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Taneatua homicide: Second person arrested

Police have made a second arrest in relation to an aggravated robbery and an assault, which occurred in Tāneatua on Monday, 14 February. A 28-year-old...

Name release, Meremere homicide investigation

Police are now able to release the name of the man who’s body was recovered, in Meremere on Tuesday, 15 February. He was Abdul Kareem,...

Investigation underway into sudden death in Meremere

An investigation surrounding a suspicious death is underway after the discovery of a man’s body in Meremere on Tuesday. Police have been investigating the circumstances...

Homicide investigation launched following serious assault in Taneatua

Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a 57-year-old man in Waikato Hospital yesterday afternoon. The man had...

Further appeal for information following Devonport assault

Waitematā Police are appealing for further information from the public as the investigation continues into an incident at Stanley Bay Park, Devonport, on Tuesday...

Mexican drug cartel shares video of hit man eating rival’s heart

The infamously violent Jalisco cartel is engaged in brutal turf wars with other Mexican criminal groups. Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, also known under its...

Reverence and revulsion: The problematic case of Roman Polanski

He’s won an Oscar, Baftas, Cannes Palme d’Or, Golden Globe, Venice Golden Lion, Berlin Golden Bear, a string of French César Awards and all...

Wordle helps rescue woman from home invader

“I didn’t think I was going to live,” a Chicago resident said after a naked, bloodied man climbed into her bed at night. A Chicago...

IPCA – use of police dog on Greymouth suspect ‘unjustified’

In a Press Statement today, police acknowledged the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) findings into the use of a Police dog to apprehend an...

Five charged following Hutt Valley Meth investigation

Five people have been charged following a five month-long investigation into the importation of methamphetamine in Wellington. The Wellington Drugs and Organised Crime team led...

Police investigate damage to historic flagpole

Police are investigating after someone has caused serious damage to an area that holds significant history in New Zealand. Unknown offenders have damaged the support...

Gisborne toddler homicide victim named

Eastern District Police continue to investigate the death of a 19-month-old toddler who passed away in Starship Hospital on 10 January 2022. Police can also...

Police name Raglan homicide victim

Police are now able to release the name of the man who died in Raglan, Waikato on Wednesday 26 January. He was Jade Pui, also...

Investigation launched following death of man in Raglan, police seek sightings of white Mitsubishi Legnum

Waikato Police have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found in a parked car outside a residential address in Raglan at about...

Invercargill baby dies in Starship, police begin homicide investigation

A baby with critical injuries died in Starship Hospital yesterday (26 January). The baby was taken to Invercargill Hospital on Saturday morning (22 January), and...

Mt Roskill homicide – second man arrested and charged with Murder

Police investigating the homicide of Brian James, who was shot and killed in a Glass Rd, Mt Roskill address on 23rd December 2021, have...

Arrest made in Addington homicide

Police have arrested and charged a person for the homicide of Juliana Bonilla Herrera in Christchurch at the weekend. Police launched a homicide investigation after...

Police seek witnesses following alleged assault in central Wellington

Police are seeking witnesses to an alleged assault in central Wellington on Sunday morning. The incident happened at about 4.30am on 23 January outside a...

Police release name of Addington homicide victim

Police can confirm Juliana Cayena Bonilla Herrera, 37, was the victim of the homicide at Grove Road, Addington. She was a Colombian national. Juliana’s next...

Woman found dead in Addington, homicide investigation underway

A homicide investigation has commenced in Christchurch after a 37-year-old woman was found deceased at her Addington home yesterday evening. A scene examination is under...

Second arrest made in historic homicide case

Bay of Plenty Police have today arrested a second person in relation to a homicide in Tauranga in 2018. David Kuka was fatally shot at...

Watch: Woman pushed in front of train in Brussels

Shocking video footage shows the woman’s brush with death in the Brussels metro. A man pushed a woman in front of an oncoming train in...

Wanted: Sam Junior Angelo Thomsen in relation to Mt. Roskill murder

Police investigating the homicide of Brian James, who was shot inside a Glass Rd, Mt Roskill address on 23rd December 2021, have made a...

Watch: Mexican drug cartel drops bombs on rivals using drone

The ultraviolent Jalisco New Generation Cartel is believed to be behind the attack. Several Mexican outlets have released shocking footage that features an alleged cartel-operated...

New Brighton murder – police updates

A homicide investigation is under way in Christchurch after a woman was killed overnight. Police were called to reports of an assault in Hawke Street,...

Further arrests made as part of Operation Freya Northland drug bust

The Northland Organised Crime Unit has made two additional arrests as part of Operation Freya, an investigation targeting the importation and supply of illicit...

Arrest made in Gisborne injured baby case

Gisborne Police have arrested a man in relation to the injuries of a three-month-old baby who was admitted to hospital on New Years Eve. The...

Police investigation into death of Gisborne toddler

Gisborne Police have launched a homicide investigation into the death of a 19-month-old toddler. The toddler was brought into Gisborne Hospital with critical injuries on...

Help sought to find Invercargill assault offenders

At about 2am Sunday 9 January Invercargill Police attended an incident where a male was assaulted while walking home on Herbert Street. He sustained a...

Police seek information following Ashburton burglary

Ashburton Police are seeking information from the public following a burglary at Farmlands in Ashburton on 5 January. Four offenders were involved, two of whom...

Fake banknotes circulating in South Taranaki

South Taranaki Police are asking businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit money, after fake banknotes were presented at businesses recently. Police are making...

Two arrests in relation to Tauranga aggravated robberies

Two men have been arrested in relation to two aggravated robberies in Tauranga on 4 January. The robberies took place on Bethlehem Road and Minden...

Hunt for man who sexually assaulted elderly woman in Taranaki after changing her tyre

Police investigating a sexual assault in New Plymouth just before Christmas are asking for the public's help. The victim, an elderly woman, was sexually assaulted...

Police name Manukau homicide victim as 21 year-old Joseph Tauati

Police have released the name of the Manukau velodrome homicide victim. He was 21 year-old Joseph Tauati. Mr. Tauati's family have requested privacy while they are...

Police warn of pervert in Chch ‘Red Zone’ area

Police are asking members of the public out in the early hours in the Christchurch 'red zone' area (River Road and Retreat Road vicinity)...

Attempted murder charge after Motutere stabbing

A 49-year-old Auckland appeared in the Rotorua District Court today in relation to the stabbing of a woman in Motutere, Taupo District, yesterday around...

Manukau velodrome homicide- police release update

Police are continuing our investigation into the death of 21-year-old man who died in Middlemore Hospital early yesterday morning. The victim received critical injuries and...

Police investigating after baby admitted to Christchurch hospital on New Year’s Eve

A police investigation is under way after a three-month-old child was admitted to Christchurch Hospital on New Year’s Eve with serious injuries. Police have commenced...

The child abuse case that has shocked Vietnam has a NZ connection

Warning: This story contains a graphic image and content relating to the physcial abuse of a child. Reader discretion is advised. The death of an...

Man found with critical injuries at Manukau Velodrome dies

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man died at Middlemore Hospital this morning. He arrived at hospital around 6am with critical injuries and...

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