Attributable to Senior Sergeant Aimee Whitley, Hamilton City Area Response Manager:
Two people, including a gang member, have been arrested and a homemade firearm seized following an ... More
The sentencing of Matua Parkinson in the Whakatāne District Court today marks the completion of a collaborative effort by Police and the Firearms Safety Authority-Te Tari Purēke to hold firearms ... More
Police acknowledges the IPCA’s findings into the handling of allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sexual harassment between a junior officer and their senior supervisor in 2023.
We ... More
Police investigating a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, north of Waipawa on Tuesday 29 October are wanting to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash.
The crash was reported at about ... More
To ensure everyone has a spooktacular Halloween, Police are encouraging caregivers to ensure their little pirates, superheroes, witches, and fairies, are well looked after while out trick-or- ... More
A rahui has been placed near Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, after the recovery of Terrence Jameson’s body from the water on Monday.
Yesterday evening Te Āti Awa representative Kura Moeahu ( ... More
The search for a missing swimmer in Whangārei Harbour is continuing in a limited capacity.
The 83-year-old man went swimming daily in Whangārei Harbour but failed to return from his swim on ... More
Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Hamish Blackburn:
Police can now confirm the identity of the man whose body was recovered from the water in Eastbourne yesterday.
A ... More
Please attribute to Inspector Grant Tetzlaff, Auckland City Central Area Commander:
Police have charged a 43-year-old woman in relation to an alleged hate-motivated assault ... More
Police will be monitoring a gang related funeral in the Hutt Valley and Porirua today, Tuesday 29 October.
The funeral is due to take place in Lower Hutt this morning, with a procession to ... More
A woman in her 40s has died following a water related incident off Maraetai Beach, Maraetai, this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 3:30pm.
Attempts to ... More
Wellington Police have recovered the body of a man from the water off Muritai Road, Point Arthur, in Eastbourne.
A member of the public discovered the man in the water about 9.40am.
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Gisborne Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a man early today.
Police were called at 4.20am after a man was transported by ambulance to Gisborne Hospital with ... More
Motorists heading between Taupo and Hawke’s Bay on SH5 were met with free coffee and snacks today, as RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay and Eastern District Police carried out a fatigue checkpoint.
The ... More
As a result of new information, Police investigating the murder of Baby Ru have completed a targeted search in a semi-rural area north of Wellington. More
Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson
Police are continuing enquiries into the death of a man at Muaūpoko Park, Lake Horowhenua.
A homicide investigation was launched ... More
Attributable to Detective Sergeant Paul Overton, Northland Police:
The search for an 83-year-old man who went missing in the Onerahi area on the weekend is being scaled back.
The man ... More
Police acknowledge the IPCA’s findings into a fleeing driver incident in Christchurch last year, where a passenger died after the vehicle crashed.
Shortly after 2am on 17 September 2023, ... More
Police, Coastguard and Surf Life Saving New Zealand have continued to search for a man believed missing in the water off Onerahi, Northland.
The 83-year-old man was reported missing on ... More
Police investigating concerns around burials at Waikumete Cemetery have made an arrest.
Auckland’s Criminal Investigation Branch has been investigating the matter since the beginning of ... More
The search for an 83-year-old man missing in Onerahi, Northland has concluded for the day.
Today’s search included Police, LandSAR Northland, squads from Waipu Cove Surf Life Saving Club, ... More
Waikato Police have today charged a third person with the murder of Darshak Narran.
A 23-year-old Papakura man will appear in the Manukau District Court tomorrow (23 October).
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Rotorua Police have today charged a man in relation to the death of Michael William Bennett, who was fatally shot while hunting in the Te Urewera Ranges on 1 December 2023.
Mr Bennett, aged ... More
Police can now release the names of the two people who died following a crash on State Highway 1, Waiouru on Tuesday 15 October.
They were 60-year-old Kahu Alexandra Martin from Taupo, and ... More
Police, Coastguard and Surf Life Saving New Zealand have commenced a water and shoreline search for a missing man in Onerahi, Northland.
The 83-year-old man has not been seen since Saturday ... More
Police acknowledge the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority into an incident on New Year’s eve 2022, when Police stopped a car while out enforcing a liquor ban in Whangamatā. ... More
Media are advised that Police will hold a stand-up this afternoon to speak to media about this morning’s execution of search warrants at gang premises in Eastern Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Auckland, ... More
Police can now release the name of the man who died from injuries inflicted in an assault at Hampton Downs last Monday.
He was 43-year-old Darshak Narran, from South Auckland.
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