Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 September 2022.
Man charged with murder following Nawton incident
A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of another man in Nawton earlier today.
Police were called to a Roy Street address about 11am following a report of a man being seriously injured.
He was unable to be revived and died at the scene.
The man charged is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court on Monday 19 September.
Police are not seeking anyone further in relation to this incident.
‘However we are still making enquiries, and we’d like to speak to anyone who witnessed this morning’s events who has not yet spoken to us,’ said police in a statement.
‘You can get in touch by calling 105 and quoting file number 220917/7019.
Investigations underway following serious crash, Stancombe Road, Flat Bush
Police can now confirm one person has died following a crash on Stancombe Road, Flat Bush earlier today.
The crash, involving a cyclist and a moving vehicle and multiple parked vehicles, was reported just before 8:15am.
Sadly, the cyclist passed away at the scene.
An off-duty Police officer who was involved in the incident will be stood down from duty while an investigation is conducted.
The incident will be referred to the IPCA.
Cordons are expected to remain in place for some time and an investigation into the circumstances of the crash is ongoing.
Police are unable to comment further while investigations are occurring, including an investigation on behalf of the Coroner.
Eastern District police urge motorists to slow down and drive safe
Tairawhiti Police urge motorists to slow down on their local roads, after a road policing operation last weekend ticketed dozens of speeding drivers in the space of just three hours.
Police discovered that some drivers are regularly and blatantly ignoring the speed limit, often exceeding it by some margin.
The latest operation ran between Friday 9 and Sunday 11 September, in the mid-afternoon on each day
The roads that were the focus included SH2 Manutuke, which has an 80kph limit. Police issued 20 infringement notices here during two, one-hour periods (the first on Friday afternoon, the second on Sunday afternoon) with the highest speed recorded being 104kph.
Police also issued 12 infringement notices in a one hour period on SH35 Wainui Rd on Saturday 10 September. The stretch of road has a 60kph limit (northbound) and the motorists issued infringement notices were all traveling between 70 and 74kph.
Speed is one of the main drivers contributing to trauma on our roads and Sergeant Steven Murray of Eastern District Road Policing says that he’s staggered that the message still isn’t getting through to some drivers.
“It’s disappointing that some drivers are continuing to put not only themselves at risk, but other road users and people living nearby in the community.
“The speed limit is not a target. Drivers should not only regularly review their speed, but also the surrounding geography, volume of traffic and their fatigue levels and adjust their driving accordingly.”
Police are committed to reducing death and serious injury on our roads and remind motorists that they should expect to see police patrolling the region’s roads anytime, anywhere.
