Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch: Today’s verdict brings an outcome to what has been an extremely challenging and difficult investigation. Police are pleased with the conviction...
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Police have arrested and charged a further teenager in relation to the fatal stabbing of Kaea Karauria in Napier on 11 May. Detective Inspector Martin James says the teen was taken into custody early...
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Police welcome the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) that a police officer’s actions during an incident in Motueka in March 2024 were justified. Officers were responding to...
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Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of David Heketoa, who has a warrant to arrest. Heketoa, 56, is wanted to arrest for breaching electronically monitored bail...
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Police in Auckland have taken over $58 million out of the hands of organised crime, with more than 10 tonnes of cannabis destroyed in a sweeping set of operations.
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Emergency services are attending a serious crash on Victoria Street, Auckland Central. A two-vehicle crash was reported at 5.40am, near the intersection of Albert Street. At this stage one person is...
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The bike has been confirmed as one of several used in Belmont Regional Park to damage farm infrastructure and stress livestock that are currently lambing.
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On 29 September each year New Zealand Police commemorates Police Remembrance Day on the feast day of the Archangel Michael, the patron saint of police.
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Whangārei detectives have commenced an investigation into an early morning house fire in Raumanga. Police were called to Raumanga Valley Road at around 6.20am. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer...
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The behaviour of a group of five males regularly riding dirt bikes from Waitangirua or Cannons Creek, across iwi land, into Belmont Park is endangering the public.
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Police investigating an assault in Papamoa are seeking help from the public. Detective Sergeant Sam Pritchard says a report was made on Sunday 21 September of the assault on Maranui Street a short...
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Tasman Police have arrested two people after finding a kilo-and-a-half of methamphetamine in their vehicle Members of the Tasman Organised Crime Unit stopped a rental vehicle coming from a ferry...
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Police continue to investigate the death of Albert Enoka in Naenae last year, despite a murder charge being withdrawn in the High Court at Wellington today. Mr Enoka was shot and killed after a...
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Emergency services are attending a serious crash on West Coast Road, Glen Eden. A two-vehicle crash was reported at 7am, near the intersection of Rosier Road. At this stage one person is in a serious...
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A man is before the courts after the use of a laser in a dangerous manner, directed at two commercial aircrafts in Wellington on Saturday evening. At around 6.45pm, Police received a report from Air...
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Canterbury Police are investigating a sudden death on Horotane Valley Road, Heathcote Valley on Friday 19 September. The death is not believed to be suspicious. As part of our efforts, we are looking...
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Police can now confirm one person has died following a serious crash in Whanganui East this morning. The single vehicle crash was reported at around 9.50am on State Highway 4/Anzac Parade. Sadly, the...
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An early morning arrest landed a 30-year-old man in custody with a number of new offences on his charge sheet. Waitematā Police located the offender hiding under a vehicle in Don McKinnon Drive at...
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A five-month operation has culminated in 11 arrests and the recovery of an illicit stash of firearms and drugs, along with nearly NZ$1 million in cash in Auckland this week. Operation Mexted, a joint...
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Police acknowledge the sentencing of six Mongrel Mob members for a range of violent offending in Southland in 2022. The sentences handed down in the High Court at Christchurch yesterday range from...
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West Coast Police have charged a woman with lighting the fire that destroyed the old Seaview Hospital complex at Hokitika in August. The 42-year-old Hokitika woman was arrested on Wednesday 17...
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Te Awamutu Police have arrested a man without incident who was wanted after being deemed a risk to public safety. The 20-year-old man will appear in the Hamilton District Court on 24 September on...
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Attributable to Senior Sergeant Andrew Knox, Eastern Area Response Manager: Police are aware of a planned gathering of gang members in Waipawa on Sunday and Monday. As is standard with these events...
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