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...
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...
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...
Police can now confirm one person has died in a crash on State Highway 29, Lower Kaimai.
The two-vehicle crash happened shortly before 12:15pm yesterday.
A...
State Highway 25 is closed between Hikuai and Whangamatā, while emergency services respond to a serious crash.
The crash involving a car and a motorcycle...
Police maintained a visible presence in Whakatane yesterday and 15 people have been arrested as Police monitored a tangi procession.
Of those arrested, 14 are...
The former owners of 2 North Island restaurants who exploited migrant workers and breached numerous minimum employment standards must pay more than $330,000 in...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 December 2023.
Investigation continues following death in Lucas Heights
Waitematā Police investigating the death of a man in...
Police are continuing to investigate after the death of a man in Whakatāne Monday night.
Initial indications suggest there was a gang-related disorder incident before...
Police have launched a homicide investigation after the body of missing 28-year-old Harley Shrimpton was located on 5 December.
Shrimpton had been missing since 3...
Police acknowledge a report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority which found Police used unjustified and excessive force while arresting a man in Rotorua.
On...
One person has died following a workplace incident on Upper Ohauiti Road, Ohauiti.
Emergency services responded to the incident where a quad bike has rolled...
A major Search and Rescue exercise at Motiti Island and Papamoa Beach has concluded.
The exercise was part of NZSAR's Operation Whakarauora Tangata, and saw...
A man is due in court today charged with kidnapping in relation to the disappearance of Tauranga man Harley Shrimpton.
Police hold significant concerns for...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 November 2023.
Update: Serious Crash, Amohau St, Rotorua
Police can now confirm one person has died following a...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 November 2023.
Fatal Crash Matamata-Piako, Waikato
Police can confirm one person has died after a crash in the...
Iconic Kiwi charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful have announced the winners of their Beautiful Awards 2023, including New Zealand’s most beautiful towns and most...
The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) have today released a report into Police withdrawal of prosecution concerning a fatal motorcycle accident on 29 January...
Police have made two arrests in relation to a shooting where a 20-year-old woman was seriously injured in Ōpōtiki on Saturday 21 October.
“These arrests...
Ōpōtiki Police have arrested two people following recent offending involving firearms in the area.
On Monday 16 October, Police were notified that a person had...
Three people have been arrested and offensive weapons located by Police in Whakatane and Ōpōtiki.
'Staff are continuously assessing ongoing gang conflict in the area,'...
The Serious Crash Unit is investigating after three separate crashes in the North Island overnight.
The first crash occurred just before 7pm. Police were advised...
A homicide investigation has been launched after a man died following a serious assault.
At around 4.40pm on Thursday 21 September Police responded to reports...
One person is facing multiple charges of shoplifting, and other charges after being arrested following an incident in the Whakatāne CBD this week.
Police responded...
Tauranga Police have initiated a homicide investigation following the death of a man at Brookfield property on Aaron Place last night (Thursday 7 September).
Police...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 2 September 2023.
Name release - fatal crash, Waimarama
Police can now name the man who died following a...
New Zealand Police’s Waikato / Bay of Plenty Asset Recovery Unit has successfully forfeited a significant number of assets from the Taupo-based Midlands Rebels...
Police can confirm a young person has passed away after being struck by a train in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga this afternoon.
Emergency services responded to...
Police are seeking information after a woman was located with unexplained serious injuries in Rotorua.
The woman was located on Wrigley Road around 2am but...
Bay of Plenty Police investigating the 2002 attempted murder of Rotorua man Karl Anders Nyman are seeking others to come forward with any information...