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New Tech To Improve Brake Safety
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 4:11 pm | New Zealand Police
New mobile roller brake testers and thermal imaging devices will improve road safety and reduce the risk of a serious injury or death on our roads as a result of a heavy vehicle brake failure. The new technology will improve road safety and reduce the ... More >>
Police Locate Body In Search For Missing Diver Off Little Barrier Island
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Police searching for a female diver who went missing near Little Barrier Island yesterday afternoon have located a body today. The body was located by the Police dive squad. The family of the missing diver have been advised and our thoughts are ... More >>
Police Attending Workplace Accident - Wiri
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are in attendance at a workplace accident in Wiri, Auckland. The incident was reported to Police shortly after 2pm at a premise on Ash Road. One person has died at the scene. Worksafe NZ have been notified. There is no further information ... More >>
Fourth Person Charged In Relation To Search For Hone Reihana
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector John Sutton, NZ Police: A fourth person has been arrested today in relation to the search for wanted man Hone Reihana. A 25-year-old West Auckland woman has been charged with being an Accessory after the Fact and will be appearing ... More >>
Recovery Operation Underway On Taranaki Maunga
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Police
A recovery operation is currently underway in Taranaki to retrieve the bodies of two climbers following an incident overnight. Police were notified just before 10pm that a climber had fallen near the summit of Taranaki Maunga. A Search and Rescue ... More >>
Appeal For Information Following Crash On Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 11:45 am | New Zealand Police
Upper Hutt Police are appealing for information following a crash just after 9:30am today. Early indications are that a person pushing a pram was hit by a vehicle on a pedestrian crossing on Fergusson Drive in Clouston Park. The infant in the pram ... More >>
Update – Missing Boy In Tolaga Bay, Gisborne
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 10:58 am | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm that the four-year old missing from Tolaga Bay has been found safe and well. He was found at about 10:45 am and has now been reunited with his family. Police would like to thank everyone who offered their assistance in searching ... More >>
Search Ongoing For Missing Boy In Tolaga Bay, Gisborne
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 5:44 am | New Zealand Police
May 4, 2021 Police and volunteers are continuing to search for a boy reported missing on foot from his Tolaga Bay home this afternoon. Axel, who is 4 years old, was reported missing to Police at 3pm. There has been significant Police and community effort ... More >>
Police Make Third Arrest As Search For Hone Reihana Continues
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Inspector John Sutton, NZ Police: Police have arrested a third person in connection to the ongoing investigation to locate Hone Reihana, 27, who is wanted to arrest following the shooting incident last month at the Sofitel Hotel in Auckland. ... More >>
Research Reports Reveal Fleeing Driver Motivators
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have released research reports aimed at improving understanding of drivers’ motivations for fleeing. “We know that what we do, how we approach a potential fleeing driver event, has an influence on the behaviour of the driver, but now we ... More >>
Update: Serious Crash – Tram Road, Waimakariri - Canterbury
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm one person has died following a two-vehicle collision on Tram Road this morning. Emergency services were notified at 7:29. Police would like to thank motorists for their patience. More >>
Police Appeal For Information After Man Sustains Injuries In Māngere
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 10:35 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Kepal Richards, Counties Manukau CIB: Police are appealing for the public’s assistance in our investigation into an incident where a man suffered critical injuries in Māngere. At around 8.30pm on Wednesday 28 April, emergency ... More >>
Police Acknowledge Findings Of IPCA Report Into Non-fatal Shooting On Auckland Motorway
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 10:03 am | New Zealand Police
Police acknowledge a report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), which found that Police officers were justified in firing shots at a man who had fired a shotgun at Police multiple times during an incident on the Northern Motorway. ... More >>
Update: Search Continues For Missing Fisherman Near Raglan
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:54 am | New Zealand Police
A search continues today for a missing fisherman near Raglan. The man, in his forties, was reported to have been fishing in the Papanui Point area on Sunday. His vehicle was later located near the Papanui Point carpark and his belongings located on the ... More >>
One Person Dies Following House Fire In Far North
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 9:50 am | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Dalzell, Northland Police One person has sadly died following a house fire at a property on Taemaro Road, Taemaro Bay, in the Far North overnight. Emergency services were alerted about 10.30pm last night. Police can now ... More >>
Fatality Confirmed Following Crash In Rotorua
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 8:58 am | New Zealand Police
A person has died after a car collided with a tree on Arawa Street in Rotorua. The crash was reported to Police just after midnight. The person was the only occupant in the vehicle. An investigation into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing. More >>
Charge Confirmed Following Threat To Cook Strait Ferries
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 6:24 am | New Zealand Police
A 33-year-old man has been charged in relation to the threat directed at the Cook Strait ferry services yesterday in Picton. He will appear in the Blenheim District Court today charged with threatening to harm people/property. ENDS More >>
Person Dies After Being Struck By Train In Invercargill
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 5:29 am | New Zealand Police
May 3, 2021 One person has died after being hit by a train in Appleby, Invercargill at 4.25pm this afternoon. Trains on the line adjacent to Bluff Highway were halted while Police conducted a scene examination, but have since reopened. Police are still ... More >>
Wellington - Wellington
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 5:28 am | New Zealand Police
May 3, 2021 Happy Valley Road in Owhiro Bay, Wellington, has reopened following a fatal crash this afternoon. One person died following the two-vehicle crash at 1.40pm. More >>
Name Release – Fatal Crash, SH2, Dannevirke
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 5:19 am | New Zealand Police
May 3, 2021 Police can now confirm the identity of the person who died following a single-vehicle crash on SH2 near Dannevirke on Wednesday 28 April. He was 24-year-old Hamish Cameron of Whanganui. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this ... More >>
