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Consultation Opens On Proposals For New Regulations For Shooting Clubs And Ranges
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 5:15 pm | New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police is encouraging public submissions on proposals for new regulations for shooting clubs and ranges, to help support community safety from firearms harm. On 24 June 2022, a new part of the Arms Act 1983 comes into force to strengthen the ... More >>
Police Seek Sightings Of Missing Taupō Man
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Police
Taupō Police are seeking any information and sightings of 50-year-old Michael Yewen. Michael was last seen by family in Taupō on 3 February 2022. Police and his family hold concerns for his safety. Taupō Police are interested in any sightings ... More >>
Name Releases - North Cape Boating Tragedy
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 9:59 am | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm the identities of the five people whose bodies were recovered from the water during a search operation in North Cape this week. They were: - Geoffrey James Allen, aged 72, from Cambridge - Mark Kenneth Sanders, aged 43, from Te Awamutu ... More >>
UPDATE Fatal Crash - SH2, Waitakaruru - Waikato
Wednesday, 23 March 2022, 7:15 am | New Zealand Police
Police are now in a position to confirm one person has died in a two-vehicle collision on SH2, Waitakaruru last night. Police were notified of the crash at 6:41pm and the person died at the scene. The road has reopened this morning following a scene examination. ... More >>
Serious Crash - SH2, Waitakaruru - Waikato
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 8:15 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are currently in attendance at a two-vehicle collision on SH2, Waitakaruru. SH2 is closed between Okaeria Rd and SH25. Police were notified at 6:41pm. The road will remain closed, with diversions in place, while the Serious Crash Unit ... More >>
Arrest Made After Upper Hutt Serious Assault
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 6:51 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have arrested and charged a man in relation to the serious assault on Ferguson Drive, Upper Hutt last Saturday. A 39-year-old man has been charged with wounding and assault with a weapon. He is due to appear in the Hutt Valley District Court ... More >>
Police Identify Woman Sought In Relation To Upper Hutt Assault
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 1:26 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Todd Police can confirm that the woman sought in relation to the serious assault in Upper Hutt on Saturday night has been identified. Information provided to Police by members of the public has helped identify ... More >>
Police Accept IPCA Findings Into Use Of Force During Masterton Arrest
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 10:12 am | New Zealand Police
Wellington Acting District Commander Inspector Tracey Thompson: Police accepts the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s ruling that the force used during an arrest in Masterton in 2019 was justified. Police arrested a male for obstruction, the male ... More >>
Road Blocked – State Highway 5 Glengarry, Hastings - Eastern
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 7:14 am | New Zealand Police
Motorists are advised that State Highway 5 near Glengarry is currently blocked in both directions following a crash involving a single vehicle at 4.45am. At this stage no injuries have been reported. The road will be blocked for sometime while a clean-up ... More >>
Update: Fatal Crash, Mahana - Tasman
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 6:59 am | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm one person has died following the serious single-vehicle crash on Dominion Road, Mahana last night. The road was opened shortly after 11:30pm. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are continuing. More >>
Serious Crash - Dominion Road, Mahana - Tasman
Monday, 21 March 2022, 8:35 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash on Dominion Road, Mahana. Police were notified of the single-vehicle collision at 7:18. The road is closed and diversions will be in place. More information will be provided when available. More >>
Witnesses Sought - Crash, Invercargill
Monday, 21 March 2022, 7:40 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a crash where a cyclist was injured and a driver left the scene without stopping. About 9.50pm on Wednesday 16 March, a cyclist was travelling south on Nith Street, Invercargill, approaching Forth ... More >>
Appeal For Witnesses: Man Shot By Police Near Invercargill
Monday, 21 March 2022, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Police
Police investigating the incident in Invergargill on Saturday which led to a man being shot by Police are asking for witnesses to come forward. Police had been attempting to locate the man at his rural Invercargill address in relation to an alleged family ... More >>
Controlled Purchase Operation In Marlborough
Monday, 21 March 2022, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Police
A Controlled Purchase Operation (CPO) checking on the sale of alcohol to minors was held on Friday 18 March. CPOs are used in conjunction with licence compliance checks to ensure licensed premises and certified managers are operating within their ... More >>
Fourth Body Recovered In North Cape Search Operation
Monday, 21 March 2022, 3:05 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm that a fourth body has been located in the water during a search and rescue operation off North Cape. The body has been retrieved this afternoon by a vessel supporting the search operation. Search efforts, led by the Rescue Coordination ... More >>
Upper Hutt Serious Assault – Injuries Confirmed
Monday, 21 March 2022, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm further details about the injuries one man sustained following the serious assault near Caltex Rimutaka on Saturday night. Two men were walking along Fergusson Drive near Caltex Rimutaka at around 8:30pm when they were approached ... More >>
Charges Laid Over Auckland Man's Death
Monday, 21 March 2022, 11:29 am | New Zealand Police
Auckland City Police have charged two people over the death of a man in central Auckland last month. An investigation had been underway into the circumstances of Joesph Tahana’s death after the 29-year-old was located deceased on St Pauls Street ... More >>
Bodies Recovered In North Cape Search Operation
Monday, 21 March 2022, 10:56 am | New Zealand Police
Northland Police continue to assist with a search and rescue operation after five people were reported to be unaccounted for in the waters off North Cape late yesterday. Sadly, two bodies have been located in the water and were recovered by helicopter ... More >>
Severe Weather In Auckland - Watch For Hidden Hazards - Auckland City
Monday, 21 March 2022, 10:27 am | New Zealand Police
Police are advising motorists across Auckland to delay their travel, if at all possible, this morning. There have been a number of calls for assistance to emergency services across the city where vehicles have become submerged. Police urge motorists to drive ... More >>
Surface Flooding - Northland - Northland
Monday, 21 March 2022, 8:02 am | New Zealand Police
Northland Police are urging motorists to drive with caution and take extra care on the roads this morning with surface flooding reported following heavy rain overnight. More >>
