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Name release, body recovered near Kāpiti Island

Police can name the person located deceased in the water near Kāpiti Island on 25 January. He was 69-year-old Philip Lucas of Palmerston North, who...

Raetihi crash – third person dies

A third person has died following a fatal crash in Raetihi yesterday. It happened on State Highway 4, about 12pm Monday. Two other people died at...

Watch: Major blaze hits Buddhist temple in Australia

Dozens of firefighters have been deployed to the popular place of worship in Melbourne. A Buddhist temple in Melbourne, Australia was completely engulfed by a...

Fatal crash, SH50, Central Hawkes Bay

Emergency services are responding to a single motorcycle crash on State Highway 50, Central Hawkes Bay around 2:15pm. Sadly, one person has died at the...

Fire kills 75,000 egg laying hens in Waikato

The fire was reported at 7.40am this morning by a staff member and is now under control. Damage to the hen farm operated by Zeagold...

Kiwi teen killed in Austrian avalanche named

He was 17 year old Will Cookson. Cookson was a champion skier from Canterbury, winning the U16 New Zealand Junior Freeride Tour series in 2021...

Manawatu motorists urged to take care on the roads following 3 fatal crashes since Friday

Manawatu Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads after three people have lost their lives in crashes the area since Friday. About...

Police updates – Mt. Aspiring rivers warning, Mount Maunganui water incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 February 2023. Mt Aspiring Rivers at dangerously high levels Police warn people planning to tramp through Mt Aspiring...

Police urge motorists to drive safe ahead of the long weekend

Motorists across the country can expect to see an increased Police presence on our roads over Waitangi Day Weekend, particularly in areas that have...

Police updates – fatal crashes Benneydale and Winton Dipton Highway

Updates on crimes and investigations for 2 February 2023. Name release – fatal crash, Dipton Winton Highway Police can now confirm the name of the person...

Police updates – Onewhero body found, Wairau Valley deceased name released

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 January 2023. Name release - Wairau Valley Police can now release the name of the man found in...

Fatality in Maramarua after car collides with horse

A person has died following a serious collision between a horse and a vehicle on SH2 at about 2.40am in Maramarua, Waikato. One person died...

Auckland floods – man found deceased, emergency response continues

Police in the Auckland region are continuing to respond to a high number of calls to weather-related incidents after the severe weather yesterday and...

Police updates – Auckland weather advisory, man arrested for violent Hamilton dairy robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 January 2023. Watch out for wild weather - Auckland Police are urging motorists to be careful and drive...

Police Maritime Unit busy over summer

Too many people still have a lax attitude towards water safety, which is seeing maritime Police repeating themselves "all too often". Sergeant Richard Kennedy works...

Police updates – Athenree Gorge and Benneydale fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 25 January 2023. Death following crash, Benneydale A person has died following an incident with a vehicle at about...

Police updates – Papakura fatal crash investigation, Runanga missing person

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 24 January 2023. Update into fatal crash investigation in Papakura An investigation into what led to a fatal crash...

Watch: New advertising campaign targets importance of keeping to the speed limit

There are no excuses to speed – that’s the simple concept of a new road safety marketing campaign which has been launched by Waka...

Manly and Glenorchy water deaths – police release names

Name release - water incident, Glenorchy Police can now name the man who died in the water at Glenorchy last Thursday 19 January. He was 35-year-old...

Police updates – Coroglen fatality, West Auckland missing person

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 January 2023. Name release - Coroglen fatality Police can now release the name of the man who died...

Watch: Horrible moment when truck clips cyclist on a Melbourne road

The cyclist was lucky to escape with his life as the driver of the truck failed to stop. The truck appeared to move over and...

Police updates – missing Upper Hutt children, missing West Auckland woman

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 January 2023. Missing children located - Trentham, Upper Hutt The three young children reported missing in Trentham, Upper...

Person dies following water-related incident, Tāwharanui Peninsula

Police can confirm a person has died following a water-related incident at Anchor Bay, Tāwharanui Peninsula. Emergency services were notified of the incident shortly before...

Two deaths at Piha Beach

Two people have died after getting into trouble in the water at Piha Beach last evening. Emergency services were called to the beach just after...

Police updates – Takapuna water-related death, body found at Opoutere Beach

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 January 2023. Person dies following water incident, Takapuna Police can advise a person has died following a water...

Fatal water incidents – Narrow Neck and Manly

Fatal water incident, Narrow Neck Beach One person has died following a water-related incident near Auckland's Narrow Neck Beach. Around 4.30pm, emergency services received a report...

Body recovered in search for missing swimmer in Glenorchy

The man missing in the water at Glenorchy has been located deceased by the Police National Dive Squad. The Dive Squad recovered the body this...

Search continues for person missing in water at Glenorchy

Today Police will resume the search for the person reported missing in the water at Glenorchy yesterday. The Police National Dive Squad are expected to...

Police updates – Remuera incident, Havelock North arrest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 January 2023. Serious incident - Remuera Police are in attendance at an incident on Orakei Road, Remuera, which...

Man dies in water-related incident, Coroglen

Police can confirm a man has died in a water-related incident overnight in Coroglen, Coromandel. The death will be referred to the Coroner.

Opoutere Beach – search continues for missing person

The shoreline and water-based search will continue today at Opoutere Beach, and a fixed-wing aircraft will also search the area from the air. 'Police ask...

Opoutere Beach incident – 1 person dead, another missing

A search is ongoing for a swimmer missing at Opoutere Beach, north of Whangamatā. Emergency services were alerted by individuals who saw a group of...

Kaiwaka house fire – body recovered

Police have recovered a body at the scene of a fire in Kaiwaka this afternoon. Emergency services were notified of the fire at a residential...

Opoutere Beach – police responding to serious water incident

Emergency services are responding to a serious water incident at Opoutere Beach, north of Whangamatā. Police received a report that a number of people were...

Whangamata water-related death

Police can confirm a man has died at Whangamata last night. Emergency services responded to a report of a man missing in the water, near...

Video of air hostess before take-off on fateful Air Yeti flight surfaces online

Oshin Ale was a popular Tik Tokker in Nepal. The video which reportedly was posted the day of the flight shows Ale smiling at the...

Police release name of Tahunanui Beach deceased

Police can now release the name of the man who died at Tāhunanui Beach on Sunday evening. He was 43-year-old Stephen Mark Taylor, of Tāhunanui. The...

Police warn motorists not to use cellphones while driving

Police identified 51 drivers using cellphones while driving, over a two-hour period yesterday near the Arras Tunnel, Wellington. Infringements were issued to drivers that were...

Watch: Chemical plant destroyed in explosion

An unknown number of people were wounded in a blast that leveled the petrochemical facility in China. A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant in...

Name release – Lake Wakatipu

Police can now name the man who died at Lake Wakatipu on 13 January. He was Linkin Kisling, aged 48, from Wānaka.

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