Media are invited to the 391 Louisa Wall recruit wing graduation. What: Graduation of the New Zealand Police 391 Recruit Wing. Who: For families and friends to celebrate with the newly attested police...
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Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Durston: Two youths have been arrested in relation to an aggravated robbery in Hamilton. On Sunday 14 December around 5.30pm, Police were called with a...
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As the weather warms up and Southlanders begin flocking to the beach, Police are reminding people of an important fact – beaches are roads and need to be treated as such. Senior Sergeant Scott...
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One person has died following a water-related incident in Titahi Bay on Sunday. Police were called to Bay Drive at around 2:15pm, following reports of a person being pulled from the water unresponsive...
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Attributable to Detective David Payne: Police acknowledge the sentencing yesterday of a former Wellington medical professional in relation to sexual offences. Jared Cook was sentenced yesterday in the...
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A man will appear in court today in connection with the death of a prisoner at Mt Eden Corrections Facility last month. The prisoner was taken to hospital on 29 November 2025 following a serious...
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Drivers in Wellington experienced roadside drug driving tests for the first time on Monday, signalling the start of the rollout with Police now able to detect and deter drug drivers on our roads.
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Attributable to Acting Waikato District Commander Will Loughrin: Police have launched a critical incident investigation following a fatal crash in Waipā last night. Shortly before the crash at around...
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Attribute to Rotorua Area Investigations Manager, Senior Sergeant Mark Van Kempen: Police can now name the man who was found deceased in Rotorua on Friday. He was Nicholas Patrick Mitchell, aged 37...
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Police is releasing the name of a swimmer who died at Lake Wainamu last week. Shubham Kumar, 23, had gone swimming with friends on the evening of 8 December 2025. The Police National Dive Squad...
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Police were notified on Saturday that the pair were missing, when another climbing party activated a beacon after the pair failed to return from their intended route.
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Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 5, Tapapa, on 1 December. He was 51-year-old, Brett Biddle, of Rotorua. Our condolences are with his family and...
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To be attributed to Inspector Vicki Walker, Aoraki Area Commander: Police are aware of two climbers who are on Aoraki/Mount Cook and are overdue from their climb. There are currently strong winds and...
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Police can now release the name of a man who died at Karioitahi Beach last week. He was 26-year-old Ali Hayder Hadi, of Te Atatū Peninsula. Ali had been at Karioitahi Beach with his brother and two...
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Attributable to Inspector Ross Grantham, Manawatu Area Commander: Police can now release the name of the two people found deceased following a house fire in Foxton Beach last Tuesday. They were 79...
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Attribute to Detective Inspector Craig Rawlinson: Police investigating the death of a man in Tauranga yesterday have charged a woman in relation to the incident. On Sunday 14 December, emergency...
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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch, Wellington Area Investigations Manager: Police are investigating a stabbing at an Allen Street bar in Wellington in the early hours of Saturday...
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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Waipa last night. The two-vehicle crash on Arapuni Road was reported just after 8:40pm. One person died at the scene, three others sustained...
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One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Mataura late last night. Police were called to the crash on Oakland Street about 10.05pm. Sadly, the sole occupant died at the scene. The Serious...
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Lew Warner: A homicide investigation is under way after the death of a man in Tauranga today. Emergency services were called to a Fraser Street address about 11...
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As the summer season approaches and more people spend time outdoors, Hawke’s Bay Police are reminding residents to take extra precautions to keep their homes secure. Recent reports show that...
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Attribute to Central District Commander Superintendent Dion Bennett: A homicide investigation has been launched following the deaths of two people in Ruatiti. The victims were located by Police at a...
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Five people have been arrested following an aggravated burglary in Albany on Friday. About 11.20am, five people entered a commercial premises on The Avenue and were taking items when an altercation...
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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 1, Kaitaia last night. The single vehicle crash, involving a motorcycle, was reported near Victoria Valley Road just before 8...
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A controlled training exercise will be conducted off Port Taranaki to the Bell Block area on Sunday 14 December. The multi-agency exercise is designed to test and improve the coordination and response...
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Attributable to Detective Inspector Lew Warner: A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Rotorua overnight. Just before 8:30pm, Police were called to Ford Road after...
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