Crime

Two people were seriously injured in Christchuch incident which was attended by police.

Brian Borland says he grew cannabis in defiance of an unjust law - and he wants to go to jail for it.

The Children's Minister has unveiled the facility where the government's military style academy pilot for youth offenders will start later this month.

A Rangiora father who drove off the road, killing his six-year-old son in a fiery car crash, says his actions were not deliberate.

The 15-year-old allegedly tried to get into the car and the woman managed to close the door and tried to run away, police say.

A homicide investigation was launched on Thursday following the woman's death in Palmerston North.

A celebration of Trish McKay's life will be held at St Patrick's Cathedral this afternoon, followed by a wake at Eden Park.

Ten new officers are already on the ground, with plans for that to grow to 18.

Police want the public's help after an incident in Napier where shots were fired towards an address.

A vehicle inspector who issued 183 fake warrants of fitness certificates has been sentenced in an Auckland court.

Multiple explosions were heard as vehicles burned at the Ferry Landing, opposite the Coromandel town's wharf.

The man has been charged but police say they're still hunting for Texas Jack Doctor's killer.

A man accused of murdering a woman on Auckland's North Shore has pleaded not guilty.

They say they already feel safer and are seeing a drop in inner-city crime and bad behaviour.

The infant's mother has delivered a heart-wrenching victim impact statement on the loss of her child to the High Court.

The shooting damaged the house and left its elderly owner distressed.

A man who received a bravery award for his actions during the Christchurch terror attack will go to trial on an assault charge next year.