A man caught travelling at 164km/h in the BOP had other motorists to blame after he was found with a breath alcohol reading over twice the legal limit.

Hamilton police are praising neighbours for helping to catch brother and sister burglars yesterday.

Waikato look to extend their dominance at the national badminton championships.

A police car stolen from a checkpoint in Hamilton in the early hours of today has been found.

A shattered family is waiting for answers after a seemingly healthy teenager was found dead in bed without any apparent cause.

The High Court has reserved judgment on an appeal by the Crafar dairy farming family against convictions and sentence for dirty dairying.

Several items belonging to missing Auckland mother Carmen Thomas and her car are unaccounted for, say police.

An armed gang member is still at large after a fruitless police search in east Hamilton this morning.

Police say Colin Rangi Robyn Kiriona is dangerous and should not be approached.

Couples without children are expected to overtake two-parent families as the most common household formation by next year, according to Statistics NZ.

A retired policeman has come forward as the good Samaritan police were seeking in relation to events surrounding the murder of Donald Stewart.