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Media release - Update
8 Jan 2024 9:52am News:
Counties Manukau

Update: missing person in Manurewa

The person reported missing in Manurewa yesterday has been located safe. Police would like to thank the members of the public who provided information which assisted in locating him. ENDS Issued by... More

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8 Jan 2024 8:06am News:
Wellington

Unexplained death, Tauranga

Police in Tauranga are investigating the unexplained death of a woman in Bethlehem. Officers were called to an Aria View property around 6:20pm last night, and discovered the woman deceased inside the... More

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Media release - Update
7 Jan 2024 5:21pm News:
Counties Manukau

Body recovered in search for missing swimmer

Search crews looking for a missing swimmer have located a body at Hamilton’s Gap, north of Waiuku. Formal identification has yet to take place, but it is believed to be 19-year-old Hiran Joseph, who... More

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Media release - fatal crash
7 Jan 2024 2:53pm News:
Southern

Fatal crash: Milford Sound Highway, SH 94, Fiordland

Police can confirm one person has died in a crash on State Highway 94, just south of the Homer Tunnel. The crash occurred about 10.50am and involved three motorbikes. Sadly, one of the riders died at... More

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Media release - name release
7 Jan 2024 11:19am News:
Waikato

Name release - State Highway 25 crash

Police can now name the man who died in a crash on State Highway 25, south of Kereta, on 2 January. He was 32-year-old Eli Boyd Wallace, from Auckland. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones... More

1 min read
Media release - Investigation update v3
6 Jan 2024 4:10pm News:
Canterbury

Operation Walter: Police seek sightings of second vehicle

Police investigating the death of David Bridgwater in Aranui on 4 January are appealing for sightings of a specific green 2003 Holden Commodore. More

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Media release - media advisory
6 Jan 2024 2:54pm News:
Canterbury

Media advisory: Media stand-up, Operation Walter

Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves will be available this afternoon to speak to media regarding Operation Walter. Media are asked to set up outside the entrance to Christchurch Central Police Station... More

1 min read
Media release - Update
6 Jan 2024 8:57am News:
Canterbury

Operation Walter - Police executing search warrant

Police, supported by the Armed Offenders Squad, are executing a pre-planned search warrant at a Carisbrooke Street address in Aranui, Christchurch, this morning. The search began about 8.30am and is... More

1 min read
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5 Jan 2024 7:37pm News:
Eastern

Death following 30 December crash, SH50/Maraekakaho Road

A woman who was critically injured in a crash south of Hastings on 30 December 2023 has died in hospital. The crash, at the intersection of State Highway 50 and Maraekakaho Road, involved two cars and... More

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Media release - Investigation update v2
5 Jan 2024 6:51pm News:
Canterbury

Operation Walter: Name release

Police can now name the victim of a homicide in Aranui on 4 January. He was David Karl Bridgwater, aged 38. Our sympathies are with his whānau and loved ones at this difficult time. The investigation... More

1 min read

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