Dunedin attack suspect hands himself in
Two unrelated assaults, three drink-drivers, a car driven off State Highway 6, and six arrests for breach of bail made for a steadier few days for Queenstown police and the Rural Drink Drive Squad,
Police say they are following up leads in their hunt for the man who abducted a Palmerston North schoolgirl this week.
Police have admitted they failed to properly look after a drunk man who was left in a Whakatane police station cell for nearly eight hours before he was found dead.
Police are investigating after the body of a man was found at a section of roadworks in northeast Hamilton this morning.
Ten police officers who risked their safety in a hail of gunfire during the 2009 Napier siege received honours for their bravery today.
Wanaka police arrested two people for fighting in a public place and one for disorderly behaviour outside the Doughbin Bakery in Ardmore St early yesterday.