Police ‘credibility’ in firing line after image showed fake pistol
Describing a trinket as a weapon suggests police have lax approach to firearms reporting.
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'I'm gracefully broken': Lena's mum breaks silence on daughter's 30th birthday
Sue Harrap said her journey without Lena remains "heart-shattering".
State of the nation in nine charts: What country is Luxon inheriting?
Economist: Strong domestic inflation pressures are expected for some time yet.
Steven Joyce: Rolling back regulation will be new Govt's first mission
OPINION: And the other tasks new Government needs to get to work on.
Fourteen guns and ‘plenty of ammunition’ stolen from safe at Waikato gun club
Police says power tools may have been used to break into gun safe.
Police look to take fewer people into remand custody
Police acknowledge there will be more offenders in the community.
'Dangerous' and on the run: The 90-day hunt for alleged Queen St scooter shooter
Dariush Talagi, 24, has been on the run from police since August 3.
Arrest made and man to appear in court after Waikato shooting
A 46-year-old man has been arrested after a shooting in Taupiri.
Jarrod Gilbert: The reform agenda was never going to last
OPINION: Tackling crime in Opposition is easy - in government, less so.
'Mass casualty event': Maine active shooter still at large, person of interest 'military trained'
The Lewiston Police Department has identified Robert Card as a person of interest.
'No external oversight': Police face legal challenges after use of new tech
Police use of footage from high-tech number plate recognition cameras is being challenged.
Lloyd Matiu Whiri: 'I broke the chains of the past, picked it up and owned it'
Emerging new Māori digital artist changes his course in life.
‘Concerns’ about gun violence in central Auckland
On the day of a construction site shooting, police responded to a dozen other callouts.
Teenager arrested for multiple ram raids
Napier police arrest 14yo believed to be involved in four ram raids.
‘Never been truly able to love again’: Victim confronts 'malevolent' sex abusers in court
She spoke of 'massive psychological wounds' that have festered in her life as a result.
'On your bikes, Comancheros': Alarm as gang members join elite gym
Members of an exclusive gym want to know why the Comancheros have been allowed to join.
Gisborne police arrest five people, three related to recent shootings
Some of the arrests are part of Gisborne police's Operation Medial and the CAIL Act.
'Malevolent': Victim's last words to man who abused her, fraudster Paul Bennett
She spoke of “massive psychological wounds” that have festered in her life as a result.
Mike Williams: ‘No correlation’ between crime rates and levels of incarceration
OPINION: A focus on the positives after Labour's election loss in last HBT column.
Two Napier Big Barrel liquor stores broken into in as many days
One of nine offenders who smashed into the shop by hand seriously hurt themselves.
'Abhorrent smell': 189 bodies removed from Colorado funeral home, up from initial 115 estimate
The bodies were found after reports of an abhorrent smell inside the building.
Anatomy of Labour’s collapse: From unprecedented support to devastating loss in three years
Ardern wanted to look after first-time Labour voters after 2020 win. What happened?
Simon Wilson: Welcome to Auckland - it’s not what you may have thought
OPINION: The election has thrown some new realities of Auckland into sharp relief.
Alleged Dunedin drink-driver crashes while fleeing roadside 'ghost'
The man told police he saw what he believed to be a ghost waving at him.
Sexual violence sidelined as election issue
OPINION: Sexual violence costs Aotearoa $6 billion a year.
Jarrod Gilbert: We need a total rethink of how we tackle crime post-election
OPINION: Nothing I heard during the election filled me with confidence.
'He is the Head Hunters': Detectives offer rare insight into gang's alleged chief
"He’s the chief. The boss. WD."
Man found dead with knife in his chest after falling from ladder
But CIB didn't visit Kevin O'Grady's home for 10 days, despite concerns being raised.
Staffing increase at police HQ 'unacceptable' - Nats MP
The Police Minister says a boost in HQ staff includes police working on organised crime.
'Serious attitude adjustment needed': Judge warns youth
The judge warned the 18-year-old he was looking at five years in prison.
Sex complaints soar against taxis, rideshares: Woman assaulted by fake ‘Uber’ driver
Police report cases of fake drivers luring unsuspecting passengers into their cars.
Man accused of New Windsor dairy stabbing was on electronic bail
The police prosecutor said police had opposed the bail.
Stabbed dairy owners had long feared they'd be attacked
Neighbour says calm, softly spoken owner had been “scared all the time”.
'Better have a lot of paint': Message to vandals who painted over te reo Māori
'Most New Zealanders ... see te reo as something that is part of their identity.'