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Charges laid following Massey homicide, Waitematā

Police have laid a murder charge following the death of woman in Massey, West Auckland last weekend. Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie says: “Officers responded...

Homicide, Waikanae Beach, Wellington

Police have launched a homicide investigation following an incident at a Waikanae Beach residential address today. Police responded to reports around 4:20pm of a man...

Police updates – serious crashes Okaihau, Mangere East, Alexandra, New Lynn gas station burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 June 2024. Fatal Crash, SH8, Alexandra Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on SH8/Alexandra-Fruitlands...

Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempted murder while dating District Court judge

Dr. Ian William Dallison, a prominent Christchurch eye surgeon, has been sentenced to six years and ten months in prison after pleading guilty to...

Phillips investigation: $80,000 reward offered

Waikato Police announced a $80,000 reward for information that leads to the location and safe return of missing children Ember (8), Maverick (9) and...

Kiwibank faces criminal charges for overcharging customers $7 Million

Kiwibank is facing criminal charges from the Commerce Commission after it was found to have overcharged more than 36,000 customers approximately $7 million in...

Father denies wrongdoing in death of 10-month-old Te Kuiti baby

A young father from Waikato at the centre of a tragic incident involving his 10-month-old son, claims his innocence, telling legacy media he was...

Man who lived with girlfriend’s corpse for a month denied early release

Gordon Hieatt, imprisoned for the 2009 murder of his girlfriend Nuttidar Vaikaew, has been denied early release after being jailed for life with a...

Witnesses sought following Onehunga incident

Police investigating an incident in which a person was struck by a vehicle in Onehunga on the weekend are seeking help from the public. Just...

Four charged over Rotorua and Taupō offending

Police have charged four people following three serious incidents in Rotorua and Taupō last month. On Wednesday 22 May, Rotorua Police responded to the ram...

Quick arrest following fleeing driver incident, Botany

Police made a valuable find in Botany on Sunday evening, as part of an ongoing investigation into shoplifting. Counties Manukau East Area Prevention Manager, Inspector...

Homicide investigation into baby boy’s violent death from ‘blunt force trauma’

Waikato Police have launched a homicide inquiry after the death of a baby boy this weekend. On Saturday afternoon, the 10-month-old was brought unconscious to...

Information sought following spate of rural burglaries in South Otago

Police investigating a number of burglaries on rural properties in the South Otago area are seeking assistance from the public to identify the offenders. Two...

Update: Police operation, Maraenui

Cordons have been lifted following a Police operation in Maraenui earlier this afternoon. Police were called to an address on Gilray Ave shortly after 2:30pm...

Trans-Tasman cocaine operation busted

Detective Inspector Tom Gollan, from Police’s National Organised Crime Group, says Police alongside partners at New Zealand Customs Service, have dismantled an Australian Transnational...

Guilty plea in Posie Parker tomato juice assault case

Eliana Golberstein, also known as 'Eli Rubashkyn' has admitted two common assault charges. The charges relate to pouring tomato juice on women's rights campaigner Kellie-Jay...

Man accused of threatening to kill Ardern to stand trial

41-year-old Richard Sivell of Te Ranga is accused of threatening to kill former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Sivell, who was rearrested in Taupō nearly two...

Destiny Church youth leader arrested for sexual abuse

A Destiny Church disciple has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing teenagers involved in a South Auckland youth group. The 29-year-old man, who faces...

Fulton Hogan charged after roadworker killed by speeding truck on SH23

Fulton Hogan faces charges following the death of roadworker Brian Barnes, who was struck by a speeding truck while moving cones on State Highway...

Overnight shootings rattle Auckland: homes targeted, police on the hunt

Two homes in Auckland were targeted in overnight shootings. The first incident occurred around 10:30 pm at Ahuwhenua Crescent in Onehunga. Police arrived to find...

Northland man gets 18 months for assault during kids’ rugby training

A Northland man with an extensive criminal record has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for assault with intent to injure following an...

Whanganui homicide – man charged with murder

A man has been charged with murder and remanded to appear in Court at a later date, as part a homicide investigation currently underway. Police...

Police locate van linked to Waitaanga homicide, seek further sightings

Taranaki Police investigating the homicide of 55-year-old Sidney ‘Ross’ Bridson last year have now located the van previously sought. Ross, a father of four, was...

Auckland Airport baggage handler admits role in 500kg meth smuggling syndicate

Kimela Kolo Piukana, a 24-year-old baggage handler at Auckland Airport, pleaded guilty to participating in an organised crime syndicate involved in attempting to smuggle...

High Court extends teen rapist’s prison sentence

Peter Kosetatino, a 17-year-old convicted of raping a stranger at knifepoint in Auckland's Albert Park, has had his prison sentence extended from two years,...

Four ‘prolific’ offenders facing dishonesty charges in Cambridge

Cambridge Police have apprehended four alleged prolific dishonesty offenders following a search warrant and a quick tip from locals on Thursday, 30 May, last...

Meth, firearms, ammunition and cash seized in Hawke’s Bay

A visit to a Napier property to execute a warrant to arrest resulted in far more than two Public Safety Team (PST) officers and...

Homicide investigation underway in Whanganui

Police have launched a homicide investigation following an incident in Whanganui overnight. Police were called to the property on Fitzherbet Avenue at about 7:11pm where...

Police updates: Manawatu, Auckland Airport and Whangarei thieves arrested, K Rd rock incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 June 2024. Trio allegedly caught red-handed following Whangārei break-in Three youths who allegedly broke into a store to...

‘Constitutional Barbarian’: Taxpayers’ Union slams Coster for lobbying on alcohol regulations

The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned Police Commissioner Andrew Coster for his recent comments that appear to lobby the government to change alcohol regulations. Taxpayers’ Union...

Guilty verdict in Tauranga work party sexual violation trial

A woman broke down in tears as her abuser was found guilty of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection in the Tauranga District Court. The...

Documents show police allocate minimal resources to combat alcohol harm despite its huge social cost

Internal police documents reveal that alcohol inflicts twenty times more harm than methamphetamine, costing New Zealand approximately $7.8 billion annually. Despite this less than one...

Horowhenua mayor demands greater police powers in the wake of violent mob incident

A large gathering of over 200 cars in Levin over the weekend escalated into violence, prompting the Horowhenua mayor to call for increased police...

Arrests made following ‘antisocial road user activity’ in Levin

Police were pelted with rocks and bottles, injuring two officers and damaging two Police vehicles during anti-social road user activity in Levin Saturday night. Six...

Is New Zealand hovering on the brink of a police state?

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. — President John F. Kennedy Imagine arriving at Auckland International...

Further information sought in relation to Te Puke disorder overnight

Five people have been arrested following a disorder in Te Puke overnight. Police were called to Dunlop Road around 2:45am following reports of a group...

Fleeing driver incident, Bombay

An occupant of a vehicle that fled Police has sustained injuries, after the driver earlier failed to stop. On Friday afternoon at 3.35pm Police received...

Arrest made following incident on William Street in Ashburton

A man is before the court following a William Street, Ashburton incident which resulted in three people being transported to hospital in a serious...

Name suppression lapses for recreation centre pervert

David Russell Harvey Greer, an autism awareness campaigner also known as David Warne, has been publicly identified following the lapse of a name suppression...

Parole Hearing for Scott Watson postponed for further psychological evaluation

Scott Watson's fifth parole attempt has been deferred to September to allow the Parole Board to assess conflicting psychological evaluations regarding his risk of...

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