Police

The Dairy and Business Owners' Group say startling new retail crime figures should be a wake-up call for the government that action is urgently needed.

Police data released to the group shows retail… Audio

The top brass at police and defence have warned MPs the government's spending cuts could weaken frontline services.

Public sector bosses have been questioned at Parliament's Select Committees over… Audio

The proceeds of crime laws have traditionally been used to target gangs and drug dealers. Now police have their eyes on a new target, and that's left businesses feeling vulnerable. Audio

A cordon has been lifted and traffic is flowing again around Hobson Street in central Auckland after police were caught in a stand-off with a man with a gun for almost three hours on Monday morning.

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The police are working to identify a body which was pulled out of the sea at Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland yesterday afternoon.

The body wrapped in plastic bags was found by a fisherman who first… Audio

An Auckland fisherman who made a gruesome discovery in Gulf Harbour yesterday says he initially thought a body which was wrapped in plastic was an animal carcass. .

Paul Middleton found a bag of… Audio

The law and order government appears to be on a collision course with police over a pay offer the union is calling a kick in the guts.

The Minister is insisting the coalition does back the police but… Audio

"Insulting", "disgusting" and "demoralising" is how officers have described their latest pay offer from the government. 

Police Minister Mark Mitchell says the government is negotiating in "tough… Audio