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Nelson Police Appeal For Information Following Burglary
Sunday, 7 May 2023, 6:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Sergeant Jonathon Hauschild. Police are appealing to the public for any information in relation to a burglary in Nelson this morning. About 6.50am, Police were called to a commercial premises on Ellis Street, Brightwater ... More >>
Four Apprehended After Aggravated Robbery In Wellington
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 5:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have taken four people into custody following an aggravated robbery at a central Wellington business this afternoon. More >>
Enquiries Ongoing Following Firearms Incident, Manurewa
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:25 am | New Zealand Police
The Manurewa community can expect to see an increased Police presence in the area while enquiries are ongoing into a firearms incldent last night. At around 9.15pm on Friday 5 May Police were called to Browns Road, Manurewa, after a report of shots ... More >>
Fatal Crash – Mere Road, Taupō
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:23 am | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash involving a single vehicle on Mere Road, Taupō in the early hours of this morning. Shortly after midnight emergency services responded to the crash in which a car had left the road and collided with ... More >>
Caution Urged On Roads In Tasman District - Tasman
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:16 am | New Zealand Police
Tasman Police are asking motorists to stay off the roads as heavy rain hits the region. Police have received a number of reports of flooding, trees down and slips from across the region. A number of roads are reported to be impassable, especially ... More >>
Arrest Made In Relation To Anzac Day Burglaries, Whakatane
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 11:14 am | New Zealand Police
Police have arrested a young person in relation to two burglaries in Whakatane on Anzac Day. About 3.45am on 25 April, Police received a report that a vehicle had been used to enter a dairy on Appenzell Drive, and items were taken. Then about 4.55am, ... More >>
Arrests Following Dishonesty Offending
Friday, 5 May 2023, 7:12 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Waikato West Area response Manager Leo Belay. Waikato West Police continue to target those committing dishonesty offences in the community. Early Thursday morning, Police responded to reports of a burglary at a commercial premises in Huntly. ... More >>
Police Appeal For Witnesses To New Plymouth Aggravated Robbery
Friday, 5 May 2023, 7:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Gerard Bouterey. Police are appealing for witnesses to an aggravated robbery of a retail premises on Currie Street, New Plymouth today. At about 12.10pm, two men have driven a stolen black 2001 Subaru Impreza (registration ... More >>
Arrest Made – Wellington Burglaries
Friday, 5 May 2023, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Police
Hutt Valley Tactical Crime Unit Supervisor Detective Sergeant Richard Orr: Hutt Valley Police have today arrested a man on 10 charges of burglary. Police conducted a search warrant at an address in Moera, following inquiries into 11 restaurant burglaries ... More >>
Investigation ongoing into the death of Richard Leman
Friday, 5 May 2023, 11:37 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Tania Jellyman: Police investigating the homicide of Richard Leman in Rangiora have conducted a further search warrant this morning. Mr Leman was found deceased at a Tyler Street address on 17 April. The further search warrant ... More >>
Update - Johnsonville motorway
Friday, 5 May 2023, 10:53 am | New Zealand Police
Two people have been taken into custody following protest action on the Johnsonville motorway this morning. A 48-year-old female scaled the gantry above the motorway and has now safely come down with assistance of attending Police. A 45-year-old male ... More >>
Update – Moray Place Shooting, Dunedin
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 6:00 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are continuing to investigate the shooting of a man in Dunedin last month. Officers were called to an address on Moray Place at 3.10am on 16 April, where a man was located with a gunshot wound. Enquiries have established the victim was shot ... More >>
Operation Daleyza: Statements
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are releasing statements after today's sentencing over the murder of Lena Zhang Harrap in Mt Albert in September 2021. Detective Senior Sergeant Geoff Baber, Officer in Charge, Operation Daleyza: Today’s sentencing sees the end of court ... More >>
Police seeking missing man from Massey
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie, Waitematā CIB: Police are appealing to the public to help locate 19-year-old Jayden Mamfredos who has been reported missing from Massey. Jayden was last seen in the evening of Friday 21 April and family and ... More >>
Police seeking sightings of man in relation to burglary
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Police investigating a burglary at a residential address in Northcote are seeking assistance from the public to identify and locate the male pictured. The incident, which occurred sometime between 10pm on Friday 28 April and 9am on Saturday 29 April ... More >>
Have you seen Matthew Dodds?
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:21 am | New Zealand Police
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 42-year-old Matthew Dodds, who has a warrant to arrest. Dodds is known to frequent Waitematā, however has ties across Tämaki Makaurau. He is considered dangerous and should not be approached. ... More >>
More Women Than Ever Before Choose Policing As A Career
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 6:20 pm | New Zealand Police
This week 76 new officers celebrate their success with whānau and friends. The 365, Kura Moeahu wing includes 22 newly graduating policewomen. Prior to the graduation of the 365 wing the number of sworn policewomen had grown by 986 since 2017, an increase ... More >>
Police make arrest following Western Springs robbery
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Police
An arrest has been made over an aggravated robbery at a Western Springs petrol station early this morning. Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend, of Auckland City CIB, says the investigation has progressed since the incident occurred just after midnight ... More >>
Further arrest in Tauranga homicide investigation
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Craig Rawlinson: A 25-year-old man has been charged in relation to the death of Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga last year. The man has been charged with murder and assaulting other people present at the Maungatapu Road address on ... More >>
Operation Cobalt: A million worth of drug harm prevented
Wednesday, 3 May 2023, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Northland Police are keeping illegal gang activity in rural communities firmly in its sights, with one Kawakawa property being paid a visit this week. Police have arrested a man while seizing methamphetamine, cash and a firearm in the process. ... More >>
