After strong opposition from Labour, the Greens and the Maori Party the 'three strikes' bill went through its third reading on a vote of 63-58.

Rapist Maka Renata is arrested in Gisborne after almost a month on the run.

An undercover officer says he took secret equipment from a slain colleague because he didn't want it falling into the wrong hands.

A police officer who was at the scene where an undercover officer was shot dead in 2008 says there was an element of risk involved that night.

John Key says it is critically important police address the child abuse investigation concerns raised in an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report today.

The detective in charge of an undercover police operation where an officer was shot dead broke down in tears before a jury today as he recalled his colleague radioing for help.

A damning report into police handling of child abuse cases shows at least one district prioritised traffic fines over abuse investigations.

Hiding in the shadows in the early hours of the morning, two members of a specialist police team crept into a driveway...

The Deputy Police Commissioner has dismissed the idea that police had failed in their "duty of care" toward Navtej Singh.

A US judge says 'three strikes' laws can result in unfair sentences, have a limited deterrent effect and make it too easy to ignore rehabilitation.

Supreme Court judge Bill Wilson has effectively been given a few days to decide to resign before a panel is appointed to investigate his conduct.

When Anitelia Chan Kee killed Navtej Singh with a gunshot blast to the chest, he also destroyed an entire family.