Teen shoplifter flees; tackled by bystander
An Australian teenager (16) was tackled to the ground by a member of the public on Wednesday afternoon after fleeing from police when he was caught shoplifting wristbands.
Police
Potential suspect to be interviewed over drive-by shooting
Napier police investigating a random drive-by shooting in which a man was shot with a slug rifle will today interview a potential suspect.
Pilot hurt in chopper crash
A man who crash-landed his helicopter in a remote part of the Banks Peninsula this morning has been hospitalised with back injuries.
Tasman man killed in crash named
A 32-year-old Tasman man who died after his car left the road and smashed into a tree yesterday has been named by police.
He was Hayden Craig Penman, of Murchison.
Rescuer left with sour taste
A good Samaritan on a skateboard has earned the praise of Dunedin police after he stopped to help someone being assaulted on Saturday night.
Southern police older, less diverse
Queenstown Emergency Services Ball 'huge success'
Members of the region's emergency services met at the Memorial Hall on Saturday night, to enjoy the glitz and glamour of the Queenstown Emergency Services Ball 2010.
Carmen Thomas' body moved
Man fleeing police drops bag
Four arrests involve alcohol
Police arrested a 19-year-old Invercargill man on Wednesday after he allegedly tried to fraudulently acquire $500 of alcohol from a Betty's Liquor store in Beach St by posing as a staff member at