Police

It has been 49 days since real estate agent Yanfei Bao was last seen and today, police looking for her are searching in several new areas.

Missing man Tom Phillips has been charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated wounding and unlawfully possessing a firearm, police say.

Police are calling for witnesses to a crash in which a motorcyclist was killed in Whangārei last week.

Paul Jones hasn't let up in his drive to get answers over his three year old son's death – but in spite of multiple investigations, the truth appears to be no closer. 

A woman has been arrested after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in New Plymouth early this morning and critically injured.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in the homicide investigation that was launched in Mt Roskill earlier this week.

Police say a helicopter scanned the area at the remote West Coast lake this morning and didn't find anything of significance.

Police say they have seized cash, methamphetamine, cars, and guns in a crackdown on organised crime in Wellington, Porirua and Palmerston North.

A two-day spree in which 59 cars were stolen in Christchurch was kindled after two groups, coordinating via social media, competed to see who could steal the most cars. Audio

The officer should have used a less forceful tactic when a woman bit his arm following an arrest, the watchdog has ruled.

Existing programmes which involve police, mental health professionals and ambulance officers and iwi will be expanded over the next five years.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found officers were unjustified when they kicked and punched a youth, who had fled from officers.

Police investigating the disappearance of Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao are putting the search for her on hold this week.

Wellington traffic could be disrupted by protests planned for Monday and during the next few weeks, police are warning.