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Tainui considers Rickards for top job
Tainui board members are deciding between former Assistant Police Commissioner Clint Rickards or Parekawhia McLean to lead the tribe's administrative arm.
Confidence in NZ Police up - survey
Public confidence in the New Zealand police has increased since last year, according to an annual survey.
Injured motorcyclists airlifted to hospital
Injured motorcyclists were airlifted to hospitals in two separate incidents in the lower North Island today.
Hospital apologises for bad treatment
North Shore Hospital has apologised for leaving an elderly heart patient in the emergency department for five hours between doctor consultations.
IPCA: Police could have prevented cell suicide
A man who killed himself in police custody could have been saved if police had followed proper procedures, the IPCA finds.
Crash flips ambulance
An ambulance answering an emergency call and another vehicle collided in last night, causing a rush-hour traffic snarl-up.
School early victim as fireworks season starts
Fireworks might legally go on sale only today, but already firefighters have been called to a school blaze deliberately caused by them.
Police 'devastated' by Labour weekend road toll
All the crashes which caused seven fatalities this Labour weekend were avoidable, say police.
Hunter charged after woman's death
A Hamilton man will appear on court on a firearm charge after the death of a woman near Taupo last night.
Woman dies after failed diagnosis
A grieving husband wants answers on how his wife died from meningococcal disease, despite repeatedly seeking medical help.