An offender who fled Northland Police in a stolen vehicle was located drenched, defiant and in possession of methamphetamine yesterday. At around 1pm, an officer in Kaeo sighted a vehicle reported...
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Police are investigating an unexplained death following the discovery of a deceased person on Wainuiomata Road around 9am. Emergency services remain at the scene, and cordons are in place along...
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Police is taking a firm approach to unsafe driving behaviour by those going anywhere on our roads this Easter holiday weekend. Over Easter weekend in 2025, four lives were lost on our roads – down...
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Police are disappointed in a group’s actions after toy guns were brandished at members of the public at a night market last night. At around 10.40pm, Police received a report of youths pointing a...
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Please attribute to Detective Phill Hamlin: A body has been located in Lake Dunstan, near Cromwell, this afternoon. Police were notified by a member of the public who was near Cornish Point about 2...
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Hutt Valley Police are appealing for information after a 19-year-old man appeared in court for two alleged indecent assaults in Lower Hutt. Police would like to hear from anyone who may have...
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Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Phil Taylor: Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Daniel James Work in the Whanganui High Court today. The 39-year-old has been sentenced to life...
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Please attribute the following to Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson: Police have arrested a man over stabbing two people in Fielding last month. A 20-year-old man will appear in the Palmerston...
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A dangerous driver is headed to court after he drove on the wrong side of State Highway 1 at excessive speeds before crashing in Auckland overnight. At around 3.15am, Police received multiple reports...
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One person has died following a single vehicle crash in Stanmore Bay this morning. Emergency services were called to Vipond Road, Stanmore Bay at around 10.25am. Sadly, one person was pronounced...
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Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a boat that was stolen from Te Kamo overnight. The 7M Voyager vessel named 'Rock Solid' has a hard top with a black 250hp Mercury outboard motor...
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The media release titled ‘Court sentencing brings reminder of firearms safety’ issued yesterday at 5.13pm transposed two names. The first line should read "Police acknowledge the sentencing handed...
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Attributable to Detective Sergeant Heath Jones: Police have arrested a second person in relation to a fight at the Common Room bar earlier this month. Police responded to the fight that occurred...
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Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Ian Foster: Police acknowledge the sentencing handed down today in the High Court at Hamilton to Jack Hargreaves, for the murder of his brother Joshua Hargreaves...
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To be attributed to Inspector Craig Scott, Christchurch Police: Police have arrested a wanted man following a series of events involving a stolen vehicle across the Kaiapoi and Belfast areas today...
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Attributable to Detective Sergeant Ryan Kemsley, Police are investigating an incident that has left a man with injuries in Hastings last night. At around 9.30pm, Police were called to Heretaunga...
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A new custody training facility designed to replicate real-world policing environments has been officially opened at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) today. The purpose-built facility...
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One person has died following a crash in Kihikihi this afternoon. The two-vehicle crash, involving a truck and a car, on State Highway 3 was reported just after 2:30pm. No further injuries have been...
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A Police investigation has swooped in on allegedly one of New Zealand’s most prolific sellers of illegal drugs on the dark web. Operation Laver sees a continued focus by the National Organised Crime...
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Media are invited to the official opening of the new custody training facility at the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC). The new custody training facility is equipped with all the features of a...
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One person has since died following a crash in Belfast, Christchurch last week. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash on Main North Road just after 1.30pm on Thursday 26 March. Five people were...
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Enquiries are continuing into the circumstances of the disorder incident in Mt Albert on Friday night. Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Darvill says the behaviour of some in attendance that night is...
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One person has died following a serious crash at an event in Waldronville, Dunedin, last night. Police were notified of the two-vehicle crash, which occurred on private property, around 7.10pm. Sadly...
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A 42-year-old man was sentenced to home detention and the Judge ordered that all recovered property that had no known owner was to be donated to charity.
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Attribute to Detective Sergeant Rebecca Podmore, Christchurch Metro CIB: Christchurch Police investigating an aggravated robbery in Hornby last night are appealing to the public for information. It...
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