Attribute the following to Senior Constable Nick Hall, Marine Rescue Centre: Police supporting a water rescue yesterday are encouraging owners to check for hidden issues in their jet skis. Just before...
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Two people have died following a helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park this morning. Reports came in of the incident about 9.50am. Maritime NZ's Rescue Coordination Centre has handed...
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Attributable to Detective Sergeant Brent Menzies: A scene examination has been completed at the scene of Thursday’s fatal house fire in Mairehau, Christchurch. The fire sadly took the life of a three...
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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan: The woman previously reported to be in critical condition after last night’s fire in Mairehau has now sadly died. Police’s thoughts are with her...
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A sparky’s senses sniffed out a large-scale commercial grow house, resulting in hundreds of cannabis plants being located. On Wednesday afternoon, Police received information about a possible illegal...
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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan: Police continue to work at the scene of last night’s fire in Mairehau. We can now confirm that the child who died in the house fire was a three...
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The release issued at 4.17pm on a fatal crash in Selwyn contained incorrect information on the number of vehicles, patients and their conditions. The crash involved at least three vehicles. Ambulance...
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Police can confirm two people have died in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 / Main South Road in Selwyn around 1.12pm. Ambulance services were called for four injured people that were...
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One person critically injured in a house fire in Chartwell last weekend has now died. Emergency services were called to a house fire on Bellmont Avenue, Chartwell about 3am on Saturday 9 May. Two...
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All roads led to the impound lot for a driver who performed a burnout in front of Whangārei Police. At around 10pm on 2 May, Police were monitoring a group of car enthusiasts who had gathered at the...
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Police have turned up the heat on those allegedly stealing equipment from people’s homes after a search warrant in Papakura. One arrest has been made with stolen property, including gas water heaters...
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Attribute to Acting Senior Sergeant Samantha Pettigrew, Community and Youth Manager: Hamilton Police have seized dozens of packaged synthetic drugs ready for sale during a search warrant recently...
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A 28-year-old man is before the courts after methamphetamine and ammunition were located in the man's vehicle by a Whanganui officer. At around 12.55am, a Police unit saw a vehicle travelling on Pitt...
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Police, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand, enquiries are underway after one person died following a house fire in Mairehau. Emergency services were called to a house on Whitehall Street at around 8...
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Rangatahi from across Aotearoa took to the stage to share powerful messages of unity and belonging at the 2026 Race Unity Speech Awards, an important kaupapa of which NZ Police have been a Principal...
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Please attribute the following to Superintendent Lane Todd, Christchurch Metro Area Commander: Emergency services continue to work at the scene of a house fire on Whitehall Street in Christchurch...
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Please attribute the following to Superintendent Lane Todd, Christchurch Metro Area Commander: Emergency services are attending a house fire on Whitehall Street in Christchurch tonight. About 8.25pm...
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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown: Two men, aged 21 and 22, have been arrested following a fleeing driver event across Tauranga this morning. Just after 4:20am, Police...
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To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson, Area Investigations Manager: Officers investigating the murder of Karen Gilbert-Palmer in Pahiatua in October 2025 have completed their...
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A woman has died in hospital following a bicycle crash that occurred on 27 April in Bay of Plenty. The woman was critically injured after hitting a kerb and falling from her bike as she cycled between...
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Andrew Maaka disappeared suddenly one Tuesday in west Auckland nearly 35 years ago, ceasing all contact with his family. Despite an open Police investigation, no one has seen or heard from the known...
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Thirty minutes of offending across an Auckland suburb overnight ended in arrest for three youths. At around 2.35am, three males entered a Great North Road, Waterview property and broke into a vehicle...
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The scent of illegal activity was in the air for Waitematā Police this week after they sniffed out a vehicle carrying a significant quantity of cannabis plants. At around 3.10pm on 12 May, officers...
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Southland Police concluded Operation Mud Dog this week, focused on disrupting the supply and distribution of illicit drugs across the Southland District. On Tuesday, Police executed four drug-related...
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Waitematā Police invite media to a stand-up announcing a renewed appeal into a 1991 cold case investigation. Detective Inspector Callum McNeill will speak to media at 12.30pm today about the...
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One person has died and two others are seriously injured following the crash on Te Puke Highway last night. The two-vehicle crash happened on the highway between Bell Road and Poplar Lane around 7...
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Attributable to Inspector Phil Gillbanks: A woman is due to appear in Rotorua District Court today on charges relating to a fatal crash last year. The crash on Te Ngae Road on 6 November involved a...
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Attribute to Detective Shane Tuhi, Hamilton City CIB: Hamilton Police have arrested and charged two men in relation to a road-rage assault in February. On Friday 27 February, around 9am, Police...
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Police have arrested four people following a public brawl in Kopeopeo, Whakatāne, last month. On Wednesday 15 April, around 12.30pm, Police were called to the shopping area of Kopeopeo after a brawl...
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One person has died following a serious crash on Grovers Hill walking track off Teviot Street in Roxburgh, Central Otago, this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash...
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