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Traffic Update - Northcote And Henderson
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 10:48 am | New Zealand Police
High traffic volumes are currently being experienced on College Road, Northcote and in Henderson at the corner of Edsel Street and Catherine Street. The congestion is in relation COVID-19 testing sites at the two locations. Motorists are asked to ... More >>
Road Closed With Diversions In Place - Serious Crash, Milson, Palmerston North - Central
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 9:03 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are at the scene of a crash involving a truck and a car at the intersection of Roberts Line and Railway Road, Milson, Palmerston North. Police were called about 7.45am. The Serious Crash Unit has been notified. The road is closed, ... More >>
Road Reopens Following Serious Crash - Update: Crash, SH 3/Rapanui Road - Central
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 5:08 am | New Zealand Police
The road has reopened following a crash at the intersection of SH 3 and Rapanui Road, north-west of Whanganui earlier tonight. One person was critically injured in the crash. Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing. More >>
Serious Crash, Whanganui - Diversions In Place After Serious Crash - Central
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 6:58 pm | New Zealand Police
Diversions are in place after a serious crash north-west of Whanganui, in which there are thought to be serious injuries. The crash between a ute and a truck happened on State Highway 3 at in the intersection with Rapanui Road, around 6pm. Traffic ... More >>
Police Investigating Porirua Assaults Seek Public Assistance
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Peter Middlemiss: Police investigating assaults in the Mungavin Ave area in Porirua are seeking any information from the public which may assist. Between around 7:50am and 8:20am today [August 11], two female teenagers ... More >>
$1.6 Million In Assets Seized, Six Arrested Following Hawke’s Bay Police Operation
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Police
Six people have been arrested and approximately $1.6 million in assets have been seized following the execution of search warrants across Hawke’s Bay this morning. Fourteen search warrants were executed on Hawke’s Bay Mongrel Mob members and their ... More >>
New Zealand Police And Australian Federal Police Partner In Child Exploitation Case
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 12:27 pm | New Zealand Police
A 31-year-old Sydney man is facing child exploitation charges following an investigation involving Australian Federal Police, New Zealand Police’s Online Child Exploitation team, and Wellington Police. New Zealand Police’s Online Child Exploitation team ... More >>
Police Acknowledge IPCA Report Into Auckland City Incident
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 10:07 am | New Zealand Police
Police acknowledge the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) into an incident where a man was tasered three times while resisting arrest. On 14 October 2018, officers were patrolling Queen Street in Auckland’s CBD and came ... More >>
Road Closures Are In Place Following A Building Fire In The Octagon - Octagon, Dunedin - Southern
Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 7:13 am | New Zealand Police
Road closures are in place around the Octagon in Dunedin following a fire at St Paul’s Cathedral. Closures are in place on Stuart Street, from Moray Place at the top end of the Octagon to the centre of the Octagon, and on Moray Place from Filleul ... More >>
Name Release - Fatal Crash, Morrinsville
Monday, 10 August 2020, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can now confirm the name of the motorcyclist who died following a collision between a motorcycle and a ute on Piako Road on the 4th of August. He was James Darryl Houghton, 21-years-old of Morrinsville. Police extend their sympathies to his family ... More >>
Missing Person - Kumeu
Monday, 10 August 2020, 4:15 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are appealing to the public to help locate Rita Morarji, who went missing from an address in Kumeu last month. The 30-year-old left the address shortly before 7pm on July 20 and has not returned since. Police have made a number of extensive ... More >>
Police Making Enquiries As Search Continues For Missing Silverdale Man
Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Nadene Richmond, Area Investigations Manager for Waitemata North Police: Waitemata Police are continuing to appeal to the public for sightings of missing Silverdale man Sang Moon Lim. The 72-year-old was last seen leaving his ... More >>
Police Launch A New Deployment Centre For Auckland
Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Police
Police are excited to announce a new deployment centre for Auckland that will see a more effective response of Police staff across New Zealand’s largest city. The new Tāmaki Makaurau Deployment Centre will bring together a number of specialist ... More >>
Two Charged In Relation To Fatal Winton Crash
Monday, 10 August 2020, 10:22 am | New Zealand Police
Two 21-year-old men have been charged in relation to a fatal crash on SH6 in Winton on 16 February. One has been charged with endangering life by criminal nuisance. The other has been charged with one count of careless driving causing death, and ... More >>
Stay Alert And Safe Around Train Tracks
Monday, 10 August 2020, 10:06 am | New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are urging people to pay attention around train tracks and level crossings to stay safe this Rail Safety Week and every week. “This is a good time to remind people to pay attention around train ... More >>
Missing Person: Silverdale
Sunday, 9 August 2020, 7:45 pm | New Zealand Police
Sang Moon Lim Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate 72-year-old Sang Moon Lim. Mr Lim was last seen leaving his Silverdale home in his black Holden, registration GYH697, about midday yesterday. He is known to frequent Auckland beaches ... More >>
Police disappointed following alcohol-fuelled disorder
Sunday, 9 August 2020, 5:33 am | New Zealand Police
About 3:30am Police responded to a fight at the intersection of Courtenay Place and Taranaki Street. More >>
Road Is Now Open - Update: Serious Crash - Ohiro Road, Brooklyn - Wellington
Saturday, 8 August 2020, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Police
Ohiro Road has reopened following the serious crash overnight. More >>
One Person Injured - Serious Crash- State Highway 5, Te Haroto - Eastern
Saturday, 8 August 2020, 1:58 pm | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are currently responding to a serious crash involving a truck on SH5, Te Haroto. Police were alerted to the crash at about 9.30am. The truck has gone off the road and down a bank. One person is reported to have serious injuries. ... More >>
One Lane Open - Update: Serious Crash- State Highway 5, Te Haroto - Eastern
Saturday, 8 August 2020, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Police
One person is now being transported to hospital by ambulance in a critical condition following the earlier truck crash on SH5, Te Haroto. One lane is open and contractors are on site controlling traffic through the area. Police are conducting a scene examination. ... More >>
