Emergency services are at Karioitahi Beach in Auckland looking for a person who has been reported missing.
Early information is that three people were swimming together this evening when ... More
Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Terri Wilson:
Police have arrested a 47-year-old man following a firearms incident at Manu Bay in Raglan yesterday.
The man was arrested at a ... More
Attribute to Incident Controller Detective Zeb Harland:
The Police National Dive Squad has recovered a body during the search for a man who went missing while snorkelling for crayfish at ... More
Police and Search and Rescue teams are at Manuka Bay in Domett, Hurunui, where a diver is missing.
The person was one of two people diving at the bay, in water about 5 metres deep. Police ... More
A person has died following an incident at Matakatia Bay in Auckland this evening.
Emergency services, including Police Eagle helicopter and Coastguard, were called around 6:40pm and ... More
A person has died following a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 30 at Okataina this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene, between Curtis Road and Lake Okataina Road, ... More
Attribute to Tairawhiti Area Commander acting Inspector Danny Kirk
Tairawhiti Police are praising crowds after the three-day Rhythm and Vines festival in Gisborne but are frustrated at the ... More
The number of road deaths in the 2022 Christmas-New Year holiday period was 21, not 15 as stated in this morning’s release.
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A woman has sustained critical injuries after being struck by a car in Tāneatua this afternoon.
The incident on Grace Road was reported to Police at 12.15pm.
The woman is being ... More
While crashes on our road continue to be a leading cause of death, we have provisionally seen 340 road-related deaths in 2023, which was down 34 from 2022.
Despite this, our holiday road ... More
While the weather may have affected New Year's Eve celebrations around the country, there were still many thousands of people gathered in various locations across Aotearoa to ring in 2024. ... More
A release issued earlier this evening stated that Police launch Deodar retrieved the men swept out to sea off Bethells Beach this afternoon.
That is incorrect. Surf Life Saving New Zealand ... More
Four young men were retrieved from the sea off Bethells Beach this afternoon, after being swept out to sea.
At around 5.40pm Police received reports that four people had been swept out to ... More
The person located deceased in Wānaka this morning has been identified.
Police would like to thank the public for their assistance.
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To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Terri Wilson:
Police can now name the victim of a homicide in Melville, Hamilton on 30 December.
He was Te Reo Wickliffe-Heta, aged 24, ... More
This New Year, Police encourage people celebrating to enjoy themselves, but to be sensible, look after your mates and make sure everyone gets home safely.
There will be a strong Police ... More
One person has died following a crash on Te Puru Creek Road, Te Puru last night.
Police were called after a car left the road and crashed into the water at 8.45pm yesterday.
A second ... More
Two people have died following a crash on Tunnel Road in Christchurch last night.
The crash, involving two cars and a motorcycle, was reported to Police just before midnight.
Two ... More
Police can now name the person who died following a quad bike incident in Marokopa, Waikato West on 27 December.
She was 39-year-old Louise Quinn of Hamilton.
Police extend our ... More
Police can confirm two people are deceased, following an incident involving an ATV-style vehicle in Peria.
The ATV rolled into a swimming hole in the Waikainga Stream about 5.15pm yesterday ... More
The search is resuming today for two people unaccounted for following a crash in Peria yesterday afternoon.
The Dive Squad have been requested to assist the search in the Waikainga Stream ... More
A homicide investigation is under way in Hamilton after a man was found deceased in Melville overnight.
The man was found in the driveway of a house in Sundown Crescent at around 12.20am ... More
The teen had been paddling with a family member but got separated in the large swells after falling into the water and losing contact with the kayak. More
This New Year, Waikato Police encourage people celebrating to enjoy themselves, but to be sensible, look after your mates and make sure everyone gets home safely.
Police will be out in ... More
Police can confirm a person has died in hospital overnight following a crash on State Highway 29, Kaimai on Thursday.
This is the second fatality following this crash.
Enquiries into ... More
This New Year, Bay of Plenty Police encourage people celebrating to enjoy themselves, but to be sensible, look after your mates and make sure everyone gets home safely.
Police will be out ... More
This New Year, Central District Police encourage people celebrating to enjoy themselves, but to be sensible, look after your mates and make sure everyone gets home safely.
There will be a ... More
Two people are missing after a quad bike crash in the Far North this afternoon.
Emergency services are at a Fern Flat Road address in Peria, where a quad bike rolled into a swimming hole on ... More
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Tehui.
Tehui was reported missing by her family after she left her Mt Wellington home on 13 December.
Enquiries ... More
