23 Sep 2026 8:45am Alerts:
Northland

Fatal crash, SH10, Totara North, Northland

Description of occurrence Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Totara North in the Far North District this morning. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 10 (Twin Coast Discovery Highway) was reported... More

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23 Sep 2026 8:18am News:
Waikato

Waikato River search

Attribute to: Sergeant Mark Harrison Police are currently undertaking a search of the Waikato River in Hamilton where a person is suspected to have entered the river. Police first received a report at... More

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Media release - Update
22 Sep 2026 8:09pm News:
Wellington

Update – man dies following disorder in Lower Hutt

Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Williamson, Area Manager, Investigations: A man critically injured in an incident in Lower Hutt last month has now sadly died in hospital. Police were... More

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22 Sep 2026 7:59pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Police impersonators find cuffs are on their own wrists

Police have arrested three people in Eastern Bay of Plenty on a range of serious charges, including impersonating Police. On Sunday 13 September, around 6pm, two youth were detained by two men and a... More

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Police Dive Squad and NZ Defence Force assessing sonar imagery in search
22 Sep 2026 6:12pm News:
Tasman

Update: Lake Moeraki search

Police divers have further investigated an object detected in Lake Moeraki in the search for a Piper Cherokee Six aircraft that disappeared 47 years ago with seven people on board. More

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22 Sep 2026 5:28pm News:
Counties Manukau

Alarm bells ringing for car thieves

A neighbour who heard a car alarm and spotted three people running from a vehicle in Papatoetoe is being praised by Police for their quick thinking. During the early hours of Monday morning Police... More

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22 Sep 2026 3:00pm News:
Central

Two arrested in relation to series of dishonesty offences

Whanganui Police have arrested two people following an extensive investigation into a series of dishonesty and wilful damage offences targeting local dairies and businesses across the district. The... More

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Constable William Duncan Luke

Died
21st November 1918
Christchurch
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Contracted serious blood poisoning after recovering a decomposing body.