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Police updates – Manukau Harbour incident, Lake Okataina crash, New Lynn gun incident arrest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 7 November 2022. UPDATE – Fatal crash, Lake Ōkataina Police can confirm that one person has died following a...

Update – serious crash, Khandallah

One person has died following a crash in Khandallah this morning. The crash, at the intersection of Station Road and Cashmere Avenue, was reported to...

Police updates – Waihola Highway crash, house fire in Ngaruawahia, Firth of Thames missing kayaker

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 November 2022. Update - Waihola Highway crash One person has died following a crash on Waihola Highway (State...

Police updates – missing persons Hokitika & Rolleston, Te Kuiti kidnapping

Police updates for 5 November 2022. Have you seen Shane Duncan? Police are appealing for the public's help to find 55-year-old Shane Duncan. Shane was last seen...

Police updates – Sam Finnemore death, Otatara crash, Pegasus Bay fire

Police updates on crimes and investigatons for 4 November 2022. Name release - Lake Rotomā crash Police can now name the person who died in a...

SH 39 fatal crash – police appeal for witnesses

Police are appealing to the community for any witnesses relating to the fatal vehicle crash on State Highway 39, between Pirongia and Ngahinapouri townships...

Body found, Lake Rotorua

Rotorua Police have today located a body in Lake Rotorua. Police were alerted about 2.45pm by a member of the public who saw something of...

Student found dead in Chch flat named as Sam Finnemore – family release statement

Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following an incident in Matipo Street, Riccarton. He was Sam...

Napier fatal crash – police seek witnesses

Police are appealing to the community for any witnesses relating to the fatal vehicle crash on Shakespeare Road Napier which occurred at 11.50pm on...

Fatal workplace incident, Timaru

Police can confirm a 23-year-old man has died in a workplace accident at a commercial premises on Racecourse Road, Timaru. Enquiries into the circumstances of...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Kaimai Ranges, Ngahinapouri and US Tourist death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 November 2022. Name release, fatal crash, SH 29, Kaimai Ranges Police can now name the person who died...

Watch: Bridge collapse in India kills dozens – officials

Several hundred people were reportedly on the newly renovated suspension bridge in Gujarat at the time of incident. Dozens have been killed following the collapse...

Sawpit Gully death – police seek public’s help in locating deceased’s items

Police making enquiries on behalf of the Coroner into the death of Wai Ming Lai are appealing for the public's help locating items belonging...

Fatal crash – Shakespeare Road, Napier

Police can confirm that one person has died following a crash involving a single vehicle on Shakespeare Road, Napier last night. Emergency services responded to...

Police updates – Timaru mobility scooter incident, Invercargill serious assault

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 28 October 2022. Name release, drowning: Aramoana, Hawke's Bay Police can now name the diver who died whilst freediving...

Do you recognise this man?

Queenstown Police are seeking the public's help with their enquiries into the movements of a tourist who died over Labour Weekend. On Saturday 22 October,...

Police updates – Waikato River tragedy, fatal crashes Otahuhu and Invercargill

Police updates on crimes and invesitgations for 27 October 2022. Fatal crash, Ōtāhuhu One person has died following a crash in Ōtāhuhu yesterday afternoon. The crash, involving...

Fatal crash – Lake Rotoma

Police can confirm that one person has died following a crash involving a single vehicle at Lake Rotoma this afternoon. Police responded to a report...

Fatal Crash, SH1 Kekerengu – police appeal for information

Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed this afternoon’s crash on State Highway 1 north of Kekerengu to please contact Police. The road has now...

Fatal crash, State Highway 1, Kekerengu

State Highway 1 near Kekerengu, Marlborough is closed while emergency services attend a fatal crash. The crash involving a single vehicle was reported to Police...

East Coast rugby player dies after collapsing during match

The match took place this morning in Ruatoria between the Ruatoria City club and the Ruatoria Centenntial XV. The game was called off following the...

Fatal crash overnight – SH 35 near Waihau Bay in Bay of Plenty

One person has died following a crash on State Highway 35 last night. The single vehicle crash happened around 10:35pm about 6km north of Waihau...

Police updates – Mangaweka fatal crash, Dunedin pedestrian death

Police updates on crimes and investigatons for 21 October 2022. Pedestrian death - Dunedin A pedestrian struck by a car in Carroll Street, Dunedin has died. The...

Police updates – multiple arrests in Auckland, missing West Melton teen found

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 20 October 2022. A happy end to search for missing West Coast woman Police would like to thank Land...

UPDATE – Fatal crash, Upper Moutere

Police can confirm one person has died following a fatal crash on Moutere Highway, Upper Moutere last night. The two occupants of the other vehicle...

Watch: Videos showing moment of Russian plane crash emerge

CCTV footage caught the precise moment an Su-34 fighter jet caught fire and crashed in Yeysk. Footage has emerged showing the exact moment a Russian...

Officials reveal death toll from apartment building fire following plane crash in Russia

At least four died and 25 more were injured in the town of Yeysk, emergency services have confirmed. At least four people have died after...

Cliff rescue after crash in Kakanui, Waitaki Otago

At 9:30pm last night 17 October Police and other emergency services were notified of a vehicle crash on Beach Road, near Gees Rd Kakanui,...

Witnesses sought after fatal crash in Pukete, Hamilton

Police are asking witnesses to come forward after the death of a man following a crash in Pukete, Hamilton, on Wednesday 21 September. Officers were...

Watch: Tower block catches fire in Istanbul

The blaze ripped through the 24-story residential building. An apartment tower caught fire in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday night, setting all 24...

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...

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