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Police updates – unexplained death in Levin, fatal crashes Tuturau and Western Springs

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 November 2023. Update: Serious crash, Wyndham Road, Tuturau Police can advise that one person has died following a...

Police updates – Naenae victim named, serious crashes Te Puke and Rotorua

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 November 2023. Update: Serious Crash, Amohau St, Rotorua Police can now confirm one person has died following a...

Police updates – missing Tauranga man, fatal crash Matamata-Piako

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 November 2023. Fatal Crash Matamata-Piako, Waikato Police can confirm one person has died after a crash in the...

Police updates – Dargaville crash, deceased man found near Dannevirke

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 18 November 2023. Man located deceased near Dannevirke Police were notified around 8:15pm yesterday that a man understood to...

Police updates – body located in Mohaka, Feilding crash investigation

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 15 November 2023. Body located, Mohaka A body has been located north of the Mohaka River mouth south of...

Croatian defense chief sacked after fatal car crash

Croatia’s Mario Banozic allegedly caused the accident while passing a truck on a slippery road in foggy conditions. Croatian Defense Minister Mario Banozic has been...

Police updates – serious crashes Ashburton, Stoke and Mt. Pleasant

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 November 2023. Update: Serious crash, SH 1, Mount Pleasant One person has died following a crash on State...

‘Suspected hydraulic issues’ with Air NZ flight landing at Auckland airport

Police have assisted emergency responders with an incident at Auckland Airport this morning. 'A domestic Air New Zealand flight from Queenstown was reported to be...

Police updates – Napier water incident, missing Panmure man found

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 8 November 2023. Name release, water-related Incident, Ahuriri, Napier Police can now confirm the name of the woman who...

Dashcam footage sought following fatal crash near Turangi

Police investigating a fatal crash that took place on SH1, south of Turangi are appealing for dashcam footage from motorists travelling in the area...

Fatal Crash, State Highway 23, Whatawhata

Police can advise one person has died following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 23, near Māori Point Road, Whatawhata. The crash was reported around...

Police updates – fatal crash Whenuapai, fatal house fire New Lynn

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 28 October 2023. Fatal crash, Riverlea Road, Whenuapai Police can advise one person has died following a single vehicle...

Kenyans demand compensation for fire set by British Army

African residents still haven’t received compensation for a blaze that broke out during a UK military exercise two years ago. The absence of compensation for...

Fatal Crash, Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu

Police can advise a pedestrian died at the scene in a single-vehicle crash on Alexandra Street, Te Awamutu today. Police responded to the crash around...

Fatal crash – SH26 Waikato

Police responded to a single-vehicle accident in Waikato earlier last night. The crash occurred shortly before 5:30pm on State Highway 26 between Te Aroha and...

One person dead following light aircraft crash in Blenheim

Earlier today, Police responded to a light aircraft crash in Blenheim. The crash occurred shortly before 1:20pm at the Omaka Aerodrome. The sole occupant of the...

Fatal house fire: Glendowie, Auckland

One person has been found deceased following a house fire in Glendowie this morning. Emergency services were called to the Riddell Road address at 7.45am...

Fatal incident, Waipapa, Northland

One person has died after being struck by a vehicle in Waipapa, Northland, early this morning. The incident on Onekura Road was reported to Police...

Update: Serious crash, State Highway 1, Taihape

A motorcyclist critically injured in a crash on State Highway 1, Taihape, yesterday has died. The crash, involving a car and a motorcycle, was reported...

Fatal crash – Whanganui

Police can now advise one person has died following a crash on SH3 near Pākaraka, Whanganui. The two-vehicle crash happened shortly after 1:30pm yesterday between...

Safe choices for a safe Labour Weekend

New Zealand’s motorists are being urged to keep safe by remembering the basics when driving this Labour Weekend. While NZTA is pausing most road works...

Name release: Fatal crash Temuka

Police are now in a position to release the names of the two people who died following a crash near Temuka on Thursday 5...

Serious crashes in Auckland and Canterbury overnight

Person dies following crash in Canterbury. A person has died overnight following a crash in Coalgate, Selwyn District yesterday. The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection...

Police updates – missing Gisborne man, crashes in Christchurch and Dunedin, Cambridge assault

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 October 2023. Arrests made following assault in Cambridge Two youths have been arrested following an assault near a...

Man rescued after going overboard, Raglan

A man who went overboard in Raglan this morning has been rescued. At about 6:50am this morning Police received reports of one person who had...

Police updates – Ngaruawahia fatal crash, missing Auckland man, missing Christchurch woman found

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 8 October 2023. Fatal crash, Ngāruawāhia Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Ngāruawāhia yesterday. The...

Police updates – fatal crashes Tuakau and Patea, Devonport missing man found

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 October 2023. Update: Serious crash, State Highway 3, Patea One person has died following a crash on State...

Fatal Crash, State Highway 57, Koputaroa

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 57, Koputaroa, north of Levin. The crash was reported around 3:20pm, yesterday,...

Serious crash, Upper Harbour Motorway, Greenhithe

One person has critical injuries following a crash on the Upper Harbour Motorway in Greenhithe, Auckland last night. At around 8.15pm, a driver travelled the...

Three fatal crashes overnight

The Serious Crash Unit is investigating after three separate crashes in the North Island overnight. The first crash occurred just before 7pm. Police were advised...

Five people involved in Hastings crash lucky to survive

Five people involved in a crash on Ormond Road in Hastings this afternoon were fortunate to escape with their lives, according to police staff...

Police updates – Body in Waikato River, fatal crash Huntly, Tirau man missing

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 September 2023. Police appeal for witnesses to Huntly Crash Police are appealing for information following a fatal, single...

Fatal crash – Turangi

A person as died following a single vehicle crash in Turangi late yesterday evening (21 September 2023). Emergency services were called at 11:13pm after the...

Police updates – Hutt Valley train incident, Lyall Bay missing person, Petone Beach incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 September 2023. Fatal train incident, Hutt Valley Police can confirm that a person has died after being struck...

Scrub fire at Pukaki Downs

Firefighters are continuing to battle a large scrub fire in Pukaki Downs near the Mt. Cook. Helicopters and ground crews are in attendance. Locals have...

Italian jet crashes and kills girl on the ground

A Frecce Tricolori aerobatic aircraft hit a family car near Turin. A five-year-old girl was killed, and her sibling and parents suffered severe burns, following...

One person dead after fleeing driver incident in Waimakariri

One person has died following a fleeing driver event in Waimakariri. It happened after Police were called to a report of illegal street racing activity...

One person rescued, lucky to be alive after falling 600 meters down Mt Taranaki

Miraculously, one person was rescued with minor injuries after they were located 600m down from where they had been climbing on Mount Taranaki this...

Fatal crash – McDonell Road, Ohakea, Manawatū District

One person has died in a crash on McDonell Road near Ohakea in Manawatū District this afternoon. Police were notified at 1.10pm that a ute...

Fatal Crash, State Highway 57, Shannon

Police are now in a position to confirm two people have died following a two vehicle crash, on the intersection of State Highway 57...

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