A motorcyclist has died following a crash on State Highway 35 near Ōpōtiki on Friday night. The crash, between Te Waiiti Road and Maraenui Pa Road, was reported to Police at 8.25pm. The motorcyclist...
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Police are continuing to investigate following an arson in Queens Park, Windsor on Wednesday 3 December. Police received a report at around 12:20am that four vehicles had been deliberately set alight...
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A former travel agent with no hesitations in ripping off her former employers and acquaintances will face 12 months home detention. The 29-year-old Waihi woman has been convicted on 16 fraud offences...
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Waikato East Police arrested and charged five people when executing search warrants in relation to suspected local drug suppliers. Approximately 16 staff from Waikato East Criminal Investigation...
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The new oral fluid screening testing has netted its first result after a man tested positive for methamphetamine at a checkpoint in Wellington. People who have consumed impairing drugs should simply...
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On behalf of New Zealand Police, we wish all our media friends a safe and happy holiday season. Like many of you, we’ll continue to be available throughout the holiday period. The Media Centre will...
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Two men have been arrested over a shooting in Gore this week. The pair – aged 36 and 54 – were arrested in Invercargill on Thursday afternoon (18 December). Both men are facing a range of charges and...
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A shoplifter stole over $13,000 worth of items then she hid in a wardrobe. She was found and arrested in Rotorua at the weekend. Area Prevention Co-ordinator Senior Sergeant Sonia Sherborne says that...
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Rotorua Police have arrested a man for murder in connection to the death of Nicholas Mitchell last week. Mr Mitchell, 37, was found deceased in a vehicle on Ford Road shortly before 8:30pm last Friday...
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One person has died following a vehicle rolling on a rural property in Piarere, near Tīrau. Emergency services were called to the scene around 5:15pm. WorkSafe has been advised, and the circumstances...
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A team tackling retail crime across Hawke’s Bay has arrested two people for significant theft. On Tuesday 16 December a vehicle pulled into a loading bay of a major retail store carpark at 2.56pm. One...
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Seventy-seven new hats flew into the air as wing 391, the final graduating police wing of 2025, celebrated the end of their initial training from the New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) this afternoon...
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One person has died after an incident involving a commercial mower in Te Kouma, Coromandel today. Emergency services were called to the scene on Te Kouma Road about midday. Despite the best efforts of...
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Hutt Valley Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault that left a person with critical injuries. At around 5am on Wednesday 10 December, Police received reports of an assault at an...
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Police supporting the Coroner investigation into the death of Connor Scott McKenzie are issuing a statement on behalf of the family. They ask media to respect their privacy while they grieve...
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Two climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook are not believed to be alive, after search teams found evidence they had been caught a large ice avalanche. The men set off on Friday 12 December from the...
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Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a unique art piece stolen during a burglary in west Auckland. The Waitematā West Tactical Crime Unit is investigating a burglary in the Piha area on...
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'The appointments of new Deputy and Assistant Commissioners will ensure that from early 2026 we will have a refreshed leadership team and be well-placed to deliver on our core priorities.'
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One person has died following a single vehicle crash south of Flemington last night. Emergency services received reports of the crash on Ngawaka Road at around 11:10pm. Sadly, the sole occupant of the...
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Police are continuing to investigate a firearms incident in Gore yesterday that left two people injured. Shortly before 8pm Police were called to a house on Aparima Street following reports of a...
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Please attribute the following to Inspector Mike Bowman, Southland Area Commander: Police received a report of a firearm being discharged in Gore just before 8pm. Two people are reported to have...
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A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to five years and four months imprisonment for indecent communications, distributing objectionable material, and threatening to commit a mass stabbing attack...
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Police investigating the homicide of a Rotorua man are urging residents near the scene to check their properties for discarded items. Thirty-seven-year-old Nicholas Patrick Mitchell was found deceased...
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A large-scale marine search and rescue (SAR) exercise involving specialist Police personnel off the New Plymouth coastline has been hailed a major success.
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Police can now release the names of the two climbers that died on the north buttress of Sabre Peak, Fiordland, at the weekend. They were 28-year-old Connor Scott McKenzie, a dual citizen of New...
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Police Commissioner Richard Chambers welcomes the announcement of Assistant Commissioner Mike Pannett as a statutory Deputy Commissioner of New Zealand Police.
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