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Fatal water related incident, Oakura, Whangārei District

Police responded to reports of a water related incident off the coast of Oakura, Whangarei, this afternoon. At around 5:20pm Police were alerted to a...

Large fire in Otahuhu scrap yard contained – FENZ

A large fire at a scrap yard in Otahuhu has been contained and firefighters are working on hotspots. People are advised to stay away from...

Death following 28 January crash, SH2, Te Hauke

A man who was critically injured in a crash in Hastings on 28 January has died in hospital. The crash, at the intersection of Colin...

Name release: Fatal e-scooter crash, Eden Terrace

Police are now in a position to name the person who died in an e-scooter crash in Eden Terrace on Monday 29 January. He was...

Police updates – fatal crashes Warkworth, Milton Highway

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 2 February 2024. Fatal crash - State Highway 1 (Milton Highway) One person has died in a crash on...

Apprentice builder killed by falling framing – WorkSafe Investigation

The death of a teenager on a Bay of Plenty building site is yet another example of why the construction sector needs to up...

Appeal for witnesses following crash in Winton township

Winton Police are continuing to investigate following a serious crash on State Highway 6 in the Winton township yesterday afternoon. One person was transported to...

Cockle Bay death to be referred to the coroner – police

A person has been located deceased at Cockle Bay this afternoon. Emergency services were notified of a person found unresponsive in the water around 12.30pm. Despite...

Name release: Fatal crash, Kennedy Road, Napier

Police can name the man who died following a crash at Onekawa on 22 January. He was 19-year-old Jack MacConnell, of Onekawa, Napier. 'Our thoughts are...

Name release, fatal crash, State Highway 23

Police are now in a position to name the woman that died following a crash on State Highway 23 near Whatawhata on 27 January. She...

Update- fatal crash, Eltham

Police are continuing to respond to a crash on State Highway 3, Eltham that took place this morning shortly before 6am. At this stage, it...

Multiple fatalities following crash, South Taranaki

Police can advise multiple people have died following a crash at the intersection of Mountain Road and State Highway 3 (Boylan Road), Eltham this...

Name release: Marian Creek fatality, Fiordland

Police are now in a position to release the name of the child who died after falling into Marian Creek in Fiordland on Thursday...

Parnell death not suspicious – police

A person has died following an earlier incident in Parnell today. Police had cordoned an area off after there had been concerns for a person’s...

Name release: Otaika fatal crash

Police can now release the names of two people who died in a crash near Otaika last week. The single vehicle crash occurred on a...

Fatal e-scooter crash in Eden Terrace, Auckland

One person has died following an e-scooter crash in Eden Terrace on Monday evening. Emergency services responded to the crash on Ian McKinnon Drive around...

Two dead following crash on Oamaru-Alma Road, Waitaki District

Police can confirm two people have died following a two vehicle crash involving a truck on Oamaru-Alma Road, Alma, Waitaki District, this morning. The Serious...

Police updates – crashes Otira Highway, Whatawhata

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 January 2024. Police appeal for witnesses to Whatawhata Crash Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious crash...

Police name man who died after jumping from crane into Wellington Harbour

Police have named the man who died after jumping from  the Hikitia Floating Crane in Wellington Harbour on Friday. He was 33-year-old Jarreth Colquhoun. 'Our thoughts...

Person located deceased in Wellington Harbour after jumping from crane

A person who jumped from a crane on a boat moored in Wellington Harbour this afternoon has been located deceased. Emergency services were initially alerted...

Police updates – fatal crashes Melville, Waitaki and Queenstown

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 January 2024. Fatal crash – Waitaki Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Omarama. The...

Fatal river incident in Fiordland

Police can confirm that a 10-year-old girl has died after being swept down the Marian Creek in Fiordland National Park today. Emergency services were alerted...

Name releases – Rangitikei homicide, Muriwai fatal accident

Muriwai fatality: Name release Police can now release the name of the person who died following an incident on Muriwai Beach on Sunday. She was Madison...

Information sought following serious crash in Nelson

Nelson Police are seeking information in relation to a serious crash where a car collided with a pedestrian at the weekend. Police were called to...

Two dead after fatal crash in Otaika

Two people have died in a crash in Otaika, near Whangārei overnight. A single vehicle crash was reported on Otaika Valley Road, State Highway 15,...

Police updates – fatal crashes Mapua, Pukehina and Otara

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 January 2024. Name release: Fatal crash on State Highway 60, Mapua Police can release the name of the...

Mountain bike fatality at Woodhill Forest

Police are in attendance at an incident where a person has died after falling from a mountain bike in Woodhill Forest, near Muriwai this...

Vehicle incident – Muriwai Beach

Police can confirm one person has died following an incident where a vehicle has rolled on Muriwai Beach. Police were alerted at 2:38pm. Two people also...

Bhopal tragedy: 40 years later, 150,000 victims of an American pesticide factory disaster face a grave threat to their health

Hospitals could end their studies into chronic health issues affecting people exposed to lethal chemicals in 1984. Firoza Bi was just a teenager when the...

Name release: Fatal crash, Murupara

Police can now name the motorcyclist who died following a crash with another vehicle in Murupara on Tuesday 16 January. He was 28-year-old local man...

Drowning at Ruakākā Beach, Northland

One person has drowned at Ruakākā Beach in Northland this morning. Police were called to the beach at around 11.20am after a man got into...

Fatal crash, Murupara

One person has died following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle at the intersection of Rimu Road and Oregon Drive in Murupara...

Workplace fatality, Whangārei

One person has died following a workplace incident on Abbey Caves Road, Whangārei, this afternoon. The incident was reported to Police around 12.50pm. WorkSafe and the...

Fatal crash, Castle Hill

One person has died following a crash in Castle Hill yesterday afternoon. Police were called to a two vehicle crash on West Coast Road shortly...

Information sought – Cambridge water incident

A search for a swimmer in Cambridge resumes this afternoon, but Police want to hear from a couple who may have seen the man...

Police updates – Taupo fatal crash, Paraparaumu Beach missing woman

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 10 January 2024. Name release, fatal crash Taupo Police are now able to release the names of the two...

Watch: 21 injured in hotel blast in Texas

A gas leak was named as a possible cause of the explosion. At least 21 people were injured in a suspected gas explosion at a...

Tauranga death not being treated as suspicious – police

Police can confirm the death of a woman in Tauranga is not being treated as suspicious. Officers were called to an Aria View property in...

Serious crash involving dirt bike in Manurewa being investigated

Police are investigating a serious crash in Manurewa involving a vehicle and dirt bike on Monday night. The incident occurred at the intersection of Great...

Police updates – fatal crashes Waimarino, Sefton and Taupo

Police updates on crimes and investigation for 9 January 2024. Fatal crash, Main Road North, Sefton Police can confirm two people have died following a crash...

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