Police

The man, driving a car equipped with flashing police lights, tried to make a run for it, after pulling over the real McCoy.

Police continue to investigate a stabbing in a central Wellington bar last week.

Emergency Services are working at the scene of a fiery crash, and police warn it has closed State Highway One lanes near Hampton Downs.

Police are investigating a sudden death after a person was pulled from the water of the geothermal area.

The men have been charged with theft and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle.

The manhunt for Mitchell Cole and now a second man continues, after Cole's father and stepmother were killed in a double homicide.

The associate police minister has announced a new cross-agency plan to combat criminal networks.

Five people have been injured, and drivers are being told to avoid the area and expect delays.

State Highway 35 was blocked and motorists were advised to find alternative routes.

According to experts, there was no indication Robert Wayne Clifford even braked before ploughing into the back of a van, killing Kaiea Taubakoa.

Sheep farmer husband and wife Brendon and Trina Cole were found dead at the Ruatiti property, while their son Mitchell Cole remains missing.

Police had been investigating the proceeds of a criminal's drug-selling activities across the North Island.

Three new assistant commissioners have been appointed but the second deputy commissioner's spot is still to be filled.

The disgraced former deputy police commissioner was sentenced to home detention after pleading guilty to the possession of child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.

Trouble getting a chopper to help a girl trapped on a cliff face was not an isolated incident, the firefighters union says. Audio

Hutt Valley Police are investigating what they are calling a disturbing instance of extreme violence, which has left someone with critical injuries.

He made a mayday call after allegedly being stabbed by his crewmate - but soon found himself under arrest.