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High Court orders forfeiture of Head Hunters Chch gang pad

The Christchurch headquarters of the Head Hunters Motorcycle Gang has been taken off its hands, following a significant decision released late yesterday. New Zealand Police...

Serial thief nabbed in Christchurch

Christchurch Police have arrested a 23-year-old man in relation to three dishonesty crimes at retail premises in the city this morning. The first incident occurred...

Two arrested following Christchurch fleeing driver incident

Police have arrested and charged two people in relation to a fleeing driver incident in Christchurch on Thursday 24 November. A 22-year-old man appeared in...

Police seek fleeing driver in Port Hills firearms incident

Police are following lines of enquiry to locate the occupants of a vehicle that fled from Police earlier today. At 6.12am Police received a report...

Bexley Park assault victim dies

The victim of a stabbing at a Christchurch park on 14 November has died. The man was found with multiple stab wounds about 6.20am last...

Police update on Bexley Park stabbing

Members of the public in Christchurch can expect increased Police patrols following a serious assault this morning. At 6.20am, a man was found critically injured...

Police updates – Jacks Bay death, Hastings bar incident, Spencer Park fatality

Updates on crimes and investigations for 14 November 2022. Person dies following incident at Spencer Park Police can confirm a person has died at Spencer Park...

Police responding to serious incident in Christchurch

A man has been critically injured in an assault in Bexley, Christchurch. The incident happened on Pages Rd, between Portchester and Farnborough streets. Police responded...

Teen killer Khanye TeHueHue pleads guilty to manslaughter

TeHueHue was 16 years old when he killed Zion Purukamu outside a party in Christchurch on 13 August 2021. TeHueHue had been charged with murder,...

Anaru Moana homicide investigation – police release more details

The homicide investigation into the death of South Canterbury man Anaru Moana has today focused on an area known as the Waihao Box. The Police...

Man who taunted Chch mosque families jailed for rape

Roderick Wayne Woods, 37, gained notoriety in 2019 for verbally abusing a group supporting the victims of the Mosque Terror Attack. Woods was jailed today...

Police updates – missing persons Hokitika & Rolleston, Te Kuiti kidnapping

Police updates for 5 November 2022. Have you seen Shane Duncan? Police are appealing for the public's help to find 55-year-old Shane Duncan. Shane was last seen...

Police updates – Sam Finnemore death, Otatara crash, Pegasus Bay fire

Police updates on crimes and investigatons for 4 November 2022. Name release - Lake Rotomā crash Police can now name the person who died in a...

Student found dead in Chch flat named as Sam Finnemore – family release statement

Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following an incident in Matipo Street, Riccarton. He was Sam...

Fatal workplace incident, Timaru

Police can confirm a 23-year-old man has died in a workplace accident at a commercial premises on Racecourse Road, Timaru. Enquiries into the circumstances of...

Police updates – Fatal crash Remuera, Cashel St assault update

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 October 2022. Update: Fatal crash, Remuera One person has died following a serious crash in Remuera on Thursday...

Police updates – Timaru mobility scooter incident, Invercargill serious assault

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 28 October 2022. Name release, drowning: Aramoana, Hawke's Bay Police can now name the diver who died whilst freediving...

Child sex predator Matthew George Mein jailed

Mein received a total of 3 years and 11 months for a raft of charges relating to two young victims. The first victim, an 8...

Police updates – multiple arrests in Auckland, missing West Melton teen found

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 20 October 2022. A happy end to search for missing West Coast woman Police would like to thank Land...

Police updates – fatal crashes Ashburton and Opotiki

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 October 2022. UPDATE- Fatal crash, SH 35, Opotiki One person has died following a single vehicle crash on...

Quick public reactions result in Rangiora arrest

Swift action from the public resulted in the successful apprehension of a man in Rangiora on Wednesday. At around 7:30pm the man approached a vehicle...

Chch kidnapping suspect – new video released

Police investigating an attempted kidnapping in Fendalton earlier this month continue to appeal for information from the public. At around 6.20am on Monday, 3 October,...

Police updates – Nawton robbery, Rangiora emergency landing

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 10 October 2022. Information sought following aggravated robbery, Nawton Police are asking for the public's help following an aggravated...

Ashburton aggravated assault and burglary – police investigating

Police in Ashburton are seeking information on a burglary and aggravated assault that saw a man in his 70s require hospital treatment. Between 10:45pm and...

Merivale aggravated robbery – two men arrested, police seeking a third suspect

Christchurch Police have arrested two men in relation to the aggravated robbery of a Merivale jewellery store on 3 October. The two men, both aged...

Fendalton kidnapping – police confirm second woman was approached

Police are urgently requesting information from the public, following confirmation of a second woman approached in Fendalton on Monday. At around 6:20am on 3 October,...

Peter Ellis convictions quashed by Supreme Court

Ellis was convicted and jailed for child sex abuse in 1993. He died of cancer in 2019 just after being granted leave to appeal...

Watch: Fendalton attempted kidnapping – police release video

Christchurch Police investigating an attempted kidnapping in Fendalton earlier this week are continuing to appeal to the public for help. An unknown man approached a...

Merivale robbery – photos of suspects released

Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of a jewellery store on Papanui Road, Merivale. The incident, reported to Police at 11.48am, involved three offenders brandishing...

Police updates – Awatoto serious assault, Te Rapa aggravated robbery, Wellington stabbing

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 September 2022. Police seek witnesses to Wellington incident Police are seeking witnesses to a serious incident in the...

Operation Madras – $20,000 reward offered for information on missing Chch man Richard Hinkley

Police are today announcing a reward of up to $20,000 for information about the disappearance of Christchurch man Richard Hinkley. Richard was last seen at...

Elliot Ajay Prakash gets ‘life imprisonment’ for murder of Chch woman Val Heaney – family release statement

64 year old Val Heaney died following a savage hockey attack by Prakash with a hockey stick. The murder took place in early April this...

Christchurch cyclist crash – fleeing driver arrested

Police have arrested a 43-year-old man following a crash on Linwood Avenue yesterday afternoon, where the vehicle left the scene. Emergency services responded to the...

Police update on today’s Kaikōura maritime search and rescue operation

This afternoon saw a large-scale maritime search and rescue effort in the waters off Goose Bay, Kaikōura. Shortly after 10am today an 8.5 metre vessel...

Updated: Five confirmed dead after boat reportedly collides with whale near Kaikoura

A charter boat has reportedly capsized following a collision with a while in Goose Bay, south of Kaikoura this morning. Five people are confirmed dead,...

‘Really significant’ Ashburton drug bust- 18 people arrested in Operation Cobalt sting

The biggest drugs operation in Ashburton in recent years has seen more than 160 charges filed against 18 people, following a series of search...

MDMA: Police issue warning to community after serious incidents

Police are issuing a warning to our communities after the tragic death of a Canterbury man over the weekend and two other serious incidents...

Anzac medal reunited with family

An Anzac Medallion has made its way back to its owner’s family thanks to Canterbury’s Precision Targeting Team (PTT) and a special group of...

Operation Cobalt: More arrests for gang intimidation

Police have charged a second person with blackmail relating to the same complaint, in which a 36-year-old man who was a patched member of...

Christchurch shooting: Police seek Hendrix Rawiri Jury

Police investigating a shooting incident in Christchurch last week have made significant progress and are now seeking the public’s assistance. Police have executed a number...

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