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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...

Fatal Geraldine crash – names of victims released

Police can now release the names of the three people who died following a crash on State Highway 79, near Geraldine, Monday 17 April. They...

Police updates – Ohinemutu unexplained death, Waikouaiti robbery, Halcombe fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 8 May 2023. Update - unexplained death, Ohinemutu Police continue to investigate an unexplained death on Lake Road, Ohinemutu...

Police updates – Terrace protest, Mt. Maunganui and Hamilton fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the evening of 1 May 2023. Protest action, The Terrace Five people have now been arrested following protest action...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Ohinewai and Sefton

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 May 2023. Fatal crash, Ohinewai Police can confirm the single-vehicle crash on Tahuna Road, Ohinewai, yesterday was fatal. The...

Rescue highlights importance of keeping Personal Locator Beacon close – police

Police want to remind people to carry your Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) on your person rather than in your pack or bag, so you...

SH35 crash Gisborne – police appeal for witnesses

Police investigating a crash on State Highway 35, Wainui on Thursday are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The two-vehicle crash was reported at around...

Feilding shooting – name release

Police can now release the name of the man who died after being shot by Police in Feilding on 23 April. He was Darren Norman...

Glendene fatal crash – investigation underway

A person has died following an earlier crash on Te Atatu Rd, Glendene. It appears the vehicle crashed into a shop front just before 2pm. One...

Police acknowledge IPCA report into fatal shooting of Tangaru-Noere Turia

Police have acknowledged the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the fatal shooting of Tangaru-Noere Turia in 2021. On 25 February 2021,...

Double fatality following Hurunui District crash overnight

Two people have died following a crash on Domett Road (State Highway 1) in Hurunui District last night. The crash was reported to Police at...

Police updates – Mt. Albert police car incident, South Taranaki fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 April 2023. Investigation underway into Mt Albert crash One person has sustained moderate injuries following a crash on...

Fatal crashes – Northwestern Motorway, Kaipara Coast Highway and Hangatiki

Updates on fatal crashes over the last 24 hours. Fatal crash on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway Police can confirm that the single-vehicle crash in Massey, Auckland overnight...

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