Police

RNZ understands the affected properties are new builds at the Five Mile Villas.

Kura had been in the police for decades and was the first ever female Police Commissioner.

The death of the man who was found in Highbrook on Tuesday will be referred to the Coroner.

A 13 and 14-year-old have been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery and unlawfully taking a motor vehicle.

A Health NZ spokesperson said the lockdown began after a report of "an incident" in the Emergency Department.

Oranga Tamariki were informed that the trio left a community based remand home on 8 July.

A string of homes were broken into over a period of 12 hours on O'Meara St in Frankton.

The discovery of the explosives near a dead man closed Auckland's Southern Motorway.

The public are being asked for their help identifying the man.

NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 1 between Ōtaki and Levin has reopened after a serious crash.

Police have named the 20-year-old who died in a brawl between two groups in Hamilton early on Sunday.

A 29-year-old has been arrested for the murder of Eddie Peters, who was beaten and left for dead in Flaxmere in 2018.

The team is looking at retail offending in the areas around Mount Roskill, Mount Albert, Avondale, Point Chevalier and Ponsonby. Audio

A 26-year-old man has been arrested and faces six charges of obtains by deception.

He was caught during a routine traffic stop.

Police investigating homicide following fatal fight on Alexandra Street. Audio

A police operation discovered 20 percent of vehicles at a street racer meet on Saturday weren't road worthy. Audio

Another person is also injured and an intersection blocked.

Police issued dozens of fines, impounded vehicles, and breath-tested thousands of drivers during a large "antisocial road user event" in Auckland on Saturday night.