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Police updates – fatal crashes Hunterville and Botany, Dunedin firearms incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 June 2023. Name release, fatal crash, SH1, Hunterville Police are now in a position to release the name...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Otahuhu and Newstead, Palmerston North homicide investigation

Updates on crimes and investigations for 14 May 2023. Update: Homicide investigation, Palmerston North The scene examination at a property on Dahlia Street will continue through...

Homicide investigation, Palmerston North

A homicide investigation has been launched after a man has died following an incident in Palmerston North late last night. Police were called to a...

Police updates: Palmerston North and Tirau fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 May 2023. Manslaughter charge laid in relation to Palmerston North crash Palmerston North Police have charged a woman...

Police updates – Ohinemutu unexplained death, Waikouaiti robbery, Halcombe fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 8 May 2023. Update - unexplained death, Ohinemutu Police continue to investigate an unexplained death on Lake Road, Ohinemutu...

Feilding shooting – name release

Police can now release the name of the man who died after being shot by Police in Feilding on 23 April. He was Darren Norman...

Magnitude 3.4 quake strikes south-east of Palmerston North

A second quake has shaken the North Island this evening. The magnitude 3.4 quake struck at 10.57pm this evening, and was centred 25km south-east of...

Man shot dead by police in Feilding – Update: Scene examination today

A man has died after being shot by Police at a house in Feilding overnight. Officers were initially called to a house in Seddon Street,...

34-year-old man arrested for Feilding assault

A man has been arrested after a person was found with serious injuries at an address in Feilding on March 28. Police were called to...

Palmerston North assault and robbery – man arrested

A 46-year-old man was arrested in New Plymouth yesterday evening in relation to an assault and theft in Palmerston North on 6 April. The man...

Foxton missing person located deceased

The 44-year-old man reported missing in Foxton on 11 March has been located deceased. The death is not considered suspicious and will be referred to...

New Manawatu-Hawke’s Bay highway delayed until mid-2025

It was hoped the new $650 million link would be opened in late 2024. The delay has been blamed on COVID-19 complications and problems in...

Feilding fleeing driver arrested

Manawatū Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in relation to a fleeing driver incident in Feilding on 15 March. The search for the man that...

Arrests made Feilding

Manawatū Police have apprehended five people, aged between 16 and 25, on charges relating to aggravated robbery, burglary and unlawful taking of motor vehicles. It...

Severe weather warnings issued for North Island areas

Severe thunderstorms with potential for flash flooding predicted for some parts of Northland, North Auckland and central NZ today. For the latest MetService warnings visit...

Fatal train incident – Aorangi, Manawatu

One person has died after being struck by a train in Aorangi, south of Fielding, yesterday. Emergency services responded to the incident, near Waughs Road,...

Two arrested following vehicle stop in Feilding

A 31-year-old man and a 36-year-old man have been arrested following a vehicle stop in Feilding yesteday. At around 11am Feilding Police performed a vehicle...

Raetihi crash – third person dies

A third person has died following a fatal crash in Raetihi yesterday. It happened on State Highway 4, about 12pm Monday. Two other people died at...

Manawatu motorists urged to take care on the roads following 3 fatal crashes since Friday

Manawatu Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads after three people have lost their lives in crashes the area since Friday. About...

Operation Bridge: Suspects arrested following Manawatū aggravated robberies

Manawatū Police have made a further three arrests in relation to a serious incident today. Four men are in custody following the alleged aggravated robbery...

1 person arrested, 2 more sought, following serious Palmerston North incident

Police have arrested one person and are looking for at least two others following a serious incident near Palmerston North this morning. About 7.20am, Police...

Two police cars rammed in Palmerston North car chase

Police arrested a fleeing driver early this morning, after two associates attempted to help him avoid Police. Shortly before 1am, Palmerston North Police signalled for...

Arrest made following aggravated robbery in Palmerston North

At about 10am this morning, Police responded to reports of a robbery at a commercial premises on Rangitikei Street, Palmerston North. The offender entered the...

Police seek help in finding missing Palmerston North man

Police are asking for the public’s assistance as we continue to try and locate Philip Lucas. The 69-year-old was last seen on Christmas Eve at...

Missing 7 year old Palmerston North boy found

The seven year old boy reported missing last evening has been found. He is safe and well. Earlier, the boy had been last seen at around...

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...

Manawatū Police seize firearm and vehicles

Manawatū Police have seized a firearm, ammunition and three vehicles from an address in Feilding. On Thursday morning staff patrolling the Feilding area identified a...

Police updates – Tauranga and Takanini fatal crashes, Feilding burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 December 2022. One person has died following a serious crash in Tauranga yesterday morning The two-vehicle crash on...

Firearms, vehicles, drugs and cash worth $2.5 million seized in Palmerston North bust

Police have seized firearms, vehicles, drugs and cash worth a total of $2.5 million in a series of warrants under Operation Cobalt, targeting organised...

Police issue warning after potentially lethal barbiturate stolen in Palmerston North

Police investigating the theft of veterinary drugs in Palmerston North are issuing a warning to the community. Pentobarbitone, a drug used to euthanize animals, was...

Police updates – Fatal crash Remuera, Cashel St assault update

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 October 2022. Update: Fatal crash, Remuera One person has died following a serious crash in Remuera on Thursday...

Man taken into custody following family harm incident in Foxton

A 48-year-old man has been taken into custody following a family harm episode that took place around midnight. Police initially responded to a property in...

Fatal collision in Palmerston North overnight

A person has died after being hit by a car in Palmerston North overnight. Around midnight, a vehicle travelling on Main Street, Roslyn clipped another...

Former teacher James Booth sentenced to 7 years jail for sex crimes against children

James 'Jim' Booth, a teacher at a school in Manawatu, was jailed today for the crimes against multiple students. Booth admitted to taking the students...

Feilding home invasion – police seek two men

Feilding Police are appealing for anyone with information following an incident at a residential property on East Street on Monday 19 September. Two men are...

Arrests made following incidents at Palmerston North commercial premises

Palmerston North Police investigating three incidents at commercial premises this week have made several arrests. About 7.30am on 13 September, officers were called to a...

Police arrest trio after Palmerston North dairy robbery

Palmerston North Police have arrested a 21-year-old man and two youths following an incident in Palmerston North yesterday morning. Just before 8am three people entered...

Six more arrests in Manawatū vehicle crime operation

Police have arrested a further six offenders in an operation to apprehend those suspected to be involved in a number of car thefts in...

Mark Lundy denied parole

Lundy was convicted twice for the murder of his wife and daughter in Palmerston North in February 2021. Lundy has always maintained his innocence, and...

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,...

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