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Update - Miramar Homicide
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 5:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch Police investigating the death of a woman in Miramar, Wellington, are following positive leads to locate the person responsible for her death. The woman was located deceased in her home by a friend ... More >>
Two To Front Court After Lengthy Fleeing Driver Event
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 5:36 pm | New Zealand Police
Two people are facing charges following a fleeing driver incident, spanning across Tāmaki Makaurau and lasting nearly two hours. At around 6pm, Police located a vehicle of interest near Khyber Pass, which had earlier been involved in an attempted vehicle ... More >>
Update - Miramar Homicide
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 4:54 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch Police investigating the death of a woman in Miramar, Wellington, are following positive leads to locate the person responsible for her death. The woman was located deceased in her home ... More >>
Disappointing, Multiple Drivers Caught Not Wearing Seatbelts
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Police
Taupō Road Policing Sergeant Wayne Dickson: Police have carried out a number of road checkpoints over the last seven weeks near schools and in townships, and central locations with the aim of reducing the number of passengers and drivers travelling ... More >>
Police Acknowledge IPCA Finding Into Non-fatal Shooting By Police
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 10:12 am | New Zealand Police
Police acknowledge the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) which found officers were justified in shooting a man armed with a knife and crowbar in Kaiapoi last year. About 7.30pm on 25 June, 2022, Police responded to a report ... More >>
Road Blocked, State Highway 1, Lake Grassmere, Marlborough
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 8:46 am | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a one vehicle crash, involving a truck on State Highway 1 near Taimate Road. The crash was reported around 7am and one person recieved minor injuries. The road is blocked and motorists are advised to take an alternate route ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Rangiotu Road, Rangiotu, Manawatu
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 8:43 am | New Zealand Police
Police can advise one person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Rangiotu Road, near Te Awe Awe Road, Rangiotu. The crash was reported around 3am. The Serious Crash Unit have attended the scene. The road is now reopening and enquiries into ... More >>
Update: Serious Crash State Highway 2, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt - Wellington
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 7:34 am | New Zealand Police
State Highway 2 is now fully blocked following a two vehicle crash on State Highway 2, Kaitoke, near Marchant Road. The crash was reported around 5:15am and one person was transported to hospital in a serious condition. Motorists are advised to take ... More >>
Serious Crash State Highway 2, Kaitoke, Upper Hutt - Wellington
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 7:33 am | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, Kaitoke, near Marchant Road, Upper Hutt. The crash was reported around 5:15am. One person is being transported to hospital in a serious condition. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. One ... More >>
Homicide Investigation Under Way Following Death In Miramar
Monday, 16 October 2023, 10:49 pm | New Zealand Police
A homicide investigation is under way following the death of a woman in Miramar, Wellington. More >>
Name Release: Fatal Crash Temuka
Monday, 16 October 2023, 10:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are now in a position to release the names of the two people who diedvfollowing a crash near Temuka on Thursday 5 October. More >>
Seven Arrests Following Fleeing Driver Incidents Across Counties Manukau
Monday, 16 October 2023, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Seven people were taken into custody overnight following fleeing driver incidents across Counties Manukau. At around 7.46pm, Police observed a vehicle heading south on State Highway 1 near Drury, which had been reported stolen from an address in ... More >>
Appeal For Information - Andrew Sloan
Monday, 16 October 2023, 11:47 am | New Zealand Police
Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of 33-year-old Andrew Sloan. Andrew was in the Mount Richmond Forest Park, at locations such as Rocks Hut, Middy Creek, Captain Creek and possibly Browning Hut over the weekend. He is Caucasian, approximately ... More >>
Arrests Made Following Ruakākā Homicide
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 8:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Al Symonds, Whangarei CIB: Police have arrested two people following the death of 24-year-old Teina Pickering in Ruakaka on Thursday 12 October. A 29-year-old man was arrested yesterday (Saturday 14 October) and appeared in Whangarei District ... More >>
Operation Launched In Tairawhiti Following Firearms Incidents
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 7:33 pm | New Zealand Police
An operation has been launched in Tairawhiti designed to help quell current gang tensions and keep the community safe. Police will be focusing on disrupting gang violence and those involved in it. Tensions between Mongrel Mob and Black Power have ... More >>
Fire, Wellington Central
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 7:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a fire at a building on Ghuznee Street, Wellington Central to assist Fire and Emergency in containing the scene and managing traffic in the area. Staff were notified of reports of smoke coming from the building around 2:35pm. ... More >>
Serious Crash In Auckland Overnight
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 9:32 am | New Zealand Police
Four people were injured, two critically, in what appears to be a single-vehicle crash on Auckland’s Southwestern motorway overnight. Around 12:40am a vehicle hit the centre barrier on State Highway 20. The vehicle’s four occupants were all taken ... More >>
Person Dies Following Crash In Canterbury
Sunday, 15 October 2023, 8:47 am | New Zealand Police
A person has died overnight following a crash in Coalgate, Selwyn District yesterday. The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Homebush Road and Malvern Hills Road shortly before 11am on Saturday. One person who was critically injured in the ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Southern Motorway
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can advise one person has died following a serious crash on the Southern Motorway, Auckland this morning. A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating, and the driver is assisting Police ... More >>
Firearms Incidents In Gisborne Overnight
Saturday, 14 October 2023, 2:26 pm | New Zealand Police
Tairāwhiti Police are investigating a series of gang-related firearms events overnight. Police received several calls from members of the public reporting a series of gunshots in the Stout Street/Taruheru Crescent area around 9:45pm last night. Two vehicles ... More >>
