Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of Christmas Eve 2023.
Fatal crash, Waimate North
Police can advise one person has died following a crash in Waimate North last night.
The single-vehicle crash on Te Ahu Ahu Road was reported to Police at 8:08pm.
The Serious Crash Unit attended and enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
Search for diver, Ahipara
Northland Police Search and Rescue along with partner agencies are currently conducting a search in the Ahipara area for a diver that was reported missing at 4pm yesterday, Saturday 23 December.
Yesterday afternoon a search of the shoreline, on the water and from the air failed to locate the diver. The search will resume this morning, with searchers on the shoreline, on the water and from the air.
Police are seeking any information or sightings relating to the missing diver. Please call Police on 105, referencing event number P057176028.
Name release, fatal crash Waipatu 16 December
Police are now able to advise the name of the man that died following a crash on Elwood Road, Waipatu at 12:15am on Saturday 16 December.
He was 38-year-old Curtis Scott Holmes from Greenmeadows, Napier.
Police extend our condolences to his family at this difficult time.
An investigation into the cause of the crash remains ongoing.
