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Cyclone Gabrielle - Police reassurance in Eastern District
Monday, 20 February 2023, 6:06 am | New Zealand Police
Eastern District Police are continuing efforts in the cyclone-hit region, including conducting 2,028 reassurance patrols to help keep people and property safe. More >>
Update – fatal crash, SH3, Waitomo district - Waikato
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 8:42 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm one person has died following a crash involving a motorcycle and a car on State Highway 3, Piopio. More >>
Serious Crash- Piopio - Waikato
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 8:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 3, Piopio, Waitomo. The crash was reported around 5:10pm, between Tui Street and Hunt Road. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. Diversions are in place. More information ... More >>
Man arrested in relation to Auckland bus stabbing
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Police
Auckland Police have today arrested a 21-year-old man in relation to a stabbing on an Auckland bus earlier this week. More >>
Information sought after man found injured, Dunedin
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Dunedin Police are asking for the public to come forward with information, after a man was seriously injured last night. More >>
Fatality in Crownthorpe, Hastings
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are investigating a death in Crownthorpe, Hastings, reported last night (18 February). The person is believed to have died in circumstances related to Cyclone Gabrielle. The death has been referred to the Coroner. Further details will be provided ... More >>
Fatality, Onekawa
Sunday, 19 February 2023, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Police
Police confirm the death of a person in their home at Onekawa, Napier on Thursday 16 February. More >>
Let us know you’re safe
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 8:14 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are urging people who have been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle to register that they are safe online. More >>
Crime prevention a priority in cyclone-hit Eastern district
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 8:12 pm | New Zealand Police
Police operating in flood-affected areas of the Eastern district are carrying out reassurance patrols day and night following Cyclone Gabrielle, as more officers are deployed to assist. More >>
Police Arrest Man In Relation To Mt Cook Intruder Incident
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Investigations Manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch. A 48-year-old man has appeared in court in relation to a residential burglary last week in Mt Cook, Wellington. The occupants of the home woke up early on Sunday morning to an intruder ... More >>
Arrest made in relation to assault and kidnapping- Gisborne
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Police
Gisborne Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for kidnapping and serious assault of a woman overnight. More >>
Ashburton Police arrest man in relation to drug offences
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Police
Ashburton Police arrested a 43-year-old man last night following a vehicle stop in the township. More >>
Fatality in Hawke's Bay
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are investigating a death in the Hawke's Bay region. The person is believed to have died in circumstances related to Cyclone Gabrielle. Further details will be provided when they become available. More >>
The search for missing hunter near Glenorchy continues
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Murray Horsfield went missing last weekend when he was hunting in the Dart River catchment. He was last heard from on Sunday afternoon. More >>
Fatal crash – Egmont Road, Hillsborough
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 7:01 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency services were notified of a serious crash on Egmont Road at about 2.15am this morning. More >>
Name Release - Water-related Incident, Balclutha
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 7:01 am | New Zealand Police
Police can now name the man who died in the water in Balclutha on 26 January. More >>
Fatal Crash, Ashburton
Saturday, 18 February 2023, 6:44 am | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a two-vehicle crash early this morning at the intersection of Withells Road and Rangitata Highway, Ashburton. Police were called about 3.45am. Three other people were seriously injured. The road remains closed this morning, ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle - Police Continue Extra Support
Friday, 17 February 2023, 8:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Police continue to pour staff and resources into the Eastern District to assist local staff responding to Cyclone Gabrielle. In addition to approximately 100 extra staff, Police have deployed the Police Air Support Unit (known as Eagle helicopter) ... More >>
Police Acknowledge Sentencing Of Douglas Russell Buchanan
Friday, 17 February 2023, 7:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Police acknowledge the sentence handed down to Douglas Russell Buchanan today in the Wellington District Court for historic sexual offences. The 72-year-old Lower Hutt man has been sentenced to two years and nine months imprisonment for serious ... More >>
Motorists Asked To Avoid Northland Travel
Friday, 17 February 2023, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are advising people in Auckland and Northland to avoid travel into and across the region if possible. Although the sun is out, the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle remain. The roading infrastructure has been affected by the weather, and may be unsafe ... More >>
