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Mass brawl at Papakura High School

The South Auckland high school went into lockdown during the confrontation between students on 24 August. A total of eight students were suspended and a...

Manurewa suitcase murders: Father died before mother left NZ – media

Police investigating the deaths of two children, located on 11 August in Manurewa, are now able to confirm the identification process has been completed. Both...

Young Napier car thieves caught in the act

A group of youths were scoping out vehicles parked in the Ahuriri area when they were interrupted. A member of the public called Police at...

Police issue update on search for Tom Phillips and his kids

Waikato Police are widening the appeal for sightings in relation to missing man Tom Phillips, and his children Jayda, Maverick and Ember. "Despite a number...

Pair charged under Films, Videos and Publications Classification Act

Police arrested two people in Christchurch last night in relation to alleged offences under the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993. At 8.45pm last...

Operation Cobalt: Firearms seized as investigation continues into Ōtara firearms incident

Firearms have been seized and vehicles impounded as Operation Cobalt staff investigate a recent firearms incident in Auckland. Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor says frontline staff...

Police investigating aggravated robbery of Invercargill service station – Updated

Invercargill Police are investigating an aggravated robbery on Elles Road last night. A person entered a service station at around 8.25pm armed with a weapon,...

Invercargill ram raids – further arrest made

Invercargill Police have made a further arrest in relation to recent ram raids in the city. An 18-year-old man has been charged in relation to...

Glen Innes firearms incidents – four people arrested

Police have arrested four people in relation to serious firearm offences occurring in Glen Innes in the last two months. Police have this week executed...

Two charged in relation to Kevin Hay homicide

Police have charged two people in relation to a homicide investigation underway in Northcote. An investigation has been ongoing into the death of Kevin Patrick...

Hamilton police appeal for witnesses, dash cam footage – aggravated robbery

Police investigating an aggravated robbery at Hamilton bank yesterday are following strong lines of enquiry. The aggravated robbery of security staff uplifting cash from a...

Death of Northcote man Kevin Hay ‘suspicious’ – Police open homicide investigation

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man outside a Northcote address last week. Police were called to Ocean View Rd...

Invercargill aggravated robbery – 29-year-old man arrested, facing multiple charges

Invercargill Police have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man in relation to an aggravated robbery in the city on 18 August. The man appeared in...

Woman threatened in Puketapu – police seek information

Police investigating an incident in Puketapu, Napier on Sunday are seeking help from the public. A woman was walking along a track close to Vicarage...

Manurewa suitcase homicide: Mother is in South Korea – Media

Police investigating the deaths of two primary school-aged children, whose bodies were found in a suitcase, are seeking a woman, believed to be their...

Welcome Bay firearms incident – arrests made

Police have arrested two men this afternoon following an incident in Welcome Bay where a firearm was allegedly presented and threats made. Officers were called...

Wanted: Nathaniel North

Wellington Police want to locate 33-year-old Nathaniel North. He has a warrant for his arrest and should not be approached. He is believed to be...

Manurewa case: Family of child victims are in Asia – media

The claim was made in a report today by legacy MSM outlet NZHerald. NZHerald claimed to have confirmed from a number of sources that the...

Mark Lundy denied parole

Lundy was convicted twice for the murder of his wife and daughter in Palmerston North in February 2021. Lundy has always maintained his innocence, and...

Murder charge following overnight death in Otahuhu

A homicide investigation is underway in Ōtāhuhu following the death of a man at a property overnight. Police were called to the address on Jane...

Police arrest alleged Invecargill ram-raider

Police have executed a search warrant and arrested a man in relation to recent offending in Invercargill. The warrant was executed at a residential address...

Rei Marshall homicide investigation – police looking for distinctive orange puffer jacket

Police investigating the homicide of Rei Marshall in New Plymouth earlier this month are seeking more help from the public. Three men have been charged...

Manurewa case – bodies confirmed to be two primary school-aged children

Full statement of Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Vaaelua, Counties Manukau District Crime Manager. Police investigating the discovery of human remains in Manurewa on Thursday 11...

Feilding assault – police appeal for witnesses

Police are appealing for information following an assault that took place on North Street, Feilding on Friday 12 August around 6:30pm. A student was assaulted,...

Police continue to investigate homicide in Moncrieff Avenue Manurewa, warn media

Police continue to investigate the discovery of human remains in Manurewa on Thursday 11 August. A homicide investigation has been underway after the occupants of...

Van driver located in Christchurch hit-and-run

Police seeking the driver of a white van involved in a hit-and-run in Christchurch have located them and filed a charge. A woman in her...

Sean Buis homicide investigation – police recover red Ford Falcon

Police working investigating the death of Sean Buis on 21 July have recovered a 2003 Red Ford Falcon they believe was involved in his...

Philip Polkinghorne charged with murder of wife Pauline Hanna

The man charged with the murder of Auckland woman Pauline Hanna is her husband Philip Polkinghorne, a surgeon. Polkinghorne appeared in the Auckland District Court...

69-year-old man charged with murder of Remuera woman Pauline Hanna – Updated: accused appears in court

Police can now provide a brief update in relation to the investigation of Pauline Hanna’s death reported to Police on 5 April 2021. Today, a...

Lake Rotoaira fleeing driver incident – charges laid

Two people will appear in court after being apprehended following a fleeing driver incident yesterday, thanks to quick work by Police from Taupō, Tūrangi...

Invercargill home invasion stabbing – police appeal for information

Police are appealing for information following a serious assault around 8pm at an address on Lyon Street on Saturday 13 August where a man...

Three Mobsters arrested in Mataura – Operation Cobalt

Three Mongrel Mob members were arrested in Mataura on Friday, following the execution of a search warrant at the gang’s headquarters in Albion Street. The...

Information sought following fleeing driver incident, Lake Rotoaira – Updated

Police are asking members of the public in the Lake Rotoaira area to be on the lookout today as we work to locate the...

Three arrested following North Shore aggravated robbery

Swift apprehensions have been made following an aggravated robbery on the North Shore over the weekend. Police have been investigating the incident at a Glenfield...

Police seeking driver involved in hit-and-run in Christchurch

Police investigating a hit-and-run in Christchurch are seeking help from the public. Just after 8:20pm on Friday 12 August, a woman in her 50s was...

Police updates – Operation Cobalt, Northland drug bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 August 2022. Arrests made in relation to Mt Roskill firearms incident Police have arrested and charged two people...

Stabbing on Taranaki Street Wellington – Police appeal for witnesses

Wellington Police are seeking to identify a number of possible witnesses to a stabbing in Taranaki Street on 28 July. A 48-year-old man was seriously...

Youth charged with murder of Tāngarākau man Adrian Humphreys

New Plymouth Police have made an arrest today following the alleged murder of Adrian Humphreys in Tāngarākau on 7 May 2022. A youth was arrested...

Police crackdown on gangs: Arrest and charges laid as part of Operation Cobalt

Southern District Police have arrested and charged a man with Nomad gang links as part of ongoing Operation Cobalt, targeting gangs. The man initially came...

Alleged fake Middlemore doctor named by media as Yuvaraj Krishnan

Police are investigating after Krishnan spent six months working in the respiratory department. RNZ confirmed this morning Krishnan had worked on about 80-90 cases, but...

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