150 arrested in drug operation
Police have arrested 150 people for drug offences in a two-month drug operation targeting methamphetamine and cannabis dealing in the Bay of Plenty.
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Man appears on Mellory murder charge
A 24-year-old unemployed man has appeared in court in relation to the 2008 kidnapping and murder of Christchurch prostitute Mellory Manning.
Reports of gunman spark school lockdown
A police search has failed to find any sign of a suspicious man on school grounds at Burnside High School in Christchurch.
Double-shot Tasers on the way
New Zealand police are set to carry a double-shot Taser stun gun that fires two high-powered charges without officers having to reload.
Man allegedly bashed by policeman
A man was left with a fractured eye socket and a cut to his head after allegedly being assaulted by a Rotorua police officer, the Rotorua District Court has heard.
Major raid nets guns, drugs, cash
Police have raided homes and an underground bunker as part of a major cannabis operation that has netted guns, drugs and money.
Second arrest in dog attack
A second person has been arrested after three pit bulls were allegedly set on two police officers called to a domestic dispute in Dunedin, but the dogs have still not been found.
Teen driver injured after car hits road spikes
Two teenage drivers suspected of drinking before driving caused problems for Oamaru police at the weekend, both crashing vehicles before being apprehended.
Police name man found dead in reservoir
Police have released the name of a 66-year-old man found dead in his submerged ute at the remote Poolburn reservoir about 1am yesterday.
Man sets pit-bulls on Dunedin police
Authorities are trying to track down three dogs that attacked two Dunedin police officers at the weekend.
Two of the dogs were unregistered.