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Police updates – Sefton and Wellington serious crashes, robberies Auckland CBD and Palmerston North

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 June 2023. Information sought following serious assault, Whanganui Whanganui Police are appealing for information after a man was...

Operation Pakari – 20 people arrested

At least 20 people have been arrested and 85 charges filed in Operation Pakari, a Southland-based termination focused on violent offending. There have been 20...

Two youths arrested for Miramar aggravated burglary

Police have arrested two young people after an aggravated burglary in Miramar yesterday evening. About 9.35pm, Police received a report that two people had entered...

Police updates – Greymouth drug dealer arrested, fatal crash Kaitaia

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 June 2023. Man arrested in Greymouth for supplying methamphetamine Police have arrested a man for his involvement in...

60-year-old Mobster arrested for methamphetamine supply

Hawke’s Bay Police this morning arrested a 60-year-old patched Mongrel Mob member for methamphetamine-related offending. The arrest follows the execution of a search warrant at...

Operation Regis: Meth worth ‘millions’ hidden in maple syrup intercepted at border

A multi-million dollar international drug operation has been upended with New Zealand, Australian, and Canadian authorities working together to uncover an elaborate scheme to...

Update – Ōpōtiki homicide investigation

Police are in a position to release further details about the ongoing homicide investigation into the death of Steven Taiatini. The burnt-out vehicle located on...

Arrests following Southland operation

Months of investigative work has led to the arrest of more than 10 people with known gang links in Southland, for offences as serious...

Witnesses sought to fatal car crashes in Whangārei

Police are seeking witnesses to two fatal crashes that occurred near Whangārei, Northland last week. The first fatal crash occurred just after 7.00pm on Friday...

‘Significant’ police presence at Steven Taiatini funeral in Opotiki

Police are continuing to maintain a high presence and acting on unlawful behaviour as the tangi for Steven Taiatini gets under way. Police are out...

Posie Parker Rally: Assault victim says basher’s diversion an ‘outright miscarriage of justice’

The victim of a vicious physical attack at a Posie Parker event in Auckland earlier this year consistently opposed moves to give the assailant...

Man accused of bashing woman at Posie Parker rally gets diversion

Court staff told legacy media the man had been granted diversion, according to a report by RNZ. The defendant, described as a 'young man from...

UPDATE – Ōpōtiki homicide

Police investigating the death of Steven Taiatini in Ōpōtiki are seeking information on a vehicle. Mr Taiatini died following an incident on Saint John Street...

Police flush out construction site burglar

Police have arrested and charged one person following a burglary at a construction site in Henderson last night. Police were notified of a person unlawfully...

Gang members caught with guns and drugs after fleeing police

A 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old man have been arrested after a fleeing driver incident in a stolen vehicle in Palmerston North this morning. The...

Haul of stolen goods recovered in Massey

Auckland City Police uncovered a treasure trove of stolen tools at a search warrant in Massey yesterday. Stolen tools, methamphetamine paraphernalia and a weapon were...

Police updates – Clover Park fatality, Lower Hutt aggravated robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 June 2023. Clover Park Fatality One person has died following a serious crash in Clover Park on 4...

Homicide investigation launched in Ōpōtiki

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Ōpōtiki on Friday night. Police were called to a disorder related incident...

Police updates – missing Taupo man found deceased, witnesses sought in Porirua crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 10 June 2023. Missing Taupo man located deceased Police can advise a man previously reported as...

Police updates – traffic incidents Ellerslie, Central Auckland & Chch, missing Taupo man

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 June 2023. Fatal crash, Ellerslie One person has died following a fatal crash in Ellerslie this morning. Police responded...

Arrest made in relation to the death of Joseph Hart

Police have arrested and charged a woman in relation to the death of Joseph Hart in January this year. The 41-year-old died in the Victor...

Richard Leman death – update

Police investigating the death of Richard Leman are now in a position to release further details about his death. 'We are releasing these details in...

Police seeking sightings of Shakira Sahib

Police are appealing to the public for assistance to locate Sahib, who is wanted to arrest. Sahib is believed to have ties across Auckland and...

Kaikohe homicide – 52-year-old man arrested

Northland Police have arrested and charged a male in connection with the death of Linda Woods in Kaikohe on Thursday last week. Police this morning...

Police updates: Operation Metallic Red, Hawke’s Bay fleeing driver incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 June 2023. Operation Metallic Red: Police operation sees arrests and bikes impounded Police made numerous arrests and impounded...

Kaikohe homicide – DNA profile obtained from scene

Police investigating the death of Linda Woods in Kaikohe on Thursday 1 June have made a breakthrough, having collected a DNA profile from the...

Kaikohe homicide started as a ‘sexually motivated burglary’, say police

Police are now in a position to release further details about the sequence of events that has led up to the death of Linda...

Police release details of items left at Kaikohe homicide address

Police investigating the death of Linda Woods in Kaikohe can now release details and images of items left at the Taraire Street address the...

Investigation into Kaikohe homicide continues

The Police investigation into the death of a woman at a property in Kaikohe overnight is progressing today. Police were called to a Taraire Street...

Newtown fire – murder charges filed

Wellington Police have today filed five murder charges in relation to the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge, Newtown on May 16. The 48-year-old man already...

‘Aladdin’s Cave’ of stolen goods found in Sunnynook search

Waitematā Police have uncovered an Aladdin’s Cave of stolen property at a search warrant in Sunnynook on Wednesday. Stolen tools, drugs, cash and a firearm...

Operation Lavender: Arrest made over young man’s death

Police have made an arrest in connection with a young man’s death, which sparked a wider investigation into an alleged methamphetamine importation operation. Twenty-one-year-old Aiden...

Police updates – fatal crashes Hunterville and Botany, Dunedin firearms incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 June 2023. Name release, fatal crash, SH1, Hunterville Police are now in a position to release the name...

Police updates – Fatal crash Kaingaroa, arrests following Havelock North robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 30 May 2023. Four in custody following burglary, Havelock North Havelock North Police have taken four youths into custody...

43-year-old Hutt Valley man arrested in ‘significant’ meth bust

A 43-year-old Hutt Valley man was arrested this week in relation to Operation Elusive, a National Organised Crime Group (NOCG) investigation into a large-scale...

Hamilton vape store ram raid – 15 and 17 year olds arrested

Waikato Police have arrested two youths following a burglary in Hamilton in the early hours of this morning. At around 4.20am a commercial premises on...

Police updates – Loafers Lodge number of victims confirmed, fatal crashes in Ward and Dunedin

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 May 2023. Newtown fire update As a result of the detailed, methodical search, Police can confirm the total...

Operation Cobalt: Five arrested in West Auckland

Five people are before the Courts following four search warrants carried out in the West Auckland area yesterday and this morning. Acting Detective Inspector Tim...

Arapera Fia murder – killer sentenced to ‘life’, father releases statement

Tyson Brown was sentenced to life imprisonment today in the Auckland High Court for the murder of 2-year-old Arapera Fia in October 2021. He is...

Police updates – Manurewa and Whakatane thefts, Waikato meth bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 25 May 2023. Two people arrested following Manurewa theft Police have arrested two people following an assault and theft...

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