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Police Locate Man Who Escaped Corrections Custody
Monday, 11 May 2020, 1:53 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have located the 29-year-old man who escaped Corrections custody yesterday evening. He was arrested without incident in Upper Hutt this afternoon. He has been charged with escapes custody and is due to appear in the Hutt Valley District Court ... More >>
Murder Charge, Tokoroa Homicide Investigation
Monday, 11 May 2020, 11:51 am | New Zealand Police
A 28-year-old woman has been charged with murder in relation to the death of a man in Tokoroa yesterday. She is due to appear in the Rotorua District Court this afternoon. As this matter is now before the Courts, Police have no further comment. More >>
Homicide Investigation Launched, Tokoroa
Monday, 11 May 2020, 7:57 am | New Zealand Police
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was found dead at a residential address in Tokoroa yesterday. Emergency services were called to an address on Moa Place just before 2pm. On arrival the man, a 34-year-old local, was found deceased. ... More >>
Wellington Police Search For Ricky Wilson
Monday, 11 May 2020, 7:42 am | New Zealand Police
Wellington Police are currently searching for 29-year-old Ricky Wilson who escaped from Corrections custody while being transported to hospital from Rimutaka Prison tonight. He was last seen on foot in the Silverstream/Heretaunga area. He is described ... More >>
Sudden Death, Tokoroa
Sunday, 10 May 2020, 4:10 pm | New Zealand Police
Police can confirm one person has died at a residential address in Tokoroa today. Emergency services were called to the property just before 2pm. Police are currently in the initial stages of establishing the circumstances. A scene examination will ... More >>
Crash, SH2, Silverstream Bridge - State Highway Two, Silverstream Bridge - Wellington
Sunday, 10 May 2020, 4:03 pm | New Zealand Police
Motorists are asked to avoid the State Highway 2 area near Silverstream Bridge due to a crash. Police were alerted to a two vehicle crash at around 2pm. Motorists are asked to avoid the area if possible or expect delays. More >>
One Person Has Died Following A Crash In Eastern Bay Of Plenty
Sunday, 10 May 2020, 7:17 am | New Zealand Police
One person has died following a crash on Te Teko Road, near Edgecumbe, last night. Police received a report of the crash about 11:20pm. A car had struck a horse. The driver and sole occupant died at the scene. Te Toko Road remains closed between Okaahu ... More >>
Five Arrested, Meth And Firearms Seized In Drug Operation
Friday, 8 May 2020, 6:09 pm | New Zealand Police
Police have arrested five people and have seized methamphetamine and hundreds of thousands in cash after a series of search warrants in Auckland and Tokoroa. This morning, Police officers from the National Organised Crime Group carried out 10 search ... More >>
Police Continue Search For Missing Teen Eloi Rolland, Message To Community
Friday, 8 May 2020, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Police
Detective Senior Sergeant Callum McNeill, Waitemata Police: Police search and rescue personnel continue to search the Waitakere ranges as efforts continue to locate missing French teen Eloi Rolland. Eloi was last seen on the morning of Saturday 7th March ... More >>
Police Reminder – New Zealand Is Still In Alert Level 3
Friday, 8 May 2020, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Police
Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers: This weekend Police will be highly visible in communities across the country. Reassurance visits and mobile Police checkpoints will continue throughout the weekend to ensure people are safe and complying with ... More >>
Car Fire Follows Collision - Collision Blueskin Road, Careys Bay, Dunedin - Southern
Friday, 8 May 2020, 10:57 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency Services are currently at a single-vehicle collision on Blueskin Road, Careys Bay, Dunedin. Police were advised of the crash at about 10.06am. The vehicle reportedly rolled and caught on fire. Nobody has been injured. Traffic in the area ... More >>
Road Reopen, SH 51 - Road Reopen, SH 51, Napier - Eastern
Friday, 8 May 2020, 6:51 am | New Zealand Police
State Highway 51, Marine Parade, in Napier has reopened following today's fatal crash. Motorists are thanked for their patience. More >>
1 Person Dies In Fatal Crash In Marine Parade, Napier
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 6:12 pm | New Zealand Police
One person has died at the scene following a crash today in Marine Parade, Napier. The crash involving a car and a truck that occurred along SH51 was reported around 11.15am. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating. The road is still closed and diversions ... More >>
Police Appeal For Information Following Stolen Vehicle Incident
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 5:33 pm | New Zealand Police
Whangārei Police investigating the theft of a vehicle from a petrol station forecourt are appealing for information to identity the offender involved. On 6 May, at around 11.35am, a man has been sitting across the road when he has approached the BP Wylies ... More >>
Arrests Made Following BBQ Thefts
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Police
Counties Manukau Police have made two arrests so far in relation to a significant burglary involving the theft of dozens of barbeques from the Flat Bush Mitre 10 Mega store overnight on Monday. Two search warrants were executed on Wednesday and four ... More >>
Police empathy at heart of the amnesty and buy-back scheme
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Police
Police welcomes the Office of the Auditor-General report which says Police managed the amnesty and buy-back scheme effectively, and with empathy and respect for New Zealand’s firearms community. More >>
Serious crash - Sandspit Road, Warkworth - Waitematā
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 11:13 am | New Zealand Police
Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious crash on Sandspit Road, Warkworth. More >>
Stay Safe In The Outdoors During Alert Level 3 Restrictions
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 8:06 am | New Zealand Police
As we head toward the weekend, Police Search and Rescue is reminding the public to adhere to Alert Level 3 restrictions and stay safe in the outdoors. Under Alert Level 3 any outdoor activity should be low risk and in your local area. About 6pm ... More >>
Coromandel Police And MPI Net Poachers
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 6:29 pm | New Zealand Police
Police and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) worked together last weekend to catch some poachers near Tairua, in the Coromandel. "It was down to both luck and good Police and MPI team work," Sergeant in Charge of Whangamata Will More >>
Grave concerns for misssing man Dale Watene
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 2:00 pm | New Zealand Police
Southland Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Dale Watene and now hold grave concerns for his safety. More >>
