Multiple Police cars in a line
31 Jan 2024 3:46pm News:
Wellington

Gang funeral procession - Porirua

Please attribute to Kāpiti-Mana Relieving Area Commander Simon de Wit: Police are monitoring gang movements travelling through the Porirua region for a funeral tomorrow morning around 8am. Motorists... More

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Media release - name release
31 Jan 2024 2:10pm News:
Waikato

Name release, fatal crash, State Highway 23

Police are now in a position to name the woman that died following a crash on State Highway 23 near Whatawhata on 27 January. She was Melissa Alice Teague, 28, of Raglan. Our thoughts are with her... More

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Media release - Update
31 Jan 2024 1:30pm News:
Central

Update- fatal crash, Eltham

Police are continuing to respond to a crash on State Highway 3, Eltham that took place this morning shortly before 6am. At this stage, it remains unclear the number of occupants in one of the vehicles... More

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Media release - Update
31 Jan 2024 9:11am News:
Canterbury

Police to search Avon River following death of David Bridgwater

Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Colin Baillie: The National Police Dive Squad will be carrying out a search of a segment of the Avon River to assist staff investigating the death of David... More

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Staff in glow vests walking in an urban area
31 Jan 2024 8:54am News:
Auckland City

Eagle eyes in the CBD

Quick eyes and quick responses saw numerous arrests in central Auckland overnight. Frontline Police and camera operators worked together to respond to a firearms incident and a robbery in the CBD. The... More

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Media release - fatal crash
31 Jan 2024 7:50am News:
Central

Multiple fatalities following crash, South Taranaki

Police can advise multiple people have died following a crash at the intersection of Mountain Road and State Highway 3 (Boylan Road), Eltham this morning. One of the vehicles involved caught fire and... More

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Lake Taupō paddleboarder rescue
31 Jan 2024 6:49am News:
Bay of Plenty

‘He wouldn’t be able to stop it’ – paddleboarder rescued from Lake Taupō

Police are urging water goers to make sure they are properly prepared, after rescuing a paddleboarder who was blown 5 kilometres out on Lake Taupō. More

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Media release - name release
31 Jan 2024 6:37am News:
Southern

Name release: Marian Creek fatality, Fiordland

Police are now in a position to release the name of the child who died after falling into Marian Creek in Fiordland on Thursday 25 January. She was 10-year-old Tegan Ariel Chen, of New South Wales... More

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