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Serious Crash, Buckland Rd, Waikato - Waikato

Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 8:05 pm | New Zealand Police

Emergency services are dealing with a serious crash on Buckland Road, near Tuakau, south of Pukekohe, in Waikato. Motorists should avoid the area if possible. The crash occurred at about 4.20pm. One person is critically injured and one person has moderate ... More >>

Motorists Reminded To Drive To The Conditions, Northland

Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 8:04 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are advising motorists to take extra care on the roads in the Northland area due to current weather conditions. Police are reminding people to drive to the conditions and take extra care to avoid any preventable accidents. Driving to the conditions ... More >>

Assets Valued At More Than $1,900,000 Restrained

Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 7:59 pm | New Zealand Police

Assets valued at more than $1,900,000 have been restrained from two men arrested as part of Operation Poapoa in June 2022. Operation Poapoa targeted an organised criminal group alleged to be importing and distributing class A, B and C drugs. Six ... More >>

Police Seeking Assistance To Locate Missing Palmerston North Man

Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 7:58 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are asking for the public’s assistance as we continue to try and locate Philip Lucas. The 69-year-old was last seen on Christmas Eve at around 830am at the Palmerston North Hospital. Detective Senior Segreant Dave Thompson says Philip’s ... More >>

Missing Children Located

Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Police

Detective Senior Sergeant Kevan Verry: Police have now located the 8 and 10-year-old girls who were reported missing. Thanks to information from the public, the girls were located a short time ago at an address in Henderson, Auckland. The girls are ... More >>

Police Urgently Seek Information On Two Missing Children

Wednesday, 4 January 2023, 5:52 am | New Zealand Police

03 January Detective Senior Sergeant Kevan Verry: Police have serious concerns for the welfare of 10-year-old Lily and 8-year-old Pearl, and are asking for the public’s help to locate them. The children were taken in breach of a parenting order on 24 ... More >>

Sudden Death - Clive

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 8:16 pm | New Zealand Police

Duty Inspector Ang Hallett. People in the vicinity of Allens Lane in Clive, Hawke’s Bay will have seen some activity by emergency services around an address there for several hours this afternoon. Police, FENZ and St John Ambulance have been dealing ... More >>

Serious Crash, Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd - Southern

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 8:05 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are currently attending a two-vehicle crash on Glenorchy-Queenstown Road, at Mt Creighton. The crash was reported about 3.55pm and happened between Glenorchy and Queenstown. One person has serious injuries and five others have minor injuries. ... More >>

Appeal For Witnesses Following Gisborne Crash

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 8:05 pm | New Zealand Police

Police investigating the crash on Back Ormond Road, Gisborne, on January 31 are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Initial enquiries have determined the two men who died had exited the vehicle they had been travelling in shortly before the ... More >>

Fatality Following House Fire, Northland

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 7:45 pm | New Zealand Police

One person has been found dead following a fire at a Creswick Terrace, Northland property this morning. Police were called to assist Fire and Emergency at the scene about 7.40am. Police and Fire and Emergency will make enquiries into the circumstances ... More >>

Sudden Death – Glen Eden

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 7:44 pm | New Zealand Police

Yesterday evening at around 7pm, the Police Search and Rescue team located a body in an area of bush in Glen Eden, Auckland. Police believe it to be 73-year-old man Michael Piki Kotuku Asher. Michael had been reported missing to Police on 30 December ... More >>

Fatal Crash, Waiotahe, Opotiki - Bay Of Plenty

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 4:03 am | New Zealand Police

Police can confirm one person has died when their motorcycle has gone off the road and into the water at Ohiwa Beach Road at Waiotahe, Opotiki. The incident occurred at about 4pm today. Emergency services treated the person with CPR, but they sadly ... More >>

Update On Sudden Death In Counties Manukau

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 3:59 am | New Zealand Police

Attributed to Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau Police. A 24-year-old man will be charged with Murder when he next appears in Court in relation to the death of a woman who was located deceased in a car outside the Counties Manukau Police ... More >>

Police Continue To Search For Missing Glen Eden Man

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 3:59 am | New Zealand Police

Attributed to a Police spokesperson. Police continue to make enquiries to locate missing Auckland man, 73-year-old Mike Asher. Mike was reported missing to Police on 30 December 2022, and was last seen at his residence on Glengarry Road, Glen Eden ... More >>

Wellington Police Disappointed By Number Of Drink-drivers

Tuesday, 3 January 2023, 3:49 am | New Zealand Police

Police continue to urge motorists to make a conscious decision to not drive after drinking. Twenty-nine drivers were processed for excess breath alcohol at checkpoints and during routine traffic stops in the Wellington city area, between 4pm on 31 December ... More >>

Police Urge Care On Roads Given Sobering Holiday Road Toll

Sunday, 1 January 2023, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Police

Police are urging motorists to take care and drive safely as they head home from their holidays this year. So far this holiday period there have provisionally been 14 deaths and a number of people seriously injured on our roads, which Assistant ... More >>