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Rising numbers of ‘sextortion’ cases involving young kiwis – police

New Zealand Police are warning of increasing incidents of ‘sextortion’ where local young people are targeted by offshore offenders. “This is a global issue where...

3 month old baby death – man arrested and charged

A homicide investigation has been launched and one person has been arrested following the death of a baby in Starship Hospital this morning. Police were...

Man comes forward in Invercargill hit-and-run investigation

A man has come forward in the investigation of a serious hit-and-run incident in Invercargill on Sunday morning (25 September 2022). A 19-year-old male was...

Investigation into disappearance of Anaru Moana continues

The investigation into the disappearance of Anaru Moana is continuing. The 37-year-old was reported missing in December 2021 and has not been seen since. The investigation...

Police updates – Invercargill hit-and-run, St. Luke’s robbery, Turihaua Beach operation

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 September 2022. Investigation continues into hit and run in Invercargill Police are continuing to investigate a serious hit...

Hamilton shopping centre incidents investigations – police update

Police are continuing to investigate incidents at two shopping malls in Hamilton on Sunday. At around 5:45am, a group of offenders smashed their way into...

Police updates – Awatoto serious assault, Te Rapa aggravated robbery, Wellington stabbing

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 September 2022. Police seek witnesses to Wellington incident Police are seeking witnesses to a serious incident in the...

New Windsor kidnapping – arrest made

Police have arrested a man in relation to an incident in New Windsor overnight. Shortly before 11pm Police received a report of a kidnapping from...

Police updatess – Hamilton missing teenager and shopping centre break-in

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 25 September 2022. Have you seen Madison Young? Police are appealing for the public's help to find 15-year-old Madison...

Police execute search warrants in Raupunga

Wairoa Police obtained search warrants for properties in Raupunga while seeking people with warrants to arrest on Friday. A number of items of interest were...

Operation Madras – $20,000 reward offered for information on missing Chch man Richard Hinkley

Police are today announcing a reward of up to $20,000 for information about the disappearance of Christchurch man Richard Hinkley. Richard was last seen at...

Operation Cobalt: Police checkpoints keeping gang activity in check

Police visibility is continuing to have an impact on gang members’ plans and behaviours, with the disruption of an event in west Auckland recently. Last...

Feilding home invasion – police seek two men

Feilding Police are appealing for anyone with information following an incident at a residential property on East Street on Monday 19 September. Two men are...

Police renew appeal for information in 2017 Mataura case

Police are renewing an appeal for information from the public regarding a case in Mataura five years ago where a man was seriously injured...

Police updates – Gore car thefts, Flat Bush fatal cyclist crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 September 2022. Fatal cyclist crash in Flat Bush - name release Police can now release the name of...

Manurewa house fire – homicide investigation launched

A homicide investigation is now underway following the discovery of a body in Manurewa on Saturday 17 September. Police recovered the body from inside the...

Kiwi TikTok star Darren Maheno facing attempted murder charge in LA

Darren Maheno was arrested in the suburb of Woodlands Hills for an alleged domestic violence incident in the early hours of 6 September. Bail has...

Nelson police seek ‘skinny man’ in hi-vis after alleged indecent act on walkway

Nelson Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who allegedly did an indecent act on a walkway on Monday 19 September. The...

Manurewa house fire death: Police update

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of a death in Manurewa on Saturday night. Scene guards remain at the Nina Place address and a...

Whangarei and Dargaville burglaries – arrest made

Northland Police have made a quick arrest following three commercial burglaries in the district overnight. The burglaries occurred at two stores and a petrol station....

Hawke’s Bay burglaries – four people taken into custody

Four people were taken into custody following a series of burglaries in Hawke's Bay. Just before 1am on Monday, a vehicle which was reported stolen...

Wairoa sting: Drugs and cash seized, as Police constrain unlawful behaviour

Drugs and cash have been seized, and one person has been arrested, as Police continue to target unlawful behaviour in Wairoa. On Thursday, September 15,...

Two men arrested in Dunedin for serious drug offences

Police with the assistance of Customs have arrested and charged two men in connection to serious drug offences. Following the seizure of 91kg of cocaine...

Updated – Police seeking ‘aggressive man’ following series of incidents in central Auckland overnight

Auckland Police would like to hear from anyone that was confronted by a man around Britomart in Auckland City last night. He was acting aggressively...

Police seek information on ‘black sedan’ in Whangarei hit-and-run

Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in Whangarei last night where the vehicle left the scene. The...

Police updates – Nawton scissor attack murder charge, Flat Bush fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 September 2022. Man charged with murder following Nawton incident A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder in...

Fatality confirmed following scissor stabbing incident in Nawton, Hamilton

Police can confirm that a person has died following an incident in Roy Street, Nawton, Hamilton this morning. 'Police were called to the residential property...

Arrests made following incidents at Palmerston North commercial premises

Palmerston North Police investigating three incidents at commercial premises this week have made several arrests. About 7.30am on 13 September, officers were called to a...

Police statement following sentencing of Zane Wallace for the murder of Jasmine Wilson

Whanganui Police acknowledge the sentencing of Zane Wallace today in relation to the death of Jasmine Wilson. Wallace plead guilty to murder earlier this year...

Police updates – Botany pedestrian tragedy, Invercargill car theft warning

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 September 2022. Invercargill vehicle owners - keep security in mind Police are reminding people in Invercargill to lock...

Elliot Ajay Prakash gets ‘life imprisonment’ for murder of Chch woman Val Heaney – family release statement

64 year old Val Heaney died following a savage hockey attack by Prakash with a hockey stick. The murder took place in early April this...

Arrest made in Manurewa ‘suitcase’ homicide investigation

Police investigating the murder of two young children whose remains were discovered on 11 August at a Manurewa address have made an arrest. Police can...

Further arrests in David Kuka homicide

Two more people have been arrested in relation to a homicide in Tauranga in 2018. David Kuka was fatally shot at an address in Wilrose...

Christchurch cyclist crash – fleeing driver arrested

Police have arrested a 43-year-old man following a crash on Linwood Avenue yesterday afternoon, where the vehicle left the scene. Emergency services responded to the...

Hawera McDonald’s assault – police appeal for information

Police are appealing for any information that could assist an investigation into a serious assault at Hawera McDonald’s. Just before 4pm on Monday 12 September,...

Police arrest trio after Palmerston North dairy robbery

Palmerston North Police have arrested a 21-year-old man and two youths following an incident in Palmerston North yesterday morning. Just before 8am three people entered...

Havelock North car fire death – woman now identified and named

Police have now identified the woman who was discovered deceased in a vehicle at the River Road Recreational Reserve last week. Formal identification procedures have...

Operation Samson – haul of assets seized from West Auckland gang

A dozen high-specification Harley Davidson motorcycles have been given a joyride on the back of a tow-truck, courtesy of Police. Sixteen other vehicles and over...

Upper Hutt hit-and-run – Police seek help from the public to locate ‘dark sedan’

Just after 7pm, a man in his 60s was crossing Ferguson Drive at the intersection with Milton Street when he was struck by a...

Police apprehend Kawerau ATM robber

Police have executed a search warrant and arrested a man in relation to the aggravated robbery of an ATM in Kawerau earlier this week. The...

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