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Arrest Made Following Dangerous Driving, Dunedin
Friday, 16 August 2024, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Police
At around 6:40am, Police responded to reports of a man driving erratically on State Highway 1. Police located the vehicle and signalled for it to stop, which the driver did a short distance later. More >>
Police Presence In Whakatu - Cordoned Area Refined
Friday, 16 August 2024, 11:41 am | New Zealand Police
Work is ongoing in Whakatu to locate a person of interest. The cordoned area has been refined, and is restricted to Station Road, Railway Road, and State Highway 51, and the area within those three intersections. People outside this area are able ... More >>
Police Presence In Whakatu, Hawke's Bay
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:44 am | New Zealand Police
Residents in Whakatu are asked to stay inside while Hawke’s Bay Police look for a person of interest. More >>
Landline Phone Scam: Police Impersonators Targeting Vulnerable Old People
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:32 am | New Zealand Police
Police are aware of reports emerging in several police districts where people have received a scam phone call over a land-line from someone claiming to be a Police Officer. More >>
Fatal Crash, State Highway 3, Mahoenui
Friday, 16 August 2024, 10:23 am | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm one person has died following a single vehicle crash where a vehicle has driven off of State Highway 3, Mahoenui last night. More >>
Offenders Impersonating Police Are Scamming Vulnerable People Over Landlines
Friday, 16 August 2024, 9:51 am | New Zealand Police
Police are aware of reports emerging in several police districts where people have received a scam phone call over a land-line from someone claiming to be a Police Officer. More >>
Name Release, Fatal Crash, Takitimu Drive
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 8:35 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now release the name of the person who died following a two-vehicle crash on Takitimu Drive on 7 August. She was 51-year-old Joanna Teresa McMillan, from Gisborne. Our thoughts and sympathies are with her family and friends at this difficult time. More >>
Road Closed, SH3, Mahoenui - Waikato
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 8:34 pm | New Zealand Police
State Highway 3, near Paekaka Road, is closed following a single-vehicle crash. Police were called to the crash around 6pm. The road is closed between Mahoenui and Piopio, diversions are in place. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Raumanga
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 6:57 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a two-vehicle crash on Rewa Rewa Road, near Te Waiiti Place, Raumanga. Emergency services were called about 4:50pm. The Serious Crash Unit is in attendance, and a local Kaumatua is blessing the scene. The road is closed ... More >>
Information Sought After Convenience Stores Targeted
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 6:55 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are investigating after a convenience store on The Terrace was targeted twice in as many days. At around 5:15am Sunday 11 August, Police responded to the City Stop store on The Terrace after three offenders broke in through the door using tools ... More >>
Scam Alert: Calls From Police Station Numbers
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 6:35 pm | New Zealand Police
If you have had missed calls from what appears to be a Police Station number you can disregard them. More >>
Operation Tirade: Thursday Afternoon Update
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 4:55 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have now recovered 31 blocks of methamphetamine disguised as branded lollies. More >>
Offenders Impersonating Police Are Scamming The Vulnerable And Older People
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Waikato District Prevention Manager, Inspector Hywel Jones, is urging locals across the whole district to be alert to the scam. More >>
Police Appealing For Information Following Damage Caused To Power Structures, Winton
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Police
Winton Police are appealing for information following damage caused to power structures in the area early Wednesday morning. More >>
BEWARE: Police Impersonators Scamming People Out Of Cash
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Police
Counties Manukau District Prevention Manager, Inspector Jarred Pirret, is urging locals across the whole district to be alert to the scam. More >>
60 Charges Laid Following Spate Of Vehicle Thefts, North Canterbury
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Police
Extensive enquires led to three search warrants being executed within the North Canterbury area, and the identification of a group of young people involved. At one address, 22 stolen ignition barrels were recovered, between June and July. More >>
Road Open, Police Appealing For Information, Kennedy Road, Napier
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Police
Police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the incident at around 10.50am. More >>
Homicide, Tūrangi
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Police
Members of the public can expect to see an increase Police presence in the area over the coming days as we work to piece together what occurred. More >>
Eight Arrests Following Fleeing Driver Incidents In Auckland
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 12:24 pm | New Zealand Police
Police in Tāmaki Makaurau have taken eight people into custody, following two fleeing driver incidents in the early hours of this morning. The first incident occurred at around 2.14am, when a Police unit sighted a vehicle being driven dangerously and ... More >>
Road Closure: Kennedy Road, And SH50, Napier
Thursday, 15 August 2024, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have closed part of Kennedy Road and State Highway 50 in Pirimani, Napier, after an incident at the Expressway overpass. Emergency services were notified about 10.50am. Kennedy Road is closed in both directions between Kennedy Road off-ramp ... More >>
