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UPDATE - Arrest made following serious crash, Linwood Avenue
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 7:00 am | New Zealand Police
Police have arrested a 43-year-old man following a crash on Linwood Avenue, Christchurch yesterday afternoon, where the vehicle left the scene. Emergency services responded to the crash where a cyclist was critically injured just before 4pm. The man is due ... More >>
Fatal Crash In Cambridge
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 6:57 am | New Zealand Police
The serious crash unit is investigating after a fatal crash on Tirau Road in Cambridge in the early hours of this morning. More >>
Slip, SH 4, Whanganui - Central
Wednesday, 14 September 2022, 5:30 am | New Zealand Police
There is a large slip blocking both lanes of SH 4, near Aotea Road, Whanganui. More >>
Appeal For Information Following Assault, Hawera
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are appealing for any information that could assist an investigation into a serious assault at Hawera McDonald’s. Just before 4pm yesterday a gang-related assault resulted in injuries to one person, who is currently being assessed in Taranaki ... More >>
Update On River Road Homicide
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 10:25 am | New Zealand Police
Police have now identified the woman who was discovered deceased in a vehicle at the River Road Recreational Reserve last week. Formal identification procedures have identified the woman as 18-year-old Ariki Rigby of Napier. Our thoughts and sympathies ... More >>
Police Accept IPCA Findings
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 10:22 am | New Zealand Police
Police accept the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority in relation to an officer’s actions during the arrest of an aggressive man in Christchurch. About 2.25pm on 4 March 2021, officers were called to an address in Madras Street. ... More >>
Operation Samson Sees A Further Haul Of Assets Seized
Monday, 12 September 2022, 10:51 am | New Zealand Police
A dozen high-specification Harley Davidson motorcycles have been given a joyride on the back of a tow-truck, courtesy of Police. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2209/2c8f73af04e6268b8ef6.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Sixteen other vehicles and over ... More >>
Have You Seen Omri Collins?
Monday, 12 September 2022, 5:31 am | New Zealand Police
Police are asking for the public's help finding Omri Collins, 27, who has been reported missing from the Lower Hutt area. Omri was reported missing on 31 August and Police have carried out a number of enquiries to locate him, however he has not been found. ... More >>
Update - Serious Crash, Whakaki - Eastern
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 8:05 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died following the earlier single-vehicle crash at the intersection of SH2 and Te Pairu Road, Whakaki, Wairoa. The Serious Crash Unit is examining the scene. Motorists are asked to remain patient as traffic control is still in place. More >>
Serious Crash, Whakaki - Eastern
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 6:22 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are at the scene of a serious single-vehicle crash at the intersection of SH2 and Te Pairu Road, Whakaki, Wairoa. Police were called about 4.15pm. Traffic management is in place and motorists should avoid the area, if possible. More >>
UPDATE - Goose Bay Incident, Kaikōura
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 5:53 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Marlborough Acting Response Manager Detective Sergeant Michael Whitty. Investigations are ongoing into the circumstances of yesterday’s tragic incident in Goose Bay, Kaikōura, in which five people died. At around 10am on Saturday an ... More >>
Police Seeking Driver Involved In Hit-and-run In Wellington
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 5:18 am | New Zealand Police
10 September Police investigating a hit-and-run in Upper Hutt, Wellington are seeking help from the public. Just after 7pm, a man in his 60s was crossing Ferguson Drive at the intersection with Milton Street when he was struck by a dark sedan. The man ... More >>
Maritime Search And Rescue Operation In Kaikōura
Sunday, 11 September 2022, 5:09 am | New Zealand Police
10 September Kaikōura Police Sergeant Matt Boyce: This afternoon saw a large-scale maritime search and rescue effort in the waters off Goose Bay, Kaikōura. Shortly after 10am today an 8.5 metre vessel with 11 people onboard capsized. Devastatingly, ... More >>
UPDATE - Police Apprehend Offender In Kawerau Incident
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 7:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson. Police have executed a search warrant and arrested a man in relation to the aggravated robbery of an ATM in Kawerau earlier this week. The warrant was executed at a residential address in Kawerau this ... More >>
Body Located In Search For Missing Person, Gisborne
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 7:02 pm | New Zealand Police
Police searching for a missing person who was swept into Mangahauini River in Tokomaru Bay earlier today, have recovered a body in the water. The body was located at around 1pm by a member of the public, who had been assisting Police in the search. Police ... More >>
UPDATE - Fatal Crash, SH 57 Tokomaru
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 1:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are now in a position to confirm one person has died following a crash involving a motorcycle and a tractor on State Highway 57, Tokomaru yesterday. Police were notified of the crash at 1.25pm on Friday 9 September. The motorcyclist passed away at the ... More >>
UPDATE - Fatal Crash, SH 3, New Plymouth
Saturday, 10 September 2022, 5:16 am | New Zealand Police
09 September Police are now in a position to confirm two people have died following a crash on SH 3, Taikiki this afternoon. Police were notified of the crash around 2pm. The two people were initially trapped and unresponsive and passed away at the ... More >>
Homicide investigation now launched following body found
Friday, 9 September 2022, 1:25 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector David De Lange: Police have now launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a woman’s body in a burnt-out vehicle at the River Road Recreational Reserve in Havelock North. Post-mortem results have led to this decision ... More >>
Cordons Lifted, Epsom
Friday, 9 September 2022, 11:30 am | New Zealand Police
Police can advise evacuated residents are now able to return to their homes following a successful detonation of an unexploded ordnance in Epsom. The New Zealand Defence Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit conducted a series of small controlled ... More >>
Update: Unexploded ordnance located in Epsom
Friday, 9 September 2022, 9:47 am | New Zealand Police
Cordons have been reinstated in Epsom following a report an old mortar shell was located at a residential property on Pukenui Road yesterday evening. Police and the New Zealand Defence Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit responded to the ... More >>
