Residents and politicians fear new armed police teams are being used for lower-risk responses and "preventative patrolling" after an arrest in suburban Hamilton over the weekend. Video footage shows police from the newly formed Armed Response......
A man is in police custody following an alleged drunken rampage which saw multiple vehicles rammed and police shooting at the tyres of the alleged suspect vehicle. The whole incident unfolded when police were called to a family harm job on Morrinsville......
Already known as the town with a heart of gold, Waihi now has a new claim to fame as New Zealand’s most beautiful small town. The town cleaned up the competition at the Keep New Zealand Beautiful annual awards in Dunedin, after two years in the......
Police are wanting to speak to 38-year-old Tawhai Peeke in relation to a firearms incident on Tuesday in Paeora. No one was injured in this particular incident, says a police spokesperson. He is described as of around 187cm tall and of a medium build. He......
The Independent Police Conduct Authority has found a Coromandel police officer was justified in arming himself and in firing shots in self-defence. The IPCA have released a report that found it was reasonable for an officer to fire shots at a driver,......
