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Homicide investigation launched following death of woman in Gisborne

A homicide investigation has been launched in Gisborne after a woman died in Te Hapara early this morning. Police were called to the Centennial Crescent...

Mitchell Te Kani murder – police appeal for sightings of vehicle

Police investigating the death of 51-year-old Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga on 14 May are appealing for sightings of a red Honda Odyssey, registration...

Dunedin woman sentenced to 14 months prison for inciting ‘shocking’ attack

24 year old Mae Charlotte Katherine Stringer egged on the attackers as the victim hit the ground and was repeatedly hit and kicked. Stringer pleaded...

Whakatane hit-and-run suspect arrested

Police have arrested a 20-year-old man in relation to a hit and run on Matirerau Street in Whakatāne on 21 June. The man will appear...

Two men arrested in murder investigation of Whakatane man Mark Hohua

A 25-year-old man from Waimana and a 32-year old man from Taneatua have been arrested for the murder of 48-year-old Mark Hohua in Whakatane...

Search warrant nets drugs and cash in Opotiki

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have today terminated an operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in Opotiki. The search warrant was executed as part of...

‘Prolific’ Hawke’s Bay thief arrested

Hawke's Bay Police have arrested a prolific burglar thanks to the help of communities reporting real time information. Police received reports from multiple members of...

Southland man caught driving 5 times over the limit

Police have apprehended a 31-year-old man who was found to be driving almost five times over the legal breath alcohol limit. A member of the...

Jury finds Adrian Phillips guilty of the murder of Bayden Williams

In the Hamilton High Court today, Adrian Reginald George Phillips was found guilty of murdering father-of-one Bayden Williams. On 5 August 2020 Phillips rammed Williams'...

Michaela Barriball gets 17 years prison for murder of Malachi Subecz

27 year old Te Puna woman Michaela Barriball will spend at least 17 years in jail for the murder of 5 year Malachi Subecz. Malachi...

Police updates – Whangamata crash, Queenstown burglaries, Kaikohe firearms incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 June 2022. Update – Deceased woman, Kau Bay Following a post-mortem examination today, Police can confirm that the...

Rosehill death – 24 year old man charged with murder

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man at Auckland City Hospital on Wednesday. The man had sustained injuries from an...

Police updates – Glen Eden homicide, Alexandra car thefts, Kau Bay death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 28 June 2022. Update: Glen Eden homicide – fourth arrest made Waitematā Police have charged a woman in relation...

Man injured after Police shooting in Kaiapoi

A man has been injured after being shot by Police in Kaiapoi last night. Police were alerted to a report of a man who was...

Two men in custody following death of woman in Sockburn

Christchurch Police have taken two men into custody following the death of a woman in Sockburn this afternoon. Emergency services responded to reports of a...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Okaihau & Kaitaia, Kakanui fleeing driver, Maruia Falls incident

Police updates on accidents and investigations for 24 June 2022. Fatal crash, Kaitaia One person has died following a two-vehicle crash near Clough Rd, Kaitaia. Two other...

Murrays Bay stabbings – 41 year old man appears in court

The man accused of a random knife attack in Auckland's Murrays Bay appeared in court today. The 41 year old was granted interim name suppression...

Another drug bust up North, this time in Hikurangi: Guns and stolen property also seized

Northland Police have arrested two people, and seized firearms, cannabis, and stolen property, following a search warrant in the Far North this week. A warrant...

Far North drug and firearms raid nets four arrests

Northland Police have arrested four people and seized a raft of firearms, ammunition, and drugs following multiple search warrants in the Far North overnight...

Update – Murrays Bay multiple stabbings

Press statement of Superintendent Naila Hassan, Waitematā District Commander. Police responded quickly to reports several people had been stabbed in Murrays Bay earlier today, with...

Labour promised to tackle gangs 407 days ago, they’ve done nothing – ACT

“407 days ago Labour announced that they would amend the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act “to introduce new power enabling seizure of assets of those...

Murrays Bay Mayhem – five people stabbed in random attack

Five people have been injured in a random knife attack in Murrays Bay on Auckland's North Shore. A man wearing a hoodie and carrying a...

Man charged with murder following sudden death in Ranui

Police investigating the death of a man on Sunday in Ranui have today charged a man with murder. Emergency services were called around 10.06pm on...

Arrest made in Takapuna Michael Hill heist

Waitematā Police have charged one person and recovered stolen property following search warrants executed at two West Auckland addresses on Wednesday. The search warrants were...

Two charged with Tauranga murder of Mitchell Te Kani

A 40-year-old man and 40-year old woman have been charged with the murder of 51-year-old Mitchell Te Kani in Tauranga. The pair were previously charged...

Multiple arrests, cash and drugs seized in Wairoa search warrants

Three people have been arrested following search warrants in Wairoa over the past week. On Tuesday, staff executed warrants at two separate addresses and two...

Arrests in Operation Rangiriri

Police have arrested three people in relation to Operation Rangiriri, the serious assault on the Waikato Expressway in March. Seven search warrants, four in Auckland...

Appeal for witnesses to Gisborne incident

Police would like to hear from any witnesses to an incident that occurred in Kaiti, Gisborne on Friday afternoon (17 June). About 12:20pm two men...

Update – Matamata firearms incident

Enquiries are continuing following a firearms incident in Wardville near Matamata this morning. Police were initially called to Waghorn Road just after 1.35am after a...

Homicide investigation launched following Whakatane assault

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in hospital yesterday. Shortly before 11:30am on Saturday 18...

Man arrested for assault which left Masterton baby with critical injuries

Masterton Police have today charged a 34-year-old Masterton man in relation to the assault of a three-month-old child in Masterton on 16 June. The man...

Auckland mayoral candidate Craig Lord assaulted by raging driver ‘drunk or heavy on drugs’

Craig Lord was working on his home when he heard a commotion coming from the road. He posted on his Facebook a description of what...

Investigation into assault on Masterton 3-month-old baby with ‘critical non-accidental injuries’

Shortly after 8.30pm on Thursday 16th June Police were called to an incident at a residential address in Masterton, where a 3-month-old baby was...

Arrests made in Pukekohe ram raid

Around 2:30am today, Police responding to a report of a ram-raid at a store on King Street, Pukekohe, noticed a vehicle on Karaka Road...

Firearms incident in Mangere

A Police presence remains in place at a Mangere address following a shooting overnight. Police were called to the Pito Place residence about 12:25am after...

Police updates – Queenstown bar assault, Hopetoun Bridge incident, stolen Whangarei dirt bikes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 18 June 2022. Stolen bikes recovered in Wellington Police recovered five stolen bikes from a Wellington...

Drug boss Max Beckham convicted of sexually abusing girls

A former Northland drug boss serving jail time has been convicted of sexually abusing two young girls. Max Beckham is currently serving a lengthy jail...

‘Social media influencer’ guilty of sex charges

A male social media influencer has been found guilty by a High Court jury in Auckland of sexual offences against two men today. This is...

Watch: Thugs smash and grab from Takapuna Michael Hill Jeweller in broad daylight

A daring 'smash and grab' robbery of the Takapuna Michael Hill Jeweller store took place yesterday. https://youtube.com/shorts/lhPAQ2LRf_c?feature=share The crime took place around 4.15pm on the corner...

Beant Singh pleads guilty to murder of wife Binder Kaur

Binder Kaur's body was found in the couple's house on 21 September 2020. Singh was arrested and charged three days later. Singh was due to...

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