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Road Closure – Airfield Road And Porchester Road, Takanini - Counties Manukau
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Police
Sections of Airfield Road and Porchester Road, Takanini are closed following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle, reported at 12 noon. Emergency services are currently responding and it appears that a person has been seriously injured. Serious Crash ... More >>
Firearms Incident, Mangere
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Police
Police spokesperson: A Police presence remains in place at a Mangere address following a shooting overnight. Police were called to the Pito Place residence about 12:25am after the occupant reported a single bullet had been shot through the window. There ... More >>
Burglary And Fleeing Driver Event
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Police
Police spokesperson: Around 2:30am today, Police responding to a report of a ram-raid at a store on King Street, Pukekohe, noticed a vehicle on Karaka Road with recent damage to its rear. Police attempted to stop this vehicle but the driver fled from ... More >>
Seeking Witnesses To Napier Crash
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 1:17 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are seeking witnesses to a crash in Napier yesterday morning. A man was hit by car while riding his scooter at the Kennedy and Taradale Road roundabout at around 11:40am. The man, who has an intellectual disability and a speech impairment, was ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Tauranga
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 1:10 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a crash in Tauranga overnight. Emergency services were called to SH 29A, Matapihi, just after 11pm to a two-car crash. Two people were taken to hospital in serious condition, and one died at the scene. The road remained ... More >>
Serious Crash, Te Awamutu
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 6:58 am | New Zealand Police
One person is in critical condition following a single vehicle crash in Te Awamutu overnight. Emergency services were notified about 12:20am when the car collided with a tree at the roundabout at the intersection of Ohaupo and Cambridge Roads. Four ... More >>
Serious Crash SH29A Is Now Open - Eastern
Saturday, 18 June 2022, 5:43 am | New Zealand Police
Due to a serious crash State highway 29A was closed from Bay Park roundabout to Matapihi Bridge. State Highway 29A has now been reopened. More >>
Further Firearms Related Arrest In Kaikohe
Friday, 17 June 2022, 6:46 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Dalzell, Northland CIB: Northland Police continue to hold offenders to account as part of an ongoing focus on gang activity in the Kaikohe and mid North areas. A 52-year-old male has been charged with unlawful possession ... More >>
Serious Crash, Lower Hutt - Wellington
Friday, 17 June 2022, 6:21 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are at the scene of a serious motorbike crash in Lower Hutt. Emergency services were alerted to a motorcyclist who came off their bike on Western Hutt Road at around 5:20pm. The rider is said to have serious injuries. The Serious Crash Unit has been ... More >>
Dirt Bikes Seized In Whangārei Search Warrants
Friday, 17 June 2022, 6:19 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Rob Huys, Whāngarei Area Investigations Manager: Police executed five search warrants and seized 10 dirt bikes as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt gang activity and curtail dangerous behaviour involving dirt bikes in ... More >>
Arrest Following Assault At Bar In Queenstown
Friday, 17 June 2022, 5:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Queenstown Police have arrested and charged a man in relation to an assault at a bar on Church Street, Queenstown in the early hours of Sunday June 12th. At around 12.50am on Sunday June 12th Police and Ambulance attended an incident in which a ... More >>
UPDATE - Incident - Hopetoun Bridge
Friday, 17 June 2022, 5:42 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can advise that the person critically injured after falling from the Hopetoun Bridge has sadly died. Emergency services remain at the scene. Motorists are advised some affected lanes are expected to reopen around the scene as soon as possible. ... More >>
Incident - Hopetoun Bridge
Friday, 17 June 2022, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to an incident near the Hopetoun Bridge in central Auckland this afternoon. The incident occurred after 3.30pm where a person has fallen from the bridge onto the motorway. At this stage Police can advise the person is in a ... More >>
Stolen Bikes Recovered In Wellington
Friday, 17 June 2022, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Police
Police recovered five stolen bikes from a Wellington property on Thursday, as a result of ongoing efforts to target this type of offending in the district. Three bikes have already been reunited with their rightful owner and Police are working ... More >>
Road Closed, Brooklyn - Wellington
Friday, 17 June 2022, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are responding to a crash in Brooklyn. The crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 1:50pm. Brooklyn Road will be closed to allow emergency services to attend. More >>
Fatality Following House Fire, Chatham Islands
Friday, 17 June 2022, 6:45 am | New Zealand Police
Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand received a report of a house fire at a residential property about 3.30pm yesterday in a remote area of the Chatham Islands. The body of a deceased person was subsequently discovered in the house. Police staff ... More >>
New Zealand Police Launches Puhikura, Its Latest Recruitment Campaign
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 7:32 pm | New Zealand Police
Puhikura, New Zealand Police’s new recruitment campaign designed to attract wāhine Māori, was launched this evening on Te Marae, Te Papa. Commissioner of Police Andrew Coster says wāhine Māori are the most under-represented demographic in Police and ... More >>
Correction - Vehicle In Clutha River
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Police
An earlier release referred to a vehicle being located in the Clutha River today. While Police have not sighted the vehicle, we have information to suggest the vehicle is in the river. We apologise for any confusion caused. At this time there are no ... More >>
Appeal For Information About Car In The Clutha River
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 2:36 pm | New Zealand Police
Central Otago Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have seen a royal blue Subaru travelling in the Tamblyn Road, Roxburgh area recently. Police believe this vehicle has left the road and become submerged in the Clutha River sometime ... More >>
Workplace Incident, Kaiwera
Wednesday, 15 June 2022, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Police
A man has died following a workplace incident in Kaiwera, Gore this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene about 9.55am. The incident has been referred to WorkSafe, and the man's death will be referred to the Coroner. More >>
