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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Police can now confirm the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 2, Takapau, on 29 April. He was Matthew John Dasent, 58, from Takapau. Our thoughts are with his family and...
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Police have made arrests after two separate incidents resulted in people being wounded in Rānui this afternoon. Just before midday Police were called to a residential housing area on Swanson Road...
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Gangs, drugs and firearms across Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa were targeted last week, resulting in nine people appearing in court, with further arrests likely. Operation Tar, an investigation led by the...
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Nelson Police investigating an assault are appealing for information from the public to assist in our investigation. Police are specifically appealing to hear from a woman walking her dog who we...
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The 11-year-old boy reporting missing in Hamilton and last seen in Glenview on 29 April has been located safe and well. Police thank those who have provided information that assisted in locating him...
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Attributable to Detective Sergeant John Kean, Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Kevin Belling who went missing from his Motu Rimu farm in Kapuka on 9 January. With the assistance of...
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Attributable to Inspector Mike Henwood, Eastern Waikato Area Commander: An 18-year-old man is before the courts following a series of burglaries and a fleeing driver incident in Whangamatā overnight...
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Police can now name the man that died in a single-vehicle crash along Winding Creek Road in Southland on Sunday 22 March. He was Aaron George Ferguson, 39, of Waikaia. Police extend their condolences...
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We would like to correct the dates the Police Media Event Publisher interface will be offline for. While the platform will remain accessible, events will not be listed from approximately 5pm today...
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The Police Media Event Publisher interface will be offline for a number of days due to a planned upgrade. While the platform will remain accessible, events will not be listed from approximately 5pm...
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Attributable to Senior Sergeant Wayne Hunter, Police are urging drivers to take extra care around schools as new variable speed limits are introduced to help keep tamariki safe. Over the next month...
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Police have seized property, vehicles and cash as part of a multi‑agency operation targeting drugs and money laundering in Gisborne. Last week, a search warrant was executed at a residential address...
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