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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...

Terri Fordham death – Police seek information

A year ago, Upper Hutt mother Margaret Fordham (known as 'Terri') passed away after a suspicious fire in her Bridge Road home. Police are still...

Police updates – Opua incident, missing persons in Waikanae and Lake Rotorua

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Thursday 11 August 2022. Name release - Fatal crash, Burkes Pass Police can now release the name of the...

Waimauku supermarket ram raid: ‘There’s no consequences for these buggers’

The spate of shop ram raids continued overnight with the Fresh Choice supermarket in Waimauku the latest victim. Thieves drove into the front door between...

Arrests made following gang-related disorder incident in Taupō

Taupō Police have arrested and charged ten people following an alleged gang-related disorder incident in the township last month. On 5 July, Police were called...

Arrests in Rei Marshall homicide, New Plymouth police seek info on two hatchbacks

Police investigating the homicide of Rei Marshall in New Plymouth last week have arrested three men in relation to his death. Rei, 23, was brought...

Homcide investigation after woman’s body found in Cambridge – suspect located in Te Aroha and arrested

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a woman in Cambridge overnight. Emergency services were alerted to the woman’s death at around 1:20am. An...

Te Aroha incident – police advise public not to pick up hitchhikers

Police are investigating an ongoing incident in Te Aroha. 'There will be an increased Police presence in the area this morning,' said a statement. 'Members of...

Further arrests in relation to Hautapu Cemetery damage in Cambridge

Cambridge Police have arrested another two people for the damage caused to the Hautapu Cemetery on Monday 1 August. A 24-year-old man is due to...

Police updates – body recovered from Mt. Ngaruhoe, Levin incident latest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Saturday 6 August 2022. Levin Incident Late last evening the man involved in an incident in Bledisloe Street, Levin...

Operation Polar: Investigation into homicide of New Plymouth man Rei Marshall

Police have released the name of the man killed in a homicide in New Plymouth on Wednesday night, 3 August. He was 23-year-old Rei Joseph...

Operation Cobalt: Mongrel Mob and Mongols gang members arrested in Christchurch

Police have arrested and charged two men as part of ongoing Operation Cobalt, targeting organised crime groups. A 37-year-old man will appear in the Christchurch...

Police updates – Whakatane burglaries, Invercargill and Waitaki fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 5 August 2022. Whakatāne car thefts stymied by help from public – burglaries solved in process Thanks to good...

Police ask car enthusiasts for help identifying vehicle of interest in Flat Bush hit-and-run

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a vehicle of interest in a hit and run incident last month. The incident occurred on 3...

Police incident Bledisloe Street Levin – Update

Yesterday afternoon Police cordoned Bledisloe Street, Levin following a report of a person threatening self-harm. Some residents in the street have been asked by Police...

Homicide inquiry launched in Blagdon, New Plymouth

New Plymouth Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man last night. The man, who had serious injuries, was taken to...

Police appeal for information following Invercargill crash

Police are seeking information from the public following a crash between a car and a pedestrian on Tweed Street, Invercargill, at around 10pm on...

Arrest in relation to Cambridge cemetery damage

Cambridge Police have arrested a 19-year-old local man in relation to damage caused at Hautapu Cemetery this week. The man has been charged with intentional...

Police updates – Napier and Oamaru fatal crashes, West Waikato car thefts

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 3 August 2022. Fatal crash - Oamaru Police can confirm two people have died following the crash near Oamaru...

Arrests made in Jacob Ramsay homicide investigation

Police have arrested and charged two men with the murder of Jacob Ramsay. The men, aged 39 and 18, were arrested yesterday. They are due to...

Man due in court in relation to Manawatu fraudulent online sales

A 38-year-old man is due in court later this month on 21 charges of obtaining by deception in relation to fraudulent sales on social...

Firearm Prohibition Orders will ‘reduce gun crime’ says Hipkins

The Firearm Prohibition Orders Legislation Bill will be passed through all remaining stages by the end of next week, Police Minister Chris Hipkins said. In...

Police name Taranaki homicide victim

Police can now confirm the name of the man located deceased outside an Oaonui property on Sunday. He was Jacob Ramsay, 33 of Taranaki. 'Jacob was...

Extradited Samoan National Tulisi Leiataua found guilty of child sex abuse

Leiataua was accused of sexually abusing two girls aged 8 and 12 over a period of four years from 2010. The victims now aged 19...

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