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Waipukurau assault – man in critical condition

A man is in critical condition in hospital following a serious assault in Waipukurau late last night. Police received multiple calls around 11:35pm reporting an...

Update on search for missing Gisborne father Joseph Ahuriri

Police investigating the disappearance of Gisborne father Joseph Ahuriri have carried out a further search in the Bay View area over the last two...

Arrests made after Wairoa incidents

A man has been arrested following an incident in Wairoa which left three people injured. About 4.40am, Police were called to a Queen Street address...

Police updates: Fatal crashes Matamau, Mangere and Raglan

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 15 April 2024. Fatal Collision, SH 2, Matamau A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on...

Two arrested over Hastings rugby match shooting

Hawke’s Bay Police have made two arrests in relation to a shooting last weekend on Willowpark Road, Hastings. Around 3:30pm on Saturday 6 April, shots...

Search for fisherman missing in Hawke’s Bay suspended

The search for Jason Hollows, the 54-year-old fisherman who went overboard on the coast of Hawke’s Bay on Monday 1 April, has been suspended. An...

Rock through bus window narrowly misses driver in Napier

Enquiries are ongoing after a rock came through the front window of a bus narrowly missing a bus driver in Napier yesterday. At around 1:50pm...

Investigation ongoing into Hastings rugby game firearms incident

An investigation has been launched after a van was shot driving on Willowpark Road yesterday around 3:30pm. Those involved are believed to be gang-linked and...

Shotgun attack mars club rugby game in Hawke’s Bay

Following a rugby match in Hawke's Bay, a visiting team's van became the target of a shotgun attack as they departed the grounds, according...

Arrest made in Hastings homicide investigation

A 30-year-old Hastings man has been charged with murder today after a body was discovered in a burnt-out car earlier this week. The man was...

Hastings car fire: Inquiry upgraded to homicide

The investigation into the body located inside a burnt out vehicle in Longlands on Tuesday has been upgraded to a Homicide inquiry. Detective Inspector Marty...

Body found in car being treated as suspicious, Hastings

Hawke’s Bay Police can confirm we are treating the death of a person found in a vehicle on Tuesday 26 March as suspicious. Police are...

Hawke’s Bay Police investigate after person located deceased in car

Hawke’s Bay Police are continuing to investigate after the discovery of a vehicle on fire in Hastings last night. Tragically, Police have located a person...

Enquiries following vehicle fire, Hastings

Police are making enquiries following the discovery of a vehicle on fire at a property on Irongate Road West, Hastings last night. The incident was...

Fatal quad bike crash, Crownthorpe

One person has died following a crash on a private property in Crownthorpe, Hastings on Saturday afternoon. At around 2:30pm, emergency services responded to a...

Napier faces 23.7% rates surge to fund cyclone recovery and infrastructure

Homeowners in Napier are bracing for a substantial 23.7% increase in their rates this year, in a move made by the Napier City Council...

Foreign fruit pickers pursuing employment claim over wage deductions

A legal dispute involving foreign seasonal workers who claim their wages were unlawfully reduced to zero due to various deductions has escalated into legal...

‘Bizarre’ theft report results in arrests

A bizarre report of theft in Mahora, Hastings, resulted in both the informant and suspect being put into handcuffs. The report of offending began with...

Fatal crash, State Highway 2, Poukawa

Police can confirm two people have died following a crash on State Highway 2, Poukawa yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at...

Two arrests in relation to the death of Javon Aranui

Hawkes Bay Police have arrested and charged two 19-year-old men in relation to the death of Javon Aranui who was assaulted in the early...

Quick arrests after aggravated robbery in Napier

Napier Police have arrested two youths following an aggravated robbery at a commercial premises on Hyderbad Road, Marewa, early this week. Police responded to reports...

Update: Search for Joseph Ahuriri

A year after Gisborne man Joseph Ahuriri went missing during Cyclone Gabrielle, Eastern District Police continue to make enquiries to locate him. Mr Ahuriri was...

Arrests made following recent violent incidents in Hawke’s Bay

Hawke’s Bay Police have made two arrests following an aggravated robbery at Te Mata Peak and a ram raid at a premises in Clive...

Information sought, serious crash Te Hauke

Police investigating a fatal crash in Te Hauke on 28 January want to speak with any witnesses to the crash. The crash occurred on State...

Death following 28 January crash, SH2, Te Hauke

A man who was critically injured in a crash in Hastings on 28 January has died in hospital. The crash, at the intersection of Colin...

Name release: Fatal crash, Kennedy Road, Napier

Police can name the man who died following a crash at Onekawa on 22 January. He was 19-year-old Jack MacConnell, of Onekawa, Napier. 'Our thoughts are...

Police seek man wearing dark-coloured hoodie following attempted indecent assault in Napier

Police are seeking information following an incident that took place in Greenmeadows yesterdat, Saturday 27 January. Around 9:15pm a woman was approached by a man...

Quick rescue after stranding at Cape Kidnappers

Shortly before 11am on Thursday, a group of overseas tourists became trapped between the tide and steep cliffs while walking the foreshore to the...

Arrest and charges in Māhia assault investigation

One person has been arrested and charged in relation to a serious assault in Māhia during a violent disorder incident in the early hours...

Ardern – Gayford wedding picketed by protesters – Daily Mail

The event, held at the elite Craggy Range vineyard in Havelock North has been marked by a few incidents of protest, according to the...

Ardern and Gayford wedding to take place this month – sources

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to marry her long-term fiancé, Clarke Gayford, in a small and 'highly secure' ceremony in Hawke's Bay...

Police seek witnesses to Māhia assault

Police investigating a serious assault in Māhia on New Year’s morning are asking any witnesses to come forward. A 34-year-old man was knocked unconscious, suffering...

Police updates – fatal crashes Waimate North & Waipatu, missing diver Ahipara

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of Christmas Eve 2023. Fatal crash, Waimate North Police can advise one person has died following a...

Cash and cannabis seized from Hawke’s Bay crime group linked to Mongrel Mob

Hawke’s Bay Police have located 15 kilograms of cannabis and a substantial amount of cash during a series of search warrants in Napier and...

Hastings Police launch homicide investigation

Hastings Police have commenced a homicide investigation following the death of a man critically injured in the early hours of 20 December. The 24-year-old man...

Police updates – fatal crashes Dannevirke, Waipatu & Clarendon, Hastings water incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 December 2023. Fatal Crash, Waihola Highway, Clarendon Police can advise one person has died following a two vehicle...

Child struck by teen forklift driver

WorkSafe is cautioning that worksites are not the place for childcare, in response to the case of a five-year-old being run over in a...

Operation Wentworth: Arrest made

A joint operation involving Hawke’s Bay Police and Immigration New Zealand has resulted in the arrest of a 44-year old man on three rape...

Greenmeadows firearms incident – information sought

Hawke's Bay Police are investigating a firearms incident in Greenmeadows last night and are appealing to the public for information. About 8:20pm, shots were fired...

Ministers visit Hawke’s Bay to grasp recovery needs

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joined Cyclone Recovery Minister Mark Mitchell and Transport and Local Government Minister Simeon Brown, to meet leaders of cyclone and...

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