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Watch: Hero rescues 'drunk driver' sleeping on motorway
A man moved the ute off the road while the driver slept at the wheel as cars sped past.
A man moved the ute off the road while the driver slept at the wheel as cars sped past.
In the last five years 43 police staff have been convicted of criminal offending in NZ.
A 35-year-old man was apprehended by police on Elliott St on Saturday.
Detective Inspector Kevin Burke had been suspended since April 2017.
The drunk former cop tried to gain entry into an adult entertainment club.
Police have advised motorists to avoid the area or delay travel if possible.
'They've got the wrong place and they should just come out and admit it.'
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"That doesn't mean he can't be a good police officer, because people learn from mistakes."
Man loses appeal against conviction for manufacturing meth in a Northland holiday home.
A man has died in a crash in the Maramarua Forest in the Waikato.
The man had sustained an injury and died at the scene, police said.
Police had been called to an incident in Station Rd about 2.2pm.
The man was taken to Auckland City Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A woman is in a serious condition after being struck by a vehicle in New Lynn.
Jessica Boyce, 27, was last seen in Renwick, Marlborough, on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
Police are investigating an incident where a man was assaulted in Ōtāhuhu this morning.
Mongrel Mob members have paid tribute to fallen mate Koke Dogg while collecting his body.
Police say an officer has been stood down pending criminal and employment investigations.
Police were first called to reports of gang members causing "violence and disorder".
A person suffered critical injuries when they fell off an electric scooter in Auckland.
A man was assaulted in Onehunga while due to meet a woman he met on a dating app.
Auckland Police are looking for a person who shot a man at a house in Mt Roskill.
A man has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Christchurch last night.
Judge orders sale of gang president's $90,000 truck but not his 'relatively rare' car.
Six bystanders flipped a car over after it rolled in Porirua, trapping two people inside.
Police were called to an address on Amy St, where there were reports of fighting.
The aghast mother has contacted the police and made a plea on social media.
Whanganui girl who had been missing since Tuesday, has been found tonight safe and well.
Motorists travelling in the area can expect delays while emergency services investigate.