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Operations Metals: New Lynn Homicide - 4th person arrested
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have located a fourth person sought in relation to the death of Robert James Hart on 5 November. Members of the Bay of Plenty CIB, assisted by Armed Offenders Squad members, located the 35-year-old man at a residential address in Rotorua, and ... More >>
Person Dies In Waiwhakaiho River, Taranaki
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 7:18 am | New Zealand Police
Police were called just before 7pm, after the person jumped from Te Rewa Rewa Bridge into the Waiwhakaiho River and failed to surface. More >>
Search Under Way For Missing Family
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 7:15 am | New Zealand Police
A search is under way today after a family failed to return from a fishing trip in Kawakawa Bay yesterday. Police were notified at 9.35pm last night that the family – one adult and four children aged 7-11 – had not returned as expected. An extensive ... More >>
UPDATE - Serious Crash, SH 1, Lichfield
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 6:45 am | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a crash on SH 1, Lichfield, yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were alerted to the two vehicle crash near Ngutuwera Stream Bridge at around 2pm. One person died at the scene and a second person was taken to hospital with ... More >>
Homicide Investigation Launched - Te Puna
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 5:25 pm | New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Rawlinson. Tauranga Police have now launched a homicide investigation after a young boy died in Starship Children’s Hospital yesterday morning. Police can confirm he was five-year-old Malachi Subecz ... More >>
Serious Crash, SH 1, Lichfield - Bay Of Plenty
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on SH 1, Lichfield. The two vehicle crash near Ngutuwera Stream Bridge was reported to Police at around 2pm. The road is closed near the crash site and motorists are asked to avoid the area. ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Renwick
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Police
A motorcyclist has died in a crash in Renwick this morning. The crash, on an unnamed road near the intersection of State Highway 6 and State Highway 62, was reported to Police at 10.40am. No other vehicles were involved. Enquiries into the circumstances ... More >>
Police Maritime Unit Rescue Two People After Boat Sinks
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 2:41 pm | New Zealand Police
The Police Maritime Unit has this morning rescued two people from Wellington Harbour after their boat sunk near Somes Island. The pair headed out from Petone early this morning and radioed an emergency situation at 8am. A wave came over the stern of ... More >>
Police Making Enquiries In Relation To Swanson Death
Saturday, 13 November 2021, 2:16 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are making enquiries after a person was located deceased at a residential address in Candia Road, Swanson this morning. Police were called to the property at around 10.30am and the death is currently being treated as unexplained. Candia ... More >>
Operation Freya - Police And Customs Nab Over $8 Million Worth Of Drugs
Friday, 12 November 2021, 4:52 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and Customs have this week dismantled a sophisticated drug dealing and smuggling operation making 12 arrests and seizing $8 million worth of drugs in the process. Police and Customs have executed 11 search warrants in relation to ... More >>
Compliance Update - 12 November
Friday, 12 November 2021, 1:44 pm | New Zealand Police
Tāmaki Makaurau, Northland and part of Waikato compliance update: Since Alert Level 3 came into place, 63 people have been charged with 72 offences in Tāmaki Makaurau, Northland, and parts of the Waikato, as at 5pm yesterday (Thursday ... More >>
Investigation Underway Following Suspicious Death Of Child
Friday, 12 November 2021, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Police
An investigation is underway after a five-year-old boy died in Starship Children’s Hospital this morning. The death is being treated as suspicious and a post mortem is due to be carried out today. Emergency services were initially called to a Te ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Anderson Road, Whakatu
Friday, 12 November 2021, 9:06 am | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a crash on Anderson Road, Whakatu this morning. Emergency Services were notified of the crash, involving a truck and a car, just after 7.30am. The road remains closed. An investigation into the circumstances is underway. More >>
Palmerston North Central Police Station Front Counter Temporarily Relocating
Friday, 12 November 2021, 8:24 am | New Zealand Police
The Palmerston North Central Police Station is undergoing a refurbishment and this afternoon (Friday 12 November 2021) the station front counter will move next door to the current Central District Police Headquarters at 404 Church Street. The front ... More >>
Serious Crash, Anderson Road, Whakatu - Eastern
Friday, 12 November 2021, 7:56 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on Anderson Road, Whakatu. The crash, involving a truck and a car, was reported to Police just after 7.30am. Initial indications are there are injuries. The road is closed near the crash site ... More >>
Fatal Crash, Carew, Ashburton District
Friday, 12 November 2021, 6:32 am | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a single vehicle crash in Carew last night. Emergency Services were notified of the crash, on Ealing Montalto Road, at about 9.40pm. The vehicle reportedly collided with a concrete barrier and the single-occupant died ... More >>
50 Kilograms Of Cocaine Seized, 9 Arrests In Operation Mist
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Police
National Organised Crime Group Director Detective Superintendent Greg Williams and New Zealand Customs Service Manager Intelligence Bruce Berry: A 10 month operation targeting the importation, sale and supply of cocaine and associated ... More >>
Operation Metals: Fourth Person Sought In Homicide Investigation
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 9:48 am | New Zealand Police
Police are appealing for further assistance from the public in the homicide investigation launched in New Lynn last week. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/f98ac29509810d7d502c.jpeg" width="720" height="540"> Operation Metals has been investigating ... More >>
Police Investigating Firearms Incident In Blockhouse Bay
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 9:31 am | New Zealand Police
Police are investigating a serious firearms incident in Blockhouse Bay last night. At around 7.15pm, Police were notified that a person had been shot in Dundale Ave. Police located an injured male in the driveway of a property and he was transported ... More >>
Operation Metals - Murder Charges Laid
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 7:19 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector Kevin McNaughton, Waitematā CIB: Three arrests have been made as part of the investigation into the murder of Robert Hart in New Lynn last week. Today, the Operation Metals investigation team executed a search warrant at a West ... More >>
