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  • Media release - fatal crash
    18 Mar 2025 8:58pm News:
    Central

    Fatal crash, Onaeroa, New Plymouth District

    Two people have died following a two-vehicle crash on Main North Road Onaeroa, New Plymouth District. Emergency services responded to the scene around 1:50pm. Two people were subsequently located... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v3
    18 Mar 2025 4:31pm News:
    Wellington

    Miramar incident: Injured man dies in hospital

    Attribute to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: A man who was found critically injured on a roadside in Miramar, Wellington has died in hospital this morning, with Police opening an unexplained death... More

    2 min read
  • Police radio on shoulder
    18 Mar 2025 3:51pm News:
    Auckland City

    Operation Lola: Two further charges laid in investigation

    Police is laying two additional charges in the investigation into allegations of inappropriate handling of burials at Waikumete Cemetery. Today, Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin confirms the charges... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    18 Mar 2025 3:40pm News:
    Southern

    Name release - SH 6 fatality, Gibbston

    Police can now release the name of the man located deceased on SH6, near Gibbston, after an incident on 3 March. He was 22-year-old Ryoma Seki from Japan. Police extend our condolences to his family... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    18 Mar 2025 2:49pm News:
    Southern

    Update - Train fatality, Invercargill

    Attributable to Inspector Stu Harvey: Police are continuing to investigate the train fatality in Invercargill last evening, including work on the ongoing formal identification process. An adult male... More

    1 min read
  • Police shoulder patch
    18 Mar 2025 8:29am News:
    Canterbury

    Christchurch assault: Youth faces further charges

    Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Simmons: Serious charges have been filed against a 16-year-old Christchurch boy accused of an assault that left a woman in critical condition in February... More

    1 min read
  • Rural near bush 2 x officers - Day
    18 Mar 2025 6:27am News:
    Southern

    Well-prepared missing hunter rescued on Stewart Island

    Attributable to Sergeant Ian Martin, Southland Police Search and Rescue: A man’s lucky escape highlights the importance of taking a personal locator beacon when going on any outdoor adventure. Around... More

    1 min read
  • Ballistic Vests
    18 Mar 2025 6:26am News:
    Eastern

    Information sought after shots fired at tavern

    Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Moorhouse: Police investigating a shooting at a tavern north of Wairoa are seeking information from the public. Officers were called to the Frasertown... More

    1 min read
  • Police Hat Close Up
    17 Mar 2025 9:01pm News:
    Southern

    Fatal train incident, Elles Road, Invercargill

    A person has died following an incident involving a train and a pedestrian on Elles Road, Invercargill. Police responded to the scene around 5:20pm, where a person was located deceased. A scene... More

    1 min read
  • Constable Jake and Commissioner discuss the Ride Along YouTube series
    17 Mar 2025 4:20pm News:
    National News

    Join police on a Ride Along

    Jump in the front seat with frontline staff in a revival of New Zealand Police’s popular video series, Ride Along. The day-in-the-life videos follow four Police Officers and their colleagues before... More

    2 min read
  • Police Emergency tape with car - 2
    17 Mar 2025 11:47am News:
    Wellington

    Public's help sought after serious Miramar incidents

    Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch: Police are seeking the public’s help following two serious incidents in Miramar overnight. At 2am, Police were called to a Darlington Road address... More

    1 min read
  • Police Logo on SRBA
    16 Mar 2025 4:15pm News:
    Auckland City

    Fatal crash following fleeing driver incident, Penrose

    Please attribute to Inspector Peter Raynes of Tāmaki Makaurau Police: One person has died, and two others have been critically injured, after a driver allegedly fled from Police and crashed early this... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v3
    16 Mar 2025 2:03pm News:
    Northland

    Man charged in Whangārei homicide

    Emergency services were called to a Norfolk Street property on Saturday evening, where a man had died. More

    1 min read
  • Police Emergency tape with car - 2
    16 Mar 2025 10:47am News:
    Waikato

    Appeal for witnesses to Huntly fire

    Attributable to Detective Sergeant Simon Evans: Police are appealing for witnesses to a suspicious fire in Huntly overnight. Emergency services were called to a commercial premises on Great South Road... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v1
    16 Mar 2025 10:04am News:
    Waikato

    Man arrested for Hamilton murder and wounding

    Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson: Hamilton Police have made an arrest in relation to the death of a man, and wounding of a second man, on Beatty Street in Melville yesterday. A... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v2
    16 Mar 2025 9:50am News:
    Northland

    Murder charge in Kaikohe homicide

    Police investigating the homicide in Kaikohe have filed a murder charge. Emergency services were called to a Mangakahia Road property yesterday morning, where a man located with stab wounds eventually... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - homicide inquiry
    16 Mar 2025 8:55am News:
    Northland

    Homicide, Whangārei

    Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Michelle Harris: A homicide inquiry has been launched following the death of a man in Whangārei yesterday. Emergency services were called to the Norfolk... More

    1 min read
  • Black Ford Territory sought in relation to Beatty Street homicide.
    15 Mar 2025 5:10pm News:
    Waikato

    Vehicle sought in relation to Beatty Street homicide

    Police investigating the death of a man at a Beatty Street address overnight are now asking for anyone who sees this vehicle to come forward. The black Ford Territory, registration DBN472, was last... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    15 Mar 2025 4:08pm News:
    Southern

    Fatal crash, Cromwell

    Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 6, Cromwell this morning. The two-vehicle crash, involving a motorcycle and a car was reported at about 10:30am. One person... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    15 Mar 2025 11:29am News:
    Counties Manukau

    Fatal crash: Cook Street, Howick

    Police can confirm the driver involved in a serious crash in Howick yesterday evening has died. The driver, the sole occupant of the car, collided with a building near the intersection with Cook and... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - homicide inquiry
    15 Mar 2025 11:11am News:
    Northland

    Homicide, Kaikohe

    Attributable to Detective Inspector Al Symonds: Northland Police have launched a homicide inquiry after a man died south of Kaikohe today. Emergency services were called to a property on Mangakahia... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 1
    14 Mar 2025 6:01pm News:
    Auckland City

    Operation Lola: Further arrest over the handling of burials

    Police have made a further arrest in the investigation into allegations of inappropriate handling of burials at Waikumete Cemetery. It is the second arrest during Operation Lola, a wider Police... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio
    14 Mar 2025 4:54pm News:
    Central

    Name release – homicide, Hokowhitu

    Police can now release the name of the man who died following an altercation in Te Awe Awe Street on 11 March. He was Juan Desmond Turner, 32, of Palmerston North. We extend our sympathies to his... More

    1 min read
  • Police car light bay at daytime
    14 Mar 2025 4:37pm News:
    National News

    Reminder - take extra care in driveways

    Attribute to Inspector Brett Callander: Police are asking people to pay extra attention to driveway safety, after a number of incidents recently involving children being harmed. Driveways can be... More

    1 min read
  • Police Logo on SRBA
    14 Mar 2025 3:44pm News:
    Canterbury

    Post-sentencing statement: John Hope Muchirahondo

    Please attribute to Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves of Canterbury Police: Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to John Hope Muchirahondo today in the Christchurch High Court. He was sentenced... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 4
    14 Mar 2025 3:41pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Police seeking information to identify man who assisted after assault in Tokoroa

    Tokoroa Police are wanting to identify and speak to a man who assisted a distressed woman following an assault in Tokoroa earlier this week. The assault occurred on Kelso Street, near Maraetai Road at... More

    1 min read
  • Do you recognise the people pictured?
    14 Mar 2025 2:56pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    VIDEO - Information sought after aggravated robbery in Tokoroa

    Tokoroa Police investigating an aggravated robbery of a commercial premises continue to appeal for information to assist in our investigation. More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    14 Mar 2025 2:53pm News:
    Central

    Name release – homicide, Hokowhitu

    Police can now release the name of the man who died following an altercation in Te Awe Awe Street on 11 March. He was Juan Desmond Turner, 32, of Palmerston North. We extend our sympathies to his... More

    1 min read
  • Police out in force to target antisocial road user behaviour in Manawatu
    14 Mar 2025 11:33am News:
    Central

    Police out in force to target antisocial road user behaviour in Manawatu

    Police will have a visible presence on Manawatu roads this weekend, ahead of an expected gathering of antisocial vehicle users. More

    2 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v1
    14 Mar 2025 11:04am News:
    Waitematā

    Update: Further arrests following protest during Auckland Pride event

    Police have made three further arrests in the investigation into a protest at the Te Atatū Community Centre. It follows four arrests on Wednesday into complaints made with Police after the 15 February... More

    1 min read

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