Media release - name release
12 Aug 2025 3:31pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release, fatal crash Desert Road

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash on State Highway 1, Desert Road on 7 June. She was 71-year-old Karen Jennifer King, from Cambridge. Our thoughts remain with... More

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Media release - name release
12 Aug 2025 2:50pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release, fatal crash Tauriko

Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died several days after the two-vehicle crash on Taurikura Drive, Tauriko on 9 May. He was 88-year-old, Robert William Norman MacGibbon... More

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Media release - name release
12 Aug 2025 1:41pm News:
Waikato

Name release, fatal crash Huntly

Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash on Rotowaro Road, Huntly on 24 July. He was 28-year-old Kash McCuish, of Rongotaro. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time... More

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Media release - name release
12 Aug 2025 1:32pm News:
Waikato

Name release, fatal crash Te Aroha

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash in Te Aroha on 13 June. He was 48-year-old Semisi He, of Waitoa. Our thoughts remain with those close to him at this difficult... More

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12 Aug 2025 12:51pm News:
Counties Manukau

Fatal crash: Southern Motorway, Auckland

Police can confirm one person has died following a single vehicle crash on State Highway 1, northbound near the Te Irirangi on ramp. Emergency services were called around 7.50am after the vehicle... More

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12 Aug 2025 12:49pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Police appalled after 8 stores busted selling alcohol to minor

Police are describing the results of a Controlled Purchase Operation in South Waikato as “staggeringly poor”, after multiple premises were caught selling alcohol to minors. Bay of Plenty Police, along... More

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Media release - Update
12 Aug 2025 10:47am News:
Auckland City

Aotea Square incident resolved

Police have stood cordons down at Aotea Square, after a bag was found unattended earlier this morning. The Police Specialist Search Group has examined the bag and there is no further cause for concern... More

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