Police are hopeful 2026 will see a reduction of harm on the roads, if a pre-Christmas road policing operation is anything to go by. Christchurch Police wrapped up ‘Operation Hoho, Oh No’, with 14,169...
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Police can now release the name of the man who died in Wanaka on 5 January. He was 85-year-old David Simmers of Wanaka. Emergency services were called to a report of a man trapped under his vehicle...
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One person has died following the serious crash on Pine Valley Road, Dairy Flat yesterday. At around 12:50pm emergency services were alerted to the two-vehicle crash. The road was closed but reopened...
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Police are releasing the name of a person that died near the Lady Knox Geyser in Waiotapu on 21 December 2025. The woman was Briar Stockley, 42, of Rotorua. Police extend our condolences to Briar’s...
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Aaron Pascoe: Police are continuing to investigate an unexplained death that occurred in Devonport on New Years Day. The cause of the death remains unexplained...
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Over the past 48 hours police have seen worrying speeds on Manawatū roads. Despite a heavy road policing presence on our roads, Sergeant Ryan Harrison says some people travel at excessive speeds and...
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