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Police updates – Glenorchy and Kaitoke water incidents, Paeroa medical emergency

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 January 2023. Name release - Kaitoke Regional Park water incident Police are now in a position to name...

Information sought following firearms incident, Kaitangata

Police are asking for the public's help after an alleged firearms incident on Friday 6 January between Kaitangata and Milton. About 11.15pm, a man driving...

Police updates – Edendale fatal crash, South Auckland gang convoy

Updates on crimes and investigations for 28 December 2022. Person dies following Edendale, Southland crash Police can confirm a man has died following a single-vehicle road...

Horse truck roll-over, SH1 Waikouaiti Road- Waitati Road near Dunedin

Police and emergency services are in attendance at a single vehicle roll-over on SH1 between Wilson and Stead Roads. A horse truck has rolled over...

Mt. Pisa fatal crash – police seek witnesses

Police are seeking to establish the movements of a motorcyclist prior to a fatal incident on State Highway 6, the Cromwell-Luggate Highway. The rider crashed...

Operation Dust: Alexandra Police target unlawful off-road motorcycle use

Alexandra Police have stopped 14 individuals for unlawful off-road motorcycle use in the parks and reserves around the wider Alexandra area over the past...

Dunedin death to be referred to the Coroner.

Police can confirm a person has died in an incident on Bond Street, Dunedin. At about 6am this morning, Emergency services attended a report of...

Dunedin fatal crash – police seek witness in white van

Police are seeking the driver of a van who witnessed a fatal crash in Dunedin at approximately 7.55am on Wednesday 16 November. The crash took...

Lake Wanaka missing swimmer – body found

The Police National Dive Squad searching for a swimmer who went missing in Lake Wanaka has recovered a body this afternoon. While formal identification is...

Police updates – Waihola Highway crash, house fire in Ngaruawahia, Firth of Thames missing kayaker

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 November 2022. Update - Waihola Highway crash One person has died following a crash on Waihola Highway (State...

Octagon brawl – Dunedin police seek witnesses

Police are seeking witnesses to a serious assault that involved people fighting near the Dunedin Social Club about 3.30am on Saturday 29 October in...

‘Friend’ jailed for murder of Dunedin woman Ameria Whatuira

Naomi Lee Morrison was sentenced to 'life' imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 12 years and three months. 44 year old Morrison stabbed Whatuira...

Sawpit Gully death – police seek public’s help in locating deceased’s items

Police making enquiries on behalf of the Coroner into the death of Wai Ming Lai are appealing for the public's help locating items belonging...

Operation Connect: Queenstown Police make significant bust of online drug network

Queenstown Police have put a stop to one of the Southern district's largest online operations for the sale and distribution of controlled Class A,...

Do you recognise this man?

Queenstown Police are seeking the public's help with their enquiries into the movements of a tourist who died over Labour Weekend. On Saturday 22 October,...

Dunedin sex attacker Jahmin Mauna McNeill-Hulme jailed

24 year old McNeill-Hulme was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment. Judge David Robinson also gave McNeill-Hulme leave to apply for home detention if a suitable...

Police updates – Mangaweka fatal crash, Dunedin pedestrian death

Police updates on crimes and investigatons for 21 October 2022. Pedestrian death - Dunedin A pedestrian struck by a car in Carroll Street, Dunedin has died. The...

Murder charge laid in relation to Sean Buis homicide investigation

A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of Sean Buis. Sean, aged 28, was fatally struck by...

Murder charge following fatal assault in Momona, Dunedin

A 20-year-old man has been taken into custody following a serious assault in Momona, Dunedin yesterday afternoon where another man died. He has been charged...

Fatal assault in Momona, Dunedin – police investigating

A man has died following a report of an assault on Miller Road, Dunedin just before 2pm yesterday. The man with stab wounds was initially...

Stabbing on Bath Street, Dunedin – appeal for information

Police are appealing for information about an incident on Bath Street, Dunedin late last night. A man was transported to hospital with serious stab wounds...

Police updates – Gisborne shooting, Masterton asssault

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 September 2022. Arrest following incident in Totara Street, Gisborne Gisborne Police have made an arrest after two youths...

Two men arrested in Dunedin for serious drug offences

Police with the assistance of Customs have arrested and charged two men in connection to serious drug offences. Following the seizure of 91kg of cocaine...

Ameria Whatuira murder – ‘good mate’ pleads guilty

44 year old Naomi Lee Morrison has pleaded guilty to the murder of Ameria Whatuira today in the Dunedin High Court. Morrison and Whatuira were...

MDMA: Police issue warning to community after serious incidents

Police are issuing a warning to our communities after the tragic death of a Canterbury man over the weekend and two other serious incidents...

Arrests made in Queen St, Mosgiel and Invercargill burglaries

Police have made a number of arrests today following investigations into three separate burglary and robbery incidents. Arrest made following Mosgiel aggravated robbery Police have made...

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...

Sean Buis homicide investigation – police recover red Ford Falcon

Police working investigating the death of Sean Buis on 21 July have recovered a 2003 Red Ford Falcon they believe was involved in his...

Name release – sudden death, Deborah Bay

Police can confirm the name of the man found deceased at Deborah Bay, north of Port Chalmers, earlier this week. Murray Double, aged 68, was...

Fatality following Palmerston house fire

Police can confirm a man has died following a fire at a residential property in Palmerston last night. Emergency services were alerted to the fire...

Watch: Driver in Titri ‘near-miss’ identified

The driver of the white Toyota Hilux being sought following a ‘near-miss’ near Titri has been identified. Police are speaking with the driver, who came...

Police updates – Alexandra car thefts arrest, Te Hapara homicide, Hawke’s Bay crime

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 7 July 2022. Arrest made following Alexandra car thefts A 19-year-old Alexandra man has been arrested and charged in...

Dunedin woman sentenced to 14 months prison for inciting ‘shocking’ attack

24 year old Mae Charlotte Katherine Stringer egged on the attackers as the victim hit the ground and was repeatedly hit and kicked. Stringer pleaded...

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...

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 – Queenstown bar assault, Hopetoun Bridge incident, stolen Whangarei dirt bikes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 18 June 2022. Stolen bikes recovered in Wellington Police recovered five stolen bikes from a Wellington...

Police updates – Bay of Plenty weather warning, St. Bathans fatal incident

Updates on police investigations for the afternoon of 30 May 2022. Fatal crash, Palmerston North Police can confirm that one person has died following a two...

Arrest made following death of Rikki McCall in Owaka, Clutha

Police have charged a 50-year-old man in relation to the death of 33-year-old Rikki McCall in Owaka. Rikki was found deceased on Owaka Valley...

Police updates – Whanganui assault, missing Northland woman

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 14 May 2022. Man appears in court in relation to Linwood assault A man arrested after an assault in...

Police updates – Tangarakau murder victim named, fatal crash Auckland airport, Lawziah Karaitiana update

Police updates for investigations and cases 12 May 2022. Fatal incident, Owaka, Clutha Police are now in a position to confirm the name of the man...

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