Crime

The 38-year-old - reportedly the sixth victim of a frenzied knife attack at a Bondi mall - desperately sought help for her infant before succumbing to her wounds.

The officer was by herself when she shot the alleged attacker dead, assistant commissioner says.

The offender had "slithered" away with two reptiles, both of which are now returned.

A third man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Damon O'Rourke in January.

The pedestrian crossing on the central Auckland city street was covered in white paint.

The prison officers' union says the chief ombudsman does not understand how bad Corrections' staff shortages are. Audio

The notice will help police seek information from around the world.

Tough boot camps won't work and could be detrimental, the government's own officials told it. Audio

The alleged thieves stole Lego from multiple stores, and set fire alarms off to create a distraction, police say.

Lok Fung Lorrence Li is one of the pair accused of killing an Auckland couple in their Ellerslie home.

Phillip John Smith says the ban - imposed on prisoners completing a sex offenders' programme - is "illogical".

Police say they will never contact people seeking their banking details, card numbers, pin numbers or passwords.

The hui was a "good start" but there is "still a lot of tension in the community", iwi chair says.

Hori Gage was shot dead in his car while parked on the road.