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Body recovered from Whanganui River
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 3:20 pm | New Zealand Police
Whanganui Police have launched an investigation after a man's body was recovered from the Whanganui River, near Aramoho at approximately 6:30am today. More >>
Appeal for cyclists on SH73 yesterday to come forward
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Police
Canterbury Police are appealing for the person driving a tractor and the two cyclists who were seen travelling along SH73 towards Christchurch, West Coast Road, in the vicinity of the start of the fire near Flock Hill on Monday (26 January 2015) to ... More >>
Ride safe message from Waikato Police after rider identified
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Police
The name of a man killed in a collision between two motorcycles near Hamilton's Temple View on Friday has been released. More >>
Extra care urged on roads as kids begin returning to school
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Police
As some schools and pre-schools begin reopening this week after the holidays, Police are reminding motorists to take extra care on the roads. More >>
Dead man still not identified
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 11:29 am | New Zealand Police
The identity of a man found dead in central Napier last week remains a mystery, despite public pleas for information about him. More >>
Update on Operation Tidal in Whangarei
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 10:48 am | Northland Police
A 60-year-old man will be appearing in the Whangarei District Court today on a charge of assault following the death of a man in Tikipunga in the early hours of yesterday morning. More >>
Fatal crash State Highway 50 Maraekakaho
Monday, 26 January 2015, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Police
A man has been killed this afternoon following a crash between a motorcycle and another vehicle approximately 30 kilometers west of Hastings on State Highway 50. Emergency services responded to the crash at about 2.15 but the male motorcyclist died at the ... More >>
SH1 near Templeton reopens following serious crash
Monday, 26 January 2015, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Police
Canterbury Police and emergency services have cleared the scene of a serious crash involving three vehicles on SH1 Main South Road that occurred at approximately 11.20am this morning (26 January 2015). More >>
Northland homicide
Monday, 26 January 2015, 11:54 am | New Zealand Police
Northland District Police have commenced a homicide investigation: Operation Tide. At approximately midnight Police were called to a Balmoral Road, Tikipunga, address after a violent altercation which left a 25 year old male deceased. More >>
Crash victim named
Monday, 26 January 2015, 11:53 am | New Zealand Police
Police can now release the name of the man that died in a crash on Himatangi Block Road, near Foxton on Saturday 24 January, 2015. More >>
Armed Robbery - Henderson - Waitemata
Monday, 26 January 2015, 9:26 am | New Zealand Police
Waitakere Police are investigating an armed robbery at The Warehouse in Lincoln Road Henderson overnight. At about 12:30am a staff member who was leaving The Warehouse was approached by two men in the carpark outside. One of the men was armed with a ... More >>
Suspicious death - Tikipunga, Whangarei
Monday, 26 January 2015, 9:25 am | New Zealand Police
A 25 year old man has died and a man is in Police custody following an incident in the Whangarei suburb of Tikipunga overnight. Ambulance received a call from the address at about midnight reporting that a man was unconscious after a violent incident. ... More >>
Police chase following shooting incident - Auckland
Monday, 26 January 2015, 9:25 am | New Zealand Police
A man is in custody tonight [25/1] after a shooting incident in Karangahape Road. At about 8:45 pm police responded to a call reporting people fighting and gun shots fired in a side street off Karangahape Road, Auckland. The caller reported that the ... More >>
Fatal Motorcycle crash - Huntly – Name Incorrectly Spelt
Monday, 26 January 2015, 9:23 am | New Zealand Police
Police today [25/1] released have the name of the pillion passenger who died as the result of a motorcycle crash at Huntly on Friday 23 January 2015. Unfortunately, there was an error in the spelling of his surname. More >>
Media update re missing swimmer in Waikato river
Sunday, 25 January 2015, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Yesterday police and the Fire Service conducted land searches of the East and West banks of the Waikato River after a young man went missing in the river. He is presumed drowned after family saw him slip below the surface while another man was attempting ... More >>
Sea Rescue - Motukawiti Island, Northland - Northland
Sunday, 25 January 2015, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Police
A man has been rescued from the sea off the Northland coast overnight after a yacht struck rocks and sank. Emergency services were notified at about 11pm after the yacht struck rocks at Motukawiti Island, bout 4 km offshore from Matauri Bay in Northland. ... More >>
Man Missing in Waikato River - Hamilton - Waikato
Sunday, 25 January 2015, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Police
A 22 year old man is believed drowned in the Waikato River at Hamilton tonight. Just before 9pm emergency services were called to the river near Jellicoe Drive Hamilton. It is understood that the missing man and a friend were attempting to swim across ... More >>
Hiker rescued from Mt Sebastopol
Saturday, 24 January 2015, 7:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Canterbury Police SAR led a successful operation to rescue a hiker that had got bluffed while descending Mt Sebastopol this afternoon (24 January 2015). More >>
Police name victims of fatal microlight crash near Timaru
Saturday, 24 January 2015, 7:02 pm | New Zealand Police
Canterbury Police are able to name the two men involved in yesterday’s (23 January 2015) fatal microlight crash. They were 51 year old Senior Sergeant Hohi (Randel) Tikitiki and his friend (and flight instructor) 86 year old Alfred (Jack) Mehlhopt. More >>
Two Fatal Motorcycle crashes in the Waikato
Saturday, 24 January 2015, 7:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and other emergency services have responded to two fatal motorcycle crashes in the Waikato within four hours on Friday evening the 23rd January 2015. More >>
