MPs have heard arguments both for and against allowing competitive shooters to use outlawed semi-automatic firearms. The weapons were banned in a sweeping... Read More

A man has been fatally shot by police in Waikato this afternoon. At 12.30pm, police conducted a vehicle stop on Ulster Street in Hamilton City after identifying... Read More

A five-day operation targeting commercial burglaries, youth and gang crime in Rotorua has resulted in several arrests. The operation follows an increase in... Read More

Today, the New Zealand Police Museum will be showcasing a refurbished and rejuvenated 1988 Mitsubishi V3000 patrol car after many months of restorative mechanical... Read More

A person has died after a fire in the Bay of Plenty. Emergency services were called to a Bridge Street property in Ōpōtiki about 2.20am. A police spokesperson... Read More

Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Nepia Taonui, who has several warrants for his arrest. "They include weapons and firearms charges and... Read More

New Tasers, which can shoot 10 probes before needing to be reloaded, are starting to be rolled-out. Police across the Southern District are the first in the... Read More

Police are investigating after an arson at Kawerau South School overnight. Part of the wooden structure of the school's playground has been destroyed... Read More

Hawke's Bay Police have made two arrests following an aggravated robbery at Te Mata Peak and a ram raid at a premises in Clive last week. Police were notified... Read More

The government confirmed on Thursday it is scrapping an already expired prison reduction target and will no longer fund the cultural reports used in sentencing. It... Read More

A man charged with the murder of Harley Shrimpton is due to appear again in court in April on multiple charges. 'He has been remanded in custody due to reappear... Read More

Construction contractors are repairing damage to the entrance of Liquorland Otūmoetai in Bureta, Tauranga, following a ram raid and burglary at the premises... Read More