A woman who was critically injured in a crash south of Hastings on 30 December 2023 has died in hospital. The crash, at the intersection of State Highway 50 and Maraekakaho Road, involved two cars and...
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Police can now name the victim of a homicide in Aranui on 4 January. He was David Karl Bridgwater, aged 38. Our sympathies are with his whānau and loved ones at this difficult time. The investigation...
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Police can now advise two people have died in a crash on Broadlands Road near Taupō this afternoon. One other person has been critically injured. The crash, involving two vehicles, was reported to...
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At about 10am today, Police executed a search warrant in Stokes Valley in relation to this ongoing homicide investigation. “We are making excellent progress with our investigation. I want to thank the...
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Police can now name the woman killed in a crash on Birchs Road, Prebbleton on 26 December. She was Rebecca Emily Rose Thoms, aged 34. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones. Enquiries into...
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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Kevan Verry, Northland Police. Police are investigating after the death of a child at Auckland’s Starship Hospital this morning. Yesterday afternoon, Thursday...
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Police have located the man they were seeking in Te Puke this evening. The man has been taken into custody. Police would like to thank Te Puke residents for the information provided after a public...
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Police are currently responding to reports of a man in Te Puke who is possibly in possession of a firearm. We have received two sightings of a man in the town carrying what appears to be a firearm...
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Police can now release the name of the man whose body was located deceased in Lake Wanaka on New Years Eve. He was 32-year-old Codey Jervis, a New Zealand national residing in London. We extend our...
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Media are advised that Police will hold a stand-up today in relation to the death of a man in Aranui this morning. Media are asked to gather 12.20pm at the intersection of Mattingley Street and...
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Police can now name the man who died in a crash on Tainui Road on Tuesday. He was 68-year-old Peter James Kiely, from Hamilton. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones. Enquiries into the...
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The names of the two children who died following an incident in Peria on Friday 29 December can now be released. They were Sonny, 6, and Eddie, 4. Both boy's deaths have been referred to the Coroner...
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Attribute to Area Prevention Manager Senior Sergeant John Fookes Police are urging people to be careful in the outdoors after three swimmers were rescued from the Kawerau River in Queenstown this...
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Attribute to Detective Sergeant Sarah Graham: Police can now name the two people who died in a crash on Tunnel Road, Christchurch, on 30 December. They were 35-year-old Babe Wihongi, and 55-year-old...
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Police can now name the two people who died following a crash on State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai on 28 December. They were Josephine Wilson, aged 28, and Piripi Chase, aged 31. Police extend our...
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Searching has continued today for a swimmer reported missing in the water near Karioitahi Beach. The missing man was swimming with two others on the evening of 2 January when they got into difficulty...
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Manawatū Police investigating the vandalism of the Whatonga statue are wanting to speak to anyone who may know what happened. Police received a report on Sunday 31 December that the statue, at the top...
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Attribute to Detective Sergeant Stephen Smith: Police investigating a serious assault in Māhia on New Year’s morning are asking any witnesses to come forward. A 34-year-old man was knocked unconscious...
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Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man who was shot in the early hours on 1 January. Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau CIB, says Police were called...
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Police are investigating after a person died in a crash in Northland yesterday evening. Emergency services were alerted about 6.20pm on Tuesday, following a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of...
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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 they got into...
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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 Pōkeno address by...
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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 Manuka Beach...
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