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Police Appeal For Help To Identify Man In Stoke, Nelson
Wednesday, 21 September 2022, 9:04 am | New Zealand Police
Nelson Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who allegedly did an indecent act on a walkway on Monday 19 September. The incident occurred on the Railway Reserve, Stoke, near the walkway to Cobham Crescent at 3.45pm. While there ... More >>
UPDATE - SH2 Crash, Petone - Wellington
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 5:45 pm | New Zealand Police
SH2 near Pito-One Road is now open following an earlier crash. Trains are running again. Traffic is still heavy and motorists should expect delays. One patient was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police thank the public for their patience ... More >>
Update: Manurewa Death
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Veronica McPherson, Counties Manukau CIB. Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of a death in Manurewa on Saturday night. Scene guards remain at the Nina Place address and a scene examination ... More >>
SH2 Delays Following Crash, Petone
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Wellington motorists should expect delays on SH2 following a multiple-vehicle crash earlier this afternoon, near Pito-One Road. One vehicle has come to a stop close to railway lines at around 3pm. Trains have been halted while the situation is assessed. ... More >>
Four people taken into custody following burglaries
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Police
Four people were taken into custody following a series of burglaries in Hawke's Bay. Just before 1am on Monday, a vehicle which was reported stolen from a Napier address was used by a group of offenders who broke into a commercial premises in ... More >>
Arrest Following Overnight Burglaries In Whangārei And Dargaville
Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 1:52 pm | New Zealand Police
Northland Police have made a quick arrest following three commercial burglaries in the district overnight. The burglaries occurred at two stores and a petrol station. The first was reported just after 2.30am in Whangārei, with the other two occurring ... More >>
Drugs And Cash Seized, As Police Constrain Unlawful Behaviour In Wairoa
Monday, 19 September 2022, 8:04 pm | New Zealand Police
Drugs and cash have been seized, and one person has been arrested, as Police continue to target unlawful behaviour in Wairoa. On Thursday, September 15, Police executed a search warrant at a Mahia address, which located approximately $17,000 in cash, ... More >>
Superintendent Tracey Thompson, Te Aitanga A Hauiti, Ngāti Whakaue, Welcomed To District
Monday, 19 September 2022, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Police
A new Police District Commander, Superintendent Tracey Thompson, Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Ngāti Whakaue, was welcomed to Tasman District this morning at the Waikawa Marae by Te Atiawa o Te Waka-a-Māui iwi and guests in Picton. Rita Powick, marae chairman, ... More >>
Two Men Arrested In Dunedin For Serious Drug Offences
Monday, 19 September 2022, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Police
Police with the assistance of Customs have arrested and charged two men in connection to serious drug offences. Following the seizure of 91kg of cocaine in the USA in August, NZ Police have been investigating an international criminal syndicate’s ... More >>
Information Sought Following Incidents In Central Auckland
Monday, 19 September 2022, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have charged a man following an appeal for a man confronting members of the public around Britomart. A series of incidents occurred in the early hours of Sunday. A 23-year-old man has now been charged by Police over the incident. He is due to ... More >>
Information Sought Following Incidents In Central Auckland
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 5:23 pm | New Zealand Police
Auckland Police would like to hear from anyone that was confronted by a man around Britomart in Auckland City last night. He was acting aggressively towards others. In one incident a group was confronted by the man in the vicinity of Tyler Street ... More >>
Unexplained Death Following House Fire - Manurewa
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have recovered a body inside the scene of a fire at Manurewa. The fire occurred around midnight last night at a residential property in Nina Place. A post mortem examination will take place in the next days to confirm identification and determine ... More >>
Serious Crash, Prebbleton, Selwyn - Canterbury
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 12:34 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash at the intersection of Longstaffs Road and Trices Road, Prebbleton. The crash, reported around 12pm, involved two vehicles. Initial indications are there are serious injuries. Motorists are advised to avoid ... More >>
Serious Crash, Harbour Bridge - Auckland City
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash involving two vehicles on the Harbour Bridge. The crash, reported around 8:45am, is blocking the northbound, far-left lane. One person is being transported to hospital in a serious condition and three ... More >>
Whangarei Police Appeal For Information Following Serious Crash
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Whangarei last night where the vehicle left the scene. The incident occurred around 6:30pm outside a store on Maunu Street. Police understand a man of ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Moana, Grey District
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm one person has died following a single vehicle crash on Lake Brunner Road, Moana, Grey District. The crash was reported around 2:30am. Sadly, one person passed away at the scene and the other passenger was transported to hospital ... More >>
Man charged with murder following Nawton incident
Sunday, 18 September 2022, 5:40 am | New Zealand Police
A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of another man in Nawton earlier today. More >>
Investigations Underway Following Serious Crash, Stancombe Road
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm one person has died following a crash on Stancombe Road, Flat Bush earlier today. The crash, involving a cyclist and a moving vehicle and multiple parked vehicles, was reported just before 8:15am. Sadly, the cyclist passed ... More >>
Slow Down And Arrive Safe
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Police
Tairawhiti Police urge motorists to slow down on their local roads, after a road policing operation last weekend ticketed dozens of speeding drivers in the space of just three hours. Police discovered that some drivers are regularly and blatantly ... More >>
Fatality Confirmed Following Incident In Nawton, Hamilton
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Daryl Smith: Police can confirm that a person has died following an incident in Roy Street, Nawton, Hamilton this morning. Police were called to the residential property at 11am. One person was treated by Ambulance staff at the scene, ... More >>
