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Police Commissioner Andrew Coster will not seek a second term. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro Police Commissioner Andrew Coster will be leaving police at the end of his contract in 2025.

Invercargill police have arrested a a 17-year-old over a vandalism spree at Queens Park which left residents upset and frustrated.

Bel and Beau. Photo: Chris Lynch Media / Supplied A Canterbury house fire, believed to have been caused by sunlight reflecting off a make-up mirror, has claimed the lives of two pet dogs.

After 11 years, and three High Court murder trials, Black Power member Hendrix John Kahia has been found not guilty of Wiremu Birch’s murder in a dark Taupō street.

Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ Prime minister Christopher Luxon says anyone with evidence about claims of a paedophile ring involving politicians and civil servants in the 1980s should go to police.

Linwood Keas’ Jarrod Pukeroa-Sutherland carries the ball into contact against Hornby Panthers earlier this season. PHOTO: ABRAHAM ATHERTON PHOTOGRAPHY The Linwood Keas and Hornby Panthers share bragging rights as they go into Saturday’s Canterbury Rugby League premiership major semi-final clash.

Linwood centre Ethan Faitaua looks for a gap in the Marist Albion defence. PHOTOS: BRANDON KUIPERS Linwood will be looking to emulate the great side of 1973 in the Metro rugby final on Sunday.

Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES A pair of men who worked in the justice sector have been jailed after sharing objectionable publications and taking explicit photos of a young boy.

Bel and Beau. Photo: Chris Lynch Media / Supplied A Canterbury house fire, believed to have been caused by sunlight reflecting off a make-up mirror, has claimed the lives of two pet dogs.

After 11 years, and three High Court murder trials, Black Power member Hendrix John Kahia has been found not guilty of Wiremu Birch’s murder in a dark Taupō street.

Record low water levels at Lake Heron have led to the dying off of freshwater mussels in the area, an ecologist says.

Counter-terrorism detectives have charged a 14-year-old boy in Adelaide after seizing explosives instructions and extremist material.

Police in Kitchener St amid a heavy presence in Dunedin's industrial area on Friday. Photo: Craig Baxter A manhunt is under way in Dunedin after a man allegedly presented a knife at a commercial premises in Green Island this afternoon.

Anya Taylor-Joy arrives to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in New York. Phot: Getty Images Anya Taylor-Joy is the most beautiful woman in the world, according to science.