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Information Sought In Relation To Whanganui Aggravated Burglary
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are seeking information from the public in relation to an aggravated burglary at an address in Whanganui on Sunday. Two masked men entered an Alma Road property between 4:45pm and 5:10pm on Sunday 6 March. The two occupants were home at the time ... More >>
New Police Dog Teams Set For ‘pawtrol’
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Police
Five new Police dog teams are ready for operational duties after graduating from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in Trentham today. They’ll be working in Tāmaki Makaurau (2), Wellington (2) and Tairāwhiti (Gisborne). The new teams ... More >>
Homicide Investigation Launched, Nelson
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 11:40 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony McCoy: A homicide investigation, has been launched after the death of a man at a rural property in Hope yesterday. Tasman Police arrived at the property on Edens Road at 7:30am on Wednesday. A 56-year-old man was located ... More >>
Police Acknowledge Findings Of IPCA Into Use Of Force During Arrest
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 10:25 am | New Zealand Police
Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s (IPCA) findings relating to the arrest of a man in Rotorua in 2019. On 18 November 2019 Police stopped and arrested a man riding his bicycle without a helmet. ... More >>
UPDATE - Appeal For Witness Following Serious Crash On North Road, Dunedin
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 7:21 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are appealing for information following a serious crash on North Road near Northumberland Street, Dunedin. Police are aware that a man in a silver vehicle spoke to the driver of the vehicle after witnessing the crash and believe he can assist ... More >>
Serious Crash, North Road, Dunedin - Southern
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 6:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on North Road near Northumerland Street, Dunedin. The crash occurred at about 4:15pm. Initial indications are that one person has serious injuries. The road ... More >>
Name Release - Elgin Crash
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 5:57 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now name the man killed in a crash on Beach Road East in Elgin on 5 March. He was Blair Duncan Spain, aged 51, of Wakanui. Our thoughts are with his whānau and loved ones. An investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing. More >>
Investigation Into Unexplained Death, Nelson
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 5:56 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony McCoy. Enquiries are underway into the unexplained death of a 56-year-old man located deceased at a rural property in Hope today. Tasman Police arrived at the property on Edens Road at 7.30am. A scene ... More >>
Images Of Further Remains Captured At Pike River Mine
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 5:55 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have notified the families of the 29 Pike River mine victims that imaging work from the redrilling of a borehole has captured evidence of further human remains. The images have been reviewed by pathologists and show two sets of human remains. ... More >>
Update Into Tikipunga Incident
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Police
Inspector Marty Ruth, Area Commander, Whangārei Police: Police can advise that a man sought by Northland Police following an incident in Tikipunga on 3 March 2022 has been located. The 37-year-old had 12 warrants for his arrest. Yesterday ... More >>
UPDATE: Operation Dell - Taupō Homicide, Name Release
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 8:14 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Sergeant Andy Livingstone, Acting Area Manager - Investigations, Taupo CIB Police are now in a position to release the name of a man who died at the Adelphi Motel in Taupo on Sunday 6 March. He was 30-year-old Ryan Whare Woodford from Taupo. ... More >>
Police Operation To Prevent Firearms-related Violence Continues
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 10:13 am | New Zealand Police
A national operation launched by Police to prevent firearms-related violence by criminal gangs and organised crime groups has been extended until 30 June 2022. Initially launched in February 2021 by Commissioner of Police Andrew Coster, Operation Tauwhiro ... More >>
SH 5 / Napier-Taupo Road Closed After Crash - Eastern
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 7:30 am | New Zealand Police
State Highway 5 at Te Pohue is closed following a two-car crash. Emergency services were notified shortly before 6:30am. Initial indications are that three people are injured, one seriously. Motorists are asked to delay travel or use alternate routes. More >>
Investigation Into Unexplained Death, Hawke's Bay
Monday, 7 March 2022, 8:18 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant James Keene, Hawke’s Bay CIB: An investigation into the unexplained death of a man located deceased in the Karamu Stream in Havelock North is underway. Police arrived at the scene near Panckhurst Street just before ... More >>
UPDATE: Operation Dell - Taupō Homicide
Monday, 7 March 2022, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Police
Detectives continue to investigate the death of a man at the Adelphi Motel in Taupō at about 6.30am yesterday. The scene examination is expected to finish later today and a post mortem is due to be carried out tomorrow. Investigators are also making ... More >>
Crash, Remutaka Hill Road - Wellington
Monday, 7 March 2022, 7:15 am | New Zealand Police
A trailer being towed by a ute on the Remutaka Hill Road has flipped. The incident, on the Upper Hutt side of the hill, was reported to Police just after 6.45am. The northbound lane is blocked. There were no injuries as a result, however a barrier ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Tauranga
Monday, 7 March 2022, 6:35 am | New Zealand Police
A person died following a single-vehicle crash on Maunganui Road, Tauranga this morning. Police were notified of the crash just after 2am. The car was found to have collided with a power pole and the driver, the single occupant, died at the scene. ... More >>
UPDATE - Hamilton Homicide, Name Release
Monday, 7 March 2022, 1:01 am | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Andrew Saunders. Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died at a Huntington property in Hamilton last night. He was Perenara Tama McAllister, aged 30 years, of Hamilton. Police extend ... More >>
Information Sought After Aggravated Burglary, Taradale
Sunday, 6 March 2022, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Police
Police were called about 3.25am on Saturday 5 March to a Murphy Road, Taradale address following a report of an aggravated burglary. One person was seriously injured during the incident and remains in hospital in a stable condition. Another person was treated ... More >>
Homicide Investigation Underway In Hamilton
Sunday, 6 March 2022, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Andrew Saunders: A homicide investigation is underway in Hamilton after a man died at a Huntington property last night. Emergency services were alerted to an incident at a residential address on Borman Road shortly after ... More >>
