Crime

The man accused of killing a police officer has been remanded in custody after appearing in the Nelson District Court.

The agency was not working with the family when the baby died - but has not said whether it has been involved in the past.

The driver is facing charges of murder and attempted murder and was due in court today.

Authorities are reviewing videos Shamsud-Din Jabbar made as they try to figure out how he went from a millitary veteran to a suspect in a deadly rampage.

The backlog in judge-alone trials is beginning to reveal a system struggling under its own weight with some lawyers fearing people are pleading guilty because their cases are dragging on too long.

Adam Ramsay remains in hospital in a serious condition after he and Lyn Fleming were hit by a vehicle.

A man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after an incident in Fairfield on New Year's Day.

Police want parents to know where their children are and what they are doing after 300 young people were involved in multiple fights in Dinosaur Park in Wānaka.

Whangārei police say they've arrested a 19-year-old after two people were stabbed at a New Year's Eve party in the suburb of Ōtāngarei early this morning.

The Nelson police officer who died today after being hit by a vehicle in Nelson is "very much loved" by her fellow officers, says the local commander.

Neighbours describe keeping other children at the scene warm until police arrived.

Police have found and arrested Damon Anderson, who fled custody during a visit to Waikato Hospital on 23 December.

A police vehicle was hit by another vehicle during a gathering in Buxton Square Carpark, Nelson.

The children's minister has slammed the actions of young people who climbed onto the roof of their correctional facility as "not a protest", but as disruptive behaviour.

A man has been arrested after two people earlier arrived at an Auckland hospital with serious gunshot wounds.

Waikato police have been granted special permissions allowed in periods of gang conflict, following the death of a woman after a brawl in Ngāruawāhia.

Eight young people have been charged after an hours-long standoff at a South Auckland youth correction facility.

London's Metropolitan police said an intruder targeted a home in the area of Avenue Road in Primrose Hill - one of the most exclusive addresses in the British capital.

Cavillie Maria Simeon died after suffering an injury on Boxing Day

Reif Cotter died after falling from a car on Friday night, police have confirmed