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  • Media release - Update
    24 Mar 2025 5:45pm News:
    Canterbury

    Man in custody following threats made, Sydenham

    Please attribute to Superintendent Lane Todd, Canterbury Metro Area Commander: One man has been taken into custody without incident in Sydenham after making threats earlier this afternoon. The address... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    24 Mar 2025 5:15pm News:
    Wellington

    Name release: South Wairarapa homicide

    Police can now release the name of the man who died after being shot in Featherston on Saturday 22 March. He was 23-year-old Doreion Peri Ropata Hard, from Masterton. Two men, aged 23 and 25, appeared... More

    1 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    24 Mar 2025 4:48pm News:
    Wellington

    Miramar unexplained death: Runner, pedestrian may hold critical details

    Attribute to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Police investigating the unexplained death of a man in Miramar want to hear from two members of the public who may have critical information. Abdul... More

    1 min read
  • Crash sign
    24 Mar 2025 4:06pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Appeal for information following crash, Taupō

    Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Fane Troy Taupo Police investigating a serious crash in Rangitaiki, Taupō are seeking information from members of the public about events leading up to the crash... More

    1 min read
  • Car decals / graphics / stickers - 2
    24 Mar 2025 2:18pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Appeal for information following fatal crash, Whakatane

    Attributable to Sergeant Shane Tailby, Eastern Bay of Plenty Road Policing: Police are appealing for information following a fatal crash in Whakatane yesterday, (Sunday 23 March). Around 4:55pm Police... More

    1 min read
  • Police car light bay at daytime
    24 Mar 2025 2:15pm News:
    Southern

    Invercargill Police appealing for information following aggravated robbery

    Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery at a commercial premises in Invercargill. At around 3.30am this morning, Police were alerted to four people entering a store on... More

    1 min read
  • Hats in air celebrate
    24 Mar 2025 12:33pm News:
    National News

    90 recruits join Wing 386

    The 90 recruits of Wing 386, alongside their patron Dame Noeline Taurua, were welcomed to the Royal New Zealand Police College (RNZPC) last week. “The constabulary recruiting team has worked... More

    2 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    23 Mar 2025 8:50pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Fatal crash, Maraetotara

    One person has died after the earlier crash on Ohope Road, Maraetotara. The Serious Crash Unit is examining the scene and traffic management remains in place. Enquiries into the circumstances of the... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    23 Mar 2025 6:29pm News:
    Southern

    Fatal crash, Owaka

    One person has died after the single-vehicle crash on Owaka Valley Road, Owaka, earlier this afternoon. The road remains closed while the Serious Crash Unit examines the scene. Motorists should... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    23 Mar 2025 4:52pm News:
    Bay of Plenty

    Driver charged following crash on State Highway 5

    One person has been summonsed to court following a crash on State Highway 5, Rangataiki today. Police responded to a two-vehicle crash involving a van and an SUV on State Highway 5 around 10:30am... More

    1 min read
  • Police car in garage 1
    23 Mar 2025 4:46pm News:
    Waikato

    Appeal for information after crash, Airport Road

    Waikato Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a crash involving a car and a truck on Airport Road, Tamahere this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the crash, near the... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Investigation update v1
    23 Mar 2025 11:07am News:
    Wellington

    Operation Ascot update - Wairarapa homicide

    Attributable to Detective Inspector John van den Heuvel: Police are continuing to appeal for information from the public in the Operation Ascot homicide investigation in Wairarapa. The Featherston... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    23 Mar 2025 8:04am News:
    Wellington

    Fatal crash, Wellington

    One person has died after a two-vehicle crash on the Wellington motorway overnight. Emergency services were called to State Highway 1, Kaiwharawhara about 11:30pm where two cars had collided in the... More

    1 min read
  • Police Hat Close Up
    22 Mar 2025 6:51pm News:
    Central

    Fatal incident, Tongariro National Park

    A rāhui is in place covering the Tongariro Crossing following the death of a man today. Around 12pm, a man in his 50s collapsed while traversing the Tongariro Crossing, sadly efforts to resuscitate... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    22 Mar 2025 5:49pm News:
    Eastern

    Investigation ongoing following firearms incident, Gisborne

    Attributable to Inspector Danny Kirk, Tairawhiti Area Commander: Police are investigating reports of shots being fired at a house in Gisborne – the latest in a series of incidents believed to be gang... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - fatal crash
    22 Mar 2025 7:32am News:
    Central

    Fatal crash, Linton

    One person has died and another is in critical condition after a crash on Tennent Drive / SH 57, southwest of Linton. The crash involving two vehicles happened around 10:10pm last night. One person... More

    1 min read
  • Police out in force to target antisocial road users this weekend
    21 Mar 2025 5:15pm News:
    Eastern

    Police out in force to target antisocial road users this weekend

    Attribute to Inspector Angela Hallett, Road Policing Manager, Eastern District: Police are aware of a planned antisocial road user event planned for Hawke’s Bay this weekend. A number of participants... More

    2 min read
  • Police appeal for vehicle sightings in relation to Operation Sove
    21 Mar 2025 3:33pm News:
    Wellington

    Police appeal for vehicle sightings in relation to Operation Sove

    Attributable to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan, Hutt Valley Police: Police investigating the murder of Ian David Moller and the arsons at his property are releasing images of a vehicle believed to be... More

    2 min read
  • Media release - name release
    21 Mar 2025 1:53pm News:
    Canterbury

    Name release: Fatal crash, Hadlow

    Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Spur Road, Hadlow on 23 February. He was 47-year-old Joseph John Theyers, from Timaru. Our thoughts are with his family and... More

    1 min read
  • Car with lights on surburban street at dusk
    21 Mar 2025 1:48pm News:
    Wellington

    Miramar unexplained death: Name release and appeal

    Attribute to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: An investigation into a man’s unexplained death in Miramar is ongoing, with Police now seeking dashcam footage from across the suburb early Monday... More

    2 min read
  • Media release - media advisory
    21 Mar 2025 1:09pm News:
    National News

    Media advisory: Police Media Centre closing at 6pm, Saturday 22 March

    The Police Media Centre will close at 6pm on Saturday 22 March due to staffing constraints. Prior to that time, we will be operating with reduced staff numbers and prioritising urgent/serious... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    21 Mar 2025 12:05pm News:
    Canterbury

    Name release: Fatal crash, Hurunui

    Police are now in a position to release the name of the woman who died in a crash on Mouse Point Road, Hurunui on 11 February. She was 67-year-old Joy Carolyn Farrington, of Hanmer Springs. Police... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - name release
    21 Mar 2025 11:39am News:
    Canterbury

    Name release: Fatal crash, Lewis Pass

    Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 7, Lewis Pass on 9 February. He was 24-year-old Wen-Yang Liu of Taiwan. Our thoughts are with his family and... More

    1 min read
  • Police tape
    21 Mar 2025 11:28am News:
    Central

    Arrest made in relation to January shooting, Feilding

    Attributable to Detective Sergeant Joe Salisbury Manawatū Police have today arrested a 24-year-old man in relation to a shooting at Kowhai Park, Feilding on 4 January. Police executed a search warrant... More

    1 min read
  • 21 Mar 2025 10:19am News:
    Waikato

    Beatty Street homicide: Witnesses sought

    Please attribute to Detective Inspector Darrell Harpur: Police making enquiries into the death of two men after an incident in Hamilton earlier this month are asking for witnesses to come forward... More

    1 min read
  • Central Pulse Netball players with their namesake pup, Pulse. Pictured, from left: Whitney Souness, Madison Thomas holding Pulse
    21 Mar 2025 8:00am TenOne Magazine

    Three Ps in a pod

    Pulse, Phoenix and Poua meet Pulse, Phoenix and Poua. More

    3 min read
  • Stephen Ryan
    21 Mar 2025 7:54am News:
    Central

    Police renew appeal for information about missing man Stephen Ryan

    Police are renewing the appeal for anyone with information about missing man Stephen Ryan, as the two-year anniversary of his disappearance approaches. Manawatū Police received a report in late March... More

    1 min read
  • Media release - Update
    20 Mar 2025 5:23pm News:
    Central

    Update: Search for Geoffrey Kelly

    Taumaranui Police have located a body in the rural Hikumutu area this afternoon in the search for a missing man. Today, Police and a cadaver dog were deployed in the search for Geoffrey Kelly... More

    1 min read
  • Update: Search for missing woman Penelope
    20 Mar 2025 3:27pm News:
    Southern

    Update: Search for missing woman Penelope

    Dunedin Police have conducted a number of searches in Dunedin and the Otago Peninsula area for 65-year-old Penelope, known as Penny, who was last seen on 1 March. At this stage, no new search areas... More

    1 min read
  • Police car light bar
    20 Mar 2025 11:23am TenOne Magazine

    Quick delivery to hospital

    Constables lead way to get midwife and woman in labour through the traffic. More

    1 min read

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