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Gun shots fired at rugby team's van in Hastings
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a rugby team's van in Hastings over the weekend.
A match was abandoned early due to safety concerns, but the Young Maori Party team's van… Audio
Driver keeps control as rock hurtles through Napier bus
The driver of a bus and a nearby passenger had a lucky miss when a rock cannoned through a window and through the interior.
Police abandoned 60 percent of reported cases in 2023
Police abandoned 572,037 of the cases reported to them last year - almost 60 percent - with the number of reports up 50 percent since 2019.
Two-week search for Auckland woman missing in forest called off
The search for a 79-year-old Auckland woman in the Pureora Forest near Taupo has been suspended.
Police investigating after man reportedly shot in Feilding
One person is in a serious condition after being injured in Feilding, and police say they are investigating reports of an incident in the town.
Five arrests after three aggravated robberies in Waikato
Investigations into an aggravated robbery in Taupō and two aggravated robberies in Matamata have led to five arrests.
Watch: Police swarm Auckland bar to arrest pair after kidnapping
Police say the victim, who was abducted in Beach Haven, is in hospital.
Invercargill grappling with rise in teenage offending, mayor says
Vehicle theft, break-ins, assaults, and death and rape threats are among the rising youth crime in the southern city, Nobby Clark says.
Reports of kidnapping on Auckland's North Shore
Three locations on Auckland's North Shore were under police cordon Tuesday night after an alleged kidnapping.
According to the police callouts database they responded to reports of firearms offending… Audio
Man charged with abduction, victim went through 'harrowing ordeal'
The incident took place in Papakura on Thursday.
NZ Defence Force join search for missing man who fell overboard in Hawke's Bay
New Zealand Defence Force personnel have joined the search for a man who fell overboard from a commercial fishing boat off the Hawke's Bay coast.
Maritime NZ's Rescue Coordination was alerted about 8… Audio
Pair charged with hijacking car in Auckland
Police tracked the pair across Auckland and charged them with aggravated assault, unlawfully getting into a motor vehicle, and failing to stop.
Senior doctors union say hospitals may need metal detectors after attack
The senior doctors union says hospitals may have to look at installing metal detectors or limiting visitors in emergency departments after a shocking weekend attack at Wairarapa Hospital.
A patient… Audio
Police looking through footage of Gisborne party brawl
Police are looking through footage filmed at a 21st birthday party in Gisborne that left two dead and three injured, as a part of their investigation.
Easter weekend toll: 'More frustration, anger' on roads
Seven people died in crashes over the weekend, the highest toll since 2021. Audio
'Something horrific' - Man suffers skull fracture in bloody ED machete attack
A man allegedly entered a Wairarapa ED, asked a receptionist where a patient was being treated then viciously attacked a man with the weapon.
One dead after Okaramio crash
A person has died after a three-car crash at Okaramio, north west of Blenheim, police say.
Rainbow flag assault claims "mischief-making" - Destiny Church
Auckland police are investigating claims a man was assaulted outside the Destiny Church in Wiri.
Fake 111 calls used to divert attention from bad drivers - police
Gisborne police have launched a crack down on 'anti-social' drivers, who they say are damaging roads and making crank 111 calls to divert police.
Police say person ejected from vehicle in crash, partly closing SH2
The southbound of State Highway 2 has been closed at Whakamārama in the Bay of Plenty after a serious crash.
