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  • Media release - fatal crash
    18 Dec 2024 11:52am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Confirmation of fatal crash and name release, Pyes Pa Road

    Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on Pyes Pa Road on Thursday 12 December. Emergency services were called to the crash between a car and a pedestrian at around 9.10pm. One... More

    1 min read
  • Police recruits on parade
    18 Dec 2024 9:50am News:
    National News

    Media Advisory: The Kate Horan MNZM 380 Police recruit wing graduation

    New Zealand Police is pleased to announce that recruit wing 380 will graduate from their initial training course tomorrow, (Thursday) afternoon 19 December. Attending the ceremony will be Commissioner... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    18 Dec 2024 9:37am News:
    Waikato

    Name release: Waiau incident

    Police can now release the man who was killed in Waiau, Thames on Friday 13 December. He was 41-year-old Kevin Mark Mabbott from Whangamatā. A second person injured in this incident remains in... More

    1 min read
  • Police Hat Close Up
    18 Dec 2024 8:19am News:
    Waitematā

    Person found deceased – Rānui house fire

    Emergency services were alerted to a fire at a home address on Swanson Road, Rānui at around 4.41am this morning. Tragically, a resident of the home was found deceased inside. At this stage, the fire... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    18 Dec 2024 7:30am News:
    Central

    Information sought following New Plymouth firearms incident

    Attributable to Detective Sergeant Daniel Coomey: Police are appealing for information following a firearms incident in New Plymouth in the early hours of Wednesday 11 December. Police responded to... More

    1 min read
  • Police car driving past Police station
    18 Dec 2024 7:01am News:
    Waikato

    Further arrests made following Waikato gang tangi

    Attributable to Detective Inspector Graham Pitkethley, Waikato District Criminal Investigations Manger: Four men have been arrested in the Waikato following search warrants related to the tangi of a... More

    2 min read
  • Police radio
    17 Dec 2024 3:36pm News:
    Canterbury

    Police appeal for information following suspicious fire, Taylors Mistake

    Police are investigating a suspicious fire at Taylors Mistake last weekend. The fire on Taylors Mistake Road was reported to Police around 12.50am on Sunday 15 December. No injuries were reported in... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio
    17 Dec 2024 11:47am News:
    Canterbury

    Update, Fatal house fire, Hornby, Christchurch

    The person who died following a house fire in Hornby on December 11 was 53-year-old Corrina Angelique Smith, or Angie to her friends and family. The scene exam has been completed but the specific... More

    1 min read
  • Further information sought in Naenae homicide
    17 Dec 2024 11:17am News:
    Wellington

    Further information sought in Naenae homicide

    Police are urging the public to utilise our online portal to upload CCTV, videos and photos that may assist us in our inquiries into the Naenae homicide. More

    1 min read
  • IPCA Ruling
    17 Dec 2024 10:05am News:
    Central

    Police acknowledge IPCA findings into justified police shooting in Feilding

    Police acknowledge and accept the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority which concluded police were justified in the fatal shooting of Darren Lyttle in April 2023. The IPCA found that... More

    1 min read
  • Road check point day 2
    17 Dec 2024 8:17am News:
    Wellington

    Visible Police presence for funeral, Hutt Valley and Porirua

    Police will be maintaining a visible presence in the Hutt Valley and Porirua areas today as they monitor the funeral of a prominent gang member. The funeral for the victim of the homicide in Naenae... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    17 Dec 2024 7:45am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Fatal Crash, SH30, Rotoiti Forest, Rotorua

    One person has died following a two vehicle crash involving a truck on State Highway 30, Rotoiti Forest, Rotorua District. The crash was reported around 11:40am. One person was located deceased. The... More

    1 min read
  • Policing activity at night
    17 Dec 2024 6:48am News:
    Central

    Inquiries ongoing into firearms incident, Palmerston North

    Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Deegan: Police are following positive lines of enquiry following a firearms incident in Takaro, Palmerston North late last week. At around 7:30pm on... More

    1 min read
  • 28-year-old Wipuhara Kapene is wanted for murder.
    16 Dec 2024 2:57pm News:
    Wellington

    Naenae homicide: Name release + warrant issued for suspect’s arrest

    Attribute to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan. Police investigating a homicide in Naenae last week have a warrant to arrest 28-year-old Wipuhara Kapene, who is wanted for murder. Albert Enoka, 39, of... More

    1 min read
  • Police located a cut down, double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun.
    16 Dec 2024 11:37am News:
    Counties Manukau

    Man arrested over firearm and illegal drugs

    A man will appear in court today after Police located a shotgun and drugs inside the vehicle he’d been driving in Auckland. The incident occurred at a petrol station in Clover Park yesterday, after a... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio
    16 Dec 2024 7:35am News:
    Central

    Arrest made in relation to ram raids, Otaki

    A young person has been arrested and charged in relation to two recent ram raids, after Levin Police executed a search warrant at an Otaki address on Friday morning. The male, aged 17, is due to... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    15 Dec 2024 1:59pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Correction - Name release: Fatal crash, State Highway 5 Whakarewarewa

    A previous release had the incorrect age of one of the people who died in a crash on SH5, Whakarewarewa on Monday 9 December. Amelia Rose Frost, aged 26, not 20. Police apologise for this error and... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    15 Dec 2024 1:23pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Name release: Fatal crash, State Highway 5 Whakarewarewa

    Police can now release the names of the four people who died in a crash on State Highway 5, Whakarewarewa on Monday 9 December. Three people in one vehicle died, and their names were: - Amelia Rose... More

    1 min read
  • Police shoulder patch
    15 Dec 2024 8:26am News:
    Waikato

    Waikato River search

    At 7.45pm yesterday, Police were advised that a man had jumped off Pukete Bridge into the Waikato River, and could not be found after only briefly resurfacing. Police and FENZ undertook an extensive... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    15 Dec 2024 8:15am News:
    Counties Manukau

    Fatal crash, Pukekawa

    One person has died after a motorcycle crash on Morrison Road, Pukekawa overnight. The crash was reported to emergency services at 5.35am today. There do not appear to have been any other vehicles... More

    1 min read
  • Police shoulder patch
    14 Dec 2024 9:18pm News:
    Wellington

    Fatality following water-related incident, Avalon, Lower Hutt

    Police can confirm that a child has died in a water-related incident at Avalon Park, Lower Hutt this evening. Emergency services were called to Avalon Park at around 8.10pm after a child was retrieved... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v1
    14 Dec 2024 1:06pm News:
    Waitematā

    Man arrested and charged for Henderson hit and run

    Police have arrested and charged a man in relation to a hit-and-run on Railside Avenue, Henderson overnight. Officers have also located and seized the car believed to have been involved. A 52-year-old... More

    1 min read
  • 14 Dec 2024 11:26am News:
    Counties Manukau

    Information sought following Manukau assault

    Counties Manukau Police investigating an assault outside the Manukau Institute of Technology would like to identify and speak to the person pictured, who may be able to assist with enquiries. Police... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio
    14 Dec 2024 9:53am News:
    Wellington

    Gang member arrested after shots fired at Wainuiomata house

    To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch: Police are investigating after shots were fired at a house on Coast Road, Wainuiomata early today. Police were called at 2.40am after a man... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    14 Dec 2024 9:30am News:
    Waitematā

    Person critically injured in hit and run, Henderson

    Police are investigating after a person was critically injured in a hit and run incident overnight. Emergency services were called to Railside Avenue, Henderson at around 12.25am today, after a car... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v1
    14 Dec 2024 9:22am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Update: Kotuku Street, Elsdon assault

    Police are continuing to investigate the death of Sean Remnant, who died from injuries he received at a residential address in Kotuku Street, Elsdon on 1 December. Sean's funeral took place at the... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v1
    14 Dec 2024 8:01am News:
    Waikato

    Waiau incident update: Man charged with murder and attempted murder

    A 77-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder, following an incident in Waiau, Thames yesterday. He will appear in Hamilton District Court today. A person transported to hospital... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    14 Dec 2024 7:22am News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Fatal crash: State Highway 5, Ngongotaha Valley

    One person has died following a crash on State Highway 5, Ngongotaha Valley overnight. Emergency services were alerted to the crash between a car and a truck at 3am. State Highway 5 remains closed... More

    1 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    13 Dec 2024 7:47pm News:
    Wellington

    Update: Search for missing man Graham Russell Smith

    Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Pete Middlemiss Police searching for missing man Graham Russell Smith are asking residents and business owners in the Spicer Botanical Park and Recreation... More

    1 min read
  • Police Emergency tape with car - 2
    13 Dec 2024 4:20pm News:
    Waikato

    Update: Critical incident, Waiau

    Attribute to Inspector Andrea McBeth Police can advise one person has died following an incident in Waiau, Thames this afternoon. Police were called to The 309 Road just after 2pm, where two people... More

    1 min read

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