Police

John Schofield was laying face down in the water after being knocked down by heavy swells while fishing near the mouth of Ōtaki River.

People have lost thousands of dollars due to card skimming incidents according to police.

Judge Dickey says she finds the share milker to have been highly careless.

The untold story of a vulnerable four-year-old's violent death - and why police didn't charge anyone with killing him. Audio

The police said it wasn't in the public interest to charge the officer.

Police have told RNZ they were aware of a possible event in Tauranga on Sunday night.

Two people have died in separate road crashes in Northland and the Waikato overnight.

Police intercepted a vehicle on a South Westland river and are considering charges against two men in their 30s.

Last year a gathering of more than 200 people and cars turned violent, with a crowd blocking the town's main street and projectiles thrown at police.

Police have cordoned off a section of road near a college and intermediate school, in the Wellington suburb of Johnsonville.

Police have made plans to minimise any disruption to residents and holidaymakers.

A 22yo faces charges after nearly 18kg of meth was found in his bag.

Evidence was inadmissible because of issues with the way man was interviewed, police watchdog finds.

A review found the sergeant breached the code of conduct by sending the reference from his work email.

Police have put in cordons in place in South Taranaki while they attend what is being described as a "pre-planned operation".

The proportion of adult sexual assault victims making police reports has more than quadrupled since 2018, and a victims' advocate is crediting the Me Too movement.

The man was hit by the car in the suburb of Halswell last Friday.