Police

Extra police sent to region after four people injured in two separate gang-related incidents.

Police said items on fire were thrown at the fence of the gang pad in the early morning.

Alyssa, 16, has been missing for close to 24 hours from the Dairy Flat area.

Police say the two people received moderate injuries in the incident.

London's Metropolitan Police is currently investigating sexual assault claims from more than 140 alleged victims of Mohamed Al Fayed.

Aydan, 39, was last seen in the Hamilton suburb of Chartwell and police believe he may have parked up in a rural or bush area.

But Jevon McSkimming is facing eight charges of possessing objectionable publications, including child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.

Police were called to the scene just before 6pm Wednesday.

Tuhikaramea Road - between Temple View and Dinsdale - is closed following a single-vehicle crash around 3.30am.

Police say a patrol car was not responding to a job when it crashed into a fence at a residential address in Napier.

Sixteen people are now facing charges in relation to the Rotorua man's death.

Police have charged a man in relation to abuse at West Auckland schools in the 80s and 90s.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Paremata Road and State Highway 59.

The incidents took place in the past 48 hours.

Angry comments on community forums have grown more heated over the past fortnight as residents compare soaring rate bills, and potential water charges.

A police officer who has stood trial twice for an alleged assault on a person being placed under arrest has been found not guilty.

The man, thought to be in his 50s, is yet to be identified and police want help from the public.

More than 100 police staff set up checkpoints and the Police Eagle helicopter was deployed to the northwestern Bay of Plenty.

The assault occurred earlier this month, but police shared images of the man this afternoon.

"We know our plan to restore law and order is working and we make no apologies for getting tough on crime," Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said.