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Parents Urged To Do Privacy Checks Before Sharing Back-to-school Photos
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Police
As the 2024 school year is underway, Police encourage parents and carers to take privacy precautions before posting back-to-school photos online. Many families use the beginning of the school year as an opportunity to share photos of their children ... More >>
Youths Arrested After Dangerous Dash In Papakura
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 11:52 am | New Zealand Police
Police in Counties Manukau South have taken five youths into custody after being seen driving dangerously around Papakura late last night. Counties Manukau South Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Matt Hoyes, says Police were called to the Battalion ... More >>
Preparation Is Key For Commemorations At Waitangi
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 10:28 am | New Zealand Police
Police are seeking the public’s support in ensuring commemorations run smoothly ahead of Waitangi Day next week. Police are working with a number of communities and partners as annual events take place during the weekend in the lead up to 6 February. ... More >>
Road Re-opened, Welington Central - Wellington
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 10:18 am | New Zealand Police
Brandon Street has re-opened following a report of an item of concern. Enquiries determined the item was not of concern and Police are due to leave the scene shortly. More >>
Road Closure, Wellington Central
Thursday, 1 February 2024, 10:04 am | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a report of an item of concern at a premises on Brandon Street, Wellington Central. The road will be closed at Featherston Street and Lambton Quay while staff assess the item. More >>
Update: Serious Crash, Winton - Southern
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 6:58 pm | New Zealand Police
State Highway 6 in Winton has reopened following a serious crash earlier this afternoon. More >>
Multiple Fatalities Following Crash, South Taranaki
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can advise multiple people have died following a crash at the intersection of Mountain Road and State Highway 3 (Boylan Road), Eltham this morning. One of the vehicles involved caught fire and Police are working to establish the number of occupants. ... More >>
Gang Funeral Procession - Porirua
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are monitoring gang movements travelling through the Porirua region for a funeral tomorrow morning around 8am. Motorists can expect to see a large number of gang members and associates travelling around the region. Police will have a visible ... More >>
Serious Crash, Winton
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 2:35 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a serious crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on State Highway 6, in the Winton Township between Brandon and Wemyss Streets reported around 1:40pm. One person has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition. ... More >>
Eagle eyes in the CBD
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 9:45 am | New Zealand Police
Quick eyes and quick responses saw numerous arrests in central Auckland overnight. Frontline Police and camera operators worked together to respond to a firearms incident and a robbery in the CBD. The first incident occurred on Karangahape Road, at 6.49pm, ... More >>
Police To Search Avon River Following Death Of David Bridgwater
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 9:26 am | New Zealand Police
The National Police Dive Squad will be carrying out a search of a segment of the Avon River to assist staff investigating the death of David Bridgwater. Mr Bridgewater died in the early hours of Thursday 4 January on Carisbrooke Street, Aranui with ... More >>
‘He Wouldn’t Be Able To Stop It’ – Paddleboarder Rescued From Lake Taupō
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 8:45 am | New Zealand Police
Police are urging water goers to make sure they are properly prepared, after rescuing a paddleboarder who was blown 5 kilometres out on Lake Taupō. “It’s a classic example of the unexpected happening,” Senior Constable Barry Shepherd QSM says ... More >>
Farewell To Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha And Sergeant Wayne Panapa
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 4:22 pm | New Zealand Police
After a combined 90 years of service, New Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner Wallace (Wally) Haumaha (Te Awara, Tainui, Mataatua) and Sergeant Wayne Panapa (Ngāti Whātua and Ngāti Ngawaero), a Cultural Advisor in Police’s Iwi and Communities team, ... More >>
Farewell To Deputy Commissioner Wally Haumaha And Sergeant Wayne Panapa
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Police
After a combined 90 years of service, New Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner Wallace (Wally) Haumaha (Te Awara, Tainui, Mataatua) and Sergeant Wayne Panapa (Ngāti Whātua and Ngāti Ngawaero), a Cultural Advisor in Police’s Iwi and Communities team, ... More >>
Update: Investigation into unexplained death, Dunedin
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Kallum Croudis: Dunedin-based investigators and Christchurch-based ESR scientists continue to examine the scene of an unexplained death at a property in Hillary Street, Dunedin. Police can now name the victim as 27-year-old Gurgit ... More >>
Sudden Death, Parnell
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Police
A person has died following an earlier incident in Parnell today. Police had cordoned an area off after there had been concerns for a person’s wellbeing. There are no suspicious circumstances in this matter and the death will be referred to the Coroner. ... More >>
Update - Missing girl found
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:17 am | New Zealand Police
The 15-year-old girl who was missing in the Helensville area has been found safe and well. More >>
Update: Homicide investigation, Palmerston North
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:10 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Deegan: Palmerston North Police continue to investigate the death of a 35-year-old man who died as a result of injuries he suffered on the evening of Saturday 20 January. Emergency services were called to a Coromandel Court ... More >>
Fatal e-scooter crash, Eden Terrace
Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 9:05 am | New Zealand Police
One person has died following an e-scooter crash in Eden Terrace on Monday evening. Emergency services responded to the crash on Ian McKinnon Drive around 11.30pm. The person was located in a critical condition, and CPR was commenced, however they were ... More >>
Update: Khandallah homicide investigation
Monday, 29 January 2024, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Wellington Police are following positive lines of enquiry in the homicide investigation launched following the death of a woman in Khandallah on Wednesday 24 January. Over the past five days Police have been conducting ... More >>
