Armed police have now left the hospital.

Seizure of dogs - all underweight and some with parvo - council's 'largest-ever'.

The road was initially closed but has since reopened.

Police say they are 'stripping assets derived through drug-dealing activity'.

A badly injured man who turned up at a medical centre this afternoon is now in hospital.

Commercial area hit by burglaries.

'We still have no news' his mother Karen Holland said today.

'It’s all I have ever known and all I have ever wanted to know.'

Nash says Chris Hipkins should have approved gang asset seizures under $30,000

Forty firefighters battled the blaze for about six hours.

Forty firefighters battled the blaze.

Police said an armed man entered a stranger’s home.

Police say the male driver fled during a vehicle stop in Hamilton.

A timely reminder to have a look around to see how secure your property is.

'What do you do? It’s your business, you have invested money in it.'

Police were called at 12.30pm.

The drug dealer fled police for more than an hour, speeding through residential areas.

'We were all trying to get home safely and no one wanted to die on the way home.'

Dramatic chase one of more than 800 BOP fleeing driver incidents in nine months.

Police say 'up to three' vehicles were involved.

Two children and an adult fetching cray pots were in difficulty after their kayak flipped.

A single vehicle collided with a power pole and lines came down across the road.

Police are seeking information in relation to a vehicle of interest in Waihī burglaries.

A 'gang-related disorder' occurred in the lead-up to the death, police say.

Police are asking for help to solve two separate missing people cases.

Police said there was a gang-related disorder incident before the man died.

Katikati Police report November 30 - December 11.

A man has appeared in court after Shrimpton's body was found near Tauranga this week.

'He was apprehended after a brief pursuit on foot,' police said.