Waikato

The 22-year-old man did not enter a plea and was granted interim name suppression.

The occupant of a car that rear-ended a truck, died after getting out of their car and being struck by another vehicle this afternoon.

There have been 70 new reports of information in the past three days. Audio

A 22-year-old man has been arrested for Mustafa Ali's murder.

Police searching for the fugitive father and his children have left Marokopa after three days of checkpoints.

A former SAS tracker says police need to be using a specialist army team to hunt out Marokopa man Tom Phillips and his three children. Audio

"$80,000 isn't so much when you've got someone looking for you afterwards" was one man's response.

Police have spoken to a person of interest and say the missing man may have been injured during the dispute.

Fieldays visitors put their best fashion foot forward on the Mystery Creek event's opening day. RNZ's Marika Khabazi was there to capture the action.

Officers have cordoned off the only exit out of the town as police hunt for Tom Phillips, while a local hot pools says police visited over claims of a sighting.

Police say the checkpoints are there to help them engage with the community as they search for Tom Phillips and his children.

Officers are sifting through new potential leads after a $80,000 reward was announced. Audio

Police say there are inconsistencies between statements they are getting and injuries the baby had. Audio

Mangakōtukutuku College is advising people to call the police if they feel threatened by its students.

Tom Phillips and his three children have been missing since 2021.

Police say they believe the 10-month-old boy's injuries were "not accidental". Audio

The collision at the intersection of Wairere Drive and River Road in Harrowfield happened around 8.20am.

Roland Isaac McKop messaged the 13-year-old girl on Snapchat saying he wanted to be her "sugar daddy" and pay her for monthly sexual liasions.

Retired man Herbert Bruce Armitage's involvement in the scheme was described by a judge as a "significant fall from grace".

The union for Corrections officers says the same criticisms in a damning report released today were made after the Springhill Prison riot in 2013, but nothing has changed.