Police

A person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Road in Auckland's Henderson.

The woman has been named by police as Leiann Rae Davis, 59.

Police say two men have been arrested and charged.

But Health NZ claims the number of assaults have reduced in the six months to May. Audio

The pedestrian was taken to hospital, but died a short time later.

Police say investigations into the death are ongoing.

Several vehicles have reportedly slid on ice and left the road.

It comes as the coroner is critical of police failings in investigating the circumstances of the death of Nigel Bom in his flat.

Police said there were reports someone had been injured, but upon arrival it appeared "not to be the case".

Police were called to Massey in West Auckland following the road rage incident on Saturday night.

Police believe there have been serious injuries.

Evidence of Simon Patterson's alleged plight was withheld from the jury during her murder trial.

A controversial restructuring proposal will centralise services at larger stations.

An investigation is underway after the discovery of human remains at Waihau Bay.

A High Court justice has ended name suppression for 32-year-old Hayden Tasker.

A woman was found unresponsive inside an apartment block unit in Parnell last night.

A detective leading the investigation said a car carrying a family rolled several times into a bank after being T-boned at an intersection in Kaikohe.

Emerald Lawns operator said his own signs had also been vandalised.

The footage shows a large group of students assaulting a girl on the school's basketball court.

The 16-year-old was last seen in the Unsworth Heights area.