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Tararua Police are seeking information as they investigate an incident in Dannevirke on Sunday 21 June.
The incident was an alleged assault at the intersection of Laws Road and Top Grass ... More
Police are praising the use of a personal locator beacon (PLB) following the successful rescue of an injured climber on Taranaki Maunga today.
The climber activated his PLB about 9.50am ... More
New Zealand Police is due to undergo a planned system upgrade to the news section of our website.
This upgrade will largely take place overnight between Sunday 28 and Monday 29 June 2026. ... More
One man is in custody after an assault last night in Nawton that left two people seriously injured.
Police were called about 10pm to Avalon Drive after a report of people fighting at a ... More
Attributable to Inspector Wade Jennings:
Today Wellington Police have attended five incidents where individuals are believed to have overdosed on a substance that is thought to be GHB, ... More
Attribute to Senior Sergeant Nathan Snell, Wairoa Area Response Manager:
Eastern District Police have arrested two men in relation to investigations to disrupt the supply of drugs and gang ... More
One person has died following a crash in Westland this morning.
The single vehicle crash on State Highway 6 just north of Kumara was reported at around 5:30am.
The sole occupant of ... More
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash just south of Whatawhata this morning.
The crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on State Highway 39 was reported at around 6: ... More
Police can advise that the 13-year-old girl, reported missing on Wednesday afternoon, has been located.
She is safe. Police thank the public for sharing our earlier appeal.
ENDS ... More
The first 2026 wing to graduate from the New Zealand Police Auckland campus will be acknowledged and celebrated this Friday 26 June.
They will soon be boosting the frontline with two new ... More
An investigation is ongoing into the sequence of events leading up to 18-year-old Jahkani Hamilton suffering fatal injuries, near Kaikohe, on 5 May. More
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers, members of the police executive and wing patron Chiquita Holden will congratulate and acknowledge the 49 graduating constables tomorrow.
Media ... More
New Zealand Police will host the latest dog graduation on Thursday 25 June at 1pm.
Handlers and their dogs will be acknowledged in front of whānau and friends and members of the New ... More
For the first time New Zealand is starting to see exactly how many and the types of lawfully held firearms in our communities.
New Zealand’s Firearms Registry began operating on 24 June ... More
The 41-year-old man sought by Auckland Central Police on Monday has been arrested in the Manukau area today.
He is due to appear in the Manukau District Court tomorrow.
Police thank ... More
Dilane Harding, 55, was reported missing on Thursday 18 June after he failed to return home from fishing off Paparoa Rock on the west coast of Taharoa. More
Police can confirm one person died following a serious single-vehicle crash on SH45, Ōpunake, on Thursday 18 June.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 4.30pm.
Sadly, ... More
Police are attending a scene in Rongomai Park after a report of what is believed to be a body in water.
A member of the public contacted Police at 4.08pm.
The scene is at a secluded ... More
Police are disappointed following the deaths of seven people, and more seriously injured, after crashes on our roads across the country this weekend.
Director of Road Policing ... More
Police can confirm a man has died following a crash involving an electric scooter in Christchurch.
At around 12.10am on Sunday 21 June, Police were called to Antigua Street near the Burke ... More
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 1, Hunterville this afternoon.
The two-vehicle crash near the intersection with Vinegar Hill Road was reported ... More
Wellington Police are seeking information relating to a crash in Porirua on Thursday 18 June.
The crash involving a car and a scooter on Whitford Brown Ave, Papakōwhai occurred just before ... More
Canterbury Police successfully disrupted a planned anti-social road user gathering, issuing a large number of infringements, green and pink stickers, and impounding vehicles. More
Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following a crash on Kauri Road on Thursday 17 June.
He was 29-year-old Benjamin Eric Russell, of Tokoroa.
Our ... More
One person has died after a two-vehicle crash on Kerikeri Inlet Road, Kerikeri, last night.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 8.30pm.
One person passed away a short ... More
One person has died following a serious crash on Great Barrier Island this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mulberry Grove Road and ... More
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Patutahi, west of Gisborne.
The single vehicle crash on Wharekopae Road was reported at around 5:20pm yesterday.
One ... More
