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Christopher Bernard Halligan Lee
20 Jan 2025 6:10pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release, fatal crash, Parkvale

Police can now name the man who died in a two-vehicle crash on Lloyd Street, Parkvale on Tuesday 24 December. He was Christopher Bernard Halligan Lee, 36, of Ohauiti. Police extend our sympathies to... More

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20 Jan 2025 5:16pm News:
Central

Update: Sudden death confirmed as non-suspicious, Stratford

Police investigating the death of a man in Stratford on Saturday 18 January can confirm that the death was the result of a medical event and is not being treated as suspicious. Police offer our... More

1 min read
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20 Jan 2025 3:34pm News:
Northland

Update on sudden death in Whangārei

Police are referring a Whangārei woman’s death over the weekend to the Coroner. The woman’s death was initially treated as unexplained, after she was located deceased at a Moody Avenue address in Whau... More

1 min read
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20 Jan 2025 2:02pm News:
Counties Manukau

Police make arrest over Middlemore firearms incident

One man faces court, as the Police investigation continues into a firearms incident outside an Auckland hospital. Counties Manukau CIB have been investigating since 4 January when a firearm was... More

1 min read
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20 Jan 2025 12:18pm News:
Southern

Two to appear in court following search warrants, Southland

Two vehicles have been impounded and their drivers facing charges following search warrants in Southland. Police executed simultaneous search warrants on Friday 17 January at addresses in the... More

1 min read
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20 Jan 2025 10:47am News:
Bay of Plenty

Update: search for missing jetskier, Lake Taupō

The search for the missing jetskier on Lake Taupō has resumed this morning. Last night, the Police National Dive Squad arrived and made an initial search, along with a Police drone operator, and... More

1 min read
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20 Jan 2025 8:23am News:
Southern

One man raced to court following theft, Invercargill

A group of elite cyclists attending a national cycling event in Invercargill managed to add an extra race they had not anticipated to their weekend, says Sergeant Geoff Sutherland. While the group... More

1 min read
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20 Jan 2025 8:04am News:
Wellington

Police investigating Hutt Valley Death

Police are investigating the death of a man in Wellington Hospital yesterday, following an altercation in Boulcott in December. The man was transported to Wellington hospital with a brain injury... More

1 min read
Dive 2
19 Jan 2025 7:16pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Water rescue, Lake Taupō

Attributable to Senior Sergeant Andy Livingstone, Taupō Police: Police received a report about 12:40pm today of a person or people on a jetski in trouble, on Lake Taupō off Acacia Bay. While one... More

1 min read
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19 Jan 2025 6:07pm News:
Central

Unexplained death, Stratford

Police investigating the death of a man in Stratford overnight (Saturday 18 January), are appealing for information. About 11:15pm a man was located deceased on Lear Street, after deciding to walk... More

1 min read

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