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Police visit over social media posts raises concerns over free speech, privacy and ‘thought crime’

In a concerning development Auckland police recently paid a nighttime visit to a local man to discuss posts made on his anonymous social media...

Millions in drugs and assets seized following international investigation

Parcel-by-parcel, a joint international investigation has pieced together the operations of a major drug smuggling syndicate over the course of two years. Under Operation Havana,...

Homicide investigation launched, person charged in Waimamaku

A person has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Waimamaku on 1 August. A 50-year-old man appeared in Kaikohe District...

Vigilantes target gay men in Tauranga with violent sting operations

Vigilantes posing as underage teenagers online are luring men to meet-up spots in Tauranga before forcing them to strip naked and beating them. The group...

Kaipara unexplained death investigation continues

An investigation into the unexplained death of a Dargaville woman is continuing. The body of Joanna (Jo) Mai Sione-Lauaki, 38, was discovered between Omamari Beach...

New CCTV images released in Tikipunga homicide investigation

Police are renewing appeals for an ongoing homicide investigation into a fatal house fire in Tikipunga in late April. Today, new CCTV images are being...

IPCA finds fatal police shooting in Henderson justified

Police acknowledge the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority, which found that Police were justified in shooting a man in Henderson on 17...

Man arrested following suspicious car fires in Alexandra

A man has been arrested and will appear before the courts charged with arson and stealing a motor vehicle in Alexandra yesterday. At about 4am...

Lauren Dickason appeals conviction for the murders of her three daughters

Lauren Dickason is appealing her conviction for the 2021 murders of her three young daughters in Timaru. Sentenced to 18 years in prison in June,...

Alleged drunk driver comes unstuck

A man will appear in Court after allegedly driving his car into a house in Albany and becoming suspended three metres above the ground. At...

Scam investigation leads to arrest and recovery of cash and gold

Wellington Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) yesterday arrested a 26-year-old English national in relation to a string of fraud offences targeting the elderly and vulnerable. "In...

Lower Hutt man convicted of illegal gambling and money laundering has assets forfeited

The Wellington High Court has ordered the forfeiture of over $600,000 from a Lower Hutt man convicted of illegal gambling and money laundering. The forfeiture...

Cops seek woman in relation to Facebook Marketplace scams

Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate Ashleigh Houston, who they want to speak with in relation to a number of Facebook Marketplace...

Couple charged in Gulf Harbour case

Kaixiao Liu and Lanyue Xiao have been named as the individuals charged with "offering an indignity" to the remains of an unidentified woman found...

Name release: Waitara homicide

Police can now confirm the name of the man who died following an altercation in Waitara on Tuesday 30 July. He was 17-year-old Te Omeka...

Trove of stolen property recovered after recidivist offender caught

Waikato Police have recovered an array of stolen property after catching out a recidivist offender. Police’s Tactical Crime Unit staff were making inquiries at a...

Extra Police in Wairoa following public disorder

Additional policing teams are being deployed into Wairoa following a mass disorder incident at the weekend. About 3pm on Saturday, an altercation between teenagers descended...

Convicted killer dies suddenly in Christchurch men’s prison

Paul Andrew Gottermeyer, a convicted murderer serving a life sentence for a brutal 2012 attack, was found dead in the engineering workshop of Christchurch...

Updated – Yanfei Bao investigation: Human remains located

Police will be returning to the Greenpark area today, as the search continues for Yanfei Bao. The search, which will involve more than 60 staff,...

Homicide investigation launched after death of man in Waitara overnight

Central district Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a young man at a Taranaki address overnight. Emergency services were called at...

Police intercept rogue rural thieves

Quick thinking from members of the public has assisted Police in stopping a pair of thieves in a rental car stealing items from rural...

Fake psychiatrist fails in bid to overturn convictions

Zholia Alemi, a "highly manipulative and cunning" woman who forged an Auckland University medical degree to work as a psychiatrist in the UK for...

Drugs charges laid following search warrants in Queenstown and Canterbury

Two people have been arrested following drug related search warrants in the Southern and Canterbury Districts last week. With the assistance of a drug dog...

Auckland eye surgeon pleads guilty to drugs charges at start of murder trial

Paulina Hanna was found dead in her Remuera home on Easter Monday, 2021. Her husband, Philip Polkinghorne, a retired eye surgeon, is charged with her...

Appeal for information following stabbing in Palmerston North overnight

Palmerston North Police are appealing for information regarding an incident in the city overnight. At around 10.30pm on Saturday 27 July, Police were called to...

Two arrested following firearms incident in Glen Eden overnight

Two people have been taken into custody following a disorder involving a firearm in Glen Eden last night. Police responded to Waikumete Road around 8pm...

Arrest made following Auckland vape store robbery

One person has been taken into custody following a robbery at a vape store in Mount Albert, Auckland. Police responded to a New North Road...

Warrant to arrest: Have you seen Toka Vercoe?

Police are working to locate Toka as he has a warrant to arrest in relation to a number of serious offences. He is believed to...

Luxon urges witnesses to help police in 1980s ‘politician paedophile ring’ inquiry

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has called for anyone with evidence regarding allegations of a paedophile ring involving politicians and civil servants in the 1980s...

Kaikoura pair facing drugs and firearms charges

A man and woman from Kaikoura are due to appear in Blenheim District Court tomorrow on multiple charges of supplying illicit drugs. The 43-year-old man...

Coster will not seek second term

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has announced he will not seek a second term. Coster, who as ultimately responsible for the removal of protesters from Parliament...

Top lawyer Implicated in child record destruction scandal

Following a finding made in the Abuse in Care report, the president of the New Zealand Law Society is facing a formal complaint for...

Hoax mayday call wastes resources in Northland – Police

Police are frustrated after a fictitious mayday call from a vessel off Whangārei Heads tied up emergency services resources for three hours today. Senior Sergeant...

Teenager avoids prison for “depraved” sexual assaults on young girl

19-year-old Blake Ivan Miller from Timaru has been sentenced to 10 months of home detention for repeated and severe sexual assaults on a young...

NZTA employee sentenced for supplying confidential information to gang member in exchange for meth

An NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) employee, Nadine Ericsson, was sentenced to 11 months' home detention after being found guilty of supplying confidential information to...

Witnesses sought to motorway road rage assault on Auckland’s North-Western Motorway

Police are seeking witnesses as part of an ongoing investigation into a road rage incident that occurred this week on the North-Western Motorway. The incident...

Warrant to arrest: Have you seen Justin-Soul Christopher Su’a?

Police are working to locate Justin-Soul as he has a warrant to arrest in relation to a recent serious assault. He is believed to be...

Mother granted permanent name suppression after shaking death of infant son

A 23-year-old mother who had warned her former partner about her mental health struggles and potential for violence before the death of her 4-week-old...

Man’s miraculous escape from death as Auckland suburb faces early morning gunfire

In the Auckland suburb of Beach Haven, an unsuspecting man narrowly escaped death when his parked ute was riddled with bullets during an early...

Gisborne police seize firearms and ammo

Police have recovered a plethora of firearms and parts for them during a search warrant in Gisborne. The Tairāwhiti Police Investigations Team made the discovery...

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