Police

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said as a senior officer, Lyn Fleming did not have to work on the night she was killed.

Lyn Fleming was described as the matriarch of the Nelson Police Station, a woman who saved the lives of many.

Hundreds of people will gather in Nelson farewell the much loved mother, wife, friend and police officer. Video, Audio

The baby was taken to a medical clinic in South Auckland's Manurewa, police said.

A passenger was shocked and left feeling a tad nervous after boarding a commercial flight to find a woman seated nearby who was handcuffed and flanked by uniformed guards.

A funeral will be held for Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson on Thursday.

Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming is being investigated by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.

Police are hunting a prisoner who has escaped from a transport van in Taupō, and are warning people not to approach him.

A man has been charged with kidnapping after allegedly trying to pull someone into a vehicle in the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham, police say.

Local authorities have claimed the death was an accident, but allegations have swirled on social media that there had been a cover-up.

The swimmer had failed to surface on Friday night.

Police were informed a motorcycle had crashed on Kawakawa Road just before 8pm last night.

A man has died after what police described as a water-related incident, at Mt Wellington, Auckland.

One person has died following a crash between a truck and pedestrian on State Highway 3 this morning.

Binh Hoang says the group stormed the house, threatened his housemates with weapons and broke down his bedroom door during the "terrifying" home invasion.

Officers were called to the Holly Street property shortly after 1.30am.

Two people have died in a crash in Clarkville, police said.