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Screams and an arrest after armed police cut hole in Christchurch house to apprehend wanted man

'Come on man just work with me. Tell us you are okay' - police to wanted person.

Cleo Smith rescue: The tactic police will use to get inside alleged abductor's head

ANALYSIS: With Cleo now safe, police face the hard grind of building their case.

'They just shot that guy': Motel cleaner's shock at being 'two metres' from fatal shooting

New Lynn motel staff saw a car pull up and heard a bang, before a man's body was found.

Man charged in connection with alleged murder of Christchurch teenager Connor Whitehead

Police say they know who killed a Christchurch teenager and are seeking them.

Family distraught over toddler's death, police say

The family of an Auckland 2-year-old is "devastated" by her suspicious death.

Paeroa school bus owner in tears after youth wreck vehicles

Windows of three school buses were smashed with metal pipes, rocks and egged.

Knife attack on German train severely injures three people

Police said a man has been arrested in connection with the morning attack.

Internal investigation under way after youths try to escape Oranga Tamariki facility, prompting police callout

An incident at Rotorua's Youth Justice Centre is under investigation.

Christie Marceau's brutal death and lasting legacy explained in A Moment In Crime podcast

A Moment In Crime podcast revisits sad death of Christie Marceau on the 10th anniversary.

Steve Braunias: The strange, sad case of Benjamin Swann comes to rest

Steve Braunias looks at the case of the flamboyant former teacher jailed for sex offences.

Stained glass art burglary: Pat Hanly work among 11 stolen from Auckland studio

Shock break-in at the country's leading stained glass art studio.

Life sentence for 'needless' South Dunedin double murder

Wiremu Namana used a cricket bat, knife and a mini sledgehammer to murder the couple.

Cleo Smith's alleged abductor boards plane to Perth

Terence Darrell Kelly will be moved to a maximum-security prison in Perth.

'Extremely disappointing': Two separate attempts to escape MIQ in Auckland, Hamilton

One escapee removed a section of fencing and jumped into a waiting car.

Focus: Homicide investigation launched after West Auckland police incident

Armed police swarm a property in Green Bay, following an earlier homicide near the New Haven Motel, New Lynn. Video / Michael Craig

Person found in driveway near motel died despite police providing first aid

Police are doorknocking New Lynn residents after a person died this morning.

Māngere shooting: Two arrested after family home shot at in suspected gang drive-by

Two arrested after "innocent family's" house struck in suspected gang drive-by shooting.

How rare phone signal helped find little Cleo

Police have compared the search to trying to find 'a needle in a haystack'.