17 Dec 2025 10:57am News:
Central

Police sharpen skills in successful search and rescue exercise

A large-scale marine search and rescue (SAR) exercise involving specialist Police personnel off the New Plymouth coastline has been hailed a major success. More

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Car stationary night lights on - 1
17 Dec 2025 10:56am News:
Auckland City

Moped rider finds the red and blue lights

A moped rider may now have seen the light after failing to stop for Police in Auckland overnight. Just after 12.30am, a unit spotted a moped travelling without a headlight on in the Mt Albert area... More

1 min read
Media release - name release
17 Dec 2025 10:46am News:
Southern

Name release: Fiordland climbing deaths

Police can now release the names of the two climbers that died on the north buttress of Sabre Peak, Fiordland, at the weekend. They were 28-year-old Connor Scott McKenzie, a dual citizen of New... More

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Mike Pannett
17 Dec 2025 9:13am News:
National News

Commissioner welcomes new statutory Deputy Commissioner

Police Commissioner Richard Chambers welcomes the announcement of Assistant Commissioner Mike Pannett as a statutory Deputy Commissioner of New Zealand Police. More

3 min read
Media release - media advisory
16 Dec 2025 3:42pm News:
Auckland City

Advisory to media: Interim suppressions for Mt Wellington homicide

Police are issuing an advisory to media around interim suppression orders in place concerning Operation Hawkin, the Mt Wellington homicide on 5 December 2025. A Coroner’s non-publication order is due... More

1 min read
Police graduates on parade
16 Dec 2025 2:57pm News:
National News

MEDIA ADVISORY: Latest police wing to graduate this week

Media are invited to the 391 Louisa Wall recruit wing graduation. What: Graduation of the New Zealand Police 391 Recruit Wing. Who: For families and friends to celebrate with the newly attested police... More

2 min read
Handcuffing 1
16 Dec 2025 2:13pm News:
Waikato

Two arrested in relation to aggravated robbery, Hamilton

Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Durston: Two youths have been arrested in relation to an aggravated robbery in Hamilton. On Sunday 14 December around 5.30pm, Police were called with a... More

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