Homicide inquiry after body found
A homicide investigation has been launched after the body of an elderly man was found in Wanganui.
The body was found on Campbell St about 8.30am.
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New police station progress
The next stage of paperwork needed for the new Wanaka police station proposal to proceed has been initiated.
Police data plan could cost jobs
Southern police are investigating centralising file management systems, but it is "too early" to say if jobs will be cut, Southern police district commander Superintendent Bob Burns says.
Suspicious South Island deaths probed
A man whose body was found face-down on a Timaru pavement is believed to have died in suspicious circumstances.
Gang members arrested in raid
Hitchhiker charged with samaritan murder
A 21-year-old hitchhiker accused of attacking a good samaritan who offered him a place to stay for the night has been charged with murder.
Facebook tip-off leads to arrest
A Facebook tip-off has been credited with helping catch a 25-year-old driver who allegedly fled police after crashing into another car in Otorohanga.
Postmortem on Balclutha body to be held today
No further news on fate of 'K-Cee' crew: police
No new information on the fate of missing skipper Bruce Gordon (42) and crew member Darren Allen (37), or what happened to their crayfishing boat, K-Cee, came to light yesterday, police in T
Police use of body armour could be fatal: report
Unfit, overweight police officers wearing stab-resistant body armour are potentially putting their lives at risk during extreme policing scenarios, a study reveals.