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Police axing, redeploying roles around Canterbury
A controversial restructuring proposal will centralise services at larger stations.
Human remains found at East Cape beach
An investigation is underway after the discovery of human remains at Waihau Bay.
Man accused of killing police officer Lyn Fleming named
A High Court justice has ended name suppression for 32-year-old Hayden Tasker.
Police probe launched after unexplained death in Auckland
A woman was found unresponsive inside an apartment block unit in Parnell last night.
'A totally avoidable tragedy': Witnesses sought to crash that killed girl
A detective leading the investigation said a car carrying a family rolled several times into a bank after being T-boned at an intersection in Kaikohe.
Gardener gets death threats after vandalism claims from Te Pāti Māori president
Emerald Lawns operator said his own signs had also been vandalised.
Video shows mass brawl at Auckland Girls' Grammar
The footage shows a large group of students assaulting a girl on the school's basketball court.
Teen missing from Auckland's North Shore for over a week
The 16-year-old was last seen in the Unsworth Heights area.
Residents furious as police proposing removing area's only two officers
Locals say the restructure would mean the nearest officers would be an hour away. Audio
Police too loose with number plate recognition system, review finds
A review has found the 'Auror' system boosts crime fighting, but there's been limited internal audit of how police are using it.
AA on govt's move to RUCs for all vehicles
The government is planning to abolish petrol tax and move towards all vehicles paying road user charges, or RUCs, to pay for roads. AA's Policy Director Martin Glynn spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss Audio
Police again miss deadline to detect and delete unlawful photos
RNZ in 2020 first exposed that police for years were wrongly collecting photos and fingerprints from the public, particularly young Māori.
Man killed in prison was 46-year-old from Whangārei
Robert Norman Fitzpatrick died after an incident at Mt Eden prison in June, while a 32-year-old has been charged with murder.
Man charged, vehicle seized after Lower Hutt shooting
The 25-year-old appeared in court today after a man was found with life-threatening injuries in Stokes Valley on Sunday.
Woman in court after toddler found in bus luggage hold
Charges of ill-treating a child have been laid against a 27-year-old who has appeared in North Shore District Court, but the toddler is medically well, police say.
Police seek witnesses, vehicles after 20-year-old killed in brawl
Tyreece Te Pairi died after an altercation between two groups in Hamilton on 19 July.
Police scale back search for missing West Coast man
Roy Arbon, 75, has been missing since he set out on a walk up Mt Davy to Mt Sewell near Greymouth on 23 July.
No charges over mysterious death, despite stab wound on body
Ronny Okeke, 60, was missing for 52 days before police found his body in the Kaimai Ranges.
Shock after toddler is found in suitcase
A 27-year-old woman has been charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child after a toddler was found inside a suitcase on a bus when it stopped in the town of Kaiwaka while travelling between… Audio
Pedestrian critically hurt after being hit by bus
A person has been taken to hospital after the crash in Auckland's Onehunga,