at Cambridge.
