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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...

Thomas Issiah Ellery sentenced to ‘life imprisonment’ for murder of Chch father Jared Little

Little was stabbed in a Hornby home 13 times by Ellery in October 2013. 24-year-old Ellery and his partner Sarah Elizabeth Barry, 28, appeared in...

Police release CCTV images of Garland Road fire suspects

Police investigating a suspicious fire at a Woolston scrap metal yard are releasing CCTV footage showing potential suspects. Police have been investigating since the large...

Firearms incident in Christchurch – police update

Police can confirm a man received a gunshot injury outside a property near the intersection of Hereford Street and Stanmore Road in Christchurch today. The...

Firearms incident in Christchurch – one man shot

Police can confirm a man received a gunshot injury outside a property near the intersection of Hereford Street and Stanmore Road in Christchurch today. The...

Police updates – red shoe offender, Dipton and Pukekohe fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Monday 29 August 2022. Christchurch Police looking for offender with red shoes Christchurch Police are hoping that an offender’s...

Pair charged under Films, Videos and Publications Classification Act

Police arrested two people in Christchurch last night in relation to alleged offences under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. At 8.45pm last...

Government funds for disaster relief a disgrace – Social Credit

The government needs to get serious with the financial support it provides for those areas of the country hit hard by the storms of...

Search for missing Methven woman suspended

The search for missing Methven woman Gaynor Fleet has been suspended. Gaynor was last seen on the morning of 3 August and an extensive search...

Van driver located in Christchurch hit-and-run

Police seeking the driver of a white van involved in a hit-and-run in Christchurch have located them and filed a charge. A woman in her...

Police updates – Operation Cobalt, Northland drug bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 August 2022. Arrests made in relation to Mt Roskill firearms incident Police have arrested and charged two people...

Operation Cobalt: Mongrel Mob and Mongols gang members arrested in Christchurch

Police have arrested and charged two men as part of ongoing Operation Cobalt, targeting organised crime groups. A 37-year-old man will appear in the Christchurch...

$100k reward offered for information on Kirsty Bentley’s murder

Police are today announcing a $100,000 reward for information about the murder of Ashburton teen Kirsty Bentley. Kirsty was last seen walking her dog on...

Killer Beez associate arrested, drugs and firearm seized

Police have arrested a man and seized a firearm, ammunition and cannabis as part of ongoing Operation Cobalt targeting organised crime groups. On Wednesday 20...

Christchurch City Council votes to increase budget for city’s arena

Christchurch City Council is increasing the budget for the city’s multi-use arena and committing to a design and construction contract that will see building...

Police updates – Anaru Moana disappearance, missing person found dead in New Plymouth

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 June 2022. Disappearance of Anaru Moana - search to take place in Waimate A search operation is due...

Wizard running for mayor of Christchurch

In a recent press release, the Wizard of NZ confirmed he has put his hat in the ring for the Christchurch Mayoralty. Full text of...

Work continues in search for Anaru Moana – sightings of vehicle sought

Canterbury Police working hard to find answers around the disappearance of Anaru Moana are seeking information about a car in the area he was...

Police shooting Kaiapoi – 56 year old man charged

The man who was shot by Police in Kaiapoi on 25 June has now been charged in relation to the incident. A 56-year-old man has...

Major gang meth ring busted in police Operation Campbell

Police have arrested seven people and seized a myriad of methamphetamine, firearms, ammunition, and tens of thousands of dollars in cash, after a number...

Police open investigation into unexplained Redwood caravan death

An investigation is underway following the death of a person in Redwood overnight. The person was located in a caravan destroyed by fire early this...

Police updates – Whangamata crash, Queenstown burglaries, Kaikohe firearms incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 June 2022. Update – Deceased woman, Kau Bay Following a post-mortem examination today, Police can confirm that the...

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