A man accused of attacking a police officer was in 2005 being hailed as a success story in a school bullying project.

The two teens accused of a brutal machete attack on a police officer are to be charged with attempted murder.

A police officer injured in a brutal machete attack needs more hospital treatment for his facial and head injuries.

Police officer Bruce Mellor, who was viciously attacked with a machete at the weekend, is steadily improving.

Two youths were remanded in custody when they appeared in Wanganui District Court today after a police officer was brutally attacked with a machete over the weekend.

The Police Minister will meet the Police Commissioner today to discuss a report on whether to give officers easier access to firearms following the brutal machete attack on a policeman on Saturday morning.

A police officer who was brutally attacked with a machete on Saturday morning has been overwhelmed by messages of support from workmates and the public, police say.

The army is investigating how a box of ammunition fell off the back of one of its trucks and was run over by a car.

A cold southerly is set to dump more snow on the Desert Road and bring a chill to much of the country.