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Operation Kōtare: Firearms and ammunition seized

Firearms and ammunition have been seized following a firearms related incident over the weekend. Police in Tairāwhiti executed search warrants at two residential addresses on...

Police investigating unexplained death in Palmerston – updated

Police are investigating a death that occurred at a Mull Street address in Palmerston, Otago. Police were alerted about 12.15am on Saturday. Enquiries are under way...

Police crack down on boy racers in Whangārei

Northland Police targeted boy racers and illegally modified cars with 'huge success' during the weekend. Thirteen unsafe vehicles with significant vehicle faults were ordered off...

Arrest made following Wairoa aggravated burglary

Wairoa Police have arrested a man in relation to an aggravated burglary at a residential address on Brian Avenue, Wairoa on Wednesday 26 April. At...

Police updates – Terrace protest, Mt. Maunganui and Hamilton fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the evening of 1 May 2023. Protest action, The Terrace Five people have now been arrested following protest action...

Hawke’s Bay Police aggravated burglary – police appeal for information

Police are appealing to the public for any information in relation to an aggravated burglary in Hastings over the weekend. At 2.15pm on Sunday, a...

Oamaru firearms incident – appeal for witnesses

Police investigating a firearms incident in Oamaru are seeking help from the public. A 37-year-old man was charged on Thursday in relation to the incident...

Operation Cobalt: Comanchero gang member arrested and charged

A patched Comanchero gang member is before the courts after the Nelson Tactical Crime Unit arrested him as part of Operation Cobalt. The man was...

Feilding shooting – name release

Police can now release the name of the man who died after being shot by Police in Feilding on 23 April. He was Darren Norman...

Rangiora homicide victim – police formally release victim’s name

Police have confirmed the identity of the male found deceased in Rangiora last Monday. He was Richard Anthony Leman, aged 41. Mr Leman was located in...

Dirt bikes seized, five youths arrested for South Auckland dangerous driving incidents

Police have arrested a number of people and seized three dirt bikes following several incidents across Counties Manukau South in the past week. Five youths,...

Fake doctor Yuvaraj Krishnan jailed

Krishnan received a sentence of three years and seven months imprisonment when he appeared in the Manukau District Court today. Krishnan used fake documents, including...

Masterton search warrant uncovers $100K worth of stolen property

Masterton Police have recovered a large amount of stolen property following a search warrant on Monday 24 April. After an investigation into a series of...

Four youths in custody for Hamilton ram raids

The Waikato Police Tactical Crime Unit has arrested four young people in relation to recent ram raid style burglaries in Hamilton. Police executed search warrants...

Porirua shooting – police appeal for witnesses

Police investigating a firearms incident in Porirua City Centre last weekend are appealing for witnesses to come forward and speak with Police. Shortly after midnight...

Charges laid following Wellington motorway protest

Four people have been arrested and charged following protest action on State Highway 1 at the Terrace off-ramp, Wellington this morning. Police were called about...

Police acknowledge IPCA report into fatal shooting of Tangaru-Noere Turia

Police have acknowledged the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the fatal shooting of Tangaru-Noere Turia in 2021. On 25 February 2021,...

Manurewa investigation upgraded to homicide after victim dies in hospital

A homicide investigation has been launched and one person has been arrested following the death of a man in hospital yesterday. Police were making enquiries...

Elderly Wairoa man hospitalised following home invasion assault

Police are appealing to the public for any information in relation to aggravated burglary in Wairoa yesterday (26 April). At 2.25am yesterday, an unknown offender...

Automatic Number Plate Recognition audit findings released by police

Police have completed an extensive audit into the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) through two provider platforms. ANPR is a technology Police use...

Six cars seized in response to illegal street car racing in Hamilton

Police have executed six search warrants, targeting the alleged offenders involved in the illegal street racing incident in Hamilton on Saturday, 15 April. The warrants...

Police acknowledge IPCA findings into Tokoroa arrest

Police accept the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report which found that Police were justified in using force during the arrest...

Two arrested after shots fired at Police in Hamilton East

Police have arrested two men after an incident in Hamilton East overnight where shots were fired at Police. At 12.15am, officers responded to a report...

12 youths arrested for recent aggravated robberies in Rotorua and Taupo

Rotorua and Taupō Area Police have arrested 12 young people in relation to three aggravated robberies and a ram-raid style burglary in the past...

Paeroa ‘window-smasher’ arrested

A man has been arrested and put before the courts following a string of offences in Paeroa earlier this month that left damage to...

Youths charged over Napier ‘smash-and-grab’ offences

Hawke’s Bay Police have arrested two youths, aged 14 and 15, in relation to several smash-and-grab burglaries in the Napier area over the past...

Further arrests in relation to Taumarunui ram raid

Ruapehu Police have made two further arrests in relation to a burglary in Taumarunui earlier this month. At around 4am on Thursday 13 April Police...

Man shot dead by police in Feilding – Update: Scene examination today

A man has died after being shot by Police at a house in Feilding overnight. Officers were initially called to a house in Seddon Street,...

Arrest following firearms incident in Massey

Police have arrested a person following an incident in Massey overnight. At around 10.30pm Police received a report that a person had been shot, outside...

Whanganui man arrested following family harm-related incident

Whanganui Police have this evening arrested a 43-year-old man, following a family harm-related incident in the Parikino area this morning. Police were called to the...

10 charged over Waikato burglaries

North Waikato Police have arrested and charged 10 people for separate burglaries over the last fortnight. These incidents were predominantly in the Huntly and Te...

Police release Eastern District crime data following Cyclone Gabrielle

Eastern District Commander Superintendent Jeanette Park has today released data which shows crime largely returned to normal levels within a week after Cyclone Gabrielle...

Police updates – Hibiscus Coast and Mellons Bay robberies, Takapau crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 April 2023. Two youths arrested in relation to aggravated robbery Police have put two people before the Court...

Arrests made in Raumanga homicide investigation

Four men have been arrested in the ongoing homicide investigation into the murder of Shayden Perkinson in Raumanga. Detective Inspector Dene Begbie says Police located...

Man charged with assault at Posie Parker event appears in court

The man is charged with assaulting a female supporter of Posie Parker at the #LetWomenSpeak event last month. Following a brief appearance today, he was...

Operation Seconds: Meth op busted in Taranaki – 2 arrested

The Taranaki Organised Crime Squad arrested two men on April 18 following the execution of a number of search warrants in relation to Operation...

Wanted 74-year-old woman hands herself in

The 74-year-old woman who was the subject of a parole recall warrant has been located. The woman presented herself to Police this afternoon and is...

Police updates – Adelaide Road protest, Dunedin water incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 20 April 2023. Charges following protest, Adelaide Road Police have arrested five people following protest action on Adelaide Road...

Court document recounts details of Glendene murder of father and daughter

Lawyers have agreed on a summary of facts, making the details of the crime public for the first time. Last month Mikaere Puata-Chaney pleaded guilty...

Rangiora homicide – police seek sightings of white Nissan Fuga

Police investigating the death of a man in Rangiora are seeking sightings of a vehicle. The man was located deceased at a Tyler Street address...

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