A recent rural safety day aimed at kids from farming communities was made all the more special thanks to the expertise of some helpful Southern District staff members. The ‘Think Safe Brain’ farming...
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Diversity Liaison Officers and Rainbow Allies from every Police district gathered recently at the DLO National Conference - the first Police-hosted DLO conference in a decade. The conference aimed to...
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During the past two weekends Police engaged with more than 11,000 drivers at breath alcohol checkpoints around Western Bay of Plenty, as part of Operation Tri City. “Amongst this number, 153 impaired...
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Police can confirm one person has died following the earlier serious crash involving a van and a truck on SH6 Kaituna. A second person has serious injuries. The crash, on SH6 between Lamberts and...
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Attributable to Inspector Simon Feltham, Marlborough Area Commander: An investigation is ongoing into the circumstances of the fatal crash south of Picton yesterday in which seven people died. Police...
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Formal identification of the body found near Waiinu Beach on Tuesday, 7 June has now been completed. Police can advise the deceased is missing fisherman Cameron Anthony Zimmerman, aged 32. Our...
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Police can now name the person who died in a crash on SH3, Turakina on Friday, 10 June. He was Jeremy Pearcey, aged 58. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. Enquiries into the...
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Emergency services staff looking for a climber in the Banks Peninsula area have found the body of a man. Police were alerted about 8.30pm yesterday that the man was overdue from a climbing trip in...
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A police officer, a paramedic, and a mental health clinician have helped over 400 people in six months who were in need of an emergency mental health response in Dunedin. The Otago Coastal Co-Response...
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Central District Police breath-tested nearly 9,000 drivers over the Ohakune Mardi Gras weekend, 13 of whom were processed for excess breath alcohol. 51 infringement notices were issued for speeding...
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