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  • Police radio
    22 Jan 2026 8:24pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Two recovered from Welcome Bay property

    Two people have been recovered from a house on Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa, this evening after it was extensively damaged by a landslide early today. Both people are sadly deceased. Police are working... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Appeal for information
    22 Jan 2026 6:53pm News:
    Tasman

    Appeal for information following assault, Nelson

    Police are appealing for witnesses of an assault in Nelson earlier this month, to come forward. On Saturday 10 January, Police received a report that a person had been assaulted the night before... More

    1 min read
  • 22 Jan 2026 3:55pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Search efforts continue as several people remain unaccounted for across Western Bay of Plenty

    A number of roads around the Bay of Plenty remain closed, people are advised to not travel unless it is absolutely necessary. More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    22 Jan 2026 2:51pm News:
    Waitematā

    Warkworth search: Water levels still high, searching pauses for today

    Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Carl Fowlie, Waitematā North Police: Police are winding down its presence near the Mahurangi River for the day, as part of the search for a man missing near... More

    1 min read
  • Car with lights on surburban street at dusk
    22 Jan 2026 2:14pm News:
    Central

    Success as Feilding Police arrest burglars, locate ammunition, firearms, and drugs

    Police have arrested 18 people as part of Operation Thor, a targeted operation focused on burglary, theft, vehicle crime, firearms offending and drug activity in the Feilding area. Over the last two... More

    1 min read
  • 22 Jan 2026 12:57pm News:
    Wellington

    Gang funeral, Masterton

    Attributable to Inspector Simon De Wit, Acting Wairarapa Area Commander: Police will maintain a highly visible presence in Masterton on Friday in response to a gang-related funeral scheduled to occur... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - media advisory
    22 Jan 2026 12:33pm News:
    National News

    Media advisory - Media stand-up, Mt Maunganui

    A media stand-up regarding weather-related incidents in Western Bay of Plenty will be held in Mt Maunganui at 1pm. The location of the stand-up will be outside the surf club, at the corner of Marine... More

    1 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    22 Jan 2026 12:27pm News:
    Waitematā

    Takapuna callout a reminder for 'common sense'

    Police is reminding people to take heed of weather warnings after a callout to Takapuna Beach early this morning. A severe weather warning was still in place for the Auckland region at the time. At 1... More

    1 min read
  • A still from the CCTV footage of the man police are appealing for help to identify.
    22 Jan 2026 10:59am News:
    Southern

    Police ask Lake Hāwea residents to help in car break-ins investigation

    Police investigating numerous reports of cars being interfered with in Lake Hāwea are seeking the public’s help to identify the man captured in this CCTV footage. More

    1 min read
  • Police radio
    22 Jan 2026 10:32am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Several people unaccounted for following slip, Mount Maunganui

    A nearby campsite has been evacuated, and Adams Ave is closed while emergency services work to locate anybody who remains in the area. More

    1 min read
  • Police car light bay at daytime
    22 Jan 2026 8:22am News:
    Waitematā

    Warkworth search: Man remains missing overnight

    Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Carl Fowlie, Waitematā North Police: Search efforts will likely resume later today to locate a man missing after being swept away in water at Mahurangi River, near... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    21 Jan 2026 2:26pm News:
    Waikato

    Name release: Hahei water-related incident

    Police can now release the name of the man who died following a water-related incident in Hahei on Monday 19 January. He was 37-year-old Jack Oliver-Hood, of Mount Eden, Auckland. Our thoughts are... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    21 Jan 2026 1:40pm News:
    Waitematā

    Update: Man missing near Warkworth

    Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Carl Fowlie, Waitematā North Police: Efforts will continue this afternoon to locate a man reported missing near Warkworth this morning. Resources from several... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 4
    21 Jan 2026 12:32pm News:
    Tasman

    Appeal for information following crash, Nelson

    Police are appealing for information following a serious crash in Nelson yesterday. At around 4pm, emergency services were called to the crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at the intersection... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 4
    21 Jan 2026 10:48am News:
    Waitematā

    Man missing near Warkworth

    Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Carl Fowlie, Waitematā North Police: An operation is underway after a man and his vehicle have been reported missing near Warkworth. At 7.41am, information was... More

    1 min read
  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    21 Jan 2026 10:08am News:
    Auckland City

    Man arrested after Police vehicle rammed

    One man has been arrested after allegedly ramming the stolen vehicle he was driving into a Police unit. Auckland Central Police responded to information just before 8.30pm on Tuesday, about a stolen... More

    1 min read
  • Staff in glow vests walking in an urban area
    21 Jan 2026 8:11am News:
    National News

    Police make history with 100 former officers rejoining in 2025

    'So many former staff deciding to get back in blue highlights what a positive, rewarding and unique career being a police officer is.' More

    2 min read
  • Media release - name release
    20 Jan 2026 6:45pm News:
    Southern

    Name release, fatal crash, Winton

    Police can now name the woman who died following a fatal crash on State Highway 6, Winton on Thursday 15 January. She was 75-year-old Patrizia Botti, from Balano, Italy. Our thoughts are with her... More

    1 min read
  • Police shirts
    19 Jan 2026 6:11pm News:
    Waikato

    Fatality after water-related death, Hahei

    One person has died following a water-related incident in Hahei this afternoon. At around 3.15pm, Police were alerted to a man in need of assistance in the water near Tutaritari Road. The man was... More

    1 min read
  • Police Logo on SRBA
    19 Jan 2026 4:46pm News:
    Northland

    Investigation ongoing into pedestrian’s death in Haruru Falls

    Please attribute to Superintendent Matt Srhoj, Northland District Commander: An investigation is continuing into the circumstances around the death of a pedestrian in Haruru Falls at the weekend. A... More

    1 min read
  • Graham Garnett
    19 Jan 2026 3:05pm News:
    Tasman

    How a wrong turn led to 3 weeks lost in bush + statement from Graham Garnett's family

    One wrong turn was all it took to send Graham Garnett deep within the Kahurangi National Park for almost three weeks. More

    3 min read
  • Police tape
    19 Jan 2026 6:52am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Death following water-related incident, Rotorua

    A man has died after a water-related incident in Rotorua late last night. Emergency services were called to a geothermal area on Tukiterangi Street, Whakarewarewa, about 9.40pm, where a man had been... More

    1 min read
  • Graham Garnett
    18 Jan 2026 6:44pm News:
    Tasman

    Found, missing tramper, Kahurangi National Park

    Please attribute to Sergeant Jonny Evans, Police Search and Rescue. Graham Garnett, 66, has been found sheltering in a hut in Kahurangi National Park, alive. Graham went tramping in the Baton/Ellis... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    18 Jan 2026 9:13am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Fatal crash, Tahuna Road, Whakatāne

    One person has died following a serious crash in Tahuna Road, Whakatāne yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash around 3.40pm. Sadly, one person has died... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    18 Jan 2026 8:42am News:
    Northland

    Fatal crash, Haruru, Far North

    One person has sadly died following a serious crash in Haruru early this morning. Around 12.10am today, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Puketona Road, near the Garden Court intersection. Sadly... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    17 Jan 2026 4:23pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Update 2: Police rescue operation on SH 2 between Ōpōtiki and Matawai

    Attributable to Senior Sergeant Bill Fisher, Bay of Plenty District Deployment Coordinator: Police conducting a rescue operation of all those stranded in slip-struck Waioeka Gorge on State Highway 2... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio
    17 Jan 2026 1:42pm News:
    Auckland City

    Enquiries continuing after Onehunga shooting

    A man remains in a critical condition in hospital following a firearms incident in Onehunga yesterday. Police located the victim at an Arthur Street property shortly after 11am, following reports a... More

    1 min read
  • Police seek CCTV/Dashcam footage of vehicle similar to the one pictured
    17 Jan 2026 11:01am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Update: Fatal crash, SH30, Tikitere

    Police investigating the circumstances of the fatal crash in Tikitere on Thursday 15 January are appealing to the public for information. More

    1 min read
  • Some of the local helicopters involved in the rescue wait in the gorge on Friday. Photo: NZ Police
    17 Jan 2026 8:52am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Update: Police rescue operation on SH 2 between Ōpōtiki and Matawai

    More than 40 people have been evacuated after flooding and slips shut State Highway 2 between Matawai and Ōpōtiki yesterday. Police were alerted to the first slip about 9am on Friday, following heavy... More

    1 min read
  • Land slip day - 1
    16 Jan 2026 6:14pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Police commencing rescue operation on SH 2 between Ōpōtiki and Matawai

    Attribute the following to Inspector Nicky Cooney, Eastern Bay of Plenty Area Commander: Police are commencing a rescue operation to remove members of the public stuck in between land slips on Waioeka... More

    1 min read

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