A body has been located at a beach in Napier. At around 8:25pm on Thursday 5 February, Police were notified that a body was seen in the water off The Esplanade, Westshore. Police and Coastguard...
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A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on a northbound lane of the Southern Motorway at Ōtara overnight. Emergency services were alerted to the crash about 12.30am, between the Te...
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Four youths and a 20-year-old man have been apprehended following a burglary at a commercial premises in Upper Hutt overnight. Hutt Valley Area Commander, Inspector Wade Jennings says Police were...
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The quick action of Police has resulted in the arrest of one person following an investigation into a suspicious fire at a commercial premises on Oruanui Street in Taupō. The fire was reported to...
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Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash in Springston on 4 February. He was 10-year-old Alexander Bennett, of Springston. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this...
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Friends and family members from all over New Zealand celebrated with their loved ones at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua today, when Wing 392 graduated from their initial course. Deputy Police...
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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Lower Moutere last night. The single vehicle crash at the intersection of Waiwhero and Edwards roads was reported at around 8:25pm. The sole...
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Please attribute the following to Detective Senior Sergeant Nik Leigh: Police investigating a homicide in Crichton, Clutha, have arrested one person following the death of a woman on Friday 23 January...
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One person has sadly died following a serious crash on Leeston Road, Springston, this afternoon. Police were notified of the crash, which involved a car and a pedestrian, around 3.30pm today...
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One person has died following a crash involving a car and a pedestrian on Mapuia Road on Friday 30 January. Police were notified of the crash around 4.40pm, on a private driveway. Sadly, the victim...
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Police are appealing for information following a firearms incident in Napier today. At around 3am this morning [Wednesday 4 February], Police responded to an incident where it was reported that a...
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Please attribute to Inspector Will Loughrin, acting Waikato District Commander: A man is in Waikato Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot at by Police in Hamilton this morning...
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Acting Waikato District Commander Inspector Will Loughrin will be available to speak to media about a critical incident in Whitiora, Hamilton this morning. The stand-up will be held at 2pm. Media area...
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Police acknowledge the sentences handed down to three men linked to the Head Hunters gang for murdering a west Auckland teenager nearly three years ago. Jayden Mamfredos-Nair was a 19-year-old that...
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Eastern Police District is pleased to invite media to the pōwhiri for the new Eastern District Commander, Superintendent Joel Lamb. Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026 Time: 11:00 am Venue: Pukemokimoki...
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Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash in Hurunui on Thursday 29 January. He was 69-year-old David Moss, from the United Kingdom. Our thoughts are with those close to...
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Attribute to Detective Sergeant John Kean: Southland Police continue to search for Invercargill man, Kevin Belling, who was reported missing on Sunday 18 January. Kevin, 62, was last seen at his Motu...
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Police are appealing to the public for information following the theft of an Olympic gold medal in Christchurch on Monday 2 February. The medal was won by rowing legend, Leslie O’Connell at the 1984...
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Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Ryan Kemsley of Hawke's Bay Crime Squad: A homicide investigation has been launched after a man assaulted outside a Napier nightclub last week has died. Police...
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Police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a body at a worksite on Taihape Road, Omahu, earlier today. Staff were called to the scene about 9.10am after a body was located on the...
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Waikato Police investigating a burglary reported on Monday morning have arrested two people after recovering the stolen vehicle and personal belongings. The burglary was reported to Police around 10...
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Attributable to Central District Crime Manager, Inspector Craig Sheridan: Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the Waitārere Beach incident. The scene examination and post-mortem have...
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Police can now name the man that died in a single-vehicle crash on Jones Road in Rolleston on Monday 5 January. He was 22-year-old Connor Cossey from Rolleston. Police extend our sympathies to the...
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Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s findings into a traffic stop and later use of force in late 2022. On 22 December 2022, a road policing officer came across a woman who...
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Police can now release the names of the two people who died in the helicopter crash near Paekākāriki Hill on 28 January. They were Cole Christopher Ritchie, 25, from Wharepapa South, and Joseph Mark...
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Police are nearing the final stages of the criminal investigation into the first explosion at Pike River Mine in November 2010. Detective Superintendent Darryl Sweeney says this nationally significant...
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Police investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash on Wickliffe Road on Friday 30 January, have arrested one person. A 24-year-old man has appeared in the Dunedin District Court today on charges of...
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One person has died following a crash this morning on State Highway 1 near Grassmere in Marlborough. Police were notified of the crash, which involved a car and a cyclist around 7.30am. Sadly, the...
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Attribute to Detective Sergeant Seamus Doyle: Three youth and one man have been arrested and charged following an aggravated burglary in New Plymouth last week. On Wednesday 28 January, around 3am...
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