Media release - Investigation update v1
12 Aug 2022 5:19pm News:
Tasman

Update: Body located at Cape Foulwind identified

Please attribute to Nelson Bays Area Commander Inspector Matt Scoles: Police can confirm the body located at Cape Foulwind has been identified as Mikhail Buchanan. A formal identification process has... More

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Items recovered by Police at a rural property in Counties Manukau
12 Aug 2022 4:03pm News:
Counties Manukau

Operation Cobalt activity in Counties Manukau recovers cash, firearms and drugs

Police are continuing to disrupt illegal activity as part of Operation Cobalt, in the process seizing cash and firearms. In Counties Manukau, enquiries continue into drug dealing occurring across the... More

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Police radio on shoulder
12 Aug 2022 4:02pm News:
Tasman

Arrest and charges laid as part of Operation Cobalt

Four people have been arrested with Aotearoa Natives gang links as part of ongoing Operation Cobalt, targeting gangs. The Greymouth Organised Crime Unit, supported by West Coast and Canterbury Police... More

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Media release - homicide inquiry
12 Aug 2022 3:20pm News:
Counties Manukau

Homicide investigation underway in Manurewa

Attribute to Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua, Counties Manukau District Crime Manager: A homicide investigation is underway following the discovery of human remains in Manurewa yesterday... More

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Van parked in Wesley Methodist Church car park
12 Aug 2022 2:57pm News:
Wellington

Police appeal to identify witnesses to Wellington stabbing

To be attributed to Detective Sergeant Olivia Meares: Wellington Police are seeking to identify a number of possible witnesses to a stabbing in Taranaki Street on 28 July. A 48-year-old man was... More

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Media release - Update
12 Aug 2022 2:52pm News:
Wellington

UPDATE Missing man in Waikanae Beach found

The 60-year-old man reported missing on Wednesday in the Waikanae Beach area has been found. He is safe and is being reunited with his family. Incident controller Senior Constable Brett Main would... More

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Police Logo on SRBA
12 Aug 2022 2:13pm News:
Canterbury

Update: Southern Alps recovery operation

Today a police-led operation was initiated to recover pilot Tim Gibb, whose light plane crashed in the Southern Alps on 4 August. Police were joined in the recovery operation by the Department of... More

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Drugs, firearm, and cash seized, as Police constrain unlawful behaviour in Northland
12 Aug 2022 1:56pm News:
Northland

Drugs, firearm, and cash seized, as Police constrain unlawful behaviour in Northland

Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Kevan Verry, Northland CIB: A restricted firearm, drugs, and cash have been seized, and one person has been arrested, as Police continue to enforce a zero... More

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