Police

Two Mazdas stolen by thieves in Dunedin over the weekend were left extensively damaged.

A prison reform campaigner is calling for the police decision not to prosecute those charged with the care of remand prisoner Jai Davis to be reviewed after internal police emails revealed a ''significantly substandard'' report was used in the decision-making process.

Changes may be in store for Otago's police stations after police announced a nationwide review of station safety.

Police are unable to rule out an escaped prisoner might have been on the roof of a Milburn home yesterday.

The first Noel Weir knew about a prisoner escaping was when he noticed a large police presence near his Milburn home - but authorities say he failed to give them an updated phone number.

Police searching for a missing woman are seeking information about an item of clothing found washed up on the Lake Wakatipu shoreline yesterday.

The Mornington Night 'n Day dairy was targeted again yesterday, its fourth aggravated robbery in two years.

Police seized 300 2.5g packets of the psychoactive substance Kush Pink from a Gorge Rd, Queenstown property at 11am on Wednesday.

The lives of a Waianakarua couple who died on Thursday remain a mystery to the community in which they lived.

A Wanaka police officer allegedly attacked inside his patrol car by a drink-driver yesterday afternoon is the same man seriously injured during what started as another routine drink-driving stop just over six years ago.

Police tasered fewer animals last year but diversified from just dogs to include a pig and a goat.

A 9-year-old girl is in hospital with face and leg injuires after being hit by an SUV  while crossing the road to the school bus in Speargrass Flat.

Police are out in force as part of a district-wide operation targeting driving behaviour.