Crime

An investigation has been launched after shots were fired at a team van after a Hawke's Bay third division rugby match on Saturday.

The 32-year-old was charged after a woman was forced into a car and badly injured.

An employers' representative has welcome the news of a funding boost for downtown Auckland safety and security.

Adeena Paaske's "lightbulb" moment was the morning armed police burst into her Oamaru house, hand-cuffed her son, and then arrested her.

The central city business association says a police station downtown is still necessary to crack down on crime.

New video has emerged showing children playing chicken with a train and just clearing it as they jump into the Waikato River from a railway bridge.

Investigations into an aggravated robbery in Taupō and two aggravated robberies in Matamata have led to five arrests.

Police believe the man was shot - either by himself or his accomplice - and he may be seeking medical help.

Ghomer Yaris Dulay's car hit a gravel surface going 120kmh.

Detectives say it is among a large number of items that have been.

The man is alleged to have been involved in the large-scale scamming of New Zealanders through text messages.

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Police said it was believed the women knew each other and it was an isolated incident.

Vehicle theft, break-ins, assaults, and death and rape threats are among the rising youth crime in the southern city, Nobby Clark says.

A Westport man with a history of obtaining child sex abuse material is again facing similar charges for more than two million files.

Police are on the hunt for a trio behind the attack, while a caregiver has told media in detail about what happened.