Hunt on after man shoots at Auckland cop
A manhunt is underway for an "armed and dangerous'' man who shot at a police officer from close range in Auckland early this morning.
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Beacon sends searchers to landfill
Police rescuers have been forced to dig through landfill waste for a still-transmitting emergency beacon thrown out with the rubbish in Rotorua.
Regrets from ex-police boss over Urewera raids
Former police commissioner Howard Broad says he regrets police did not make it clear the Urewera raids were not about targeting the people of Tuhoe.
Police probe mystery deaths
Police are refusing to speculate on what caused the suspicious deaths of a man and woman whose bodies were found at an isolated South Canterbury property.
Dunedin bouncer stabbed in neck
An intoxicated teenager allegedly stabbed a bouncer in the neck with a screwdriver after the youth was refused entry into a Dunedin nightclub.
Funding will penalise police, president says
AOS members drank before shooting
Several Armed Offenders Squad members called to the hostage siege in Opunake last year were reportedly drinking before the fatal shooting.
Police seek drug suspect in Central Otago
Shoplifting 3-year-old warned
A shoplifting 3-year-old and a 4-year-old boy who "recklessly'' discharged a firearm were among preschoolers who fell foul of the law last year.
Police budget being slashed: Labour
Front-line police officers are going to be put under immense pressure a result of this year's Budget, which will slash police funding by around $120 million, the Labour Party says.