Sam Sherwood

Kelvin John Williams told the child he felt like a "dirty old man" talking to her - but the messages did not stop.

More than 100 officers are under investigation, but police insist there was "no pressure" on staff to meet targets.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Michael Johnson says the numbers are "incredibly disappointing and concerning".

Police minister Mark Mitchell says he willl be briefed on the allegations, including an officer who has been stood down after inappropriate material was found on a police-issued device.

Several police staff are under investigation after an audit of internet usage.

Police have been searching for Jeremy Robertson since Karen Gilbert-Palmer was found dead.

It happened after nine inmates refused to exit a day room on Wednesday morning.

A father and son were killed in the Auckland fire.

Kai Pavlovic's family have been looking for the "exceptionally kind, caring, intelligent, and funny young boy" for a month.

Two large, established and "heavily-concealed structures" have been found by police.

Karen Gilbert-Palmer was found dead on 15 October and Police have been searching for her son, Jeremy Robertson, for over a week in connection with her death.

Jevon McSkimming resigned as the country's second most powerful cop in May and is now facing charges of possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality materials.

The principal of Dunedin's Columba College will not be returning to the school after several months on leave.

Police believe the accelerant that started the fatal fire was brought to the property in the container.

A NZ police officer who was investigated for grabbing a woman's bottom while on a night out in the UK did not tell his bosses when he returned home.

Nateisha-Kurstyn Pareteoro Hana-Wetere was driving back home with her three-year-old son after a holiday when she was killed.

Police say its never too late for those who know what happened to the toddler to tell the truth.

A prisoner escort vehicle broke down last week while carrying four inmates, who had to wait two and a half hours for a replacement vehicle.

The Corrections Inspectorate will investigate the death.

Emergency services responded to the suspicious house fire where a father and son were killed.

The ruling prevents media from publishing certain details about the investigation into the fugitive dad.

The names of two people killed in a suspicious house fire in Auckland have been released by police.

Most of the allegations have been upheld, the Independent Police Conduct Authority says.

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

A 36-year-old man, charged with murdering the woman, appeared in the High Court at Christchurch.