Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Alex Simister, Hawke’s Bay CIB:
Police are speaking with a number of people following a serious assault in Taradale on Wednesday ... More
Attributable to Inspector Paula Enoka
Two people have been arrested and charged following a search warrant at a local Queenstown address on Wednesday 26 February.
The warrant was ... More
Attributable to Detective Sergeant James Haigh, Canterbury CIB
Police have today arrested a male youth in relation to a serious assault at the Richmond Village Green on Stanmore Road on 4 ... More
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on Nuhaka Opoutama Road, Wairoa this morning.
Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash, near Wai Station Road, at ... More
Attributable to Detective Sergeant Seamus Doyle
Hutt Valley Police are seeking witnesses to a fire on Sladden Street, Naenae in the early hours of Tuesday 25 February.
Shortly after ... More
Please attribute to Detective Inspector David De Lange of Eastern District Police:
Police acknowledge the guilty pleas entered today by Jimmy Heremaia, 32, the man charged with the murder ... More
A 23-year-old man who posed as a young person online to deceive other children into sending sexualised content was sentenced to three years imprisonment.. More
Police are warning motorists to expect delays on some Canterbury roads ahead of a large car enthusiast event this weekend, and asking people to report any unlawful activity seen. More
Police can now name the woman who died following a crash on Courtenay Place, Te Aro, on 24 February.
She was Ursula Machtel, 66, formerly of Freiburg, Germany.
Police extend our ... More
Police working to locate missing person Geoffrey Kelly are urging members of the public to get in touch if they saw any unusual activity in the area of Hikimutu, since 20 February.
Geoffrey ... More
Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Kawerau yesterday.
Emergency services were called to the Onslow Street property around 8:45am yesterday, after ... More
Police can advise the Pahurehure man subject of a missing persons appeal on Wednesday has been located.
The 30-year-old is safe.
Police thank the community for sharing our previous ... More
Police are now releasing the name of a boy who died in Te Kamo on Sunday.
He was three-year-old Reign Puriri.
The young boy died tragically at a Church Road address after an incident ... More
A 66-year-old woman from Germany has died in hospital following a crash on Courtenay Place on Monday night (24 February).
The woman was a pedestrian and was hit by a vehicle as she crossed ... More
A bone located in the Otira area last year has been identified as belonging to a person who is believed to have gone missing in 2020.
On 18 January 2024, a member of the public contacted ... More
Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Simmons, Canterbury Metro Police:
Police acknowledge the lifting of name suppression for Rowan Maxwell Donoghue, 68-years-old, who is due to ... More
Police are reviewing new information about the 26-year-old murder of David John Robinson after canvassing the small West Coast settlement of Kakapotahi.
Detective Inspector Geoff Baber says ... More
Police can confirm one person has died following a single-vehicle crash near Pahiatua this afternoon.
Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Pahiatua-Mangahao Road, between Ridge ... More
Four people are before the courts after separate burglaries in Waihi and Waihi Beach areas.
The offending occurred between 23 January and 5 February.
A 31-year-old woman and 40-year- ... More
Seven people were arrested at a protest at Lake Rotokākahi last night, after refusing to leave a worksite related to a Rotorua Lakes Council project. More
Police invites media to the re-opening of the Waitematā East Custody Unit on Tuesday 25 February.
The Custody Unit will be based at the North Shore Policing Centre.
Minister of ... More
One person has died after a single-vehicle crash on Spur Road, Hadlow, in the Timaru District.
The crash was discovered about midday today and is thought to have occurred overnight.
... More
A person died after a quad bike crash on Tarata Road, Purangi yesterday afternoon.
Police were advised at 2.30pm that a quad bike had rolled on the road, adjacent to paddocks.
The ... More
The Christchurch event was well managed and organised. Police assisted event security with fence jumpers, minor disorder and assaults, and evictions due to intoxication. More
