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Bus Crash - Kauaeranga Valley Rd, near Thames - Waikato
Monday, 17 November 2014, 12:48 pm | New Zealand Police
Waikato Police advise that the Kauaeranga Valley Rd, near Thames is currently closed due to a crash involving a bus. Senior Sergeant Rupert Friend of the Waikato District Command Centre said the bus left the road with a large number of children on board ... More >>
Police seek information on assault of tourist in Northland
Monday, 17 November 2014, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are seeking information in relation to the assault of a German tourist in Northland last week. About 6pm on the Thursday November 13 a 48-year-old male German tourist was taken to the Waipu Medical Centre with serious head and facial injuries. More >>
Hamilton fatal house fire
Monday, 17 November 2014, 9:05 am | New Zealand Police
With the extraction of three bodies located in the scene of a central Hamilton house fire complete, emergency service staff will continue their work to stabilise the house to allow a number of examinations to commence. More >>
Collingwood Street, Hamilton Media Release update
Sunday, 16 November 2014, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Police
Waikato emergency services working where three people lost their lives in a fire say their priority remains making the scene safe to enter. Detective Senior Sergeant Graham Pitkethley of the Waikato CIB said about 30 Police and Fire Service staff ... More >>
Power and traffic light outage - East Auckland
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 7:50 pm | New Zealand Police
As a result the traffic lights at the following intersections are currently not operating; Lunn Avenue and Abbotts Way; Kohimarama and Kepa; Kohimarama and Allum; Tamaki Drive and Patterson; Patterson and Kepa Road, Orakei. More >>
Arrests made following violent attack in Mt Roskill
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 7:44 pm | New Zealand Police
Shortly after midday, Police were called to a church in Parkinson Ave, Mt Roskill, where two people had received injuries. It was believed that the people responsible had left the scene. More >>
Serious Assault - Hinau Street, Haitaitai - Wellington
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 3:29 pm | New Zealand Police
Overnight Wellington police responded when two men in their 20's were admitted to Wellington Hospital with stab wounds. More >>
Making Hamilton Blaze Scene Safe
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 3:28 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and Fire service say priority is making scene safe to enter at Hamilton fatal house fire More >>
Update on return of Phillip Smith to New Zealand
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are awaiting a decision from the Brazilian courts on the process to return Phillip Smith to New Zealand. More >>
Press Conference re: fire at Collingwood St, Hamilton
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 11:21 am | New Zealand Police
Press Conference re: fire at Collingwood St, Hamilton - Press Conference at Hamilton Police Station - Waikato More >>
Motorway crash - Northern Motorway - Waitemata
Saturday, 15 November 2014, 10:45 am | New Zealand Police
At about 1700hrs a car hit the median barrier on the Northern motorway , this occurred in the southbound lane by Rosedale Road. Lane 2 both southbound and northbound is blocked as a result of the crash. More >>
Keep your eyes peeled for this plant
Friday, 14 November 2014, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Police
Central District Police are asking people to keep an eye out for suspicious activity in their communities especially for gardening of an illicit variety. More >>
Owners of jewellery sought
Friday, 14 November 2014, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Police
Taranaki Police are seeking the owners of some jewellery which was recovered from two search warrants at properties in Taranaki in late October this year. Over the last six to twelve months offenders have targeted both residential and rural properties ... More >>
Police seize over $10 million worth of drugs, cash & assets
Friday, 14 November 2014, 9:47 am | New Zealand Police
Police have seized $4.5 million worth of methamphetamine, $2.8 million in cash, five residential properties and three high valued motor vehicles during Operation Roller. More >>
Stolen property found in HB drug bust
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Police
Hawke’s Bay Police say the discovery of a haul of stolen property at an alleged drug dealer’s house is further proof that burglaries are inextricably linked to drugs. More >>
Police Commissioner thanks Brazil's Ambassador to NZ
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Police
Police Commissioner Mike Bush has spoken to Brazil's Ambassador to New Zealand to thank him for the swift apprehension of Phillip Smith in Rio de Janeiro this morning. More >>
Police praise victim following attempted kidnapping
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 2:18 pm | New Zealand Police
Hamilton Police are saying an overseas student subjected to an attempted kidnapping at a rural campus overnight did everything right when she escaped her attacker. More >>
Man charged after threats to Work and Income
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Police
A 52-year-old Gisborne man has been charged with threatening to kill after he allegedly threatened to shoot Work and Income staff. More >>
Ebola not present
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 11:48 am | New Zealand Police
Australian authorities have reported that the ebola virus was not present in the liquid sent from Auckland to Melbourne for testing earlier this week. The liquid was tested at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL) and ... More >>
Waikato Police urge caution on the roads
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 11:06 am | New Zealand Police
The Waikato's most senior road policing officer says for a teenager to lose his life in avoidable circumstances just hours after Police issued a warning about speeds makes his loss all the more tragic. More >>
