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Woman arrested following ramming of Police vehicle

Waikato Police arrested a 26-year-old woman near Te Awamutu yesterday after she allegedly rammed a Police vehicle while fleeing from Police. She is due to...

Property related to burglaries seized after search warrant, Porirua

Wellington Police have seized a large amount of property and firearms during a search warrant in Porirua yesterday. Following a number of reported burglaries in...

Public urged to report suspicious activity around power lines

Canterbury Police are appealing to the public to report any suspicious activity around power poles and lines in their community. Senior Sergeant Roy Appley says,...

‘Significant’ haul of drugs, firearms, and cash seized in Northland

Northland Police have uncovered a myriad of stolen property, firearms, and drugs, and more than 50 charges have been laid as work continues to...

Gisborne Police charge two with meth-related offending

Gisborne Police have charged two people with methamphetamine-related offending, following a search warrant in Endcliffe Road yesterday. A 34-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man appeared...

Have you seen this bike trailer?

Police received reports of a burglary on Rangiriri Road, Rangiriri, on Friday 25 February. Three motorbikes which were stolen, were recovered from a Hamilton address...

Hawke’s Bay Police impound 41 cars in a week

Hawke’s Bay Police have been busy keeping the region’s roads safe from anti-social driver behaviours (street racers) and drink drivers. Forty-two cars were impounded by...

Five youths arrested in relation to Takanini burglary

Five people are being put before the Court after being taken into custody by Police in Takanini this morning. Around 1.30am, Police responded to reports...

Man arrested for Nelson thefts

Police are aware of an increase in burglaries and theft in the Nelson and Stoke area over the month of January. A 35-year-old male has...

Update Whangārei assault – online portal launched

Whangārei Police are launching an online portal as part of its investigation into a serious assault on Sunday. The public are being asked to upload...

Arrest following suspicious fire, Ngongotaha

Police have arrested and charged a person in relation to a suspicious fire in Ranginui Street, Ngongotaha on Wednesday 22 February. A 30-year-old man is...

Police seek witnesses to serious assault in Queenstown

Queenstown Police are seeking the public’s assistance in its investigation into a serious assault early this morning. The incident occurred on Shotover Street at around...

Update, Henderson incident

Cordons remain in place in Henderson as part of an ongoing Police operation. The Newington Road address that was subject of a pre-planned search warrant...

‘Prolific’ retail thieves arrested

Police have arrested allegedly two of the most prolific retail crime offenders in the country. Eighty-two charges have been filed, and more could be on...

Waitematā Police seeking Mitchell Turner

Police are appealing to the public for assistance in locating Mitchell Turner. The 35-year-old is sought in relation to kidnapping and wounding with intent following...

Operation Cobalt: Cambridge meth operation busted

Cambridge Police investigating the supply and manufacture of methamphetamine, as part of Operation Cobalt, have significantly disrupted the operations of drug suppliers in the...

Controlled Purchase Operation in Westport

A Controlled Purchase Operation (CPO) checking on the sale of alcohol to minors was held on Saturday, 11 February. CPOs are used in conjunction with...

Man arrested in relation to Auckland bus stabbing

Auckland Police have today arrested a 21-year-old man in relation to a stabbing on an Auckland bus earlier this week. Police were called to the...

Information sought after man found injured, Dunedin

Dunedin Police are asking for the public to come forward with information, after a man was seriously injured last night. Police were called about 7pm...

Cyclone Gabrielle – Crime prevention a priority in cyclone-hit Eastern district

Police operating in flood-affected areas of the Eastern district are carrying out reassurance patrols day and night following Cyclone Gabrielle, as more officers are...

Arrest made in kidnapping of Gisborne woman

Gisborne Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for kidnapping and serious assault of a woman on Friday. The arrest was made shortly after the incident...

Ashburton man accused of drug dealing arrested

Ashburton Police arrested a 43-year-old man on Friday night following a vehicle stop in the township. The man is due to appear in the Christchurch...

Cash & meth recovered as organised crime group’s link in NZ cut off

Police and Customs have dismantled a twenty-fifth organised crime cell operating in New Zealand, seizing cash and methamphetamine in the process. Search warrants conducted in...

Man charged over 6 aggravated robberies in Auckland

Police have arrested a 21-year-old male in relation to six aggravated robberies across Auckland over the past three months. The man is due to appear...

Homicide investigation underway following Hamilton death

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a man in Waikato Hospital. The man was located with critical injuries at a Clyde Street...

Updated: Escaped prisoners – police release more information

Police are appealing to the public as work continues to locate three remand prisoners who escaped custody in Auckland. Zane Hepi, 24, Billy Fepulea’i, 43,...

Fatal crash in Mataura

One person has died following an earlier two-vehicle crash on Main Street, Mataura. The incident occurred near the intersection with Cardigan Bay Road at around...

Two youths arrested for Raglan offending over Waitangi Weekend

Waikato Police have arrested two Waikato-based youths in relation to a number of burglaries and an aggravated robbery in Raglan over Waitangi Weekend. Today Police...

Suspicious fire at Invercargil Cook Islands Church – police seek witnesses

Police are seeking witnesses to, or anyone who may have footage of, a suspicious fire at the Cook Islands Christian Church in Invercargill today. Police...

Operation Schultz: Police acknowledge sentencing

Police acknowledge the sentencing of six individuals following the successful termination of Operation Schultz, a year-long operation targeting the theft of 3050kg of iodine...

Police seek Suntahna Pu

Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Suntahna Kruz Pu, who has a number of warrants to arrest. Pu is from Hamilton and is...

Remand prisoners on the run after escape from transport van in Ellerslie

Police are conducting a number of enquiries after three remand prisoners escaped custody on the Southern Motorway this afternoon. The incident occurred at around 2.40pm...

Police target Tribesmen gang members in South Island as Operation Cobalt continues

Motorbikes have been impounded, licences suspended, and arrests made as Police target Tribesmen gang members across the South Island. Officers have been running several operations...

Three men put before the Courts following Northcote aggravated robbery

Police have arrested three men as part of an investigation into an aggravated robbery at a Northcote property last month. Waitematā CIB have been investigating...

‘Positive results in targeting youth crime’ – Hawke’s Bay Police

A dedicated team targeting youth crime in Napier has seen positive results in January, with a number of arrests made. The team was set up...

End of an era for Ten 7

The long-running Police Ten 7 reality TV series is signing off-duty — 10-0. Police today acknowledges TVNZ’s announcement that Ten 7 Aotearoa (formerly Police Ten...

Convicted drug smuggler has cars and cash taken by Police Asset Recovery Unit

The Police Asset Recovery Unit has successfully taken nearly four hundred thousand dollars in assets from drug smuggler Sami Zagros. The Christchurch High Court has...

Two arrested following vehicle stop in Feilding

A 31-year-old man and a 36-year-old man have been arrested following a vehicle stop in Feilding yesteday. At around 11am Feilding Police performed a vehicle...

Arrests made in Nelson gang-related shooting

Two people have been arrested after Nelson Police executed search warrants at a number of central Nelson properties this morning. Today’s operation follows a Police...

Man charged following tree poisoning in Tuatapere

A 54-year-old Tuatapere resident has been charged with Criminal Damage, relating to the deliberate poisoning of more than 200 trees in a public reserve. The...

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