Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers has been provisionally appointed to the role on a full-time basis.

Police are hunting an angry Dunedin driver who allegedly rammed another car and punched the occupant in the face after exploding into a fit of sudden road rage.

President Donald Trump and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said they had a productive discussion on immigration enforcement, in a possible sign that Trump might consider de-escalating a surge of agents who have killed two US citizens in the state.

A camper has spoken about efforts to raise the alarm, including a call to police three hours before a deadly slip at Mount Maunganui.