Cop involved in killer's arrest alleges he will be demoted unless he gives up his dog.

Waikato's top cop is being investigated for his actions during his daughter's arrest.

The Police Association has called the surge in mental health jobs an "indictment".

IPCA says officer who pursued vehicle before fatal crash were justified in doing so.

Organised crime, firearms and corruption are issues facing police, a new report shows.

An Auckland police officer has quit the job he loves, because Auckland is too expensive.

Highly-touted software packages which cost police millions of dollars have severe flaws.

The Government has rejected recommendations supported by its own MPs.

New police package will allocate 178 new officers across the 12 police districts.

Temperatures are expected to plummet tonight on the West Coast where a hunter is missing.

A former police officer has admitted using a police database to look up women he fancied.

Statistics show that New Zealand officers who pull the trigger are becoming more deadly.

Willie Jackson admits to 'a little bit' of disappointment at Labour list spot.

Proposals to scrap Police truck and bus watchdogs prompted road safety concerns.

A bullet ricocheted into Constable Regan Mauheni's skull and left shrapnel in his brain.

A woman has been left shaken after intruders tied her up.

A protest over police attempts to tighten gun laws has alarmed the Police Association.

The police union is hitting back against suggestions a Taser could have been used instead of a gun.

Police firearms have accidentally gone off at least 12 times since 2010, and police have had at least 504 unplanned Taser discharges.

Two people were seriously injured in the single car crash about 8am north of Warkworth.

The search has resumed for a missing diver in Otago and a missing teenager swept away in a Wellington river.

COMMENT: Stuart Nash is right. That gangs continue to thrive in this country is - as he says - "totally unacceptable", writes Rachel Smalley.

Police bosses are toughening up on fitness standards, but there are worries it will lead to fewer front line officers.

Savey Kevin Sous, who was shot dead after ignoring pleas to drop his weapon, was known to police and had a history of violence.

Crash brings down powerlines.

A rich-lister's son who made headlines for punching a police officer unconscious has finished second in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

The move has been welcomed by the Human Rights Commission, but greeted warily by the police union.

The People's Party says Aucklanders want crime sorted - no matter the cost.

A police dog latched on to the leg of a man involved in a Dunedin arrest but the patrolling pooch ended up sending one of the boys in blue to hospital.

John Key says he understands concerns about law and order - saying as a parent he worries about his daughter getting hassled or even raped.