Dunedin Police have arrested and charged a man following the execution of a search warrant in relation to stolen pounamu. On Monday 1 December, police executed a search warrant in Dunedin and located...
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One person is in critical condition following a crash on the South-Western Motorway near Māngere overnight. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am on northbound lanes...
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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Taneatua yesterday evening. The single vehicle crash on White Pine Bush Road was reported just after 6pm. One person died at the scene, and...
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A man is in custody after a fleeing driver incident in Invercargill tonight. About 5pm, Police went to speak to the man about a driving matter when the vehicle fled. Southland Area Commander Inspector...
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Police investigating a fatal crash on State Highway 5 on 1 December are seeking help from the public to further understand the circumstances of the crash. The single vehicle crash was reported to...
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Police can now advise one person has died in a crash on State Highway 5, Tapapa this morning. The single-vehicle crash was reported to Police at 10.45am. The road remains closed while the Serious...
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To be attributed to Acting Inspector Mel Robertson, Area Prevention Manager: Invercargill Police are investigating the theft of a number of burial plaques from grave sites at St Johns Cemetery. The...
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Central District Police are on a mission – to make sure the festive season is merrier by taking impaired drivers off the roads. As the Christmas period approaches, Central District Police’s Operation...
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Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend, Auckland Central Area Investigations Manager: Police are now able to advise the body found in Pukekohe on 22 November has been formally...
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A media release issued this morning regarding a fatal crash on Lamb Hill Road contained an error regarding the date of the crash. The crash occurred on Saturday 29 November around 7pm. We apologise...
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One person has died following a serious crash in Bucklands Crossing last night. Emergency services were called to Lamb Hill Road about 7pm. Sadly, one person died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit...
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Attributable to Detective Sergeant Mark Leathem, Coromandel Hauraki CIB: A man has been arrested after an incident yesterday where a firearm was discharged near a popular Thames swimming hole. Police...
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One person has died after a water-related incident in Glenbrook this morning. Emergency services were called to the area near Falston Road, Glenbrook, about 8.40am after a person was pulled...
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One person has been found deceased after a serious crash in Wairoa this morning. Police were alerted to the crash about 4.10am after a vehicle went into the water near the intersection of Carroll...
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Police are now able to release the names of the two people who died following a crash on State Highway 1 in Timaru on 20 November. They were Ivar Andrew Crowther, 5, and Steven Bruce Crowther, 40, of...
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Please attribute the following to Detective Senior Sergeant Reece Durston: Waikato Police investigating a firearms incident overnight are seeking information from the public where a man was left with...
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Police are laying nearly 200 criminal charges against gang associates, who are allegedly facilitators in a criminal syndicate smuggling illicit drugs aboard international flights.
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Media are invited to a joint media stand-up with Police and Customs for an update on Operation Matata. The joint investigation has been targeting the importation of drugs through unattended baggage on...
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Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Brian McKinney, Gore CIB: A man has been charged in relation to a suspicious house fire in Waikaia last year. Just after midnight on 21 February 2024, emergency...
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On Thursday 27 November the Murihiku community came together at Invercargill’s ILT Stadium to celebrate Hāpori Manawaroa ki Murihiku, the Southern Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities (ROCC)...
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One person has died after a serious crash near Waipapa Bay, Kaikoura this morning. Police were called to crash involving a motorcycle at around 10am. One person was located with injuries, however...
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Police acknowledge and accept the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) into the deployment of tasers by three officers in Wellington in January 2025. On 9 January, Police were...
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A media release issued yesterday regarding a hunting death on Stewart Island in July 2025 contained an error regarding the name of the deceased. The full name of the man who died was Jock David Grant...
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