Police
Ellerslie unexplained death: Search continues for 67yo wife of man found dead
Auckland police are continuing their search for a 67-year-old woman whose husband was found dead at the couple's home in Ellerslie.
Mosque inquest: Police officer admits changes needed in responding to major events
A senior police officer admits improvements are needed in responding to major events like the Christchurch mosque attacks. The remarks came today during the inquest into the March 15 attacks that… Audio
Police watchdog: No charges after Rotorua tractor crash 'inexplicable'
Tony Parahi, 57, died after braking to avoid colliding with a tractor and trailer in 2019.
Investment in CARD 'under active consideration' - police
Police have dropped the replacement of a communications system vital to deploying patrol cars and fire trucks. Audio
Police seek elderly woman after man's unexplained death
Police are appealing for sightings of a 67-year-old woman after the death in Auckland's Ellerslie overnight.
Police release name of woman who died during IronMāori competition
Aucklander Rachel Louise James, 50, died on 4 November in Napier.
Police communications system won't be replaced after cyclone damage
Police won't be replacing a communications system vital to dispatching patrol cars and fire trucks.
Straight after Cyclone Gabrielle, Cabinet backed a replacement but failed to fund it in the May… Audio
Man missing in Coromandel for more than a week
The 29-year-old man has been missing near Whangamata for the past week.
Police spending millions trying to catch up on court prosecutions
The police are spending tens-of-millions of dollars trying to catch up on court prosecutions while dealing with what it calls outdated bureaucratic processes.
As RNZ has been reporting, forty-four… Audio
Crash closes The Terrace in Wellington, one in hospital
A major road in the Wellington Central Business District has been closed following a two-car crash.
Police watchdog clears officers over fatal shooting of knife-wielding man
Samuel Fakalago was shot dead by armed officers after holding a knife to the throat of his partner.
Forty-four percent of prisoners are held on remand
Forty-four percent of the country's prison population are remand prisoners being held ahead of trial.
But police are working hard to reduce that number with a multi-million-dollar project 'Reframe'… Audio
First police officers at Al Noor mosque lacked staff and supplies inquest hears
The first police officers inside Al Noor mosque after the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks say they did not have the staff or the medical supplies to properly begin treating and removing badly injured… Audio
Reducing number remanded in custody a 'top priority' say police
Police want to cut the number of people remanded in custody.
Forty-four percent of people in our prisons are on remand and police saying reducing that number is a top priority even while… Audio
Police aim to beef up court prosecution resources with $26m plan
Police officers have been diverted away from the frontline, trying to deal with an ever-growing logjam in the courts.
Police thought delayed footage was second attack on Al Noor mosque
Police say delayed footage of the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks was initially thought to be a second attack on Al Noor mosque.
A police commander told the inquest into the deaths of the 51… Audio
Armed offender details horrifying scene at Al Noor Mosque on March 15
An Armed Offenders Squad member has detailed the horrifying scene which confronted emergency services at Al Noor Mosque on the day of the Christchurch terror attack. The inquest has also heard from a… Audio
Man caught with 26kg meth at Auckland Airport
A Canadian man has been caught with nearly 26kg of methamphetamine in the lining of his suitcases, as he arrived at Auckland Airport, the Customs says.
'Unprecedented interest': Lucrative pay and housing packages lure police to Australia
It may be the land of snakes and spiders but lucrative pay and housing packages are luring an unprecedented number of New Zealand police officers across the Tasman.
Lucrative pay and housing packages lure police to Australia
It may be the land of snakes and spiders, but lucrative pay and housing packages are luring an unprecedented number of Kiwi police officers across the Tasman.
Figures from the Australian police show… Audio
