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Look After Each Other This O Week
Friday, 17 February 2023, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Police
Police want students to have fun but be safe this Orientation Week. We want parents and caregivers to take note of this advice too, so they can make sure their young people have the information they need to be safe while still having fun. “Our City ... More >>
Have you seen Daniel?
Friday, 17 February 2023, 12:49 pm | New Zealand Police
Daniel O'Connell, 48, was last seen in Gore on Wednesday morning. Police and Daniel's family are concerned for his safety. Daniel may have facial hair and may not be wearing glasses. Anyone with information on Daniel’s whereabouts is asked to contact Police ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Wharepapa South, Waikato
Friday, 17 February 2023, 11:25 am | New Zealand Police
Police are asking motorists to avoid the area of Wharepapa South in south Waikato. One person has died following a single vehicle crash. Emergency services were called to Wharepapa South Road in Waikato at about 9am today. The sole occupant of the vehicle ... More >>
Invercargill Police Seek Sightings Of Intruder
Friday, 17 February 2023, 2:06 am | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird. Invercargill Police are investigating an incident at a residential property on Conyers Street, Invercargill. The occupant of the address awoke to a male intruder inside the house at around 2am on 15 February. ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle – Police Prioritise Those Uncontactable, Isolated
Friday, 17 February 2023, 2:05 am | New Zealand Police
Police, including specialist Search and Rescue staff, continue to prioritise rescue and recovery efforts in Eastern District. Additional Police staff are already on the ground in Eastern District, with more to come in the days ahead. These officers ... More >>
Police file more than 70 charges in investigation into alleged historical offending
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have charged three people as part of an investigation into allegations of historical sexual and physical offending, committed by a contracted care provider in Auckland. Counties Manukau CIB began investigating after Oranga Tamariki notified ... More >>
Police Appeal For Witnesses To Suspicious Fire, Gore
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Southland Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Church St, Gore which occurred at about 1am on 15 February. Police and Fire investigators have conducted a scene examination. Police would like to speak to anybody who may have seen suspicious activity ... More >>
Police appeal for witnesses to suspicious fire, Gore
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 1:33 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird Southland Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Church St, Gore which occurred at about 1am on 15 February. Police and Fire investigators have conducted a scene examination. Police would like to speak to anybody ... More >>
Four Dead, 1,442 Missing In Wake Of Cyclone
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 11:30 am | New Zealand Police
Police have received more than 1,400 reports of missing or uncontactable people across the North Island in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Four people have now also been confirmed as deceased following the storm. They include a child, whose body ... More >>
Third Arrested In Escaped Prisoners Investigation
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 8:10 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Lisa Anderson, Auckland City CIB: Police have located the third and remaining remand prisoner, who escaped custody on Auckland's Southern Motorway last week. A 43-year-old man was located in the Auckland region overnight ... More >>
Fatality In Gisborne
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 6:16 am | New Zealand Police
Police are investigating a death in the Gisborne region. The person is believed to have died after being caught in flood water. Further details will be provided when they become available. More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle — Over 1400 Reported Uncontactable
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 4:44 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have received over 1400 reports of people uncontactable across the North Island in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Four people have now been confirmed dead following the storm: • The body of a young person was located in Eskdale shortly ... More >>
Information Sought After Serious Assault, Featherston
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 11:19 am | New Zealand Police
Police are investigating an assault on Fitzherbert Street, Featherston early this morning that left a man with serious injuries. About 3am this morning, a member of the public found an injured male on their driveway. The victim’s vehicle, a blue ... More >>
Person Found Deceased, Bay View
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 6:21 am | New Zealand Police
14 February Police are responding to a report of a person found deceased on the shore in Bay View, Napier. Emergency services were notified about 7.45pm. Formal identification is yet to take place. The Coroner has been notified. More >>
Update - Serious Crash, Hampden - Southern
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 7:51 pm | New Zealand Police
One person is in a critical condition following the earlier two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Moeraki Boulders Road and Hampden-Palmerston Road, Hampden. The road remains closed. A diversion heading south has now been established through farmland ... More >>
Cyclone Gabrielle – Police establish Major Operations Centre
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 4:36 pm | New Zealand Police
Report missing people or let us know you’re safe Police have today established a Major Operations Centre (MOC) at Police National Headquarters in response to Cyclone Gabrielle. The MOC is providing logistical, resource and communication support for ... More >>
Police arrest three youths after dairy robbery
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Police
Hamilton Area Commander Inspector Andrea McBeth: Police arrested three people after a dairy was robbed in Hamilton City on Tuesday, 7 February. At about 7.30am three young males entered a dairy on Maeroa Street. A staff member was assaulted and the ... More >>
Two Arrests In Escaped Prisoners Investigation
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 9:46 am | New Zealand Police
Police have located and arrested two remand prisoners who escaped custody on Auckland’s Southern Motorway last week. Detective Senior Sergeant Lisa Anderson, of Auckland City CIB, says a 24-year-old man and a 45-year-old man were arrested overnight. Police ... More >>
Organised Crime Group’s Link In New Zealand
Monday, 13 February 2023, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and Customs have dismantled a twenty-fifth organised crime cell operating in New Zealand, seizing cash and methamphetamine in the process. Search warrants conducted in Auckland late last week resulted in one arrest, along with nearly half ... More >>
Road Closure - Tamaterau - Northland
Monday, 13 February 2023, 6:23 am | New Zealand Police
Police are advising motorists Whangārei Heads Road, Tamaterau, is closed due to surface flooding. Vehicles travelling on the Whangārei Heads are being diverted to Mount Tiger Road. Motorists are advised to avoid the area, or delay travel if ... More >>
