Police

Police say they have communicated expectations to gang leaders over mourners wearing gang insignia in public and being intimidating or threatening.

The former Deputy Police Commissioner orderer the changes after a complaint from an acquaintance.

The girl went missing from Cornwall Park on Saturday afternoon, but was found safe a few hours later.

One person has died after a motorcycle crash near Palmerston.

Along with the cannabis, MDMA, ketamine and a large amount of cash was found.

An amendment to the Policing Act will allow police to collect and use images in public spaces.

Mark Mitchell has lung problems stemming back to an incident as a police officer in the 1990s.

The amendments will also extend to letting police shut off more areas, not just roads, in an emergency or disorder.

The recommendations include setting more explicit expectations of employees regarding their conduct

The operation took most of Saturday night, with the man suffering hypothermia and struggling to walk.

"He never said anything, he just stood there, then I saw his hand reach through the window," Mary says.

A manhunt is underway as police have confirmed two cars found engulfed in flames are linked to a "targeted" fatal shooting in Sydney's north-west.

RNZ has obtained two statements a worker gave to police as part of an internal investigation.

One NZ says the cell site has been destroyed in a $100,000 fire and it will take a month to rebuild it.

Canterbury mayors are thrilled community pressure has led to police backing down on a proposed restructure of rural policing.

Police have opened a homicide inquiry into the fire that killed an Auckland man and child.

That's despite reports suggesting some officers may have repeatedly looked up the same vehicle.