The police are laying their ghosts to rest with different methods and a fresh culture, report Catherine Masters and Jared Savage

Domestic violence, from psychological abuse to beatings, is our biggest problem.

Police are targeting a small list of disqualified drink-drivers who have offended at least three times.

Police are still appealing for sightings of a van seen in the area early on the morning when Lachan Kelly-Tumarae was fatally shot by police.

A post-mortem examination has found the 19-year-old shot by police in rural Hawkes Bay yesterday died from a gunshot wound.

The prospect of routine imprisonment for drivers who flee from police patrols looms after 16 people died in police pursuits in 2010.

It is inevitable that police officers' access to firearms will increase, Prime Minister John Key says.

More police should have access to handguns while on routine patrol, says Police Commissioner Howard Broad.

All police chases which led to a record 14 deaths this year were sparked by minor offences, rather than serious crimes, figures released to the Herald under the Official Information Act reveal.

A 10-year-old boy says he would have died without the brave actions of an off-duty police officer who pulled him from a burning wreck.

Police Commissioner Howard Broad says New Zealand should remain a routinely unarmed police force - and that is something to be proud of.