The man who drowned at a motel on Fenton Street, Rotorua on Monday 26 September was 40-year-old Samir Poorekhorsandi. The death has been referred to the Coroner. Police offer their sympathies to the...
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Investigations into a crash overnight which claimed the life of a 22-year-old man in Te Kuiti are continuing. The crash happened just after 9pm when a car travelling on SH30 in Kopaki crashed into a...
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An 18-year-old Waikanae man will appear in Lower Hutt District Court today on a range of charges following an incident in Stokes Valley in the early hours of this morning. The man will face charges in...
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Police Remembrance Day will take on added significance this year as three more officers who were killed as a result of criminal actions are formally recognised for the first time. Police Remembrance...
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The search continues today in Whitianga for missing teen Lucas Cochrane. Fifteen LandSAR members will be searching the inner township again from Lucas' last known point. The Police National Dive Squad...
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A person has died after being hit by a vehicle on State Highway 30 near Kopaki, 20 km south of Te Kuiti, shortly after 9pm tonight. It appears at this stage that the person was the driver of a vehicle...
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Police are in attendance at a fatal crash near the intersection of Rehi Road and Whirinaki Valley Road, Ngakuru, south of Rotorua. Police were called to the crash between a car and a motorcycle at 5...
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Great South Road in Drury/Papakura has now re-opened following an oil spill this afternoon. Police are still advising motorists to drive with care particularly between Parkhaven Drive and Beach Road...
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The family of Leslie Putt, who was fatally shot on the weekend in Manurewa have asked for privacy at this time. They do not want to be contacted by media and have requested they be allowed to grieve...
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Hutt Valley Police are investigating two serious assaults which occurred overnight. The assaults are not related. In the first incident, a 42-year-old man was stabbed at an address on Oxford Terrace...
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