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Police updates – Marlborough meth arrests, New Plymouth fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Saturday 10 September 2022. Arrests following Marlborough search warrants Marlborough Police have arrested four people and disrupted a methamphetamine...

Havelock North car fire death – police launch homicide investigation

Police have now launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a woman’s body in a burnt-out vehicle at the River Road Recreational Reserve...

Ameria Whatuira murder – ‘good mate’ pleads guilty

44 year old Naomi Lee Morrison has pleaded guilty to the murder of Ameria Whatuira today in the Dunedin High Court. Morrison and Whatuira were...

Jayden Desmond Meyer who raped four underaged girls given 9 months home detention – protests and petition started

Jayden Desmond Meyer, aged 18 was sentenced for the offending which took place in the Bay of Plenty during 2020 and 2021. Meyer faced a...

Arrest in relation to Sunnyvale firearms incident

This afternoon Police have conducted a pre-planned operation at an address in Henderson with the assistance of the Armed Offenders Squad. As a result, Police...

‘Really significant’ Ashburton drug bust- 18 people arrested in Operation Cobalt sting

The biggest drugs operation in Ashburton in recent years has seen more than 160 charges filed against 18 people, following a series of search...

Northland serial sex offender jailed for 17 years

The man now in his late 50s abused six relatives over a period of about 30 years. The first series of offences took place against...

Taranaki man Donald Forsyth jailed for sexual abuse of father and son

74 year old Forsyth was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months jail for sexual conduct on a child under 12 and indecent assault. Donald...

Hutt Michael Hill burglary – charges laid

A 30 year old man has appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court today on charges related to the burglary of Michael Hill Jeweller...

Levin fatal fire – homicide investigation launched

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a man in a house fire on Queenwood Road, Levin this morning. A 25-year-old man has...

MDMA: Police issue warning to community after serious incidents

Police are issuing a warning to our communities after the tragic death of a Canterbury man over the weekend and two other serious incidents...

Operation Cobalt: Firearms located in Remuera search warrant targeting the Mongols

Police continue to target unlawful behaviour by members and associates of the Mongols Motorcycle Club under Operation Cobalt. This month, Police have recovered several firearms,...

Ruakaka baby death – Northland man charged

Northland Police have charged a man in connection with the death of a baby boy in Ruakākā late last year. An investigation has been ongoing...

Sunnyvale firearms incident – police seeking Jayden Haynes

Police investigating a firearms incident in Sunnyvale last weekend are seeking the community's assistance. The incident occurred at a Wattle Road address shortly after 1pm...

Police given new powers to seize criminal assets

The Government is providing Police additional tools to seize the illicit assets of organised criminals, Justice Minister Kiri Allan announced yesterday. The raft of legislative...

Operation Nickel: Vehicles seized across Wellington following warrants

Wellington Police and Ministry of Justice Bailiffs have seized nearly 20 vehicles across the Wellington district from gang members and associates. These seizures were conducted...

Police appealing for witnesses to ATM robbery in Kawerau

Police investigating an aggravated robbery of a Kawerau ATM near a supermarket yesterday morning and are following strong lines of enquiry. The aggravated robbery of...

Operation Cobalt: More arrests for gang intimidation

Police have charged a second person with blackmail relating to the same complaint, in which a 36-year-old man who was a patched member of...

Man charged with critically injuring baby boy named as Kurtis David Innes

35 year-old Innes is not the baby's father and was remanded in custody following his first appearance in court on Monday. Innes is currently facing...

Christchurch shooting: Police seek Hendrix Rawiri Jury

Police investigating a shooting incident in Christchurch last week have made significant progress and are now seeking the public’s assistance. Police have executed a number...

Thomas Issiah Ellery sentenced to ‘life imprisonment’ for murder of Chch father Jared Little

Little was stabbed in a Hornby home 13 times by Ellery in October 2013. 24-year-old Ellery and his partner Sarah Elizabeth Barry, 28, appeared in...

Hamilton aggravated robbery on Gordonton Road – police investigating

Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a store on Gordonton Road in Hamilton last night. At around 8pm, several offenders entered the store armed...

Sunnyvale firearms incident – police investigating

Police are investigating a firearms incident in Wattle Road, Sunnyvale. Police were alerted to the incident at around 1:20pm today. On arrival, a male was located...

Waipu SH1 incident – police appeal for information

Northland Police are currently investigating after a man was found deceased on SH1, 13 kilometres South of Waipu, on Saturday. Emergency services were called about...

Police updates – Ngongotaha robbery, Aka Aka fatal crash, Westmere incident

Updates on crimes and police investigations for 4 September 2022. Train incident - Kapiti Police are now in a position to confirm a person has died...

Police investigating theft from Wellington Free Ambulance

Police are investigating after a serious incident overnight where a Wellington Free Ambulance was broken into while attending a medical event in Lower Hutt. The...

Arrest following Northgate aggravated robbery, Hamilton

Police made an arrest this week in relation to the aggravated robbery of security staff uplifting cash from a Northgate bank on 22 August. A...

Police release CCTV images of Garland Road fire suspects

Police investigating a suspicious fire at a Woolston scrap metal yard are releasing CCTV footage showing potential suspects. Police have been investigating since the large...

Police investigating assault on woman in Tauranga

Police are asking for the public’s assistance after a woman was assaulted in Tauranga on Saturday evening (27 August). The victim was walking along Devonport...

Six more arrests in Manawatū vehicle crime operation

Police have arrested a further six offenders in an operation to apprehend those suspected to be involved in a number of car thefts in...

Arrests in Queen St burglary and Chartwell ram raid investigations

Police make arrests in relation to separate investigations into the burglary of a Queen Street jeweller, and the ram raid of Hamilton's Chartwell shopping...

Wainuiomata thief arrested, stolen tradie tools recovered

A man has been arrested and a large amount of stolen property has been recovered following a search warrant in the Hutt Valley. Hutt Valley...

Arrests made in Queen St, Mosgiel and Invercargill burglaries

Police have made a number of arrests today following investigations into three separate burglary and robbery incidents. Arrest made following Mosgiel aggravated robbery Police have made...

Ngawai Himiona murderer gets ‘life imprisonment’

The man has continued name suppression and will spend at least 17 years in jail. The man pleaded guilty on 16 June 2022 and appeared...

Firearms incident in Christchurch – police update

Police can confirm a man received a gunshot injury outside a property near the intersection of Hereford Street and Stanmore Road in Christchurch today. The...

Sylvia Park robbery – can you identify the suspect?

  Police in Glen Innes are seeking the public’s assistance in an investigation into a robbery on 29 July where an elderly man was assaulted...

Firearms incident in Christchurch – one man shot

Police can confirm a man received a gunshot injury outside a property near the intersection of Hereford Street and Stanmore Road in Christchurch today. The...

Police updates – red shoe offender, Dipton and Pukekohe fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Monday 29 August 2022. Christchurch Police looking for offender with red shoes Christchurch Police are hoping that an offender’s...

Police urge people to carefully secure valuables

Police have found tens of thousands of dollars worth of stolen property linked to several thefts in Christchurch in recent weeks. Detective Senior Sergeant Colin...

North Island crime spree – two men arrested

Police investigating an aggravated burglary in Kawerau early yesterday morning have now made two arrests. Police received a report of a burglary at a commercial...

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