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Arrest following firearms incident
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 9:20 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Sergeant Hayden Smale, Dunedin Police Organised Crime Unit: Today Dunedin Police conducted a search at an address in Highgate, Dunedin and arrested a 25-year-old man, as part of the investigation into the drive-by shooting of an occupied vehicle ... More >>
Police Accept Findings Into Arrest Operation In Whangārei
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 11:37 am | New Zealand Police
Police accept the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the unjustified use of tactical options during an attempted arrest last year. In March 2022, Police in Whangārei were actively making enquiries to locate a man with ... More >>
Update: Fatal Crash – Westgate
Monday, 13 March 2023, 7:54 pm | New Zealand Police
A second person has died following a crash in Westgate this afternoon. Police responded to the two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Fred Taylor Drive and Dunlop Road around 3.17pm. Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene and a second person ... More >>
Update – Fatal crash, Dunedin
Monday, 13 March 2023, 6:58 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm one person has died following a single-vehicle collision in Outram, Dunedin on Sunday 12 March. The crash was reported about 2.20am. The death has been referred to the Coroner. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ... More >>
Further arrest made in Tauranga homicide investigation
Monday, 13 March 2023, 12:57 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Craig Rawlinson: A 36-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 >>
Police seeking person for man's murder
Monday, 13 March 2023, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin: Auckland City Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a person in relation to the homicide of a man in Grafton yesterday. Police have a warrant to arrest Whitney Iraia-Burgess for the man’s murder in the ... More >>
Deep cave search and rescue exercise in National Park
Monday, 13 March 2023, 10:19 am | New Zealand Police
Squeezing through tight spaces and wading through freezing cold cave water is not everyone’s idea of a fun weekend, but for 66 of New Zealand and Australia’s most experienced cavers that’s exactly what they’re did. Sixty Kiwi and six Aussie ... More >>
Operation Duke Blue - homicide investigation launched
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 2:51 pm | New Zealand Police
A homicide investigation is under way after the body of a man was found in central Auckland this morning. More >>
Delays - State Highway 2, Paeroa - Waikato
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Police
Motorists on State Highway 2 at Paeroa may experience delays. The road was temporarily shut while Police apprehended a person of interest. The highway has since reopened, however traffic may take some time to clear. More >>
Crash - Dunedin
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 7:32 am | New Zealand Police
About 2.20am, Police were called to the intersection of Granton and Allanton roads, where a single vehicle had collided with a tree and caught fire. More >>
Serious crash – Nawton, Hamilton
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 7:29 am | New Zealand Police
About 12.30am, a vehicle carrying eight occupants collided with a parked car on Lloyd Drive. More >>
Police investigating unexplained death
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 7:28 am | New Zealand Police
Police were called to a Symonds Street car park about 5.20am, after a man was found with unexplained injuries. More >>
Police Issue Advisory To The Public Over Beer Cans Identified In Ongoing Investigation
Sunday, 12 March 2023, 7:26 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Chris Barry, Auckland City CIB: Police have concerns some cans of a distinctive beer circulating in the community could be contaminated with methamphetamine. This has come to light as Auckland City Police continue to investigate an importation ... More >>
Serious crash, Wellington Motorway, Thorndon - Wellington
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 8:09 pm | New Zealand Police
It involved a car and a motorbike and happened southbound just before the Murphy Street off ramp about 6:50pm. More >>
Gang Members Charged As Operation Kōtare Continues
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Ten more gang members are now before the Courts and facing several serious charges following further work by the Operation Kōtare team in Eastern District. Operation Kōtare is the focus on disrupting, suppressing, and preventing organised crime and ... More >>
Fatal crash, Murupara
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 2:38 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died in a two-vehicle crash on Kiorenui Rd, Murupara, last night. More >>
Fatal crash, Tamatea Arikinui Drive, Tauranga
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 7:28 am | New Zealand Police
One person has died in a single-vehicle crash on Tamatea Arikinui Drive last night. More >>
Arrests Following Aggravated Robbery, Mataura
Saturday, 11 March 2023, 7:17 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird: Southland Police have made two arrests following three pre-planned search warrants in Mataura, two on Albion Street and one on Forth Street. The search warrants were following an alleged aggravated robbery in Queens ... More >>
Road re-opened, Taneatua - Bay of Plenty
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:35 pm | New Zealand Police
State Highway 2 at Taneatua ihas reopened following an earlier crash. The bridge has been assessed by contractors and has been deemed safe for traffic. Motorists are still asked to drive with care. More >>
Road closed, Taneatua - Bay of Plenty
Friday, 10 March 2023, 7:33 pm | New Zealand Police
State Highway 2 at Taneatua is closed following a crash where a single-vehicle hit a bridge. More >>
