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Warning to boaties following fire at Kinloch, Lake Taupō

Boaties using the water near Kinloch Beach, Taupō, are urged to take care after a vessel caught fire and sank this afternoon. About 2.50pm, Police...

Police updates – Bluff Harbour tragedy, Rongotea fatal crash, Taupo shoplifter nabbed

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 24 December 2022. Name release- Bluff harbour Police are now in a position to name the man who died...

Police target sale of MDMA and cocaine, Taupō

Taupō Police are actively focusing on minimising the harm of MDMA and cocaine across its community and through its hospitality industry. Taupō and Turangi Area...

5.6 earthquake hits central North Island, aftershocks reported

The quake struck at 11.47pm last night at a depth of 5.6km, 20km south-west of Taupo. One visitor to the area told DTNZ the shaking...

Police updates – missing persons Hokitika & Rolleston, Te Kuiti kidnapping

Police updates for 5 November 2022. Have you seen Shane Duncan? Police are appealing for the public's help to find 55-year-old Shane Duncan. Shane was last seen...

Police updates – Nawton robbery, Rangiora emergency landing

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 10 October 2022. Information sought following aggravated robbery, Nawton Police are asking for the public's help following an aggravated...

Police updates – red shoe offender, Dipton and Pukekohe fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Monday 29 August 2022. Christchurch Police looking for offender with red shoes Christchurch Police are hoping that an offender’s...

North Island crime spree – two men arrested

Police investigating an aggravated burglary in Kawerau early yesterday morning have now made two arrests. Police received a report of a burglary at a commercial...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Taupo ‘disorder incident’ – police investigating

Police are investigating following a disorder incident on Te Heuheu Street, Taupo. The incident was first reported about 9:35am. A group of people, reportedly gang members,...

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...

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...

Police updates – Fatal crashes in Raetihi and Foxton, fisherman search suspended

Police updates for 30 April 2022. Fatal crash, SH1 Foxton Police can confirm that a person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 1,...

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...

Have you seen Jan-Marie Burton?

Taupo Police are seeking sightings of Jan-Marie Burton, who has been reported missing by her family. Jan-Marie was last seen at around 4pm yesterday and...

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