Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Hayden Smale, Otago Police: One person has died after a house fire in Dunedin today. Emergency services were called to the Loyalty Street address at about 11am...
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Police encourage passionate fans to cheer on their heroes in the Rugby League World Cup safely – and respectfully. Celebrations and activities need to be lawful and undertaken with consideration for...
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A routine traffic stop in central Auckland resulted in the seizure of firearms and cash, but also cocaine allegedly concealed in a man’s underwear. Mid-afternoon on Thursday saw Police stop an Audi...
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Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are acknowledging frontline staff’s outstanding work on a series of burglaries around Ōpōtiki that resulted in multiple arrests, the recovery of stolen property, and...
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Police are now able to release the names of the two people who were found deceased after an incident involving a capsized boat at Tangimoana Beach, Manawatu on Monday 14 September. They were Ming Xiu...
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Five illegal firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, and a stolen generator have been seized and one person arrested following searches in Ruatoria and Tokomaru Bay last week. Detective Senior Sergeant...
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Over the space of one day earlier this week, a small team of New Plymouth Police caught and fined around 70 people who were either using a cell phone while driving or had failed to wear a seatbelt...
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Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are urging trailer owners to take simple steps to deter thieves following reports of trailer wheels being stolen for use in anti-social road activities. Inspector Phil...
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An after-hours visit ended in arrest for a burglar who unlawfully entered a west Auckland shopping centre overnight. Security alarms were activated at the Great North Road property around 3.40am after...
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Police are urging motorists to obey the warning systems in place at railway level crossings after a driver was issued an infringement notice for failing to comply.
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Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Takitimu Drive on 5 October. He was 48-year-old Warren Craig Cochrane, from Otumoetai. Our thoughts are with his family as they...
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A man is due to appear in court on serious driving charges following an incident on State Highway 1, Waikanae last night. Just before 8:25pm Police noticed a person driving at nearly twice the speed...
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Police can confirm the man reported missing from Porirua, and had items belonging to him found in Greytown, has been found safe and well. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre
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Police accept the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) in relation to an incident where use of force was justified. On 16 June 2025, two officers were called to a hotel in...
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Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have arrested two people and recovered a significant amount of suspected stolen property after search warrants were executed in Te Kaha. Detective Sergeant Nicola Klein...
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Attribute to Inspector Mark Miller, Taranaki Area Commander: Police have arrested one person after investigating an assault in New Plymouth. Around 7am on Tuesday 29 September, a man walking on the...
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Police can now name the man that reportedly suffered a medical event and died at Sumner Beach on Sunday. He was Hemi Tuki, 51, from Christchurch. Our thoughts are with the loved ones of Hemi at this...
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Police investigating a homicide on Hoeroa Street, Dargaville on 7 October can now release the name of the man who died. He was Garry Hazelton, 64, of Dargaville. Police extend our condolences to his...
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A three-month intensive operation in Taranaki has resulted in six arrests, around $15,000 seized and a significant amount of drugs taken off the street.
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Police have identified the source of the blood located in the Coutts Street pedestrian underpass in Rongotai over the weekend. We can confirm the matter is not of a suspicious nature, and no further...
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A man has been arrested and charged following a firearms incident in Māngere last week. Police were called to Harwell Place at 12.30pm on 10 October after reports of a disorder, during which a firearm...
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Police can now release the names of the two women who died following a crash on Dairy Flat Highway on 5 October. They were Sharron Caitcheon, 66, of Auckland and Frances Jerome Lyndon, 76, of...
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Police can confirm that the house fire in Wharekaho on Thursday 8 October is not being treated as suspicious. Following postmortem results, the death will be referred to the Coroner. The deceased is...
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One person has died following a crash in Tatuanui this morning. The single vehicle crash on State Highway 26 was reported just before 5am. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. SH26...
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Police can now release the name of the child who died at Tangimoana Beach on Friday. He was seven-year-old Ryder Hayden Coley-Clark from Whanganui District. Our thoughts are with his whānau and...
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Police can confirm the name of the woman who died after a crash in Temuka on Thursday 8 October. She was 54-year-old Michelle Tracey Hopkins, from Pegasus. Our thoughts are with her family and loved...
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