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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...

Workplace death – Wiri

Police can confirm a person has died following an incident at a workplace in Wiri this afternoon. Emergency services responded to reports of the incident...

Police updates – Huntly fires, Auckland drink driving blitz, Tikipunga fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 September 2023. Name release: Fatal crash, Avonside Drive/Linwood Avenue, Christchurch Police can now name the woman who died...

Police updates – fatal crashes Waimarama, East Tamaki, Whakatane, missing Takapuna woman found

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 2 September 2023. Name release - fatal crash, Waimarama Police can now name the man who died following a...

Police updates – West Auckland car thefts, Raureka death, Netherton fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 31 August 2023. Fatal crash, Netherton Police can confirm one person has died following a two-vehicle crash on the...

Third fatality and name releases – Titri crash

Police can confirm a third person has died following the crash on State Highway 1, Titri on Monday 28 August. Emergency services were called to...

Police updates – Linwood fatal crash, Auckland burglaries

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 30 August 2023. Arrests in the bag following supermarket burglary A supermarket burglary didn’t checkout, with three arrested and...

Death following workplace incident in Balclutha

One person has died following a workplace incident on Barnego Road, Balclutha yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called at around 4.25pm. Sadly, one person died at...

Three dead in US military helicopter crash in Australia

Five wounded American marines were taken to the hospital in serious condition, the local authorities have said. A US military helicopter with 23 American marines...

Wagner chief listed among passengers on crashed plane – officials

Evgeny Prigozhin was scheduled to fly on the Embraer Legacy jet that crashed with no survivors, authorities have reported. The head of the Wagner Private...

Motorcyclist dies following crash in Christchurch

A motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a car in central Christchurch last night. It happened around 11:40pm at the intersection of Barbadoes Street...

Fatal train incident, Takanini

Police can confirm a person has died after being struck by a train in Takanini, Counties Manukau on Saturday. Emergency services responded to the incident...

Six migrants dead and 50 rescued after boat crash off French coast

Six migrants died and about 50 were rescued after their boat capsized as they attempted to cross the English Channel, the French maritime department...

Police updates – Hamilton fire, Te Teko crash, Palmerston North homicide victim named

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 August 2023. Name release: Palmerston North homicide Police can now name the victim of a homicide in Croydon...

One person unaccounted for following Hamilton house fire

One person remains unaccounted for following a house fire on Fox Street in Hamilton this morning. Emergency services were called to the address at 3.05am. The...

Watch: 36 killed in Hawaii wildfires

The flames destroyed hundreds of buildings in a matter of hours. At least 36 people have died as wildfires ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui...

Fatality following water-related incident, Gisborne

Police were notified of a water related incident in the Turanganui River around 8:20pm. One person has died after receiving medical assistance at the scene. Their...

Watch: Dozens killed in Pakistan train crash

Pakistani authorities are not ruling out “sabotage” as a cause of the tragedy. A train derailed in southern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least 30...

Public urged to pay attention around train tracks and level crossings

During Rail Safety Week, Central District Police are urging motorists to pay attention around train tracks and level crossings. Just last week, emergency services responded...

Two rescued after avalanche on the Remarkables

Two people have been accounted for and are safe following an avalanche on the Remarkables, Queenstown. Three helicopters were used to fly in ski patrol...

Fatal train incident, Mount Maunganui

Police can confirm a young person has passed away after being struck by a train in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga this afternoon. Emergency services responded to...

Fatal crashes in Aokautere and Glenbervie

Fatal Crash - State Highway 57, Aokautere Police can now confirm one person has died in a single motorbike crash in Aokautere, Palmerston North. It happened...

Four crew missing after Australian chopper crashes during military drill

The exercise was part of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023, which includes over 30,000 troops and is the largest-ever joint military exercise between Australia and...

Death toll in Cameroon building collapse rises

Authorities say at least 34 people, including children, died in the incident on Sunday. The number of people confirmed to have died when a four-story...

Watch: Aircraft crashes while tackling wildfire in Greece

The incident occurred during an effort to quench raging forest fires in Greece. A Canadair CL-215 amphibious aircraft crashed Tuesday on Evia, a large Greek...

Fatal crash, SH3, Bulls

Police can confirm two people have died following a crash near the intersection of Mchardie Road and State Highway 3, Bulls this afternoon. Police were...

Cause of deadly South African explosion remains unknown

Authorities warn locals to avoid central Johannesburg after a powerful blast. An explosion ripped through one of the busiest streets of Johannesburg late on Wednesday,...

Police updates – Akatawara Forest missing men located, Chch burglaries, Ashburton fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the afternoon of 17 July 2023. Missing men located, Akatarawa Forest The two men reported missing in Akatarawa Forest...

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...

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