Police
Sandringham community misses out crime-prevention funding
An Auckland community where a dairy worker died in a brutal attack last year, is bitterly disappointed it won't get government funding to prevent street-level crime.
The Sandringham Business… Audio
UN report reiterates concerns about harm in justice system
The way Aotearoa deals with crime is exacerbating harms to both victims and offenders, who are disproportionately Māori.
The latest report from the United Nations' Committee against Torture… Audio
Yanfei Bao water searches likely to resume on Wednesday - police
Police say conditions on the Halswell River and Ellesmere Lake remained unfavourable for searching on Monday morning.
Woman missing for three days found in Taupō
A Taupō woman missing for three days has been located safely.
Police adding up to 250,000 identities to their database every year
New Zealand police now have the identities of more than 7 million people in their systems, with up to 250,000 identities added to the cache every year.
Man arrested after spate of thefts from boats in the Bay of Islands
Police believe they have cracked a spate of thefts of and from boats in the Bay of Islands with the arrest of Kerikeri man this week.
Police continue search for missing woman in Taupō
Search teams were out last night and today looking for missing woman Jan Burton.
Mystery location for Whakatāne Stop Co-Governance meeting
Whakatāne police are rostering on extra staff to cope with any disturbances caused by the Stop Co-Governance Tour, expected to visit Whakatāne on Tuesday night.
Man in custody after making threats at Work and Income in Auckland
Several Work and Income offices in South Auckland were placed into lockdown as a precaution.
Police top brass need to do more about PTSD: welfare group
A welfare organisation for police officers says the incidence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among police officers is on the rise, and police management is neither recognising the condition nor… Audio
Police search for body of missing woman
A big police hunt continues this morning to find the body of Christchurch woman Yanfei Bao who vanished last Wednesday.
The investigation head Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves says the real estate… Audio
Police do not believe missing Christchurch real estate agent is alive
Police do not believe missing Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao is alive. It's a week since the 44-year-old was last seen while door-knocking potential clients in the suburb of Wigram. Today… Video, Audio
Police, Defence Force respond to reports of unexploded ordnance in Masterton
A Masterton scrap yard has been reopened after workers found part of what is thought to be a mortar round.
Police dive squad called in for search
The police dive squad has been called into the search for missing woman Yanfei Bao.
The Christchurch real estate agent has been missing for a week and a man has appeared in court charged with… Audio
Australian police suspend use of vehicle-tracking camera system used in NZ
The system in Australia and New Zealand networks thousands of cameras run by an Auckland company, Auror, which aims to combat retail crime.
Police search house as they investigate disappearance
Police are currently searching a house in Trevor Street in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby, as they continue to investigate the disappearance of real estate agent, Yanfei Bao.
Police say their… Audio
Kiri Allan resigns after car crash
Kiri Allan has resigned from all her ministerial portfolios after being taken into custody following a car crash in Wellington on Sunday night.
In a statement in the last half hour, the Prime… Audio
Man charged in relation to missing woman
Christchurch-based real estate agent, Yanfei Bao was last seen on Wednesday morning, door-knocking in the suburb of Wigram.
A man has been charged with kidnapping and will appear in Christchurch… Audio
Minister taken into police custody
Justice Minister Kiri Allan was taken into police custody on Sunday night after a car crash in Wellington and is now assisting with enquiries.
In a statement, the police say they received a report of… Audio
Pig evades armed police near Auckland motorway, remains at large
Police armed with rifles were in pursuit of a pig running riot near an Auckland motorway on Saturday afternoon.
