Police

Police were called to the scene just before 6pm Wednesday.

Tuhikaramea Road - between Temple View and Dinsdale - is closed following a single-vehicle crash around 3.30am.

Police say a patrol car was not responding to a job when it crashed into a fence at a residential address in Napier.

Sixteen people are now facing charges in relation to the Rotorua man's death.

Police have charged a man in relation to abuse at West Auckland schools in the 80s and 90s.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Paremata Road and State Highway 59.

The incidents took place in the past 48 hours.

Angry comments on community forums have grown more heated over the past fortnight as residents compare soaring rate bills, and potential water charges.

A police officer who has stood trial twice for an alleged assault on a person being placed under arrest has been found not guilty.

The man, thought to be in his 50s, is yet to be identified and police want help from the public.

More than 100 police staff set up checkpoints and the Police Eagle helicopter was deployed to the northwestern Bay of Plenty.

The assault occurred earlier this month, but police shared images of the man this afternoon.

"We know our plan to restore law and order is working and we make no apologies for getting tough on crime," Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said.

It caused a dog handler to receive cuts to his hand, and a dog to suffer cuts to his paws.

A police operation in Bay of Plenty and Gisborne saw more than 75 firearms seized.

Police are appealing to residents, bach owners, hunters and campers to keep an eye out for Jared or his car this weekend.

A 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy were taken into custody during a raid at a Porepunkah home on Thursday night.

Police say "people know where he is" as they release footage believed to be of the missing Marokopa dad and one of his children.

"They turned down the opportunity to take butter," says the owner of a superette Phillips is accused of breaking into with an angle grinder.

The footage, which also shows one of the Marokopa man's missing children, is linked to a reported break-in at a business this week. Audio