Crime

A protest was being held at the same location, but it was not clear whether either the offender or the victim were a part of that protest.

Officers have found and seized four guns and one knife in Levin over the past couple of days.

A judge has blasted a key player in a lucrative ACC fraud, in which clients tried to steal more than $1.5 million.

The officers have been left with minor injuries after the incident during an arrest in Lower Hutt.

The 33-year-old was allegedly attacked by fellow inmates at Auckland Prison.

The Mongrel Mob and the Nomads both have a presence in the region, police say. Audio

His party has previously stated it would not repeal the legislation, if it became government.

The soldier at the centre of the case was less James Bond and "maybe more like a bumbling wannabe-spy".

While staying with a host family in the Bay of Plenty, the man who should have been offering her safety and hospitality in a foreign country, betrayed her trust, and that of her parents, by indecently…

Former Dilworth housemaster Ian Wilson, who is serving jail time for sexually abusing several students, has been grilled on whether he has other victims he has yet to disclose.

Police say she tried to use stolen credit card details on several smartphones to make paywave purchases at a high-end store.

Operation Hawk, has been targeting illegal hunters and associated criminal activity.

Police believe those involved are from the same gang.

It is part of the investigation into the death of Zain Matenga Taikato Fox at Rotorua Hospital last month.

One vehicle was tracked to the North Shore while a seond was chased to Karapiro following the early morning robbery.

Police have arrested two men and seized methamphetamine and cash during search warrants at addresses in Christchurch and Dunedin this week.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found officers used unjustified force on a man who complained he had been "face-planted" onto a concrete cell bed.