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Police updates – Akatarawa search and rescue, fatal crash McLeans Island

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 July 2023. Search and rescue operation, Akatarawa Forest Wellington Search and Rescue teams have been deployed after two...

Man dies following water-related incident in Kaiaua

A man has died following a water-related incident in Kaiaua this morning. Police were called at around 5.10am after a man was located deceased. The man...

Police updates – serious crash Papatoetoe, fatal crash in Hamilton

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 July 2023. Fatal crash, Hamilton Two people have died after a crash on Ulster Street, Whitiora, early this...

Police updates – Carterton hit-and-run, Te Aroha burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 July 2023. Person arrested following burglary, Te Aroha One person has been arrested following a burglary at a...

Police updates – fatal crashes Beachlands, Pukekawa, Auckland robberies

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 2 July 2023. Fatal crash, Beachlands Police can confirm one person has died following a single-vehicle crash near the...

Titanic sub wreckage returned to surface

The US Coast Guard is in the early stages of an investigation into the submersible’s demise Titanic sub wreckage returned to surface This photo provided by...

British-Born actor Julian Sands dead, remains found in California mountains

US law enforcement confirmed that the remains of British-born actor Julian Sands were found last week in the Mt. Baldy wilderness area in California,...

Further human remains located at Pike River Mine

Police have located further human remains at Pike River Mine. The remains of two, possibly three, miners were located in the crib room area during...

Secret US Naval system detected Titan implosion same day vessel went missing – Report

Earlier Thursday, the US Coast Guard confirmed the deaths of all five passengers aboard the Titan submersible, which initially went missing on Sunday nearly...

Police updates – Sefton and Wellington serious crashes, robberies Auckland CBD and Palmerston North

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 June 2023. Information sought following serious assault, Whanganui Whanganui Police are appealing for information after a man was...

Police updates – Greymouth drug dealer arrested, fatal crash Kaitaia

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 June 2023. Man arrested in Greymouth for supplying methamphetamine Police have arrested a man for his involvement in...

Witnesses sought to fatal car crashes in Whangārei

Police are seeking witnesses to two fatal crashes that occurred near Whangārei, Northland last week. The first fatal crash occurred just after 7.00pm on Friday...

Police updates – Clover Park fatality, Lower Hutt aggravated robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 June 2023. Clover Park Fatality One person has died following a serious crash in Clover Park on 4...

Children survive 40 days in jungle after plane crash

Colombian authorities carried out an intensive weeks-long search for the lost siblings. Four children who went missing after a plane crash over the Amazon jungle...

Police updates – missing Taupo man found deceased, witnesses sought in Porirua crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 10 June 2023. Missing Taupo man located deceased Police can advise a man previously reported as...

Police updates – traffic incidents Ellerslie, Central Auckland & Chch, missing Taupo man

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 June 2023. Fatal crash, Ellerslie One person has died following a fatal crash in Ellerslie this morning. Police responded...

Police updates – missing Northland man – body found, Taupo fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 7 June 2023. Police continue to appeal for sightings of Veon Smith Police are continuing to appeal to the...

India suffers its most horrific rail accident in decades

The death toll in the triple train collision has risen to 288, a fire official said. Rescuers are continuing to look for survivors following a...

Passenger trains derail in India, at least 50 killed

Dozens were killed and hundreds more injured after a major train collision in eastern India. Two passenger trains and a freight train collided in the...

Police updates – fatal crashes Hunterville and Botany, Dunedin firearms incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 June 2023. Name release, fatal crash, SH1, Hunterville Police are now in a position to release the name...

Police updates – Loafers Lodge number of victims confirmed, fatal crashes in Ward and Dunedin

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 May 2023. Newtown fire update As a result of the detailed, methodical search, Police can confirm the total...

Newtown fire victims names released

Police can now release the names of one of those who died in the Loafers Lodge fire in Newtown, Wellington last week. He was Liam...

Newtown fire: police release names of three victims, update on investigation

The scene examination at Loafers Lodge has continued today. Police are making good progress covering ground in the building, but it is methodical and deliberate...

Police updates: Fatal crashes Waipu and SH11, Warrant out for Auckland thief

  Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 May 2023. Name release, fatal crash, Waipu Police can now release the name of the person who died...

Workplace death – Christchurch

Emergency services were called to the scene of a workplace incident at Hagley Park this morning. Sadly, one person died at the scene. Police were notified...

Watch: US-made F-18 crashes during military exhibition

The pilot managed to bail out before his jet exploded in a giant fireball. A US-made F-18 fighter jet crashed to earth and violently exploded...

Incident – Memorial Park, Tauranga

Police responded to an incident at Memorial Park in Tauranga today. At 9.50am a report was received of a drowning incident. Emergency services responded and a...

Newtown fire: scene examination underway, two bodies recovered

Police have today recovered two deceased from Loafers Lodge in Newtown, following the fatal fire earlier this week. Recovery of further deceased from the building...

Whangamata search and rescue operation locates body

Police can confirm that a person has been located deceased, following a search and rescue operation in the Whangamatā area. Police SAR personnel and volunteers...

Update on body located in Richmond Ranges

Police advise that, while the formal identification process is yet to be completed, it is believed that the body located in the Richmond Ranges...

Police continue work alongside FENZ following fatal Newtown fire

Police continue to work closely alongside Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and other community partners following the tragic fire at Loafers Lodge, Newtown,...

Wellington fire – police release statement

Police can confirm a number of fatalities following the fire in central Wellington this morning. Officers remain at the scene at Loafers Lodge on Adelaide...

Investigation opened into Ruakākā deaths – update, double-homicide

Northland Police are in attendance at a sudden death incident at a property in Ruakākā this morning. 'Sadly, we can confirm two people have been...

Fatal crash, SH23, Temple View

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 23, Temple View yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the crash, involving...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Otahuhu and Newstead, Palmerston North homicide investigation

Updates on crimes and investigations for 14 May 2023. Update: Homicide investigation, Palmerston North The scene examination at a property on Dahlia Street will continue through...

Police appeal for information on man’s unexplained injuries in Grey Lynn

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance to establish how a man suffered serious injuries in Grey Lynn late last week. On 4 May, members...

Police updates: Palmerston North and Tirau fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 May 2023. Manslaughter charge laid in relation to Palmerston North crash Palmerston North Police have charged a woman...

Abbey Caves: Body located in search

Searchers working to locate a student missing in Abbey Caves, Whangārei have recovered a body. The search was expected to conclude around 5pm yesterday, however,...

Abbey Caves: Police, SAR, to resume search in the morning

The search for a student missing in the Abbey Caves will be suspended this evening. Search and Rescue, USAR, Fire and Emergency, alongside Police, have...

Incident at Abbey Caves – one student unaccounted for

One person is unaccounted for following an incident at the Abbey Caves. A group of high school students have been doing an exercise at the...

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