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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Media release - name release
27 Jan 2026 11:04am News:
Bay of Plenty

Name releases: Fatal crash, SH30, Tikitere

Police can now share the names of the two people that died following a fatal crash in Tikitere on Thursday 15 January. They were 42-year-old Gisborne man Saul Rerekura and 32-year-old Rotorua woman... More

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Police appeal for information after spate or robberies, Hutt Valley
27 Jan 2026 8:37am News:
Wellington

Police appeal for information after spate of robberies, Hutt Valley

Police investigating the commercial robberies are seeking information from the public, specifically around the clothing worn by the offenders. More

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