Please attribute to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander:
Police are urging Canterbury residents to prepare, and to take extra care, with a red wind ... More
Attributable to Detective Sergeant Karli Whiu,
Hastings Police investigating a suspicious approach in the Whakatu area would like to advise parents to be alert, not alarmed.
At ... More
Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, Northland Area Investigations Manager:
Police can now confirm that a death in Bank Street, Whangārei is not ... More
Police are aware of strike action planned in central Auckland tomorrow, which is expected to cause significant disruption on the roads.
The rally is due to start about midday at Aotea ... More
Please attribute to Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua, Counties Manukau CIB:
Police investigating the fatal fire at Bucklands Beach are asking for the public’s ... More
Police investigating the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne are urging those who know what happened to him to speak to us.
Mr Maangi died after being shot in the early hours of 29 September ... More
With Labour weekend fast approaching, Northland Police are reminding road users there will be zero tolerance for unsafe driving.
Police will be out on the road at any location and at any ... More
Christchurch Police have recovered firearms, knives, batons and hatchets from an allegedly stolen vehicle, and filed a raft of charges against the self-proclaimed victim.
The 36-year-old ... More
Emergency services are at the scene of a sudden death in Kent Street, Queenstown.
Police were called about 7.30am.
While enquiries will be made, at this stage Police believe the ... More
To be attributed to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard:
Two years ago today, a small boy who the country has come to know as Baby Ru arrived at Hutt Hospital with critical injuries.
... More
A person has died following a boating incident off Napier today.
Police were contacted at 1.40pm today after two people failed to return from a crayfishing trip this morning.
... More
Police are assisting Fire and Emergency New Zealand in relation to multiple large fires in Kaikōura.
A number of cordons are in place, with multiple road closures around the area
... More
A man who was located deceased on Horotane Valley Road in Heathcote Valley on 19 September has been formally identified, and the man’s death has been referred to the Coroner.
A Coronial ... More
One person has died after being hit by a falling branch on Mount Victoria.
At around 9:20am emergency services received reports of a man suffering critical injuries on Lookout Road, Mount ... More
Police have summonsed a 19-year-old man to court in relation to a fatal crash on State Highway 3, Te Mapara on 11 July 2025.
At around 11am, emergency services were alerted to a two-vehicle ... More
Police can now name the woman who died after a fatal crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough on 14 October.
She was Phuong Thi Loan Nguyen, 28.
Our condolences are with her family ... More
Police are urgently seeking a man in relation to a homicide investigation underway in Pahiatua.
Jeremy Robertson, pictured, is in his 50s and is of solid build.
Officers want to ... More
Police are urgently seeking a man in relation to a homicide investigation underway in Pahiatua.
Jeremy Robertson, pictured, is in his 50s and is of solid build.
Officers want to ... More
As spring arrives and the weather improves, Police are urging motorcycle riders to use good judgement on the roads, following four crashes in the space of two hours.
“As the country steps ... More
A man has died following a fire at a Riwaka address yesterday.
Emergency services were called to the property about 10.50am on Sunday after a report of a house fire.
One person was ... More
One person has died after the earlier two-vehicle crash on Halcombe Road, Feilding, earlier today.
Cordons remain in place while the Serious Crash Unit examines the scene.
Motorists ... More
A man has died following injuries sustained in a serious crash earlier this month in Ngaruawahia.
Emergency services were called to the crash, between a car and a motorcycle, on River Road ... More
Police can confirm that one person has died in hospital following a water rescue near Port Waikato.
Emergency services received reports of three people in the water after a boat overturned ... More
Hamilton Police have charged three people in relation to the serious assault on a young man on Northolt Road, Fairview Downs, in Hamilton.
On 13 October, a young man was attacked at a ... More
Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have arrested and charged a man today, in relation to the disappearance of Jason Butler four years ago.
On Wednesday 27 October 2021 Jason was reported missing ... More
Northland Police can now confirm two people have died following this morning’s crash on SH1, Brynderwyn, Northland.
Just after 3am Police received a report of the crash between a truck and ... More
Police investigating the suspicious death of a woman in Pahiatua are seeking help from the public on sightings of a man possibly involved in the incident.
We are interested in any ... More
Police Commissioner Richard Chambers welcomed seven new Patrol Dog Teams during their graduation at the Police Dog Training Centre (DTC) in Trentham, Upper Hutt today.
The teams celebrated ... More
