Police
Finding Bevan: 13 years without a trace
Cold case mystery continues to baffle but family hold hope they'll be able to finally bury the missing shearer next to his mother.
Covid-19: Tai Tokerau Border Control on border checkpoint plans
Tai Tokerau Border Control says it will work hard to keep traffic moving at two Northland checkpoints this summer.
Regional coordinator Rueben Taipari and his teams will join police at checkpoints on… Audio
Police officer's decision to punch bystander justified - IPCA
A police officer has been exonerated for using force to defend himself after a bystander intervened as he was trying to arrest another man.
Thomas Phillips: Search first believed high chance family washed into sea
Searchers for a man and his three children in a remote part of King Country in September initially believed they had probably been washed out to sea.
Thirty-four-year-old Thomas Phillips and his… Audio
Police take too long to arrive for issues with small businesses
More small businesses have come forward with concerns police are taking too long to arrive when they call for help. Some operators in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough are among the latest to be… Audio
After 17 calls in an hour, help arrived for scared businesses
Some small businesses have come forward with concerns police are taking too long to arrive when they call for help.
Covid-19: Police Commissioner Andrew Coster on Northland border
Police say they will work with iwi at checkpoints to make sure Aucklanders hoping to take a break in Te Tai Tokerau are double-vaccinated or have proof of a negative Covid-19 test.
The move comes… Audio
High Court rules against police in unprecedented proceeds-of-crime case
The High Court has ruled against the police who are trying to avoid paying up if they lose an unprecedented proceeds-of-crime case over a fatal explosion that killed a young welder.
Police need new approach to quell rising gang violence - expert
A gang expert says police may need to monitor gangs extremely heavily - or get them in a room together - in a bid to quash any tit-for-tat violence that may be brewing.
Cops want to be armed - Police Association
The union for police officers says gun violence is now a daily occurence for officers and the job is becoming increasingly risky.
Three officers were shot in West Auckland yesterday and another was… Audio
Four police in hospital after hit and run, and shooting
Last night an officer was seriously injured after being hit by a car while putting down spikes to stop it.
The seriousness of the incidents brought the Police Commissioner to Auckland, saying it has… Audio
Untold Kiwi war stories brought to life
Author Renée Hollis admits she was a bit overwhelmed by the response she received when she put out a call on RNZ National for listeners to send her untold stories, letters, diaries and photographs… Audio, Gallery
Police boost presence in Tasman district
Westland's mayor is welcoming increased police resources in the region to tackle organised crime.
Police boss confident vaccine mandate won't cause staff shortages
Police and the NZ Defence Force will now have to be vaccinated, or be out of a job.
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has told Checkpoint of the police force’s 11,000 staff the number of those… Video, Audio
Vaccine mandate expanded to police, Defence Force
Police and the NZ Defence Force will now have to be vaccinated, or be out of a job.
The government has announced they will have to have their first dose by mid-January and be fully vaccinated by the… Audio
Police, Defence Force must be vaccinated against Covid-19
All sworn and authorised police officers, as well as recruits, will need to get their first Covid-19 vaccinations by January the 17th next year.
So will all Defence Force staff including civilians.
… Audio
Police looking for dashcam footage in homicide investigation
Police are seeking dashcam footage that may help their investigation into a West Auckland homicide.
Three white men guilty of murder of black man Ahmaud Arbery
To the US, where three white men have been found guilty of murdering black man Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging last year.
The men claimed they acted in self-defence during a citizen's arrest - but… Audio
Irreplaceable bonsai trees stolen from Auckland property
An irreplaceable collection of bonsai trees have been stolen from an Auckland property.
Police say 45 trees were taken from a garden in Mount Albert last Sunday and into Monday.
Auckland West Police… Video, Audio
Body found in Clutha River confirmed to be missing Alexandra man
Police have confirmed the body located in the Clutha River last week has been identified as Central Otago man Wayne Hammond.
