Sam Sherwood

Police say its never too late for those who know what happened to the toddler to tell the truth.

A prisoner escort vehicle broke down last week while carrying four inmates, who had to wait two and a half hours for a replacement vehicle.

The Corrections Inspectorate will investigate the death.

Emergency services responded to the suspicious house fire where a father and son were killed.

The ruling prevents media from publishing certain details about the investigation into the fugitive dad.

The names of two people killed in a suspicious house fire in Auckland have been released by police.

Most of the allegations have been upheld, the Independent Police Conduct Authority says.

The former Deputy Police Commissioner orderer the changes after a complaint from an acquaintance.

A 36-year-old man, charged with murdering the woman, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch.

Investigators have spoken with the boy's family members and believe he is staying with a caretaker who police are trying to identify.

"I want them to be made accountable," Riley Brown's mother says after his death. "Riley was my life." Audio

RNZ has obtained two statements a worker gave to police as part of an internal investigation.

It comes as police continue to hunt for those who helped the fugitive father stay hidden.

The race to fill the two vacant Deputy Commissioner of police roles has narrowed down to four candidates, with interviews expected to be carried out this week RNZ understands.

The principal of Dunedin's Columba College has been on leave since 30 July.

Police earlier said they did not know if the man was a New Zealander.

An 11-year-old boy with family in New Zealand and Canada has gone missing in British Columbia.

The unlicensed driver who drove up to 139km/h on the wrong side of the road has been released without conviction due to a brain injury he suffered in the collision.

A 34-year-old woman has appeared in court on charges of murder, and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Nearly two years after the toddler's death, RNZ can reveal police have made significant progress in solving the case that shocked the nation.

A comprehensive review of Firearms Safety Authority has begun following concerns over its workplace culture, including intimate relationships as well as financial practices.

The mental health minister's office has been briefed after a woman allegedly murdered one person and seriously injured another inside a car.

The judge granted interim name suppression for the 34-year-old woman.

Fourteen years before Esarona Lologa set fire to Loafers Lodge - killing five people - he attacked a teenager with a machete.

RNZ understands two people were stabbed in the incident on State Highway 2.