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Horses shot dead after cutting loose on motorway
Unable to stop horses on the run on SH1 near Taupō, police fatally shot them.
Contractors and consultants under fire in public sector
Police and NZTA is spending big on contractors and consultants as other core public sector agencies cut staff Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Still no clues about father missing 14 months
A beach dig for clues into the disappearance of a Gisborne father has failed to yield any clues, police say.
Police treating Sydney church stabbing as terrorist attack
Police in Sydney are now treating a stabbing at an Assyrian Orthodox Church as a "terrorist attack". At least four people, including a bishop, were wounded in last night's attack in south-west Sydney… Audio
Central Auckland jewellers robbed in ram raid
Police are trying to locate six offenders after a ram raid of a jewellers in Newmarket on Friday night.
Scammers pose as police officers in attempt to get financial information
Police say they will never contact people seeking their banking details, card numbers, pin numbers or passwords.
NZ 'cannot compete' with Australia on police pay offer, minister says
Police are being offered a fast track to Australia's frontline as Queensland Police ramp up efforts to poach from Aotearoa's thinning blue line. Audio
Police investigate shooting after rugby match in Hawke's Bay
The police, and rugby officials, are investigating a Hawke's Bay club rugby match that ended with the away side being shot at as they left the game.
The match between Tamatea and Young Māori Party… Audio
Viv Beck on extra money given to fight CBD crime
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has announced an extra $570,000 to help fight crime in the CBD.
The funding will go towards more CCTV cameras and three pilot safety co-ordination hubs at Queens Wharf… Audio
Police Association on Minister's misleading gun data accusations
The Minister responsible for firearms is being accused of misleading the public over the number of people allowed to have prohibited weapons.
Military-style semi-automatics and centrefire rifles were… Audio
Gun shots fired at rugby team's van in Hastings
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a rugby team's van in Hastings over the weekend.
A match was abandoned early due to safety concerns, but the Young Maori Party team's van… Audio
Driver keeps control as rock hurtles through Napier bus
The driver of a bus and a nearby passenger had a lucky miss when a rock cannoned through a window and through the interior.
Police abandoned 60 percent of reported cases in 2023
Police abandoned 572,037 of the cases reported to them last year - almost 60 percent - with the number of reports up 50 percent since 2019.
Two-week search for Auckland woman missing in forest called off
The search for a 79-year-old Auckland woman in the Pureora Forest near Taupo has been suspended.
Police investigating after man reportedly shot in Feilding
One person is in a serious condition after being injured in Feilding, and police say they are investigating reports of an incident in the town.
Five arrests after three aggravated robberies in Waikato
Investigations into an aggravated robbery in Taupō and two aggravated robberies in Matamata have led to five arrests.
Watch: Police swarm Auckland bar to arrest pair after kidnapping
Police say the victim, who was abducted in Beach Haven, is in hospital.
Invercargill grappling with rise in teenage offending, mayor says
Vehicle theft, break-ins, assaults, and death and rape threats are among the rising youth crime in the southern city, Nobby Clark says.
Reports of kidnapping on Auckland's North Shore
Three locations on Auckland's North Shore were under police cordon Tuesday night after an alleged kidnapping.
According to the police callouts database they responded to reports of firearms offending… Audio
Man charged with abduction, victim went through 'harrowing ordeal'
The incident took place in Papakura on Thursday.