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  • Police Logo on SRBA
    25 May 2026 4:40pm News:
    Northland

    Whangārei Police seek help to identify alleged offenders

    Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, Northland CIB: Police investigations are continuing following a serious assault in Tikipunga on Sunday. Police were called to an address on... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    25 May 2026 2:09pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Appeal for information following death of diver, Whakatāne Heads

    Police making enquiries into the death of a diver at Whakatāne Heads are seeking information from two men. The diver’s body was located around 9am on Saturday near the Whakatāne River entrance, after... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    24 May 2026 6:25pm News:
    Canterbury

    Fatal crash, SH8, Tekapo

    Attributable to Senior Sergeant Hamish Keer-Keer: One person has died following a serious crash in Tekapo this afternoon. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on SH8/Tekapo-Twizel... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    23 May 2026 1:51pm News:
    Waikato

    Fatal crash, Waitakaruru

    Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Waitakaruru this morning. The single vehicle crash on State Highway 25, near Canal East Road was reported just before 11am. The sole... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    23 May 2026 1:01pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Name release: Fatal crash, Papamoa

    Police can now name the man who died following a crash on Te Puke Highway, Papamoa, on Wednesday 13 May. He was Ramandeep Singh Dhillon, 35, from Papamoa. Police extend our deepest condolences to... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio on shoulder
    23 May 2026 12:54pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Body located, Whakatāne

    A body has been located in the search for a missing diver in Whakatāne. The body was located at around 9am near the Whakatāne River entrance. The death will be referred to the Coroner. Police are... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    23 May 2026 9:12am News:
    Southern

    Man charged in relation to homicide, Dunedin

    Attributable to Detective Inspector Shona Low: A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the death of a person in Andersons Bay on Friday night. Emergency services were called to a Somerville... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    23 May 2026 8:30am News:
    Southern

    Fatal crash: Clutha Valley Road, Greenfield

    One person has died after a crash in Clutha Valley Road, Greenfield overnight. Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash at 1.55am today. The driver was the sole occupant of the... More

    1 min read
  • Bike seized
    23 May 2026 7:11am News:
    National News

    The ride is over, bike riders face enforcement

    Concerned about anti-social and illegal bike behaviour across the country, Police are laying down the law following reports of dangerous and disruptive behaviour. Police are taking strong action with... More

    4 min read
  • Police Emergency tape with car - 5
    22 May 2026 8:42pm News:
    Southern

    Homicide investigation launched, Dunedin

    Attributable to Detective Inspector Shona Low: Dunedin Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a person in Andersons Bay this evening. Emergency services were called to a... More

    1 min read
  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    22 May 2026 1:49pm News:
    Waitematā

    The grass wasn’t greener for fleeing driver

    A fleeing driver found her grass hiding spot offered little protection from the eye of Eagle last night. At around 11.30pm, officers observed a Suzuki Swift travelling along Dairy Flat Highway in... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    22 May 2026 1:34pm News:
    Auckland City

    Update: House fire, Onehunga

    Please attribute to Acting Detective Inspector Greg Brand, Auckland City CIB: Police can confirm one person has sadly died following a house fire in Onehunga this morning. Emergency services were... More

    1 min read
  • Police National Dive Squad
    22 May 2026 12:23pm News:
    Wellington

    Update: Lower Hutt homicide

    Attribute to Wellington Field Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Jamie Woods: Wellington Police investigating the death of Nathaniel Sturmey in Lower Hutt last month are asking for the public’s help... More

    1 min read
  • Police radio on shoulder
    22 May 2026 11:45am News:
    Auckland City

    Auckland City Police investigating threatening emails

    Please attribute to Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin, Auckland City CIB: Police are aware of a number of threatening emails sent to various locations across Auckland this week. The indication is that... More

    1 min read
  • Image 1
    22 May 2026 10:16am News:
    Auckland City

    Do you recognise these people?

    Police are seeking the public’s help identifying the men seen in these photos. We believe they may be able to assist us with our ongoing investigation into an online fraud in Auckland on 29 April. If... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    22 May 2026 8:49am News:
    Auckland City

    House fire, Onehunga

    Emergency services are attending a house fire on Trafalgar Street, Onehunga this morning. At around 7.20am, Police received reports of a house well involved in fire. Several people were able to... More

    1 min read
  • Op Shelby: The methamphetamine seized in April
    22 May 2026 8:04am News:
    Canterbury

    Senior gang member arrested as Police seize meth, cash in Christchurch

    A senior figure of Christchurch’s King Cobra chapter is among six people arrested by Police in an operation targeting the flow of Class A drugs into Canterbury. Over the last three days, Police... More

    3 min read
  • Police blocked in the vehicle the pair had been driving in.
    21 May 2026 3:33pm News:
    Auckland City

    Pair arrested after early morning burglary

    Police have helped a pair to court after they were caught helping themselves in Epsom this morning. At around 4.24am, Police responded to a report about a burglary in progress on Kipling Avenue. “A... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    21 May 2026 3:07pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Two in custody following overnight fuel siphoning incident, Tauranga

    Two Tauranga men are due to appear in Court following a report of a fuel theft from a construction site. At around 11.35pm, Police were notified of two people at a construction site on Takitimu Drive... More

    1 min read
  • Sergeant on computer
    21 May 2026 2:03pm News:
    Auckland City

    ‘Think again’: Police send strong message to visitors scamming Kiwis

    A visiting UK national finds himself in custody after scamming tens of thousands’ out of an Auckland couple for a fake paint job. The man’s associate, another visiting UK national, has scarpered from... More

    3 min read
  • Police Logo on SRBA
    21 May 2026 11:18am News:
    National News

    Twenty arrests in corruption investigation

    A complex Police investigation spanning nearly a year has unearthed alleged corruption and other criminal activity taking place within several corrections facilities. Twenty people have been charged... More

    2 min read
  • IPCA Ruling
    21 May 2026 10:06am News:
    Canterbury

    Police acknowledge IPCA findings into actions of Police resulting in a car being hit by a train

    Police acknowledge the IPCA's findings in relation to the actions of three Christchurch officers during an incident that resulted in a car being hit by a train. At 3.55am on 17 October 2023, a Police... More

    2 min read
  • Crash sign
    21 May 2026 7:01am News:
    Waitematā

    Pedestrian critical after Red Beach crash

    A man is in critical condition following a crash in Red Beach on Wednesday night. Emergency services responded to Whangaparāoa Road after 9pm, to reports that a collision had occurred involving a van... More

    1 min read
  • Eagle directed the Tactical Flight Officer to the woman
    20 May 2026 4:54pm News:
    Waitematā

    Eagle swoops in to rescue woman lost in bush

    An early morning walk turned into a rescue operation after a woman became lost in Piha bush yesterday. At around 11am, Police received a call from a walker advising she was stuck in dense bush and... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    20 May 2026 4:43pm News:
    Tasman

    Update: Blenheim incident

    Attribute to Inspector Simon Feltham, Marlborough Area Commander: Police are continuing to make enquiries after a death in Blenheim yesterday. Just before 1:30pm, Police were called to Wairau Bar Road... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    20 May 2026 1:25pm News:
    Waikato

    Two arrests in Dinsdale aggravated robbery

    Attribute the following to Detective Sergeant Jonathan Carter, Criminal Investigations, Waikato Police: Police investigating an aggravated robbery at a Hamilton property have arrested a second person... More

    1 min read
  • Police Logo on SRBA
    20 May 2026 1:18pm News:
    Northland

    Whangārei Police seek help to identify alleged offender

    Whangārei Police investigating a robbery are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the alleged offender. At around 3pm on Saturday 4 April the young victim was riding their bike along Mains... More

    1 min read
  • Car stationary night lights on - 1
    20 May 2026 12:58pm News:
    Auckland City

    Alleged burglar caught in the act

    An alleged burglar was caught red-handed after being watched on CCTV in Onehunga last night. Auckland City East Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Tony Ngau Chun says around 11pm Police received a... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - media advisory
    20 May 2026 10:21am News:
    National News

    MEDIA ADVISORY: 67 keen new cops to graduate

    Media are invited to the graduation of Wing 395 Heniaka August QSM. What: Graduation of the New Zealand Police 395 Recruit Wing Who: For families and friends to celebrate with the newly attested... More

    2 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    19 May 2026 6:25pm News:
    Southern

    Update: Arrests following dating app assaults

    Police have today arrested four youths in relation to a series of violent and unprovoked assaults in Invercargill recently. Two 15-year-old males and two 16-year-old males have each been charged with... More

    2 min read

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