An earlier release stated the fatal crash on Taihape-Napier Road involved two vehicles and a pedestrian.
This is incorrect, the crash involved one vehicle and a pedestrian.
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Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a water-related incident in Okitu on Monday 12 January.
She was 42-year-old Sandie Lee Reihana, from Kaiti, Gisborne.
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A person has died following a crash in Rangitikei this morning.
The crash on Taihape-Napier Road, involving a truck and a pedestrian, was reported just after 11:20am.
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A person has died following a crash in Rangitikei this morning.
The crash on Taihape-Napier Road, involving a truck and a pedestrian, was reported just after 11:20am.
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Police have made two additional arrests in connection with a 2023 homicide investigation in Pt England.
Operation Pastel investigated the murder of 32-year-old Charles Pongi after he was ... More
Police are continuing the investigation into the shooting of a man at a Palmerston North car park yesterday.
Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson says emergency services were called to ... More
Attributable to Hamilton City Area Commander Inspector Neil Faulkner:
Police have recovered a body in the Waikato River, believed to be missing 25-year-old man Teananga Tiotia.
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Attributable to Detective Sergeant Nigel Affleck:
Police can now confirm one person has been critically injured after an incident in Highbury this afternoon.
Officers were ... More
Attributable to Detective Sergeant Luke Vaughan:
Police continue to investigate a firearms incident in Christchurch on Christmas Day and are appealing for further information from ... More
Police are issuing a reminder on water safety after two people have died in two separate water-related incidents across the Eastern District in the last 24 hours.
A man died following an ... More
Police have a visible presence in the Highbury suburb of Palmerston North, as officers respond to a serious incident.
Police were called to the address on Pioneer Highway about 3.15pm. ... More
Attributable to Investigations Manager Tauranga, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Varnam:
Bay of Plenty Police are continuing to investigate the deaths of two people at an address on Old ... More
Police can name the man that is missing after a water-related incident on Saturday 10 January.
He was 25-year-old Teananga Tiotia, of Hamilton.
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Police were called about 10.30pm Friday 9 January to a report of a man who had not returned from a swim.
The man's body was located shortly after 1am on Saturday 10 January.
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An earlier release referred to a water-related incident in Tauriko.
This was incorrect. The correct location is Poripori Road, Lower Kaimai.
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A man is missing after a water-related incident in the Waikato River this afternoon.
Police were called to the river near Graham Island about 3.30pm after a report of a struggling swimmer ... More
One person has died after a water-related incident in Tauriko this afternoon.
Emergency services were called about 2.55pm to a location off Poripori Road, where a person had been pulled ... More
One person has died after a water-related incident in Akaroa this afternoon.
Police were notified about 1.15pm that a person had been pulled from the water by the Harbourmaster.
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau CIB:
Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Manurewa overnight.
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Police can now release the name of the man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash discovered on Seadown Road in the Timaru District on 22 December.
He was 66-year-old Gary Kenneth Penman ... More
Two men stranded on a drifting jetski “did everything right”, but Police say their rescue is an important reminder to boaties about taking essential safety precautions on the water.
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One person has died following a crash on State Highway 50, Korokipo Road this morning.
Police were called to the single vehicle crash southwest of Waiohiki at around 2:20am.
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