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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...

Body recovered in search for missing swimmer

Search crews looking for a missing swimmer have located a body at Hamilton’s Gap, north of Waiuku. Formal identification has yet to take place, but...

Police updates – fatal crashes SH25 Kereta and SH94 Fiordland

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 7 January 2024. Name release - State Highway 25 crash Police can now name the man who died in...

Missing Karioitahi Beach swimmer named, search continues

Searching has continued today for a swimmer reported missing in the water near Karioitahi Beach. The missing man was swimming with two others on the...

Child dies after driveway incident in Kaitaia

Police are investigating after the death of a child at Auckland’s Starship Hospital this morning. Yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 4 January, Police were made aware of...

Transcripts reveal Japanese Coast Guard not given takeoff clearance before deadly crash

Haneda airport, often called Tokyo International Airport, is known for its high safety record, having been awarded a five-star designation by SKYTRAX Global Airport...

Names of victims of recent road tragedies released

Police have released the names of the victims of recent road tragedies around the country. Serious crash, Peria The names of the two children who died...

‘Incredible rescue’ after 23 hours in the sea

A man has been saved after spending 23.5 hours in the water at sea off Whangamatā, using the reflection from his wristwatch to catch...

Watch: Passenger jet catches fire in Tokyo

Japan Airlines says all 379 people on board the Airbus A350 have been evacuated. A passenger jet has caught fire on the runway at Tokyo’s...

Police recover body in search for missing diver

The Police National Dive Squad has recovered a body during the search for a man who went missing while snorkelling for crayfish at Manuka...

Police updates – Bethells Beach, Rotorua, Domett and Matakatia Bay fatalies

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 2 January 2023. Update: Incident at Bethells Beach Police can confirm a person has died following a water-related incident...

2023 road deaths down on previous year

'While crashes on our roads continue to be a leading cause of death, we have provisionally seen 340 road-related deaths in 2023, which was...

Incident at Bethells Beach

Four young men were retrieved from the sea off Bethells Beach this afternoon, after being swept out to sea. At around 5.40pm Police received reports...

Police updates – crashes in Marokopa, Te Puru & Tunnel Road Christchurch

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morining of New Year's Eve 2023. Name release – fatal crash, Marokopa Police can now name the person...

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