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One person unaccounted for following Hamilton house fire

One person remains unaccounted for following a house fire on Fox Street in Hamilton this morning. Emergency services were called to the address at 3.05am. The...

$1 million+ in assets seized from gang boss

New Zealand Police’s Waikato / Bay of Plenty Asset Recovery Unit has successfully forfeited a significant number of assets from the Taupo-based Midlands Rebels...

Arrest made Huntly Railway Station arson

A man has been arrested today following the suspicious fire of Huntly Railway Station which caused significant damage. Late at night on Wednesday 31 May,...

Update: Tom Phillips case

The bronze Toyota Hilux ute being sought in relation to missing man Tom Phillips has been located. 'Police would like to thank the public for...

Police updates – Fatal crash in Waikato, Hastings burglaries

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 July 2023. Man charged following burglaries, Hastings A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged after two recent...

Man dies following water-related incident in Kaiaua

A man has died following a water-related incident in Kaiaua this morning. Police were called at around 5.10am after a man was located deceased. The man...

Police updates – serious crash Papatoetoe, fatal crash in Hamilton

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 July 2023. Fatal crash, Hamilton Two people have died after a crash on Ulster Street, Whitiora, early this...

Police updates – Carterton hit-and-run, Te Aroha burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 July 2023. Person arrested following burglary, Te Aroha One person has been arrested following a burglary at a...

Man charged following woman’s death in Hamilton

A man man has been charged in relation to the death of a woman in Hamilton following an incident earlier this month. Police were called...

Police updates – fatal crashes Beachlands, Pukekawa, Auckland robberies

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 2 July 2023. Fatal crash, Beachlands Police can confirm one person has died following a single-vehicle crash near the...

Hamilton vape store ram raid – 15 and 17 year olds arrested

Waikato Police have arrested two youths following a burglary in Hamilton in the early hours of this morning. At around 4.20am a commercial premises on...

Police updates – Manurewa and Whakatane thefts, Waikato meth bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 25 May 2023. Two people arrested following Manurewa theft Police have arrested two people following an assault and theft...

Eight arrested for series of crimes in Cambridge

Eight people have been arrested and charged in relation to a series of burglaries and thefts in Cambridge recently. Since the beginning of May, Cambridge...

Whangamata search and rescue operation locates body

Police can confirm that a person has been located deceased, following a search and rescue operation in the Whangamatā area. Police SAR personnel and volunteers...

Fatal crash, SH23, Temple View

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 23, Temple View yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the crash, involving...

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...

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 – Terrace protest, Mt. Maunganui and Hamilton fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the evening of 1 May 2023. Protest action, The Terrace Five people have now been arrested following protest action...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Ohinewai and Sefton

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 May 2023. Fatal crash, Ohinewai Police can confirm the single-vehicle crash on Tahuna Road, Ohinewai, yesterday was fatal. The...

Four youths in custody for Hamilton ram raids

The Waikato Police Tactical Crime Unit has arrested four young people in relation to recent ram raid style burglaries in Hamilton. Police executed search warrants...

Six cars seized in response to illegal street car racing in Hamilton

Police have executed six search warrants, targeting the alleged offenders involved in the illegal street racing incident in Hamilton on Saturday, 15 April. The warrants...

Police acknowledge IPCA findings into Tokoroa arrest

Police accept the findings of an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report which found that Police were justified in using force during the arrest...

Fatal crashes – Northwestern Motorway, Kaipara Coast Highway and Hangatiki

Updates on fatal crashes over the last 24 hours. Fatal crash on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway Police can confirm that the single-vehicle crash in Massey, Auckland overnight...

Two arrested after shots fired at Police in Hamilton East

Police have arrested two men after an incident in Hamilton East overnight where shots were fired at Police. At 12.15am, officers responded to a report...

Paeroa ‘window-smasher’ arrested

A man has been arrested and put before the courts following a string of offences in Paeroa earlier this month that left damage to...

Fatal crash – Whatawhata, Update: Police appeal for witnesses

Police can confirm that a person has died following a crash involving two vehicles on State Highway 23 west of Whatawhata this morning. State Highway...

10 charged over Waikato burglaries

North Waikato Police have arrested and charged 10 people for separate burglaries over the last fortnight. These incidents were predominantly in the Huntly and Te...

33-year-old local man arrested for Cambridge burglaries

A 33-year-old Cambridge man is before the courts on burglary and theft charges following a series of incidents in the town. He was arrested Thursday...

Three arrested after police chase in stolen Porsche

Three people have been arrested after a fleeing driver incident across the Waikato area this morning. Police received a report of a burglary at a...

Hamilton street racers arrested

Police have arrested four people following anti-social behaviour and illegal street racing in Hamilton overnight. About 12.50am, Police were called to Pardoa Boulevard, Chartwell after...

National MP Tim van de Molen confirms death of sister in quad bike accident

The MP for Waikato made a statement today via his Facebook page. His sister Katrina Houghton died in the accident on a Waikato farm near...

Man arrested following kidnapping in Ngāruawāhia

Waikato Police have today arrested one person in relation to an incident that occurred on Great South Road, around 8:45 pm Saturday 8 April. Police...

Footage of brutal Ngaruawahia bottle store assault released

Footage of a brutal assault on a woman in Ngaruawahia has appeared on social media. The video was orginally posted to Facebook by store owner...

Ngaruawahia crash – police seek witnesses

Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have witnessed a serious crash that occurred yesterday morning (Saturday 8 April), at the intersection...

Hamilton aggravated robbery – police investigating

Hamilton Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a superette on Hare Puke Drive, Flagstaff last night and would like to hear from anyone...

Tirau supermarket robbery – four youths arresed

Four youths have been arrested following robberies this morning. At around 8.45am three armed offenders entered a supermarket on Hillcrest Street in Tirau. The group threatened...

Man arrested following attempted abduction incidents

Waikato Police have today arrested and charged one person in relation to incidents involving attempted abduction in Paeroa and Huntly over the past three...

Have you seen Joneper Canoy?

Joneper Canoy has only recently moved to New Zealand and has now been reported missing. At this stage police have not released a photo of him. He...

Police updates – Fatal crashes in Hastings & Te Awamutu, Mangamahu workplace death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 March 2023. Fatal crash, Maraekakaho Road, Hastings Police can confirm one person has died in hospital following a...

Beach Hop Whangamata ‘well run’ say police

Police would like to acknowledge the behaviour of almost all attendees at the Whangamatā Beach Hop, which returned to its traditional March timeslot this...

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