The New Zealand Police has banished thousands of hours of paperwork thanks to a Christchurch tech company, Smudge Apps.

In an update last week Snapchat introduced a map feature that allows users track other people’s locations in real time.

“We want our police force to be easily accessible and for the entire community to feel connected to them."

In some cases, the caller had threatened to immediately disconnect their power if payment was not made immediately.

“It’s also a really pointless theft. As all the devices have now been black listed, they might as well have stolen some paper weights."

“We understand the fear and concern that these types of events will cause, however we reiterate that we have not established any actual threat."

The extended partnership builds on the work Dimension Data is already doing with NZ Police across networking and other key programmes of work.

Police are warning the public of a money laundering scam where victims are being asked to move money for offenders via online contact or cold calls.

“The Auror platform has been used by Police to prioritise high-risk offenders and more effectively deploy our resources to respond to crimes."

The Bay of Plenty Police says advancements in technology means criminals can now use a variety of methods to obtain this information.

Detective Inspector Stu Graham encourages all computer users to protect themselves by making themselves familiar with the various types of scams.

The initiative builds on input from frontline officers who, through a series of workshops, provided ideas for improving policing into the future.

“In real life one does not simply ‘become’ the long lost relative of a Nigerian Prince or magically win a lottery that they have never entered."

"The victims would meet people on Skype and carry out intimate activities.The blackmailer would then use footage they had recorded to extort money."

The New Zealand Police are warning Kiwis against responding to a text message about a vital transaction from a bank in London.

The location-based mobile and cybersecurity solution enables organisations to detect, monitor and secure devices in sensitive locations.

We take a look at Uber's short yet controversial history that has led to a Government review on how taxi and private hire services operate.

Canterbury Police are urging parents and children who use social media to be vigilant after they received a complaint from the mother of a 12-year-old boy on Saturday relating to threats from a Facebook user.

The outage began approximately 4:30am this morning and affects the ability receive text messages from people registered to the emergency service.

"We’re looking for New Zealand resellers. We’re really busy in Australia and Singapore, and we want to get something going in New Zealand as quickly as we can."

The New Zealand Transport Agency has chosen Unisys as the prime system integrator to modernise the national crash analysis system (CAS).

The New Zealand Police, with Vodafone New Zealand, have opened a Mobility Innovation Lab and Experience Centre.

New Zealand Police have been forced to apologise after admitting they wrongly issued over 20,000 traffic tickets to Kiwis, due to a IT error.

New Zealand Police warns Kiwis that some Facebook groups are selling stolen goods and without such a market - thieves "are out of business."