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Police updates – Arrest in Karaka incident, Gisborne and Timaru fatal accident name releases

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 January 2023. Update - Incident on Batty Road, Karaka One person has been charged, following an incident on...

Unexplained North Canterbury death – name released

Police are continuing to investigate after a man was located deceased in Balcairn, North Canterbury on 3 January. Formal identification has now taken place and...

Opihi River missing fisherman – search scaled back

Police have scaled back active search efforts for a fisherman missing in the Opihi River, South Canterbury. The Timaru man was reported missing in the...

Update – Fatal crash, Rangiora Leithfield Road, Sefton

Police can now confirm one person died following a crash on Rangiora Leithfield Road, near Pembertons Road last night. Emergency services were notified at 7.55pm...

Search for missing fisherman, Opihi River mouth

Today Police will resume a search for a fisherman reported missing at the mouth of the Opihi River, South Canterbury. The man was reported missing...

Lyttelton Burglaries investigation ongoing

Police responded to reports of three commercial premises on Lyttelton’s main street being broken into on Monday 26 December. A cash register and cigarettes were...

Boaties rescued at South Bay, Kaikoura

The three occupants of a dinghy were seen waving from the water at about 5.40pm last night trying to use oars to get back...

Appeal for witnesses to Sumner assault to come forward

Police are appealing for help from the public to identify two witnesses to an assault in Sumner, Christchurch on Saturday 17 December. Christchurch Police recently...

Canterbury gang assets restrained

Canterbury Police's Asset Recovery Unit has made a number of significant restraints recently, continuing its focus on those profiting from organised crime in the...

Bexley Park murder – third person arrested

Police have arrested a third person as part of their investigation into the stabbing in Bexley Reserve on 14 November. Nigel Wilson, 62, was found...

Jockey dies after fall at Ashburton races

26 year old apprentice jockey Megan Taylor has died after a fall today at the Ashburton races. Taylor was riding Red Orchid when a group...

Christchurch gang shooting incidents – four arrested

Four men with gang links have been arrested and a number of items seized in search warrants in Christchurch relating to shooting incidents last...

Timaru police make arrests in Operation Cobalt sting

Police are continuing to hold gang members accountable for unlawful behaviour as part of Operation Cobalt in the Aoraki area. Staff executed two search warrants...

New Brighton stabbing – police release images of prime suspects

Police are asking for the public’s help to identify two males who we believe can assist with their investigation into a stabbing incident in...

Police updates – Lake Coleridge fatal crash, Bay of Plenty ‘Operation Presence’ and ‘Geocaches’

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 December 2022. Fatal crash, Lake Coleridge One person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Harper Road, Lake...

Police investigate recent Christchurch gun incidents

Christchurch Police are making enquiries after four incidents over the past two days where firearms have been discharged towards residential properties, including one believed...

Arrest – Barrington Park assault

Police have arrested a 17-year-old male in relation to the serious assault in Barrington Park on Saturday. The male will appear in the Christchurch Youth...

Barrington Park assault – police want to identify this man

Christchurch Police are asking for the public's help to identify the man pictured. Officers would like to speak to him as part of their enquiries...

Christchurch Gun City Ram Raid – Police release statement

Police are following strong lines of enquiry after this morning’s ram raid in Christchurch, Detective Senior Sergeant Damon Wells says. About 3.20am, offenders used a...

Christchurch Gun City Store ram-raided this morning

The brazen robbery happened 2.30am this morning at the Cranford Street branch in Redwood. Four offenders made off with a paint ball gun and an...

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...

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