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Fatal crash – Dargaville

Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash Saturday evening in Dargaville. At around 5.20pm, Police were notified of a single vehicle...

Kaikohe man pleads not guilty to murder of 3-year-old Catalya Tangimetua-Pepene

Drummond Augustine Leaf, 45, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene and assaulting her a month earlier. Catalya, known to...

Northland police seek witnesses after armed robbery and carjacking in Tikipunga

Northland Police are appealing for information in relation to an aggravated robbery in Tikipunga, Whangārei, yesterday. “Police responded to reports that a vehicle had been...

Hundreds march in Kaikohe to honour slain toddler Catalya Tangimetua-Pepene

More than 400 people marched through Kaikohe on Monday in an emotional tribute to 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene, whose death last month shocked the...

Police updates: Fatal crashes in Waiomio, Waipa and Templeton

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 31 May 2025. Fatal crash, Newtons Road, Templeton One person has died following a serious crash in Templeton on...

Horeke Homicide: Positive response to Police appeal

Northland Police investigating the death of Horeke man Daniel Hepehi are continuing to build a picture about events that led up to an incident...

Horeke homicide: Police seeking information to assist ongoing investigation

Northland Police investigating the death of a Horeke man are seeking information from the public in the case. Today, Police are also formally releasing the...

Kaikohe community mourns death of 3-year-old girl as man faces murder charge

The Northland community is grieving the tragic death of 3-year-old Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene, remembered for her radiant smile and playful spirit. She died last Wednesday...

Man charged with murder in relation to death of 3-year-old girl in Kaikohe

Police investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday have charged a 45 year old man with her murder. Police were called...

Fatal crash, Whangārei

One person has died after a truck collided with a power pole in Whangārei overnight. The crash, at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Ewing...

Northland police investigate death of 77-year-old man

The investigation has been underway after the man was found critically injured at a property on Waikerikeri Road in the early hours of 22...

Investigation into Kaikohe girl’s death continues

Northland Police are continuing to investigate the tragic death of a 3-year-old girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday evening. Police attended an address on Taraire Street...

Parakao death: Man charged with murder

A 26-year-old Northland man has been charged with the murder of Geoffrey Ware on May 9. Police upgraded an enquiry into the 55-year-old’s death to...

Unexplained death of child in Kaikohe under investigation

Police are investigating the unexplained death of a 3-year old girl in Kaikohe yesterday. Emergency services responded to a Tawanui Road address at around 6.15pm. “The...

Two people arrested for Kawakawa aggravated robbery

Police have arrested two people in relation to an aggravated robbery at a Kawakawa property on Thursday night. A 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman...

Police investigating Far North incidents overnight

Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a Kawakawa property on Thursday night. Detective Inspector Rhys Johnston, of Northland CIB, says a report was made...

Further appeal – St Johns homicide

Police are appealing for information about another vehicle in relation to the murder of Kyle Whorrall in St Johns over Easter Weekend. The vehicle, a...

Severe gales and heavy rain to hit North Island and Upper South Island from Wednesday – MetService

Tropical Cyclone Tam is forecast to become a deep subtropical low as it approaches New Zealand from the northwest on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain...

Kawakawa homicide: Man charged and witnesses sought

Police have launched a homicide investigation after the discovery of a man’s body in a vehicle in the Far North town of Kawakawa on...

Police investigating unexplained death in Kawakawa

Northland Police are making inquiries following the discovery of a deceased man in Kawakawa this morning. Police were called to Station Road around 7:45am and...

Teenager faces drugs charges after failing to stop

A Kerikeri teenager has fast-tracked himself into court on serious drugs charges after failing to stop for Police. After 7pm on Sunday, a frontline unit...

Judge denies Whangarei District Council’s bid to delay fluoridation despite health risk concerns

A High Court judge has declined Whangarei District Council’s application for an interim injunction to delay the introduction of water fluoridation, despite expert testimony...

Name release – Whangarei homicide

Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died following a homicide in Whangārei on 15 March. He was...

Warrant to arrest – Blake Potene-Walsh

Police are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of Blake Potene-Walsh, 30, who has a Warrant to Arrest and is wanted...

DOC urges action after spate of Kiwi killings in Bay of Islands

The Department of Conservation (DOC) is calling on dog owners and organisations to take urgent action after nine kiwi were killed in Wharengaere Bay,...

High Court hears Whangarei District Council’s bid to delay fluoridation

On Tuesday the High Court in Wellington heard Whangarei District Council’s (WDC) application for an interim injunction to delay the start of fluoridation until...

Police updates – Whangarei, Hamilton and Kaikohe homicide investigations

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 March 2025. Murder charge in Kaikohe homicide Police investigating the homicide in Kaikohe have filed a murder charge. Emergency...

Homicide investigation launched in Kaikohe

Northland Police have launched a homicide inquiry after a man died south of Kaikohe today. Emergency services were called to a property on Mangakahia Road,...

Northland lawyer struck off for sharing child sex abuse material

Vaughn Hill, a 46-year-old lawyer and former co-director of a Far North law firm, has been permanently banned from practicing law after being caught...

Arrest made following investigation into injured Dargaville baby

Police investigating an incident involving an injured five-month-old baby in Dargaville have today made an arrest. "A 22-year-old man has been charged with wounding with...

14,000 strong petition opposes sand mining at Bream Bay

A petition with 14,000 signatures opposing sand mining at Bream Bay has been presented to Green MP Hūhana Lyndon by Tāwera Nikau, co-chair of...

Homicide investigation launched after fatal shooting in Onerahi

A homicide investigation is underway following a fatal firearms incident at Beach Road Reserve in Onerahi this morning. Emergency services responded to reports of an...

Toddler killed in Te Kamo driveway incident named

Police have released the name of the three-year-old boy who tragically died in a driveway incident in Te Kamo on Sunday. He was Reign Puriri. The...

Police investigating after death of toddler in Northland driveway

Police in Northland are investigating the tragic death of a three-year-old child who was fatally injured in a driveway incident in Te Kamo on...

Police seek information after Northland road rage incident

Police are appealing for information following an incident on Ngunguru Road, where a motorist received serious injuries following an assault at around 5.45pm yesterday. Detective...

Sarfati sends fluoridation ultimatum to Whangarei District Council

Whangārei District Council (WDC) is standing firm against government-imposed fluoridation, despite mounting pressure and legal threats from Director-General of Health Dr. Diana Sarfati. In what...

Bloomfield confronted at Marae over COVID jab (Video)

Former Director-General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield was confronted by Johnny Dylan who accused him of promoting the COVID-19 vaccine to Māori communities, alleging...

Man arrested after machete located in Waitangi

Eagle-eyed patrols got more than they bargained for after spotting a wanted man, allegedly carrying a machete down the inside of his pants. Police staff...

Otaika homicide: Man charged as Police seek sightings of vehicle of interest

A man has been charged with murder over a Maungatapere teenager’s death in Otaika last week. Several search warrants have been carried out over recent...

Police seek witnesses to Topuni crash

Police are seeking witnesses to the events leading up to a crash on State Highway 1 near Topuni, just north of Wellsford. Waitematā Road Policing...

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