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Officers nab alleged offender behind several Kamo burglaries

The person thought to be behind the spate of thefts was arrested today.

Ruru rescued and poacher caught during Hawke's Bay police operation

Police caught one unlawful hunter and rescued a ruru during a poaching operation.

‘Heart sank’: Police make arrest amid rise in fake cash in Hawke’s Bay

Small business owners hit by a concerning rise in counterfeit cash.

Police, ambulance and mental health co-response teams to be rolled out nationwide

Existing programmes will be expanded over the next five years.

Images of man released after student nurse assaulted outside hospital

Police want anyone who knows the man to come forward.

Businessman third person killed in crash that killed couple

A 'well-respected accountant' is the third person to have died in the Otago crash.

‘Devoted parents’ killed in crash, three of their kids critically injured

The couple posted a photo together on Facebook two hours before the crash.

'Unacceptable': Youths climb on to youth justice facility roof

It is the latest in a series of similar incidents at youth justice facilities around NZ.

Editorial: Foiled attempts to curb offenders

OPINION: Our editorial on offenders flouting conditions of home detention.

Flaxmere cordons lifted, school lockdown ends after unconfirmed report of person with firearm

A nearby school was locked down for roughly 40 minutes as police responded.

‘Heartless and cruel’: Gisborne boy subjected to years of abuse by ‘caregiver’

Police only became aware of the abuse when the boy ran away last October.

'She's not coming home alive' missing woman's mum told

A year on from her disappearance, Breanna Muriwai's mum has shared new information.

Tributes paid to ‘loving’, ‘kind-hearted’ teen killed in car crash

The crash left two people on life support; the driver's name was released yesterday.

Revealed: Number of people accused of homicide wearing ankle bracelets

It comes after the Herald revealed concerns about bailees 'foiling' their bracelets.

Man without a seatbelt dies in Karikari Peninsula crash

A man in his 20s has died after crashing his car into a bank in the Far North.

Six injured in crash on SH3 in Waikato

Police responded to the crash on State Highway 3 near Troopers Road, Te Mapara at 3.45pm.

Ōrākei couple accuse property developer of 'bullying' after being banned from shops

'I think it is bullying and harassment. What else would you call it?'

Person critically injured in Lower Hutt motorcycle crash

One person is being taken to the hospital with critical injuries.