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Police updates – fatal crashes Ashburton and Opotiki

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 October 2022. UPDATE- Fatal crash, SH 35, Opotiki One person has died following a single vehicle crash on...

Fatal collision in Palmerston North overnight

A person has died after being hit by a car in Palmerston North overnight. Around midnight, a vehicle travelling on Main Street, Roslyn clipped another...

Police updates – Turakina and Te Kawa fatal crashes, charges laid Wgtn Motorway protest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 October 2022. Name release - SH 3, Turakina crash Police can now release the name of the pedestrian...

Pike River – police confirm more boreholes to be drilled

Police this week advised the families of the 29 Pike River mine victims that planning is under way to drill a further 10 boreholes...

Fatal crash, Puni – update

One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Waiuku and Aka Aka Roads, Puni, on Wednesday 28 September. Emergency services...

Fatal crash on SH 26 at Hikutaia

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on SH26/Paeroa Kopu Road this afternoon. The crash was reported around 2:30pm. The road is now...

Watch: Man trapped in elevator with burning e-scooter

The incident in southern Russia left the owner with horrific burns. A man in Russia sustained severe burns after his battery-powered scooter bust into flames...

Police updates – Gore car thefts, Flat Bush fatal cyclist crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 September 2022. Fatal cyclist crash in Flat Bush - name release Police can now release the name of...

Police updates – names released in Cambridge and Lake Brunner fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 September 2022. Name release - Lake Brunner Road crash Police can now name the man killed in a...

Unexplained death following house fire in Manurewa

Police have recovered a body inside the scene of a fire at Manurewa. The fire occurred around midnight last night at a residential property in...

Fatal crash near Moana in the Grey District

Police can confirm one person has died following a single vehicle crash on Lake Brunner Road, Moana, Grey District. The crash was reported around 2:30am...

Watch: Massive fire consumes Chinese skyscraper

High-rise office bloc goes up in flames in southern city of Changsha. A major blaze has engulfed a 218m-tall skyscraper that houses the offices of...

Crash leaves school bus hanging over Newton Road Bridge in central Auckland

The 30 students and a driver had a lucky escape as the bus drove through the guard rail and was left precariously balanced over...

Police updates – Botany pedestrian tragedy, Invercargill car theft warning

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 September 2022. Invercargill vehicle owners - keep security in mind Police are reminding people in Invercargill to lock...

Second fatality in Cambridge crash

Police can confirm the driver of the ambulance involved in this morning’s crash on Tirau Road, Cambridge has sadly died in hospital. The two-vehicle crash,...

Motorist dies following collision with parked ambulance in Cambridge

The serious crash unit is investigating after a fatal crash on Tirau Road in Cambridge in the early hours of this morning. Around 3:39am, a...

Police updates – Mangahauini River drowning, Thorndon fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 September 2022. Name release - drowning, Mangahauini River, Tokomaru Bay Police can now name the woman who died...

Police updates – missing Lower Hutt man, Tariki fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 September 2022. Have you seen Omri Collins? Police are asking for the public's help finding Omri Collins, 27,...

Police update on today’s Kaikōura maritime search and rescue operation

This afternoon saw a large-scale maritime search and rescue effort in the waters off Goose Bay, Kaikōura. Shortly after 10am today an 8.5 metre vessel...

Gisborne missing person – body found

Police searching for a missing person who was swept into Mangahauini River in Tokomaru Bay earlier today, have recovered a body in the water. The...

Police updates – Marlborough meth arrests, New Plymouth fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Saturday 10 September 2022. Arrests following Marlborough search warrants Marlborough Police have arrested four people and disrupted a methamphetamine...

Fatal house fire in Levin

One person has died in a house fire in Levin this morning. Emergency services were called to a Queenwood Road property shortly before 8am. The cause...

‘Ghost flight’ crashes into Baltic Sea

A private jet with four on board has supposedly flown across half of Europe with no one in the cockpit, according to the media. Swedish...

Overdue jet ski fisherman – body found

The body of a man has been found this morning near Shag Island, towards the bottom of Waiheke Island. While formal identification is yet to...

Search underway for overdue Kawakawa Bay jet ski fisherman

A search operation is underway for a man overdue from a fishing trip at Kawakawa Bay. The man left on his jet ski from the...

Watch: Toddler killed in freak hailstorm

Some 50 people were injured in Spain by massive hailstones measuring up to 10cm in diameter. A heavy hailstorm battered the Spanish region of Catalonia...

Body confirmed as that of missing Lake Rotorua kayaker Gregory Flavell

Police can now name the man whose body was found in Lake Rotorua on Tuesday. He was Gregory Flavell, 18, of Rotorua who was reported...

Fatal crash, Kaimarama

Police can confirm a person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Kaimarama last night. The crash was reported to Police about 9.05pm. The road is...

Sudden death, Waerenga / Mission Bay

Police are making enquiries after a person was located deceased near Waerenga / Mission Bay, Rotorua today. Police were notified shortly before midday by a...

Missing Mangere woman found deceased

A woman reported missing in the Māngere area yesterday morning, has sadly been located deceased. Police thanked the community for their assistance, and the matter...

Police updates – Road fatalities Waikato Expressway, Mangapapa

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 August 2022. Fatal crash, Mangapapa One person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Ormond Road, Mangapapa. Emergency services...

Two planes collide midair in California

The lethal crash occurred over a public airfield with no traffic control towers. A midair collision over a small airstrip in California has killed several...

Search for missing kayaker Gregory Flavell continues

Police overseeing the search for missing kayaker Gregory Flavell on Lake Rotorua are asking anyone who may have seen his paddle to get in...

Fatal house fire in Thames early this morning

One person has died following a house fire in Thames overnight. Police and FENZ were called to the property on Paeroa Kopu Road about 12.30am...

Missing Lake Rotorua kayaker named as Gregory Flavell, family release statement

Navy divers using sonar equipment have been working at Lake Rotorua yesterday and today in the search for a missing kayaker. Unfortunately, nothing of interest...

Body located – Cape Foulwind

Police can confirm a body has been recovered from Cape Foulwind. 'We were alerted to a report of a body located on the beach at...

Fatal crash on Massey Road in Mangere early this morning

One person has died following a crash on Massey Road, Mangere. Emergency services were alerted to a car that crashed into a bus stop shortly...

Police updates – body recovered from Mt. Ngaruhoe, Levin incident latest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Saturday 6 August 2022. Levin Incident Late last evening the man involved in an incident in Bledisloe Street, Levin...

Watch: Negligent tow truck driver in Europe

The negligence of a tow truck driver on a quiet suburban street in Europe has ended up causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. https://youtube.com/shorts/XszdHRJK63k?feature=share

Police updates – Napier and Oamaru fatal crashes, West Waikato car thefts

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 3 August 2022. Fatal crash - Oamaru Police can confirm two people have died following the crash near Oamaru...

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