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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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Simmons: Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Rowan Maxwell Donoghue today in Christchurch District Court. He was sentenced to seven years and...
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One person has died following a serious crash on Waihopai Valley Road in Marlborough, yesterday. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, between Shandon Road and Omaka Downs Road, around 10...
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Attributable to Senior Sergeant Aimee Whitley, acting Hamilton City Area Commander: Waikato Police are investigating multiple reports relating to anti social behaviour by groups of dirt bike riders in...
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Police have made two arrests following reports of dangerous driving in Tauranga this morning. Acting Senior Sergeant Russell Owen says Police attention was drawn to a stolen vehicle shortly after 7am...
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One person has died following a crash on the Waikato Expressway, Ōhinewai, this morning. Emergency services responded to the crash involving a car and a pedestrian, south of Te Kauwhata, around 7am...
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Southland Police are urging users of dating apps to take steps to protect themselves when meeting up with people they’ve only spoken to online. Southland Area Prevention Manager acting Inspector Mel...
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A fleeing motorist who allegedly drove at high speed across Auckland overnight will now face court on a series of charges including drugs offences. At around 2.20am, Waitematā Police identified a...
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Eastern District Police have responded with enforcement action after reports of gang and firearm-related violence which have increased in the last few weeks. Detective Senior Sergeant John Love says...
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A late-night drive in Auckland on Sunday night ended with a date to attend court. Senior Sergeant Bill Russell, Northern Districts Motorways Coordinator says around 1.40am units patrolling the...
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Police are now in a position to name the two people who sadly died following a crash on State Highway 1, Kinleith, on Wednesday 29 April. They were, James Daniel Spence, 28, from England, and Raphael...
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One person has died after the two-vehicle crash on SH2, near Coxhead Road, Mangatarata, this morning. A second person has reportedly sustained moderate injuries. The road remains closed while the...
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Six people were rescued last night after becoming trapped in floodwaters in Marlborough. Emergency services were notified about 8.35pm of vehicles stuck in floodwaters on SH6, near Canvastown. Police...
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Police can now advise a woman who was struck by a car on State Highway 2 at Horokiwi yesterday evening has died. The crash was reported to Police at 6.25pm. Indications are that the woman had exited...
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Attributable to Senior Sergeant Rachel Walker, Area Prevention Manager: A man has been remanded in custody following burglary and vehicle-related offending across North Canterbury and Christchurch...
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Police can confirm a body has been recovered from Otututu/Rough River, Ikamatua on the West Coast. The body was found downstream after a tractor was located upturned in the river at about 10.45 this...
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Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash last week in Burnside, Christchurch. On Monday 27 April, emergency services were called around 10.50pm to the single vehicle crash on...
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A Bay of Plenty resident had a rude wake-up this week, when his camper was stolen while he and his cat were asleep inside. The incident began unfolding about 8.50pm on Wednesday, near Seaview Road in...
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A Police Tactical Dog Team was on the scent of fleeing youths last week, tracking them through Northland bush for over a kilometre. Just after midnight on 2 May, Police received reports of a group...
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Police can confirm a 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to the deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole on Murumuru Road in December 2025. Detective Inspector Gerard Bouterey says this...
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A Police investigation will continue into the events leading to a person’s death in the Far North overnight. Cordons remain in place on Ngapipito Road heading into tonight, with a large scene...
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Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Rachel Walker, Canterbury Rural Area Prevention Manager: Police have arrested an 18‑year‑old man following a series of thefts from vehicles, burglaries and...
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Attribute to Manawatū Area Commander, Inspector Marty Gray: A cut-down firearm and ammunition have been seized by Police acting on a breach of the Gang Insignia Act in Palmerston North. About 8.50am...
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Over the opening weekend of the three-month-long duck hunting season in Southland, Police and Southland Fish and Game conducted a joint compliance operation ensuring hunters were abiding by the law...
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An investigation is underway after a person was located deceased in Kaikohe overnight. Police were called to Ngapipito Road at around 11.10pm following reports of a serious incident. One person was...
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