For the second time, a notorious drink-driver will be allowed to have a brand new identity in a fresh town.

A North Shore officer leaked secret information from the police computer network to his wife in a bid to help her win a custody scrap with her ex.

A former police officer has been jailed for two years and four months for lying in his evidence about a road accident five years ago.

A family shared hugs, smiles and tears of joy last night as their five-year fight for justice finally ended in victory.

Scott Watson's father says he was hoping for a better outcome from a review of the investigation into the controversial 1999 case.

Cops are being told "anything goes" when it comes to protecting themselves against dangerous and violent offenders.

An off-duty police officer has been cleared of allegations he dropped his pants and exposed himself to a mother and her young son.

A victim of two off-duty policemen found guilty of a drunken assault is calling for justice after their bid for a discharge without conviction.

Two police officers have been found guilty of assaulting a group of students in downtown Auckland after St Patrick's Day celebrations last year.

Three police officers are facing charges over allegations of assaults done on duty, including a case in which an alleged victim was injured so badly he lost a testicle.

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett says children are being treated like dogs, as figures show serious cases of abuse against babies have leapt by two-thirds in just two years.

Paige Timothy, 16, died from her injuries after the stolen station wagon she was in crashed during a police pursuit in 2008.

Three police officers have been stood down for an alleged assault on a prisoner.