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UPDATE: Police shooting in Newlands

A number of investigations are under way following the Police shooting of a man at a Newlands house yesterday. These include a Police Critical Incident...

Police updates – missing Chch teen, Waimakariri River deceased

Police updates for crimes and investigations for the morning of 8 June 2022. Fatal crash, SH 56, Palmerston North Police can confirm that a motorcyclist has...

Wellington police shoot man dead in Newlands

A man has died after being shot by Police in Newlands, Wellington today. Police were called to a family harm incident on Kingsbridge Place about...

Homicide investigation launched after death of Maria Brown in Onehunga

A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman was founded deceased at an Onehunga address on Sunday. She was 77-year-old Maria Brown of Onehunga....

Operation Dell: Arrests made in Ryan Woodford homicide investigation

A 31-year-old man and a 40-year-old man have been arrested and charged with murder following the death of Ryan Woodford earlier this year. Mr Woodford...

Mount Albert homicide: Further statement and photos from family of Tom Coombes

On Tuesday 31 May, 700 people gathered at Wainamu, Te Henga (Bethells Beach) to mourn the loss of Tom Coombes. Tom lived in Te Henga...

Police updates – Waiinu beach, Pelorus river tragedies, IPCA report findings on Chch arrest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 7 June 2022. Police acknowledge IPCA report - Christchurch Central Police Station Holding Cell Police acknowledges the findings of...

Investigation following Christchurch firearms incident

Police are investigating a firearms incident in Bower Ave, North New Brighton, Christchurch yesterday afternoon. Police attended following a report of gunshots in the area...

Homicide investigation launched following death of man in hospital

A homicide investigation has been launched after a man died in Auckland Hospital yesterday. He was 37-year-old Benjamin Kimball-James Mcintosh. Police were called to Glendale Road,...

Firearm recovered, three arrested in Otara

Police have located a firearm and arrested three men during a pre-planned search warrant in Clarkson Crescent, Otara, this afternoon. The Armed Offenders Squad assisted...

Unexplained death, Onehunga

An investigation is underway into the death of a woman at her Onehunga home. The 65-year-old was located in her home by a member of...

Police updates – Operations Dairyland and Lithium, Whangarei drug bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 4 June 2022. Police recover body from Pelorus River, near Havelock Police have recovered the body...

Shooting outside Papakura Court house

There has been a firearms incident outside the Papakura District Court building in South Auckland today. According to reports, police were called just before 1pm...

Arrest made following death of a baby in Napier

Hawke’s Bay Police have charged a 27-year-old male in relation to the death of a 3-month-old child in 2021. The baby had been flown to...

Police updates – Fatal Tapapa crash, Wainuiomata ram raid burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 3 June 2022. SH5, Tapapa, South Waikato Police can confirm one person has died following a...

Incident in Pakuranga – Police arrest 12

Police have taken 12 people into custody following a report of suspicious behavior at an address in Pakuranga. Police responded to the Swan Crescent area...

Kaiapoi Pa carving found during search warrant

Waimakariri Police have found a large carving of historical and cultural significance that was stolen from the Kaiapoi Pa on Preeces Road last week. A...

Fang Sun found guilty of murder of Elizabeth Zhong

48 year old Fang Sun has been found guilty of the murder of Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth Zhong by a High Court jury in Auckland. The...

Drink-driving grandma three times over the limit arrested outside school

A 58-year-old woman has been summonsed to appear in court after blowing three times the legal limit. Eastern Bay of Plenty Police responded to a...

Investigation into Otara baby’s death – man arrested

Police have made an arrest as part of the ongoing homicide investigation into the death of a baby in Ōtara on May 23, 2022. A...

Appeal for information after pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Stratford

Police are appealing to the public for any information that could help locate a vehicle which struck a pedestrian on Broadway in Stratford, last...

Appeal for witnesses to Meeanee ram raid

Hawke’s Bay Police want to hear from witnesses to a ram raid at the Meeanee Hotel early this morning. At around 5.30am today, a green...

PM out of touch on crime and guns – Seymour

“While the Prime Minister is cosying up to left-wing talk show hosts and delivering speeches at elite universities about gun laws, Aucklanders are living...

Mt. Albert murder accused misses court appearance due to ill health

The man accused of murdering Auckland man Thomas Coombes was excused his appearance at the Auckland District Court today due to ill-health. He was remanded...

Suspected church thief wanted by police

A man caught on CCTV camera stealing the handbag of a Sunday School teacher while she prayed is wanted by police. The incident occured yesterday...

Mount Albert homicide: statement and photos from family of Tom Coombes

Statement and photos released by the family of Thomas Coombes Tom was living a happy and beautiful life. He was walking home from uni where he...

Mt. Albert homicide: Victim named, suspect arrested

Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who was found deceased in Roy Clements Treeway, Mount Albert, on...

Investigation underway following death of a baby in South Auckland

Police are investigating the death of a baby earlier this week. A baby with critical injuries was taken to the Watford Medical Centre in Otara...

Police name 22 year old Christian Eteuati as person of interest in Mt. Albert murder

The Police investigation has progressed overnight, and Auckland City Police now have a person of interest they are seeking to locate. This person is 22-year-old...

Firearms incident in Invercargill

At about 10:20pm on Thursday emergency services received reports of a firearms incident at an address in Kapuka, Invercargill. As a result the Armed Offenders...

Government to help protect shops from ram raids – Poto Williams

The Government is providing further support to help Police protect small businesses affected by a spike in ram raids, Minister of Police Poto Williams...

Homicide investigation launched after body found in Mt. Albert walkway

A homicide investigation, Operation Volans, is now underway after a man was found dead in Mount Albert on Tuesday evening. Police were called to...

Police updates – Northland gang crime crack-down, Cambridge tree incident

Police updates on crime and investigations for 26 May 2022. Northland Police continue enforcement and disruption activity Police are continuing with enforcement action and the disruption...

Watch: Ardern talks gun control with US talk show host Stephen Colbert

Jacinda Ardern talks to The Late Night Show host Stephen Colbert about the New Zealand government response to gun control in the wake of...

Northland Police make arrests, investigations continue into serious incidents in Far North

Police have made three arrests and seized a firearm and ammunition as a result of ongoing efforts to quash gang activity in Northland. The...

Police investigate unexplained death in Roy Clements Treeway, Mt Albert

Police are investigating the death of a man in Mount Albert yesterday. The man’s body was located near the Roy Clements Treeway at about...

Multiple Firearms incidents in Auckland overnight

Tāmaki Makaurau Police responded to five reported shooting incidents in Auckland last evening. They were in Ōtara, Papatoetoe, Flat Bush, Papakura, and Te Atatū. The first...

Northland arrest – Police agree with IPCA findings

Police agree with the findings of an IPCA report, which concluded a Police officer was justified in using force against a man during an...

Witness says he busted Ex-Dilworth teacher Leonard Cave abusing boy

75 year old Cave is facing a raft of sex and drugs charges from his time at Dilworth School and St. Paul's College, Hamilton. ...

Watch: British actress Zara Phythian jailed for child sexual abuse

The Doctor Strange actress has been jailed for 8 years for abusing a 13 year old child. Her husband Victor Marke was also found...

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