Police

Legislation banning the display of patches in public came into effect last week.

Commissioner Richard Chambers says it will make responding to crime in the CBD faster and more effective. Audio

The incident came as police continue to arrest gang members of patches.

Mark Mitchell say the behaviour of a police officer posing for cameras while wearing a gang patch in the office fell short .

Police have voiced concerns about a planned new unit to investigate harm to children in state care.

Two people have died and two were critically injured after crashes in Auckland's Takanini and Waitoki.

Police are investigating after being called to an altercation in east Hamilton and discovered a person with critical injuries.

A person has died in hospital after being injured in a crash in Pegasus, north of Christchurch.

For years, police have been saying they need to replace fragmented, old technology systems to keep the public safe - but the update has again been put off.

"Overwhelmingly, those people who die will be young Māori men," the spokesperson for People Against Prisons Aotearoa says.

Police will not hesitate to confiscate motorcycles under the new gang patch legislation, the assistant commissioner says. Audio

The IPCA says while a police officer's fatal shooting of Kaoss Price was excessive he should not be charged.

The alternative to policing by consent would be a police state, which New Zealanders don't want, the party says.

Gang members are already changing their insignia to get around the law that came into effect overnight. Audio

Richard Chambers is replacing outgoing commissioner Andrew Coster.