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Fatal Crash - Bay Of Plenty
Saturday, 3 April 2021, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died in a crash on State Highway 38, Waimangu at the intersection with Okaro Road. Emergency services were advised of the crash, involving a motorcycle and a car, around 11am. A second person has also been injured. The state highway ... More >>
Update – Waitematā Harbour Boating Incident
Saturday, 3 April 2021, 2:23 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now release the name of the woman who died after falling overboard from a charter boat in Waitematā Harbour on 1 April 2021. She was Danielle Tamarua, 25, of Auckland. Ms Tamarua was a guest on the charter boat at the time. Another guest ... More >>
Name Release - Taupō Homicide
Friday, 2 April 2021, 6:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now release the name of the man who died after being assaulted on Arthur Crescent in Taupō last night. He was George Christopher Cross, aged 37, from Taupō. A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder and will appear in Rotorua District ... More >>
Update - SH 30 / SH 32 Crash
Friday, 2 April 2021, 4:57 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a crash at the intersection of State Highways 30 and 32 near Whakamaru earlier today. The crash occurred at around midday and involved two vehicles. The driver of one of the vehicles died at the scene. Nobody else was ... More >>
Pandora Homicide - Further Appeal For Information
Friday, 2 April 2021, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Police
Hawke’s Bay Police investigating the death of Peter Lui in Pandora on Monday are making a further appeal to the public for information which may assist. Police are asking any truck drivers or operators who have recording dashboard cameras and were ... More >>
Serious Crash - SH30 And SH32, Whakamaru - Bay Of Plenty
Friday, 2 April 2021, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are currently responding to a serious crash at the intersection of State Highways 30 and 32 near Whakamaru. The crash occurred at about midday today and reportedly involved two vehicles. One vehicle caught on fire following the crash. ... More >>
Homicide Investigation Launched In Taupō
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:20 am | New Zealand Police
Police responded to a serious assault on Arthur Crescent in Taupō shortly after 11pm last night. One person at the address has subsequently died. Police have now launched a homicide investigation into the incident. We are speaking to witnesses ... More >>
Update - Fatal Crash, Kaihere, SH27
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:09 am | New Zealand Police
State Highway 27 in Kaihere, Hauraki, has now re-opened following an earlier serious crash. More >>
Update – Fatal Crash In Mangatawhiri
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:08 am | New Zealand Police
01 April 2021 Police can now confirm that one person has died following a crash on State Highway Two in Mangatawhiri. Diversions are in place along Koheroa Road. More >>
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Car - Forrest Hill
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:07 am | New Zealand Police
01 April 2021 A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car in Forrest Hill this morning. The pedestrian, an 80-year-old woman, was hit by the car at the intersection of Forrest Hill Road and Tristram Avenue at around 8.20am. She was transported to ... More >>
Traffic Delays After Two Serious Crashes In Waikato
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:06 am | New Zealand Police
01 April 2021 Police are urging drivers heading to their holiday destinations tonight for Easter to take it easy. There has been one fatal accident on State Highway 27 in Kaihere this evening. There has also been a serious crash on State Highway 2 in ... More >>
Fatal Crash - Kaihere, SH27
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:04 am | New Zealand Police
01 April 2021 One person has died and three others sustained moderate injuries after a truck and car collided in Kaihere, Hauraki. Police were called at 7.54pm to the incident on State Highway 27. The highway will be closed and traffic diverted at ... More >>
Woman Dies Following Boating Incident
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:04 am | New Zealand Police
01 April 2021 A woman has died after suffering critical injuries in a boating incident in the Waitematā Harbour this evening. Emergency services were alerted to the incident at 5.15pm. The boat was a chartered vessel that left the Viaduct this afternoon, ... More >>
Police Disappointed With Distracted Dunedin Drivers
Friday, 2 April 2021, 7:02 am | New Zealand Police
Dunedin Police are disappointed with the number of drivers caught using their cell phones. Over the past two days Police conducted two, one-hour operations focusing on dangerous driving behaviour in Dunedin specifically targeting drivers that were ... More >>
Guilty Plea In Relation To Illegal Supply Of Firearms
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 4:34 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant John Wilson, Bay of Plenty District: A key individual in the illegal supply of firearms in the Bay of Plenty has this week pleaded guilty to a number of charges. The 34-year-old man will be sentenced in the Rotorua District ... More >>
Update - Missing Person, Lower Hutt
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Police
A 19-year-old Hutt Valley man reported missing since early March has been located. Thank you to all those who provided information. More >>
Hats Off To Police Caps
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Police
As the warmer weather rolls in later this year, the public will start to see new headwear on Police staff on the street. NZ Police is introducing a baseball-style uniform cap as an alternative to the traditional forage cap, for frontline staff ... More >>
Lucky Rescue Off Marlborough Coast
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Police
It was a lucky rescue for two men onboard a 50-foot yacht in distress off the east coast of Marlborough last night. Police were alerted just after 8pm by one of the men onboard the ex-fishing trawler, which had lost power in big swells. A search ... More >>
Victim’s Appeal To Drivers – “don’t Get Behind The Wheel If You’re Tired”
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Police
Elizabeth Lind was left fighting for her life after being hit by a fatigued driver while out walking her dogs near her home in Auckland. Left with a severe brain injury and bones doctors described as being broken so badly they resembled rubble, Elizabeth ... More >>
Canterbury Police Appeal For Information Following Assault
Thursday, 1 April 2021, 6:25 am | New Zealand Police
Canterbury Police are currently investigating a serious assault which occurred in the early hours of Sunday 21st March outside the Cruz bar on Victoria Street, Christchurch. At about 3.15am Police were notified of what appears to be an unprovoked assault ... More >>
