Armed police arrest man
Police gathered in Palmerston last night during a two-hour hunt for a Waikouaiti man who drove off with two guns after allegedly threatening to shoot a former employer.
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Bars unite to fight police on opening hours
Arms and the police
Few people will not be outraged by the cowardly and frenzied assault on a North Island policeman at the weekend by machete-wielding teenagers.
Teens vs Mt Allan - teens nil, Mt Allan 5
Five Mosgiel teenagers who became inspired after watching an episode of Man vs Wild on television on Sunday, soon found they were no match for the Mt Allan forest.
Boyracers nabbed in Mosgiel
Boyracers in Mosgiel received a large police greeting when they arrived at their usual Friday night haunt, Senior Sergeant Darryl Lennane, of Mosgiel, said.
Teens in court for brutal machete attack
Two youths were remanded in custody when they appeared in Wanganui District Court today after a police officer was brutally attacked with a machete over the weekend.
Machete attack prompts debate on armed police
Drunk driver had seven children in vehicle
A Northland woman driving seven children home after a party was almost twice over the legal breath alcohol limit, a court has been told.
Ute load not a beaut load
How many Southlanders can you fit in a ute?
The answer, it seems, is 12. And Invercargill police are not impressed.