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Police updates – Operations Dairyland and Lithium, Whangarei drug bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 4 June 2022. Police recover body from Pelorus River, near Havelock Police have recovered the body...

Shooting outside Papakura Court house

There has been a firearms incident outside the Papakura District Court building in South Auckland today. According to reports, police were called just before 1pm...

Incident in Pakuranga – Police arrest 12

Police have taken 12 people into custody following a report of suspicious behavior at an address in Pakuranga. Police responded to the Swan Crescent area...

Fang Sun found guilty of murder of Elizabeth Zhong

48 year old Fang Sun has been found guilty of the murder of Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth Zhong by a High Court jury in Auckland. The...

Investigation into Otara baby’s death – man arrested

Police have made an arrest as part of the ongoing homicide investigation into the death of a baby in Ōtara on May 23, 2022. A...

Mt. Albert murder accused misses court appearance due to ill health

The man accused of murdering Auckland man Thomas Coombes was excused his appearance at the Auckland District Court today due to ill-health. He was remanded...

Suspected church thief wanted by police

A man caught on CCTV camera stealing the handbag of a Sunday School teacher while she prayed is wanted by police. The incident occured yesterday...

Mount Albert homicide: statement and photos from family of Tom Coombes

Statement and photos released by the family of Thomas Coombes Tom was living a happy and beautiful life. He was walking home from uni where he...

Mt. Albert homicide: Victim named, suspect arrested

Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who was found deceased in Roy Clements Treeway, Mount Albert, on...

Investigation underway following death of a baby in South Auckland

Police are investigating the death of a baby earlier this week. A baby with critical injuries was taken to the Watford Medical Centre in Otara...

Police name 22 year old Christian Eteuati as person of interest in Mt. Albert murder

The Police investigation has progressed overnight, and Auckland City Police now have a person of interest they are seeking to locate. This person is 22-year-old...

Homicide investigation launched after body found in Mt. Albert walkway

A homicide investigation, Operation Volans, is now underway after a man was found dead in Mount Albert on Tuesday evening. Police were called to...

Police investigate unexplained death in Roy Clements Treeway, Mt Albert

Police are investigating the death of a man in Mount Albert yesterday. The man’s body was located near the Roy Clements Treeway at about...

Multiple Firearms incidents in Auckland overnight

Tāmaki Makaurau Police responded to five reported shooting incidents in Auckland last evening. They were in Ōtara, Papatoetoe, Flat Bush, Papakura, and Te Atatū. The first...

Auckland Light Rail: Board appointed for ‘Auckland’s most transformational project’ – Wood

Honourable Dame Fran Wilde will lead the board overseeing the design and construction of Auckland’s largest, most transformational project of a generation – Auckland...

Witness says he busted Ex-Dilworth teacher Leonard Cave abusing boy

75 year old Cave is facing a raft of sex and drugs charges from his time at Dilworth School and St. Paul's College, Hamilton. ...

Operation Ball – Arrests made for Mt Roskill shooting

Police have arrested three people in relation to a firearms incident that occurred on Morrie Laing Ave, Mount Roskill on 8 October 2021. The...

Police appeal for witnesses to fatal crash near Auckland airport

Police are appealing for any witnesses to a fatal crash on George Bolt Memorial Drive on Thursday 12th May, 2022. The crash involved a motorcycle...

Police updates – deceased Wairoa Kayaker, fatal Waverley quad bike accident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 May 2022. Name release - quad bike crash, Waverley Police can now release the name of the man...

Police updates – Tangarakau murder victim named, fatal crash Auckland airport, Lawziah Karaitiana update

Police updates for investigations and cases 12 May 2022. Fatal incident, Owaka, Clutha Police are now in a position to confirm the name of the man...

Arrests, high value items recovered following Auckland burglaries

Police have made arrests and recovered more than $100,000 in stolen property from two burglaries in Auckland’s CBD earlier this year An investigation has been...

Safety front of mind as new cycleway opens – Wood

As Road Safety Week officially commences, Auckland’s busiest cycling route has just received a $14.4 million upgrade, paving the way to get more Aucklanders...

Police updates – Wellington gang shooting, Te Aro sexual assault, Kaikohe drug bust

Police updates for 7 May 2022. Police investigating sexual assault Te Aro Wellington Police investigating a sexual assault are seeking assistance from the public. The victim was...

Charges laid following incident in Auckland on Sunday

Charges have been laid in connection with a young man’s death after an incident in central Auckland early on Sunday morning. The incident occurred near...

Man dies following incident in Auckland on Sunday

Police can confirm that a man has died following an incident in central Auckland last weekend. The incident occurred at 2.35am on Sunday 24 April,...

Police updates: Manurewa stolen vehicles, Edgecumbe assault, milk tanker attack

Police updates for 22 April 2022. Two men charged for unlawful hunting near Kawerau Two men have been arrested and charged in relation to unlawful hunting...

Auckland Police in gang clamp down on the motorways

Police in Tāmaki Makaurau have been monitoring a number of gang movements on roads across the region today. We are aware of several planned events...

Operation Grizzly: Police seeking man in relation to ongoing investigation

Police are appealing for the public’s assistance in locating Ronnie Sefo. A warrant for the 18-year-old’s arrest has been issued for an aggravated burglary that...

Person dies following fleeing driver incident, Takanini

One person has died in Takanini after a fleeing driver incident. At 10:07pm a suspicious vehicle stopped on Clevedon Road, Papakura. When Police stopped to...

Police warrant nets a large haul for Auckland schools

A burglary investigation has led Police to a significant discovery of around $40,000 worth of electronic devices allegedly stolen from schools across Auckland. In the...

Police updates on North Island criminal activity

Police have issued a number of updates on criminal activity in the North Island. Arrests made in Gisborne homicide investigation Tairāwhiti CIB, in conjunction with Tāmaki...

Police updates: Missing New Lynn man, traffic death

Police have issued two statements recently, relating to a missing New Lynn man, and confirmation of a road death tragedy. Missing: Jeff Allan Police are seeking...

Further charges to be laid after man dies following incident at Westfield Manukau

Police can confirm that a man who was injured in an incident where multiple pedestrians were allegedly hit by a vehicle at Westfield Manukau...

Police issue statements on three homicide investigations

Police have relased statements in relation to three recently launched homicide investigations. Woolston Christchurch Police are treating the death of a woman in her 60s in...

Favona homicide update – arrest made

Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 49-year-old man in Favona on Sunday morning. The scene examination continues today, and a...

Homicide in Favona: Investigation launched

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Favona this morning. Police were called to an Abiru Crescent address just...

Fatality following incident on The Parade, St Heliers

Police can confirm that a person has died following an incident in a driveway of a residence on The Parade, St Heliers. The incident was...

Operation Grizzly – Police seeking David Tuitupou

Police investigating a shooting incident in Sandringham last month, dubbed Operation Grizzly, are appealing for the public’s assistance in locating David Tuitupou. A warrant for...

Sandringham shooting – arrests made

Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the person captured in the image attached. Police believe this person can assist them with their investigation...

Police seeking sightings of wanted Auckland man

Police continue to appeal to the public to help locate Jeremy Simm. He was due to appear in the Auckland District Court this week on...

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