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Large-scale cannabis operation uncovered in Whangārei, two men arrested

Police have uprooted a significant cannabis operation, seizing thousands of dollars’ worth of plants and sending two to face the Court. Detective Senior Sergeant Aaron...

Fatal water incident, Whangārei

One person has died following a water incident at Whangārei Heads this morning. At 9.35am, emergency services received calls stating one person was in trouble...

Police updates: Fatal crashes Okoroire and Okaihau

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 April 2024. Fatal crash, Ōkaihau Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash in Ōkaihau...

Police launch homicide investigation in Pukenui, arrest made

A homicide investigation has been launched and a woman has been arrested following a death in Pukenui on Thursday morning. Detective Inspector Al Symons, Northland...

Pie-throwing auntie with troubled past sentenced

A 22-year-old auntie faced sentencing in the Whangarei District Court for assaulting her nieces and nephews in an incident involving a hot pie thrown...

Police updates – Takaka house fire, Omaha water incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 10 March 2024. One person in custody following Takaka house fire Nelson Police have taken one person into custody...

Ruakākā homicide: Appeal for sightings of vehicle of interest

Police are seeking sightings of a vehicle of interest in the homicide investigation into the death of Ruakākā man Teina Pickering in October 2023. Last...

Homicide investigation launched in Mangamuka after man dies from stab wounds

A homicide investigation is underway and Police have arrested a person following the death of a man in the Far North last night. Emergency services...

Warrant to arrest: Have you seen Jordan Scott?

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jordan Scott, who has a warrant to arrest. Scott, 19, is from West Auckland and is wanted...

Fatal Crash, State Highway 10, Kerikeri

Police can confirm one person has died following a two vehicle crash on State Highway 10, near Cottle Hill Drive, Kerikeri, Far North District. Police...

Northland’s new Kāeo Bridge officially open

Transport Minister Simeon Brown has welcomed the official opening of the new State Highway 10 (SH10) Kāeo Bridge, which will improve safety and traffic...

Two arrests as Kamo robbery investigation continues

A Police investigation is quickly closing in on alleged offenders behind a robbery in Kamo earlier this week. Two arrests have been made and further...

Police updates: Name releases – fatal crashes Matauri Bay and Titoki

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 February 2024. Name release: Fatal crash, Titoki Police can now advise the name of the person who died...

Fatal crash, Waiharara

Police can confirm one person has died following a fatal crash in Waiharara, the Far North yesterday afternoon. The single-vehicle crash, on Kaimaumau Road, was...

Police updates – fatal house fire Opotiki, fatal car crash Moerewa

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 15 February 2024. Fatal crash, Moerewa One person has died following a fatal crash in Moerewa, Far North, on...

Fatal water related incident, Oakura, Whangārei District

Police responded to reports of a water related incident off the coast of Oakura, Whangarei, this afternoon. At around 5:20pm Police were alerted to a...

Armed police secure house in Kaikohe following shooting

Armed police have been deployed to secure a house in Kaikohe following a shooting that occurred around 12:20 pm today on Tawa Street. It's the...

Name release: Otaika fatal crash

Police can now release the names of two people who died in a crash near Otaika last week. The single vehicle crash occurred on a...

Four arrested in Northland following firearms incident in Auckland

Police have taken four men into custody following a violent incident which began in West Auckland early this morning. Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Alfred Zhou,...

Two dead after fatal crash in Otaika

Two people have died in a crash in Otaika, near Whangārei overnight. A single vehicle crash was reported on Otaika Valley Road, State Highway 15,...

Threat to stop ‘racist’ fishing contest

The popular Doubtless Bay Fishing Contest in the Far North is scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 January. Ngāti Kahu representative Wikatana Popata...

Drowning at Ruakākā Beach, Northland

One person has drowned at Ruakākā Beach in Northland this morning. Police were called to the beach at around 11.20am after a man got into...

Workplace fatality, Whangārei

One person has died following a workplace incident on Abbey Caves Road, Whangārei, this afternoon. The incident was reported to Police around 12.50pm. WorkSafe and the...

Child dies after driveway incident in Kaitaia

Police are investigating after the death of a child at Auckland’s Starship Hospital this morning. Yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 4 January, Police were made aware of...

Names of victims of recent road tragedies released

Police have released the names of the victims of recent road tragedies around the country. Serious crash, Peria The names of the two children who died...

Bodies recovered following accident in Peria

Police can confirm two people are deceased, following an incident involving an ATV-style vehicle in Peria, Northland. The ATV rolled into a swimming hole in...

Fatality following earlier Russell crash

Police can advise that one person has died following an earlier crash near Russell this morning. The single vehicle crash occurred on Russell Whakapara Road...

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...

Fatality following water related incident, Far North

Police can confirm a person has died following a water-related incident in the Far North yesterday evening. Emergency services responded to reports of a missing...

Man charged over Panguru death

Northland Police have charged a man in relation to the death of Neville Thomson in Panguru last year. Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Fouhy, Far North...

Police updates – Whakatane homicide, Lucas Heights incident, Kekerengu fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 December 2023. Investigation continues following death in Lucas Heights Waitematā Police investigating the death of a man in...

Hūkerenui fatal crash – witnesses sought

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred on State Highway One near Hūkerenui in Northland at about 5pm on...

Police updates – Kamo incident updated, missing person located

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 November 2023. Missing person located The person reported missing while walking under Sugarloaf yesterday has been located and...

Police updates – serious crashes Wairoa and Kamo

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 November 2023. Update: Serious crash, State Highway 2, south of Wairoa One person has died and one has...

Police updates – Dargaville crash, deceased man found near Dannevirke

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 18 November 2023. Man located deceased near Dannevirke Police were notified around 8:15pm yesterday that a man understood to...

Police investigating unexplained historic death of Dargaville baby

Police are investigating the unexplained death of an infant in Dargaville. Detective Senior Sergeant Kevan Verry, of the Northland Child Protection Team, says the sudden...

Youths arrested following spate of Northland car thefts

A Kamo resident with an eye for detail has assisted Police in two arrests, following a spate of vehicle thefts in the area. Whangārei Area...

Fatal incident, Waipapa, Northland

One person has died after being struck by a vehicle in Waipapa, Northland, early this morning. The incident on Onekura Road was reported to Police...

Arrests made following Ruakākā homicide

Police have arrested two people following the death of 24-year-old Teina Pickering in Ruakaka on Thursday 12 October. A 29-year-old man was arrested on Saturday...

Ruakākā homicide: Name release

Police have completed formal identification procedures and can now formally identify the deceased as Teina Pickering, age 24, of Ruakākā. His body will be returned...

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