3 Oct 2026 12:47pm Alerts:
Central

Delays following crash, SH 4, Ruapehu District

Description of occurrence State Highway 4, Ongarue, is down to one lane following a crash, and motorists are asked to expect delays. The crash involving two trucks happened just before 11:45am just east of the intersection... More

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Media release - Investigation update v1
2 Oct 2026 6:09pm News:
Southern

Update: Unexplained death, Dunedin

Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Hayden Smale, Otago Police: Police investigating an unexplained death in Leckhampton Court and Bridge Street have completed the post-mortem examination into the... More

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Do you know this woman? Please contact Police.
2 Oct 2026 4:49pm News:
Auckland City

Do you know this woman?

Police are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify the woman who was located in central Auckland last week and has been receiving care at Auckland City Hospital. More

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Media release - Appeal for information
2 Oct 2026 1:51pm News:
Southern

Appeal for information: Suspicious fire, High Street, Dunedin

Attributable to Detective Sergeant John McDade, Dunedin CIB: Police are making enquiries after a fire early this morning caused damage to a Dunedin property. Emergency services were called to High... More

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Vehicles were located and impounded
2 Oct 2026 1:26pm News:
Central

Police say no to donuts

Police impounded three vehicles in the New Plymouth area in the past week for anti-social road use. More

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Class A and B drugs were found in Southland
2 Oct 2026 1:15pm News:
Southern

Sniffed out: drugs and stolen vehicle located in Southland

Drug dealers in Southland have been targeted in a recent operation that was assisted by staff from across the district, including a Te Waipounamu drug detection dog. Search warrants in Gore and the... More

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Media release - name release
2 Oct 2026 1:14pm News:
Tasman

Name release, serious incident, Buller

Police can now formally release the names of the two people who were located deceased in Buller on Tuesday 29 September. Detective Inspector Geoff Baber says the formal identification process has been... More

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Braydon Hepworth
2 Oct 2026 12:53pm News:
Canterbury

Operation underway in relation to missing Braydon Hepworth, Linwood

A Police operation is currently underway in Linwood, in relation to the search for missing 21-year-old Braydon Hepworth. Police are currently conducting a scene examination at a residential property... More

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Media release - Update
2 Oct 2026 12:44pm News:
Central

Update 4: Officer injured by fleeing vehicle in Palmerston North in August

Central District Commander Superintendent Dion Bennett says the officer’s condition has substantially improved. “His general health is good and his injuries are healing. He’s walking, albeit a little... More

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Media release - Investigation update v1
2 Oct 2026 11:56am News:
Auckland City

Update: Glen Innes homicide investigation

A man has been charged with murder following the death of man in Glen Innes yesterday afternoon. Police were called to Sunnymead Road at 2.45pm to reports a person had been critically injured. Acting... More

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