Police

Police have expressed confidence in their use of ankle bracelets, despite figures revealing 13% of defendants have escaped electronic monitoring since the scheme was introduced in 2006.

Police and iwi have set tough targets for reducing Maori offending and road fatalities as part of a new Whanau Ora initiative.

Police have admitted there were things they should have done better to ensure the validity of search warrants used to search the homes of two Dunedin ACC claimants.

Police have issued more than 32,000 pre-charge warnings for petty crimes, resulting in a double-digit drop in charges before district courts.

A fire that seriously damaged a police car at a Hamilton station overnight is being treated as suspicious.

Police don't have the budget or resources to implement recommendations from an inquiry into the Louise Nicholas rape case, the Police Association says.

Police have cordoned off a house in Montgomery St, Hastings after what is believed to be a domestic incident.

A police constable was punched and had a tooth broken as four police officers using pepper spray and physical force struggled to subdue a violent man in Northland.

Snow, sunburn and better technology are shaping Chief Inspector Dennis Lock's experience of Dunedin during his three-month secondment from the Adelaide police.

Police were justified in shooting a knife-wielding Somalian refugee who was on a violent rampage across Christchurch, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has ruled.