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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 >>
Serious Crash, Flat Bush - Counties Manukau
Saturday, 17 September 2022, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on Stancombe Road, Flat Bush involving multiple vehicles and a cyclist. The crash was reported just before 8:15am. Initial indications are one person is seriously injured. Cordons are in place at ... More >>
Update - Serious Crash, SH 29, Matamata - Waikato
Friday, 16 September 2022, 7:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm three people have died following the earlier crash on SH 29, Matamata this evening. Police were notified of the crash shortly after 5.30pm. There are no other reported injuries at this time. The Serious Crash Unit is examining ... More >>
Road Closure - SH29, Matamata - Waikato
Friday, 16 September 2022, 6:45 pm | New Zealand Police
State Highway 29 is closed following a serious crash involving two vehicles, reported to Police shortly after 5.30pm. Emergency services are in attendance, and there are injuries reported. Diversions are in place, motorists are asked to avoid the area ... More >>
Arrests Made Following Incidents At Commercial Premises, Palmerston North
Friday, 16 September 2022, 6:40 pm | New Zealand Police
Palmerston North Police investigating three incidents at commercial premises this week have made several arrests. About 7.30am on 13 September, officers were called to a Ruahine Street dairy following a report of an attempted robbery. The offenders ... More >>
Statement from Police following sentencing of Zane Wallace
Friday, 16 September 2022, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Police
Whanganui Police acknowledge the sentencing of Zane Wallace today in relation to the death of Jasmine Wilson. Wallace plead guilty to murder earlier this year in July, almost three years after Jasmine’s death on August 2, 2019. Detective Senior ... More >>
Road Policing Operation In Invercargill Targets Modified Vehicles
Friday, 16 September 2022, 12:28 pm | New Zealand Police
Southland Police recently ran a successful road policing operation in the Invercargill area. The operation focused on targeting modified vehicles that were unfit and unsafe for the road with the aim to disrupt anti-social drivers from ... More >>
Crash, Eden Terrace
Friday, 16 September 2022, 9:02 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a crash involving a bus and a barrier on Newton Road, Eden Terrace. The crash was reported to Police around 8.04am. All passengers are off the bus and there are no injuries to report. The lanes heading towards Ponsonby ... More >>
Invercargill Vehicle Owners - Keep Security In Mind
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 8:08 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are reminding people in Invercargill to lock their cars even when parked in driveways after a number of vehicle break-ins. “Police have been surprised by the number of people who do not lock their vehicles at night, leaving handbags, wallets ... More >>
Update: Serious Crash, Botany
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Nelson, Counties Manukau East CIB. Police can advise that a woman critically injured in Botany following a serious crash at the weekend has died. The crash occurred near the intersection of Cascades and ... More >>
Name Release, Goose Bay, Kaikōura
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm the names of the deceased following the maritime incident in Goose Bay, Kaikōura on Saturday 10 September. They are: Catherine Margaret Haddock (65) of Lower Hutt. Susan Jane Cade (63) of Lower Hutt. Diana Ruby Stewart (68) of ... More >>
Statement Following Sentencing Of Elliot Prakash + Statement From Val Heaney's Family
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 10:27 am | New Zealand Police
Police today acknowledge the sentencing of the man who killed 64-year-old Val Heaney in April this year. On 3 April, Elliot Prakash committed a horrific and cowardly attack that took Val’s life. Val was a kind woman who lived her life in service ... More >>
