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Alleged van thief confronted by owner dies in hospital

A man who was critically injured during an attempted van theft has died in hospital.

Policeman rebuked for wrong-way driving in hunt for fleeing driver

Policeman drove wrong way up city road and crashed into fleeing driver.

Mosque massacre: Police commended for 'relentless' work following March 15 attack

Police Association boss praises frontline staff for their work in Christchurch in March.

'Porous' borders: Police warn organised drug trade rapidly evolving

Police Association annual conference hears about rapidly evolving organised crime in NZ.

Blind fury: $7500 veranda blinds stolen from kindergarten

They were installed in June and used to create an extra learning space for the children.

Car and van collide near Whangarei

Emergency services are attending a crash near Whangarei

Bizarre crash: Parked car 'flew' towards women

How Megan Pellew and her friend became part of this story had them scratching their heads.

Grave concerns for missing Gisborne woman

Car and keys discovered at Tolaga Bay wharf in search for missing woman.

Inquest opens into fatal police shooting

Man covered his body in mud, pointed gun at cars and said he wanted to be shot by police.

Police censured for tasering boy, 15, after stolen tractor chase

Teen, 15, on stolen tractor was Tasered after leading police on pursuit.

Citybound motorists face delays as crash blocks on-ramp

The incident reportedly involved multiple vehicles and took place on the citybound ramp.

Police name man, 24, believed dead after going missing off waterfront

Missing man named as 24-year-old Aucklander James Harley David Jenkins.

10yo takes wheel after nana faints while driving

Ryan and his nana were on the motorway when he realised she wasn't fully conscious.

Search for missing man at Auckland waterfront called off

A man last seen entering the water in downtown Auckland is presumed drowned.

Dunedin party death: Police will consider criminal nuisance charges, experts say

Police say they are trying to form a timeline of the events which led to student's death.

Woman found dead: Police probe break-in

A family member found the woman collapsed on the floor.

Winston Peters refers breach of party members' information to police

Winston Peters to refer breaches of information to Privacy Commissioner and police.

Police investigate mysterious death of elderly woman at Avondale home

Paramedics have rushed to an Auckland suburban home.