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Serious Crash – Airfield Road, Ardmore - Counties Manukau
Sunday, 29 October 2023, 6:17 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a serious single-vehicle collision on Airfield Road, Ardmore. The crash was reported at 4:10pm. The Serious Crash Unit have been advised. Diversions are in place and motorists are asked to avoid the area. More information will be ... More >>
Fatal Crash, State Highway 23, Whatawhata
Sunday, 29 October 2023, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can advise one person has died following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 23, near Māori Point Road, Whatawhata. The crash was reported around 9:15am. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing. The road remains blocked, while ... More >>
Serious Crash, State Highway 23, Whatawhata - Waikato
Sunday, 29 October 2023, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 23, near Māori Point Road, Whatawhata. The crash was reported around 9:15am. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. The road is closed and motorists are advised to take an alternate route. More >>
Arrests Made And Weapons Located In Ōpōtiki And Whakatane
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 8:28 pm | New Zealand Police
Senior Sergeant Tristan Murray, Acting Area Commander Eastern Bay of Plenty: Three people have been arrested and offensive weapons located by Police in Whakatane and Ōpōtiki. Staff are continuously assessing ongoing gang conflict in the area. Police ... More >>
Update: Dunedin Fire
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 6:38 pm | New Zealand Police
A scene examination was carried out today at the scene of the house fire which occurred in Dunedin yesterday. The examination was completed by scientists from the ESR, Specialist Fire Investigators from Fire NZ, and Police. Thankfully, no one was located within ... More >>
Person dies following house fire, New Lynn
Saturday, 28 October 2023, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a house fire in New Lynn this morning. Emergency services were called to the Kohekohe Street address around 7am. Police are working with Fire and Emergency NZ to determine the circumstances of the fire. Enquiries are ongoing. More >>
Operation Blanco: Joint Police And Customs Investigation Sees Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Drugs Seized, Four Charged
Friday, 27 October 2023, 9:38 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and Customs have disrupted a $63 million drug importation bound for New Zealand shores and arrested four men, following a joint operation. The operation, named Blanco, resulted in the seizure of 140 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Auckland yesterday. ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Riverlea Road, Whenuapai
Friday, 27 October 2023, 8:34 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can advise one person has died following a single vehicle crash on Riverlea Road, near Dale Road. The crash was reported around 6.15pm. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing. The road remains blocked, while the Serious Crash Unit ... More >>
Update: Investigation Underway Into Custody Unit Incident
Friday, 27 October 2023, 4:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Acting Superintendent Sunny Patel, Relieving Auckland City District Commander. Police investigations continue into the death of a man following an incident at the Auckland Custody Unit earlier this month. We are now in a position to advise ... More >>
Strong Winds: North Otago
Friday, 27 October 2023, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are asking motorists in North Otago to take care between Oamaru and Palmerston, with strong winds buffeting the area. About 1.15pm, Police were called to Maheno-Herbert Road, near Happy Valley Road, after a motorcyclist was reported to have been blown ... More >>
Homicide Investigation Launched: Waitaanga
Friday, 27 October 2023, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Police
Police investigating a suspicious house fire at Waitaanga, where a person was located deceased, have opened a homicide investigation. Emergency services were called to the residential address on Waitaanga Road, around 8am on Wednesday 12 October. A ... More >>
Have You Seen Missing Man Duncan Hill?
Friday, 27 October 2023, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and whanau of Duncan Hill are asking for the public’s help to locate him, with the Kāpiti man not having been heard from since early October. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2310/ace0f948c763b1973515.jpeg" ... More >>
Investigators Thank Public For Assistance
Friday, 27 October 2023, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Eastern District Police have apprehended four youths believed to be involved in dishonesty offending in Hawkes Bay. A member of the public observed the occupants of two vehicles acting suspiciously in Napier, and subsequently informed Police, ... More >>
Name release, State Highway 1, Taihape Crash
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 6:47 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now name the person who died following a crash on State highway one, Taihape, Friday 20 October. More >>
Operation Woburn: Man Sought After Violent Waipukurau Incident
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 5:52 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Sally Patrick. Eastern District Police investigating the assault of a woman and a house fire have obtained a warrant to arrest 51-year-old George Pineaha. On Tuesday, 24 October, emergency services were called to a suspicious ... More >>
Homicide investigation launched following death of child
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard of Wellington Police: We can now advise that the investigation into the death of a child in Lower Hutt on Sunday has been upgraded to a homicide enquiry. Police can confirm the baby’s name was Ruthless-Empire Ahipene-Wall. ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Henley Road, Titri
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 7:54 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can advise one person has died following a single vehicle crash on Henley Road, near Taieri Ferry Road. The crash was reported around 1:45pm. The road remains blocked. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing. More >>
Investigation Following Unexplained Death, Taita
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Police
A scene examination is ongoing at a property in Taita as Hutt Valley Police continue to investigate the death of an almost-2-year-old child in Lower Hutt on Sunday 22 October. The investigation team has been working hard to determine exactly what happened ... More >>
Police Target Anti-social Road Users
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 3:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Canterbury Police are continuing to put the anti-social road users on notice, stating their recent behaviour in Kainga, in northern Christchurch, will not be tolerated. Police became aware of continued problems at Main North Road and Link Road some three ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Spotswood - Canterbury
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 7:28 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 1 at Spotswood, Hurunui District. The crash involving several vehicles happened around 4pm, just south of the intersection with Macmillan Road. Two others involved in the ... More >>
