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28 Jan 2026 10:59am News:
Northland

Fatal crash, Ruakaka

One person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 15, Ruakaka this morning. Emergency services responded to the crash at the intersection of State Highway 15 and McCathie Road around 6... More

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Rescue efforts
28 Jan 2026 9:50am News:
Northland

Rescuers race to locate stuck man

One man is lucky to be alive after falling down a Northland cliff face and being stranded for more than five hours, with little to no line of communication to the outside world. More

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Media release - name release
28 Jan 2026 9:22am News:
Central

Name release: Fatal crash, SH2, Dannevirke

Police can now name the man who died after a fatal crash involving a cyclist on Friday 23 January. He was Timothy Waka Maru, 55, from Dannevirke. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult... More

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Police radio
28 Jan 2026 9:20am News:
Wellington

Helicopter crash, Paekākāriki Hill area

Emergency services are responding to a helicopter crash in the Paekākāriki Hill area. Police were notified at 7.30am via activation of an automated crash alert. Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination... More

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Media release - name release
28 Jan 2026 8:32am News:
Canterbury

Name release: Fatal crash, Lincoln Road, Addington

Police can now share the name of the man that died after he was struck by a train on Lincoln Road in Addington on Friday 23 January. He was 30-year-old French national Maxime Antoine Vandenbosch, who... More

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Austen Keith Richardson, 10, and Yao Fang, 71
27 Jan 2026 6:15pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release and family statement, Welcome Bay deaths

Police can now confirm the names of the two people who died during a landslide on Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa on Thursday. Ten-year-old Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother, 71-year-old Yao Fang... More

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Media release - homicide inquiry
27 Jan 2026 12:36pm News:
Canterbury

Update: Burnham homicide investigation

To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Simmons: Police have charged a 19-year-old man with murder after a woman was found deceased at a Burnham property early this morning. The man has... More

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Jill Rogers
27 Jan 2026 12:15pm News:
National News

Appointments of Deputy Commissioner and Chief of Staff

I am pleased to announce the provisional appointments of Jill Rogers as Deputy Commissioner for New Zealand Police and Cassandra Anderson as Chief of Staff. More

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