Methamphetamine is the biggest driver of crime in 11 of the 12 police districts.

Former Police Association Greg O'Connor has won the Labour nomination in Ohariu.

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.

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.

A "king hit" punch crime will be established and speed cameras will only be allowed in blackspots and near schools, under New Zealand First policy.

COMMENT: Crime stats have grown with our population, while police budgets have been cut. The pre-election promises of more boots on the ground has begun.

Labour has pledged to put 1000 extra police officers on the beat in its first term to reverse a "surge" in crime.

Police Minister Judith Collins says it is "utter rubbish" to suggest crime is caused by poverty.

After working undercover in the drug and gang scene, retiring Police Assoc boss says he relied on rugby, possum trapping and the West Coast to sort out his head.

Dozens of potential Head Hunters recruits are turning up in Auckland each month for training, the head of the Police Association has warned.

The police file on TV3's illegal gun buy reveals a focus by detectives on Heather du Plessis-Allan.

The number of people charged with cannabis offences has fallen 60 per cent in the past six years - further fuelling calls for government

People using cannabis are "jovial" and punishing them won't stop them using the drug, says a New Zealand police officer arguing for law reform.

More than 3700 police staff have asked for work-related trauma counselling in the last five years - with a senior association figure

The Police Association says a double killer's conviction today for two cold case murders is vindication of their use of undercover techniques.

A group of police staff have given new meaning to the term "party police".

A man who died after his car crashed into a stream in Taranaki this morning has been identified.

No charges will be laid in relation to a crash late last year in which three Mongrel Mob members died when their car crashed into the Mohaka River.

Minister says New Zealanders want to know how gangs and violent offenders are getting hold of firearms.

Measures including greater police search powers are being considered to try and get illegal weapons out of the hands of gangs.

Another overhaul of a payroll system by a government agency has hit trouble with the launch date of a new system for police pushed out.

Evidence given at a trial where a former armed offenders squad member was acquitted for accidentally shooting a restrained man has sparked an internal investigation.