National News
Thursday, 17 May, 2012 - 06:52
16 May 2012
Waihi Police are hoping the arrest of several teenagers following the trashing of a house belonging to a family who were away...
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 - 18:01
Police have confirmed that an officer resigned late last year after being investigated for theft in the aftermath of the February 2011...
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 - 13:18
The media is advised that there will be a briefing at the Greymouth Police Station at 2.30pm today on the mystery parcels that have been...
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 - 08:43
In the past week West Coast Police have been advised that four surprise parcels have been received by people in the Greymouth and Hokitika...
Local News
Lower Hutt Police continue investigating suspicious fire
- Wellington
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 - 12:50
Lower Hutt Police are seeking help from the Taita community following a house fire on Friday night.
Detective Constable Kirsten France of...
Wellington Police investigating alleged sexual assault last night
- Wellington
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 - 14:54
Wellington Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault which occurred in Seatoun last night.
Officer in charge of the Wellington...
Names released in Hinds fatal crash
- Canterbury
Monday, 14 May, 2012 - 15:26
Police have released the names of two men killed in a fatal car crash on the Hinds-Arundel Road, near Ashburton, on Friday morning [11 May...
Name released in Timaru death
- Canterbury
Monday, 14 May, 2012 - 15:23
Police have released the name of a man found dead in York Street, Timaru, early on Friday morning [11 May].
He was Shane William Braddick,...
Traffic and Crime Updates
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 - 09:45
Press Release - Truck Crash near Taihape 15 May 2012-05-15
An update on the crash that was attended by Taihape Police on the Taihape-Napier...
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 - 05:53
Police and Fire are currently attending a crash on St Highway 1 just north of Hampden, Waitaki District, where a truck and trailer has...
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 - 16:54
* TOWAI CRASH UPDATE *
The male has subsequently died from the injuries he received in the crash.
No further details of the deceased will...
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012 - 16:13
Police would like to urgently speak to the driver of a late model silver BMW 3 series whose vehicle was involved in a collision with a...
Featured Items
May 11, 2012, 11:19 am
Bev Short's All Woman exhibition at the NZ Portrait Gallery was always going to include a woman police officer, but....read more
Bev Short's All Woman exhibition at the NZ Portrait Gallery was always going to include a woman police officer, but....read more
May 9, 2012, 9:18 am
When Auckland Central Police Station asked for ideas on how to brighten the wall behind its public counter, 14 year-old Teuane Baxter answered the call. The Westlake Girls High School student came up with a mural design that celebrated the diversity....read more
When Auckland Central Police Station asked for ideas on how to brighten the wall behind its public counter, 14 year-old Teuane Baxter answered the call. The Westlake Girls High School student came up with a mural design that celebrated the diversity....read more
April 27, 2012, 11:21 am
Nelson dog handler Constable Julian Lewis and his dog Saegar have cleaned up at the national Police Dog Championships held at Trentham this week. Constable Lewis and Saegar won the Frank Riley Cup for the National Patrol Dog Champion team, along with the....read more
Nelson dog handler Constable Julian Lewis and his dog Saegar have cleaned up at the national Police Dog Championships held at Trentham this week. Constable Lewis and Saegar won the Frank Riley Cup for the National Patrol Dog Champion team, along with the....read more
April 26, 2012, 4:00 pm
Police say older people are generally very safe in New Zealand. National Manager; Prevention, Superintendent Bruce Bird says the crime....read more
Police say older people are generally very safe in New Zealand. National Manager; Prevention, Superintendent Bruce Bird says the crime....read more
Ten One
As I see it - A fortnightly blog by the Police Commissioner
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012 - 15:03
In my last message I mentioned positive results emerging from a number of external reports and reviews of our work. This week we're focused...
Thursday, 19 April, 2012 - 14:06
In late 2010 we received what could be described as a shocker of a report from PricewaterhouseCoopers - following up on the 2007 Commission...
Thursday, 5 April, 2012 - 16:52
I'm delighted to have been able to congratulate Police intelligence staff on winning three prestigious awards from the International...
Friday, 30 March, 2012 - 13:54
Every year members of Police are asked to complete a Workplace Survey which gauges how they feel about their work and the environment they...
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