Police have launched 13 homicide inquiries after a dramatic spike in violent crimes in the past month.

Labour has joined the chorus of voices calling for urgent attention to be paid to the case of Teina Pora, who is now into his 21st year in prison for rape and murder.

The Police Association is calling for an independent inquiry into the conviction of Teina Pora, now into his 21st year in jail for the rape and murder of Susan Burdett.

A policeman has broken ranks to sound warnings about arming the force.

Crime is at its lowest level in 24 years but the percentage of offences that police solve is also dropping - less than half of all cases.

Top New Zealand police officers could be lured to run British police forces under a proposed shake-up in the UK.

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.