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Police Seek Information In Rotorua Cold Case (Operation Colorado)
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 7:51 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Sergeant Tony Colby, Rotorua CIB. Bay of Plenty Police investigating the 2002 attempted murder of Rotorua man Karl Anders Nyman are seeking others to come forward with any information they may have as to who was responsible for wanting ... More >>
Missing Person, Feilding
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are asking for information from the public to assist us in finding Stephen Ryan, who is missing. Stephen was last seen on the evening of Tuesday 28 March, after being dropped off at an address in Feilding. He has not been seen or heard from since, ... More >>
Police committed to reducing deaths on our roads
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 11:25 am | New Zealand Police
Police acknowledge the findings released today by the New Zealand Automobile Association (AA) regarding drink driving fatalities in New Zealand. Data released by the association shows there were 111 deaths in crashes involving drunk drivers last year, compared ... More >>
Serious Crash Newlands Off-ramp Northbound - Wellington
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 11:01 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a crash between a car and a pedestrian on Newlands off-ramp, State Highway 1. The crash was reported around 9:30pm. One person has received serious injuries. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. While State Highway 1 ... More >>
Arrests Made Following Vehicle Theft Kaiapoi
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 6:35 pm | New Zealand Police
Canterbury Rural Area Commander Inspector Peter Cooper: A 23-year-old and a 26-year-old have been arrested following multiple vehicle thefts and attempted vehicle thefts in Kaiapoi and the surrounding Waimakariri area. Early this morning, Police were ... More >>
Update: Serious Crash, Inglewood, New Plymouth - Central
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 11:50 am | New Zealand Police
Police can now advise that one person has died following a crash on Mountain Road, Inglewood. The crash was reported to Police at 8:15. One other person was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The road remains closed. More >>
Name Release And Update, Whakatāne Homicide Investigation
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 11:23 am | New Zealand Police
Whakatāne Police have arrested a further two people in connection with the investigation into the murder of Claude Te Rangiatahua Takao. A homicide investigation was launched after Mr Takao, 47, of Nukuhou, was located deceased down a bank in Whakatāne on ... More >>
Police Release Results Of Public Perceptions About Crime And Police
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 11:17 am | New Zealand Police
Police have today released results from their public perceptions survey known as the Police Module (PM) which is conducted as part of the Ministry of Justice’s New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS)(link is external), also published today. More >>
Serious Crash, SH6, Lower Shotover - Southern
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 10:27 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are currently attending a serious single-vehicle crash on SH6 near the Stalker Road Roundabout, Lower Shotover. Police were called about 9.30am. Injuries have been reported. The road is closed, with diversions in place. The Serious ... More >>
Fatal Crash – Blockhouse Bay
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 10:06 am | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash in Blockhouse Bay on Sunday 25 June. Emergency services responded to the two-vehicle crash on Wolverton Street around 1.30pm. One person was transported to hospital in a critical condition ... More >>
Scenic Drive, Swanson Closed - Waitematā
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 10:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Due to weather related damage on Scenic Drive the road is closed. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and take an alternate route. Diversions are in place at Puketaha Road and Waitakere Road. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Police Target Youth Offending
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 9:59 pm | New Zealand Police
Senior Sergeant Craig Vining: Hastings Police have arrested a 14-year-old who is believed to have been a main instigator in recent assaults in the CBD. Over the past couple of months there have been several unprovoked attacks by youths targeting vulnerable ... More >>
Road Closed, State Highway 1, Whakapapa
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are currently responding to a two vehicle collision on State Highway 1 near Puhipuhi Rd. The crash was reported just after 2pm. Initial reports suggest multiple people have been injured. Motorists are advised to avoid the area ... More >>
Kerikeri Police Uncover Prehistoric Find Amongst Cars, Cash, And Cannabis
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have made a larger-than-life discovery and reunited a local business with their prized companions following a number of search warrants this month. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/bbbec7333e4c92cfe1d1.jpeg" ... More >>
Police Acknowledge IPCA’s Findings On Death In Custody
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 10:06 am | New Zealand Police
Police acknowledge the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the death of Jaye Taueli while in Police custody in August 2021. Firstly, Police would again like to extend our sincere condolences to Mr Taueli’s family and friends. ... More >>
Group Arrested At CBD Construction Site
Tuesday, 27 June 2023, 9:35 am | New Zealand Police
Police disrupted a group vandalising part of a construction site in central Auckland over the weekend. Acting Auckland Central Area Commander, Inspector Dave Christoffersen, says frontline staff responded to the site in midtown on Queen Street. “The group ... More >>
UPDATE – Mount Maunganui Crash - Bay Of Plenty
Monday, 26 June 2023, 11:05 pm | New Zealand Police
A person has been taken into custody after a fleeing driver incident in Mount Maunganui this evening. Shortly after 7.30pm, Police received a report of a stolen vehicle driving dangerously near Ngatai Road. Police sighted the vehicle in the Mount Maunganui ... More >>
Road Closed - Mount Maunganui - Bay Of Plenty
Monday, 26 June 2023, 10:07 pm | New Zealand Police
Ocean Beach Road, Marine Parade, and Tweed Street in Mount Maunganui are closed following a crash. Power lines are reported to be down across the roads. Motorists will not be able to pass through the area until the scene has been cleared. One person ... More >>
UPDATE - Second Arrest In Korrey Whyman Homicide
Monday, 26 June 2023, 10:04 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Lindsay Pilbrow: A second person has been arrested for the murder of a woman in the Bay of Plenty in September 2022. Korrey Whyman was shot inside a vehicle as it travelled on State Highway 33 towards Mourea on the morning of 25 ... More >>
Update – Investigation Into Carterton Homicide Continues
Monday, 26 June 2023, 10:00 pm | New Zealand Police
Area Commander, Inspector Scott Miller: Police have arrested a man on charges of assault, as enquiries continue into the Carterton homicide investigation. Police were called to Te Kopi Road at around 9am on Sunday after a man was located deceased ... More >>
