Police can name the man that is missing after a water-related incident on Saturday 10 January. He was 25-year-old Teananga Tiotia, of Hamilton. Police are supporting the family in this difficult time...
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Police were called about 10.30pm Friday 9 January to a report of a man who had not returned from a swim. The man's body was located shortly after 1am on Saturday 10 January. Our thoughts are with his...
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An earlier release referred to a water-related incident in Tauriko. This was incorrect. The correct location is Poripori Road, Lower Kaimai. Apologies for any confusion caused. ENDS Issued by Police...
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A man is missing after a water-related incident in the Waikato River this afternoon. Police were called to the river near Graham Island about 3.30pm after a report of a struggling swimmer being swept...
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One person has died after a water-related incident in Tauriko this afternoon. Emergency services were called about 2.55pm to a location off Poripori Road, where a person had been pulled from the water...
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One person has died after a water-related incident in Akaroa this afternoon. Police were notified about 1.15pm that a person had been pulled from the water by the Harbourmaster. CPR was administered...
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau CIB: Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Manurewa overnight. Emergency services were...
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Police can now release the name of the man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash discovered on Seadown Road in the Timaru District on 22 December. He was 66-year-old Gary Kenneth Penman of Timaru...
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Two men stranded on a drifting jetski “did everything right”, but Police say their rescue is an important reminder to boaties about taking essential safety precautions on the water. About 1pm on 7...
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One person has died following a crash on State Highway 50, Korokipo Road this morning. Police were called to the single vehicle crash southwest of Waiohiki at around 2:20am. The road was closed while...
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Please attribute to Waitematā East Area Commander, Inspector Mike Rickards: Police have arrested four individuals following a shoplifting incident at a liquor store in Sunnynook on Auckland’s North...
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Police are thanking diligent retail staff who led Police to an alleged shoplifter smuggling stolen items in Henderson. The 47-year-old woman is now facing charges of theft, obtains by deception, and...
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One person has died following a crash in Kumeroa this afternoon. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash involving motorcycles, at the intersection of Gaisford and Oringi roads just before 2:30pm...
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Police located and seized 820 litres of gamma butyrolactone (GBL) from a storage container after being alerted by members of the public to suspicious behaviour.
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Police can now release the name of the man who was found deceased on the beach near Thames Coast Road, Kereta on 24 December. He was Suy Lao, 43, from Auckland, and was previously reported missing on...
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Police are hopeful 2026 will see a reduction of harm on the roads, if a pre-Christmas road policing operation is anything to go by. Christchurch Police wrapped up ‘Operation Hoho, Oh No’, with 14,169...
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Police can now release the name of the man who died in Wanaka on 5 January. He was 85-year-old David Simmers of Wanaka. Emergency services were called to a report of a man trapped under his vehicle...
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One person has died following the serious crash on Pine Valley Road, Dairy Flat yesterday. At around 12:50pm emergency services were alerted to the two-vehicle crash. The road was closed but reopened...
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Police are releasing the name of a person that died near the Lady Knox Geyser in Waiotapu on 21 December 2025. The woman was Briar Stockley, 42, of Rotorua. Police extend our condolences to Briar’s...
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Aaron Pascoe: Police are continuing to investigate an unexplained death that occurred in Devonport on New Years Day. The cause of the death remains unexplained...
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Over the past 48 hours police have seen worrying speeds on Manawatū roads. Despite a heavy road policing presence on our roads, Sergeant Ryan Harrison says some people travel at excessive speeds and...
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