Alleged offender targeting lone female passengers on buses arrested
Police received reports of several incidents earlier this month.
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‘Window dressing’? Luxon told Nicole McKee to emphasise public safety in gun law reforms. Is this more than talk?
Bill is set to pass its third reading this week under urgency.
Editorial: Another head-scratching comment from a Green MP
OPINION: We know increased police visibility deters antisocial behaviour and crime.
Luxon: Greens in 'La La Land' on law and order after Paul's comments
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the Greens are in La La Land on law and order following Tamatha Paul's comments on beat police.
Armed police in Murupara
Armed police are stationed outside Murupara Police Station and at nearby cordons as an 'active incident' unfolds. Video / Ben Fraser
Green MP under fire for ‘nonsense’ police comments
The MP says she's had 'nothing but complaints' about police beat patrols.
Man in custody 7 hours after threats, police evacuate Christchurch properties
Police said the man was taken into custody 'without incident'.
Masked group targets Michael Hill Jewellers in Mānawa Bay mall.
They were filmed carrying out a brazen smash-and-grab on the jewellery store. Video / Supplied
Watch: Group targets luxury new shopping centre in brazen smash-and-grab
The masked group smashed their way into the glass counters.
Driver charged after 12 people injured in crash between van and SUV on SH5
Four ambulances and four helicopters were sent to the scene.
Armed police closed Auckland highway after gunshots fired
Two people have been arrested after armed police responded to reports of gunshots at a rural property near Warkworth. Video / NZ Herald
Two arrested after report of gunshots closes major Auckland highway
Witnesses reported seeing 'about 20 police cars' and armed officers on the rural road.
One dead, two injured in Wellington motorway crash
The crash occurred shortly before midnight.
Police appeal for sightings of car believed linked to Wellington homicide, arsons
Police urge people with information to 'speak with us before we knock on their door'.
Large blaze overnight contained to commercial office block, East Auckland.
Forty-five firefighters were called to an office block on fire on Ra Ora Drive, East Tamaki. Video / NZ Herald
Five teens arrested after two service station break-ins
The five teenagers, aged 15 and 16, will appear in the Whangārei Youth Court.
‘Massive problem’: Man five times over limit drank bottle of vodka then ‘went for a drive’
The 35-year-old had been sentenced just months earlier for the same thing.
Police crack down on boy racers, say supporters will face consequences
Police dished out fines and impounded a vehicle in Manawatū over the weekend.
Penrose crash: One killed, another critically hurt after driver flees police
A person has been killed and another critically injured after driver allegedly fleeing police in Auckland. Video / Michael Craig/Supplied
‘I just feel sick’: Woman who rescued kids off Matamata train tracks feared death ‘inevitable’
A local woman said she had pulled five toddlers off the same stretch of train tracks.
Napier house fire treated as suspicious, police appeal for witnesses
Police are asking anyone who may have seen suspicious activity to come forward.
"They're actually enslaving people in those communities"
Head of the National Organised Crime Group, Greg Williams explains how the Mr Asia drug ring paved the way for NZ's methamphetamine problem. Video/Marty Melville - Edit/Ella Wilks
How a community mourns: The legacy of a youth worker lost in tragedy
Colleagues performed an emotional haka and sang waiata for Sam Matue’s whānau.
Police investigate after three people overdose on illicit opioid thinking it was cocaine
“It’s currently not known how widely this substance may be circulating."
Family of man who died at Ōrere Point try to get body home
The family of a man who died during a police confrontation at Ōrere Point are working to bring his body back to Brisbane for burial. Video / RNZ
Family of 501 who died after Ōrere Point tasering launch fundraiser to fly body home
Family say he grew up in Australia but was deported in 2017 under the 501 law.
Police search uncovers meth, $100,000 cash and an e-bike stolen in 2023
Armed officers stopped the alleged 'known offender' while driving in Tikokino on Friday.
Bus crash blocks road, motorists told to avoid area
Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Hutt Rd at 10.20am.
Pre-planned police operation led to school lockdown
One person was arrested. Police remain at the scene.
Student in custody, another in hospital after serious ‘assault’ near Napier high school
'The safety and wellbeing of our students and staff is our immediate priority.'
Registered sex offender thought he was sending explicit messages to teen ... but he was wrong
It was actually a detective posing as a 14-year-old on Snapchat.
Calls for change: Petition demands police bodycams after man’s death
Family members allege police violently assaulted Faasala Samu Matue.
‘I make some money out of it’: Interview with a $2m money launderer
A scam victim who lost $1m says: “I’ve failed as a husband to protect my wife".