West Coast Police are encouraging whitebaiters to be safe and sensible during the new season which starts Thursday.
The local Police Area Prevention team will be working alongside the ... More
Police can now release the name of the cyclist who died earlier this morning in a crash on State Highway 6.
He was 16-year-old River Caldwell, a local student living in Hokitika.
The ... More
Police can confirm that a crash involving a cyclist occurred on SH6, 500 metres south of 1 Mile Line Road, near Aratuna this morning at around 6:45am.
The male cyclist is deceased and yet ... More
Police have today arrested and charged a 52-year-old local man with the murder of John Murray Morton whose body was located on the morning of Thursday 4 August 2016 within a boat situated at the ... More
People are being advised to avoid the corner of High St and Tudor St in Motueka, while emergency services clean up a small chemical spill.
Some hydrogen cynamide – known as Hi-Cane – has ... More
Nelson Police have charged a man following an incident in Jenner Road Nelson last Thursday (11 August 2016).
A 24-year-old was arrested yesterday afternoon.
He has been charged ... More