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Witnesses sought following Nelson assault outside school

Police are investigating an assault that occurred around 3.00pm outside an intermediate school on Nayland Road yesterday afternoon (Monday 21 August). Those involved are speaking...

Arrest made following series of dirt bike incidents

One person has been arrested in relation to anti-social road user behaviour in the Nelson and Richmond area. Police have this morning executed a search...

Police want help identifying Nelson dirt bike riders

Nelson Police are seeking public assistance to identify dirt bike rider/s in Nelson and Richmond area. They ride Kawasaki dirt bikes which are a distinctive...

Update on body located in Richmond Ranges

Police advise that, while the formal identification process is yet to be completed, it is believed that the body located in the Richmond Ranges...

Four youths arrested for Nelson burglary

Four people have been arrested in relation to a burglary in Nelson this morning. About 3.20am, Police responded to a burglary at a commercial premises...

Operation Cobalt: Comanchero gang member arrested and charged

A patched Comanchero gang member is before the courts after the Nelson Tactical Crime Unit arrested him as part of Operation Cobalt. The man was...

Missing Richmond man located

The man previously reported missing from the Richmond area since yesterday has now been located safe and well. Police would like to thank those members...

Man arrested for Nelson thefts

Police are aware of an increase in burglaries and theft in the Nelson and Stoke area over the month of January. A 35-year-old male has...

Arrests made in Nelson gang-related shooting

Two people have been arrested after Nelson Police executed search warrants at a number of central Nelson properties this morning. Today’s operation follows a Police...

Auckland weather: MoE directs schools, early learning & tertiary institutions to close until 7 Feb

The announcement was made as another deluge is expected in the Auckland area over the next 48 hours. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown told media today...

Police release name of Tahunanui Beach deceased

Police can now release the name of the man who died at Tāhunanui Beach on Sunday evening. He was 43-year-old Stephen Mark Taylor, of Tāhunanui. The...

Fatality following water-related incident, Tāhunanui Beach, Nelson

Police can confirm that a 43-year-old man has died at Tāhunanui Beach this evening. Emergency services responded to a report of a person unresponsive in...

Man arrested over Nelson firearms incident

Nelson Police have today arrested a 33-year-old man wanted in relation to a firearms incident in Nelson on December 30. Enquiries led Police to a...

Motueka stabbing – man in custody

Police have taken a man into custody after a person was allegedly stabbed in Motueka this afternoon. The incident happened in Rowling Loop, Lower Moutere,...

Information sought after man found injured in Nelson

An investigation has been launched after a man was found seriously injured in Nelson last night. Police were called about 11.20pm to St Vincent Street,...

Sue Grey clarifies contempt of court episode to Counterspin

Legacy media reported the judge describing a 'virtual riot' and that Grey was appearing as 'McKenzie Friend'. Counterspin Media provided an update from Grey on...

Sue Grey in custody for contempt of court – media

Media reports state Grey was ordered into custody by Nelson District Court judge Tony Zohrab. Grey was in court in Nelson today attending a hearing...

Police updates – Warkworth assault arrest, Hamilton missing boy, Tasman checkpoints

Police udpates on crimes and investigations for 13 December 2022. Arrest, Warkworth assault Waitematā Police have arrested a person in relation to a serious assault on...

Stabbing in Nelson – police seek information

Nelson Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault in which two people have been seriously injured. The incident took place in Halifax Street at...

Nelson arrests following Operation Cobalt sting

Nelson Police have arrested three men following an aggravated robbery as part of Operation Cobalt enforcement activity. On Sunday 23 October three men allegedly assaulted,...

Man charged in relation to Nelson ‘yellow stickered’ burglaries

A 32-year-old Motueka man was arrested yesterday in relation to burglaries from a yellow-stickered house in August 2022. The man appeared in Nelson District Court...

UPDATE – Fatal crash, Upper Moutere

Police can confirm one person has died following a fatal crash on Moutere Highway, Upper Moutere last night. The two occupants of the other vehicle...

‘Trusted friend’ sentenced to jail for stealing $750k

Fomer cafe owner Alexandra Purucker was left penniless and on WINZ benefits after former friend and confidante Iris Huebler cleaned out her life savings. The...

Nelson police seek ‘skinny man’ in hi-vis after alleged indecent act on walkway

Nelson Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who allegedly did an indecent act on a walkway on Monday 19 September. The...

Aly Cook becomes one of the few female candidates in history for Mayor for Tasman District Council

It was with the passing of the Electoral Act 1893 that women became eligible, not only to vote, but also to be elected as...

Government funds for disaster relief a disgrace – Social Credit

The government needs to get serious with the financial support it provides for those areas of the country hit hard by the storms of...

Nelson–Tasman motorists advised to avoid travel unless essential – Update

Tasman District Police advise motorists to limit their travel to essential travel only, as the current severe weather event has closed several roads in...

Police updates – Invercargill meat theft, North Taieri and Hastings fatal accidents

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 July 2022. Name release, fatal crash, Pakowhai Road, Hastings Police are now in a position to confirm the...

Man rescued from ute submerged in Waimea River

A man has been successfully rescued after his vehicle became submerged in the Waimea River earlier this morning. At around 6:30am Police were alerted to...

Update: Missing Maruia Falls swimmer

Police can now release the name of the man missing at Maruia Falls. He is Mikhail Buchanan, also known as Mikhail Anderson, 26, of Christchurch. “This...

Missing swimmer search at Maruia Falls continues

The search for the missing swimmer at Maruia Falls will continue over the weekend. Today members of Police staff and Land Search and Rescue volunteers...

Police updates – Glen Eden homicide, Alexandra car thefts, Kau Bay death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 28 June 2022. Update: Glen Eden homicide – fourth arrest made Waitematā Police have charged a woman in relation...

Police updates – Kaiapoi and Sockburn incidents, Maruia Falls, Levin escapee

Updates on crimes and police investigations for 26 June 2022. Update: Sockburn homicide Police can now confirm a 37-year-old man has been charged with murder after...

Fire in Motueka – police appeal to public for information

Police are appealing for information from the public, following a building fire on Greenwood Street, Motueka yesterday morning. Police, alongside Fire and Emergency New Zealand,...

Update – Search for swimmer, Maruia Falls

The search for a swimmer missing in the water at Maruia Falls, Shenandoah is continuing today. Police were notified at around 12:10pm on Friday after...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Okaihau & Kaitaia, Kakanui fleeing driver, Maruia Falls incident

Police updates on accidents and investigations for 24 June 2022. Fatal crash, Kaitaia One person has died following a two-vehicle crash near Clough Rd, Kaitaia. Two other...

Police appeal for help to identify man who did an indecent act in Nelson

Nelson Police are appealing for information to assist them in identifying a man who did an indecent act on a walkway on Wednesday 11...

Police updates – Collingwood robbery, Operation Deans awards, crypto investment warning

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 May 2022. Name release - fatal crash, Longlands Police can now name the person who died following a...

Arrest made following investigation into harmful online activity, 56 year old Nelson man arrested

Marlborough Police have arrested a 56-year-old man following an investigation into harmful online activity which targeted predominantly teenage girls from the Marlborough area. Late...

Police appeal for witnesses to crash which left Nelson cyclist injured

Nelson Bays Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed a crash on Main Road in Stoke on Saturday 16 April. A cyclist was...

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