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Review underway after child nearly drowns at Mt. Albert Aquatic Centre

A young boy, aged 3 or 4, narrowly escaped drowning at Mt. Albert Aquatic Centre on May 4. He was pulled from the water by...

Operation Dusk: Police seeking Vallen Chapman

The Operation Dusk investigation team making enquiries into a number of aggravated robberies in Auckland are seeking the whereabouts of Vallen Chapman. The 18-year-old Auckland...

Roadworker injured in Remuera crash passes away

A roadworker who was injured in a crash in Remuera on Wednesday night has died in Auckland Hospital on Friday afternoon. The crash occurred at...

Multiple arrests made for recent Auckland aggravated robberies

Police have made a number of significant arrests this week following offending at businesses across Auckland last month. Operation Dusk was launched to investigate a...

Judge reserves decision in Liz Gunn airport case – Counterspin

Judge Janey Forrest has reserved her decision at the conclusion of the trial today at the Manukau District Court. Counterspin Media report she will deliver...

SkyGate: Judge Forrest lost in woods clutching at straws after dismissing trespass charges against Gunn & Clark

A strange trial of a seasoned independent media duo commenced May 7 2024 at the Manukau District Court in South Auckland, New Zealand, following...

Police updates: Burnham fire, Timaru incident, Remuera roadworks crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 May 2024. Investigation into crash in Remuera overnight A man remains in critical condition following a serious crash...

More details emerge on Ponsonby Road shooting

New information has emerged surrounding the death and past of Hone Kay-Selwyn, a member of the Killer Beez gang, found deceased in Taupō following...

Ponsonby homicide: Victim’s name released, body of wanted man located deceased

The man sought by Police in relation to the Ponsonby homicide investigation has been located deceased. Detective Inspector Chris Barry, Auckland City CIB, says Police...

Liz Gunn airport trial: Trespass charges dismissed

Independent journalist Liz Gunn is on trial for allegedly assaulting an Auckland Airport security worker, resisting police, and trespassing. Gunn denies the accusations, asserting she...

Watchdog finds police wrongly charged man over false sexual assault allegations

Police watchdog determines that police wrongly charged a landlord after a woman falsely accused him of attempting to sexually assault her at his Auckland...

Ponsonby homicide: Police seeking Hone Kay-Selwyn

Police are seeking Hone Kay-Selwyn in connection to the ongoing Ponsonby homicide investigation. A warrant has now been issued for the 31-year-old’s arrest for unlawful...

Ponsonby homicide: ‘Person of interest’ sought, cordons lifted

Police investigating the death of a man in Ponsonby on Sunday evening are releasing a photo of the offender. Detective Inspector Chris Barry, Auckland City...

Homicide investigation launched after man shot dead on Ponsonby Road

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a man in Ponsonby on Sunday evening. Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Bolton, Auckland City CIB, says...

Wayne Brown wants big changes at Auckland Transport

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has issued a demand to Auckland Transport (AT), urging them to heed the community's voice and implement transit reforms aligned...

Appeal for contact with family of deceased man

Police are seeking to make contact with the family or friends of a man found deceased in Pukekohe Friday afternoon. Police believe the man is...

Operation Salmon: Five Head Hunters arrested

Five members and associates of the Head Hunters Motorcycle Club are facing methamphetamine charges, following a Police operation. Search warrants were carried out on Wednesday...

Man pleads guilty after brutal knife attack on child

A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty today to using a fish-filleting knife to slit the throat of a child whom he had raised, upon discovering...

Operation Cobalt: Search warrants target Black Power in burglary investigations

Police simultaneously swooped on three Pukekohe properties as part of an investigation into burglaries across the Franklin area. In the process, investigation staff have recovered...

Man in custody following incident at Lynnmall

Police have taken a man into custody following an incident at Lynnmall shopping centre this morning. At around 10.40am, Police received reports of a man...

Papatoetoe fatal hit-and-run: Man arrested

Police investigating an alleged fatal hit and run incident in Papatoetoe in March have today made an arrest. Detective Senior Sergeant Jason McIntosh, Tāmaki Makaurau...

Arrest made in West Auckland Michael Hill robbery

A man is due to face the Court today for his alleged role in an aggravated robbery in Westgate on Sunday afternoon. Detective Inspector Glenn...

Kāinga Ora ordered to pay $6K to tenant over neighbour’s antisocial behaviour

A recent Tenancy Tribunal ruling has ordered the state housing agency to compensate a tenant with $6,000 after she endured distressing experiences caused by...

Armed robbers hit West Auckland Michael Hill Store

Five armed robbers dressed in black and wearing masks raided a Michael Hill Jeweller store in Auckland's Northwest Shopping mall, using hammers to smash...

Child dies in driveway incident, Karaka

Police attended a incident involving a vehicle and a child on a driveway on Karaka Road. Police were notified of the crash at around 3:35pm...

Police recover stolen campervan

Police had one less happy camper in their sights with a man facing the Court today for his alleged role in a vehicle theft. Counties...

Man arrested for Auckland laundromat burglaries

Police have folded a string of burglaries at laundromats with an arrest being made last night. An investigation run by the Counties Manukau East Tactical...

Missing person: Have you seen Jay?

Police are appealing for information from the public to assist us in locating Tailo, who goes by the name Jay. The 15-year-old was reported missing...

Man arrested after serious assault on bus driver

A man will face the Court for his role in what Police allege was a violent and unprovoked attack on a bus driver in...

Gang member has 10 vehicles impounded

Reality came knocking early this morning for one gang member, say police. Waitematā Police were at the door of his New Lynn address as part...

Former Port of Auckland CEO faces trial over workplace fatality

Former Port of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson is on trial for charges related to the workplace death of Pala’amo Kalati in 2020. This is the...

Details emerge of couple killed by ram

Alfred Helge Hansen and Gaye Carole Hansen, a couple in their early 80s, were found dead on their hobby farm in rural West Auckland. Their...

Waitakere deaths: names released, injuries consistent with animal attack – police

Post mortem examinations have now been completed after two deaths in Waitākere. Police are in a position to release the details of the two people...

Experts warn of dangers posed by rams

Following the tragic deaths of an elderly couple in their Waitākere paddock, believed to be caused by a rogue ram, experts warn of the...

Two found dead at West Auckland rural property

Police are continuing to investigate two sudden deaths at a Waitākere property. A man and woman were located deceased in a paddock at the Anzac...

Three arrested over ‘brazen robbery’ of Papakura supermarket

Police have made three arrests in Papakura following a brazen supermarket burglary earlier this week. Counties Manukau South Area Commander, Inspector Joe Hunter, says while...

Police accept IPCA’s findings into inadequacies in responding to murder victim’s complaint

Police acknowledge the release of the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s findings into the handling of Farzana Yaqubi’s complaint prior to her death. On 19 December...

Man’s next stop is court after Clevedon arrest

A man found himself in the fast lane to court, after coming to Police attention in Papakura last night. Alongside driving charges, he will appear...

Former council building inspector facing SFO bribery and corruption charges

The Serious Fraud Office has filed bribery and corruption charges against a former Auckland Council building inspector and a director of an Auckland building...

Greenhithe tool thief caught in the act

Police are continuing to drill in the message that offenders caught breaking and entering will be held to account. The reminder comes after an alleged...

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