The Police Media Centre will close at 6pm on Saturday 12 April due to staffing constraints. Prior to that time, we will be operating with reduced staff numbers and prioritising urgent/serious...
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Police can confirm the name of the man who died following a crash on Tennent Drive/SH57, southwest of Linton on 21 March. He was 64-year-old Patrick Arundel-Lambert from Cloverlea. Police extend our...
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Dave De Lange: Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Jimmy Heremaia in the High Court at Napier today. We are pleased to see justice done for Ariki’s...
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Attributable to Kawerau Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Al Fenwick: A 30-year-old man has been taken into custody following an incident in Kawerau this morning. About 2.50am, a person attempted...
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Police want to speak to the owner of this jacket to determine if it is connected in any way to the homicide and aggravated burglary in Miramar on Monday 17 March.
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One person has died after a two-vehicle crash on SH1 near Tirau late last night. Emergency services were called to the scene about 10.40pm. Sadly one person died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit...
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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson, Eastern Bay of Plenty Area Investigations Manager: A second person has been arrested and charged with murder following the death of a man in...
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Attributable to Detective Inspector Dave de Lange: Ten gang members or associates have been arrested this week, after Police terminated an operation and executed search warrants related to drug...
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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Bunnythorpe this morning. Police were called to the crash, involving a truck and a van, at the intersection of Newbury Line and Te Ngaio...
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Attribute to Senior Sergeant Scott McKenzie, Hamilton Area Manager; Youth and Community Police are noticing a rise in incidents involving people riding dirt bikes in an unsafe and dangerous manner...
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Attribute to Tairāwhiti Area Commander Inspector Danny Kirk: Three gang members have been charged following a significant operation in Tairāwhiti. On Monday 24 March, Police were issued a Gang...
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Police have caught up with a burglar who broke into three homes, including one in which he was disturbed by the victim. Members of the Tactical Crime Unit arrested the Papatoetoe man following a...
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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Todd, Hutt Valley Area Investigations Manager: Hutt Valley Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help to locate missing 28-year-old Thomas...
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Police can confirm one person died in hospital yesterday from injuries sustained in a crash at Horsham Downs last month. The single vehicle crash on Bankier Road was reported just before 7:20pm on...
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Attribute to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Police investigating the death of a man in Northland, Wellington, have charged a 23-year-old man with murder. The victim, 65-year-old Simon Bird, was...
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Please attribute to Sergeant Shane Tailby Bay of Plenty Police have laid charges in relation to three fatal crashes in the region over the summer period. A 47-year-old woman is due to appear In the...
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Police are making enquiries following damage to a number of water meters, directly impacting the Huntly Reservoir water levels. We would like to hear from anyone with information that could assist our...
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Police can advise a man has died after he was located unresponsive in water off Red Beach. At 7.27am, an outrigger was reported overturned in water. Police, including the Eagle helicopter, deployed to...
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Please attribute to Relieving Waikato District Commander Superintendent Scott Gemmell Police accept the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority in relation to an incident in Whitianga in...
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Police can now name the man who died following an aircraft crash in Hastings on Sunday 6 April. He was 71-year-old Grant Bruce Jarden, of Hastings. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this...
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Police and Fire investigators have completed a scene examination at the scene of an Ashburton house fire in which a person was located, deceased, on Sunday 6 April. The circumstances of the fire have...
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Police have made good progress in the homicide investigation launched in Manurewa over the weekend. Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward, of Counties Manukau CIB, says the investigation has been...
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Police can advise that the pedestrian critically injured in Henderson on Sunday has died. A collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian was reported at 10.20am on Lincoln Road. The pedestrian was...
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One person has died following a light aircraft crash in Hastings. Police received a report of the crash on Valentine Road at around 12.15pm this afternoon. Sadly, despite best efforts by emergency...
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