The plans of five alleged car thieves have been busted by Rangiora Police. The quintet were apprehended about 2am on Wednesday 4 June, two cars of interest were tracked to Pegasus, north of...
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Police are working to locate the driver of a red ute involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a woman seriously injured in Rotorua last night. The crash happened about 9pm, near the intersection of...
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To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Debra Gower: One person has been located deceased following a house fire in Browne Street, Waitara this morning. Emergency services were alerted to the...
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A body has been located in the Boyle River this afternoon. Police were notified at around 3:15pm that a helicopter assisting with a search in the area had located a body. While the formal...
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Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following a crash on Number 1 Line on 25 May. He was Martin Lucien Symington, 53, from Australia. Police extends our condolences to...
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Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Ashley Clarke of Marlborough CIB: Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Paul Thomas Armon today in the Blenheim High Court. Mr Armon was sentenced to...
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Police in Christchurch are seeking the public's assistance in locating a vulnerable missing person. 79-year old Elisabeth went missing last night with a confirmed sighting on Bartlett Street...
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Attribute to the family of Liam Hockings: As a family, we are still coming to terms with the devastating loss of Liam, who tragically lost his life in the Loafers Lodge fire. He would have turned 53...
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The Police Media Centre will operate at reduced capacity on Thursday 5 June. Media Advisors will be available to respond to urgent queries and significant events only, during the usual hours of 6am to...
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Police are now in the position to name the man who died following a crash on Seafront Road on 25 May. He was 25-year-old Paki Topi Rongo Whiti-ao Maaka Ngaira, from Castlecliff. Police extends our...
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Police can now release the name of the man who died after sustaining serious injuries in Tokoroa on 27 May. He was 30-year-old Rapana (Raaps) Tukuru Tahana-Heretini, of Tokoroa. Police are still...
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Queenstown Police would like to speak to the victim of a seemingly unprovoked assault in late May. The assault happened about 2.40am on Sunday 25 May 2025, on the footpath near Searle Lane and Camp...
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Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway One, Timaru on 21 May. He was James Campbell McKenzie, 69, from Timaru. Police extend our condolences to his...
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Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash in Okoia on Monday 26 May. He was 76-year-old David Hauparoa Hiroti, of Okoia. Our thoughts are with those close to him at this...
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Attributable to Tasman District Road Policing Manager, Acting Inspector Nathan Snell. From Wednesday 28 May to Sunday 1 June 2025, Tasman Police delivered an operation focused on anti-social road...
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A man has died this morning, following a crash on Maniatutu Road, Te Puke last night. Police were called to an address in Te Puke this morning after a man was located deceased. It was later discovered...
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Kia ora This media release is being published to check our systems are operating as expected following scheduled maintenance to our website earlier yesterday evening. Noho ora mai, New Zealand Police
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Kia ora This media release is being published to check our systems are operating as expected following scheduled maintenance to our website earlier this evening. Noho ora mai, New Zealand Police
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Please attribute to Taupo Area Investigations Manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Ryan Yardley: Police have launched a homicide investigation, and a man has been charged with murder, after a man...
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Police are urging members of the Wellington community to be aware of recent card skimming incidents, taking thousands of dollars from victims. Wellington District Operations Manager, Acting Inspector...
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Police can now provide a brief update into a sudden death in Muriwai earlier this morning. A person's body was located after a car fire was reported on Jack Butt Lane. Police can now advise enquiries...
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Police are in attendance at a car fire in Muriwai this morning. Fire and Emergency advised Police of the fire on Jack Butt Lane at 8.34am. The fire has been extinguished and a person’s body has been...
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A motorcyclist has died following a crash on Harihari Highway (State Highway 6) this evening. The crash, at Kakapotahi near the Waitaha River Bridge, was reported to Police at 5.15pm. No other...
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A person has died following a crash on State Highway 5, Tarawera earlier this week. The person was critically injured in the crash on 28 May and was airlifted to hospital. Sadly they passed away in...
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A female has died in hospital following a crash in Port Waikato on Friday. Emergency services were called to Tuakau Bridge-Port Waikato Road about 6:10pm on 30 May to reports of a single vehicle...
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