Hutt Valley Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault that left a person with critical injuries. At around 5am on Wednesday 10 December, Police received reports of an assault at an...
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Police supporting the Coroner investigation into the death of Connor Scott McKenzie are issuing a statement on behalf of the family. They ask media to respect their privacy while they grieve...
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Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook are not believed to be alive, after search teams found evidence they had been caught a large ice avalanche. The men set off on Friday 12 December from the...
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Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a unique art piece stolen during a burglary in west Auckland. The Waitematā West Tactical Crime Unit is investigating a burglary in the Piha area on...
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'The appointments of new Deputy and Assistant Commissioners will ensure that from early 2026 we will have a refreshed leadership team and be well-placed to deliver on our core priorities.'
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One person has died following a single vehicle crash south of Flemington last night. Emergency services received reports of the crash on Ngawaka Road at around 11:10pm. Sadly, the sole occupant of the...
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Police are continuing to investigate a firearms incident in Gore yesterday that left two people injured. Shortly before 8pm Police were called to a house on Aparima Street following reports of a...
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Please attribute the following to Inspector Mike Bowman, Southland Area Commander: Police received a report of a firearm being discharged in Gore just before 8pm. Two people are reported to have...
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A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and four months imprisonment for indecent communications, distributing objectionable material, and threatening to commit a mass stabbing attack...
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Police investigating the homicide of a Rotorua man are urging residents near the scene to check their properties for discarded items. Thirty-seven-year-old Nicholas Patrick Mitchell was found deceased...
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A large-scale marine search and rescue (SAR) exercise involving specialist Police personnel off the New Plymouth coastline has been hailed a major success.
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Police can now release the names of the two climbers that died on the north buttress of Sabre Peak, Fiordland, at the weekend. They were 28-year-old Connor Scott McKenzie, a dual citizen of New...
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Police Commissioner Richard Chambers welcomes the announcement of Assistant Commissioner Mike Pannett as a statutory Deputy Commissioner of New Zealand Police.
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Police are issuing an advisory to media around interim suppression orders in place concerning Operation Hawkin, the Mt Wellington homicide on 5 December 2025. A Coroner’s non-publication order is due...
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Media are invited to the 391 Louisa Wall recruit wing graduation. What: Graduation of the New Zealand Police 391 Recruit Wing. Who: For families and friends to celebrate with the newly attested police...
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Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Durston: Two youths have been arrested in relation to an aggravated robbery in Hamilton. On Sunday 14 December around 5.30pm, Police were called with a...
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As the weather warms up and Southlanders begin flocking to the beach, Police are reminding people of an important fact – beaches are roads and need to be treated as such. Senior Sergeant Scott...
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One person has died following a water-related incident in Titahi Bay on Sunday. Police were called to Bay Drive at around 2:15pm, following reports of a person being pulled from the water unresponsive...
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Attributable to Detective David Payne: Police acknowledge the sentencing yesterday of a former Wellington medical professional in relation to sexual offences. Jared Cook was sentenced yesterday in the...
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A man will appear in court today in connection with the death of a prisoner at Mt Eden Corrections Facility last month. The prisoner was taken to hospital on 29 November 2025 following a serious...
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Drivers in Wellington experienced roadside drug driving tests for the first time on Monday, signalling the start of the rollout with Police now able to detect and deter drug drivers on our roads.
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Attributable to Acting Waikato District Commander Will Loughrin: Police have launched a critical incident investigation following a fatal crash in Waipā last night. Shortly before the crash at around...
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Attribute to Rotorua Area Investigations Manager, Senior Sergeant Mark Van Kempen: Police can now name the man who was found deceased in Rotorua on Friday. He was Nicholas Patrick Mitchell, aged 37...
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Police is releasing the name of a swimmer who died at Lake Wainamu last week. Shubham Kumar, 23, had gone swimming with friends on the evening of 8 December 2025. The Police National Dive Squad...
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Police were notified on Saturday that the pair were missing, when another climbing party activated a beacon after the pair failed to return from their intended route.
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Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 5, Tapapa, on 1 December. He was 51-year-old, Brett Biddle, of Rotorua. Our condolences are with his family and...
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To be attributed to Inspector Vicki Walker, Aoraki Area Commander: Police are aware of two climbers who are on Aoraki/Mount Cook and are overdue from their climb. There are currently strong winds and...
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Police can now release the name of a man who died at Karioitahi Beach last week. He was 26-year-old Ali Hayder Hadi, of Te Atatū Peninsula. Ali had been at Karioitahi Beach with his brother and two...
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