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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...

Police updates – fatal vehicle incidents Ngaruawahia, Tuakau and Wellington

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 March 2023. Fatality, Ngaruawahia Police can confirm a person has died after being struck by a vehicle on...

Charges following attempted robbery in Hamilton East

A 37-year-old man has been charged following an attempted robbery in Hamilton East yesterday afternoon. Police were called to a commercial premises on Clyde Street...

Police urge caution on re-opened State Highway 5

Motorists are asked to take extra care on the recently re-opened Highway 5. 'While we’re all pleased that we can travel the road again, just...

Woman arrested following ramming of Police vehicle

Waikato Police arrested a 26-year-old woman near Te Awamutu yesterday after she allegedly rammed a Police vehicle while fleeing from Police. She is due to...

Have you seen this bike trailer?

Police received reports of a burglary on Rangiriri Road, Rangiriri, on Friday 25 February. Three motorbikes which were stolen, were recovered from a Hamilton address...

Severe weather warnings issued for North Island areas

Severe thunderstorms with potential for flash flooding predicted for some parts of Northland, North Auckland and central NZ today. For the latest MetService warnings visit...

Operation Cobalt: Cambridge meth operation busted

Cambridge Police investigating the supply and manufacture of methamphetamine, as part of Operation Cobalt, have significantly disrupted the operations of drug suppliers in the...

Gabrielle – severe weather warnings remain in place

Severe weather warnings remain in place for much of the North Island as the active remnants of Tropical Cyclone move towards the area. For the...

Homicide investigation underway following Hamilton death

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a man in Waikato Hospital. The man was located with critical injuries at a Clyde Street...

Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle latest updates

Severe weather warnings from Metservice for parts of New Zealand remain in place. Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle is expected to brnig severe weather to northern and...

Two youths arrested for Raglan offending over Waitangi Weekend

Waikato Police have arrested two Waikato-based youths in relation to a number of burglaries and an aggravated robbery in Raglan over Waitangi Weekend. Today Police...

Police seek Suntahna Pu

Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Suntahna Kruz Pu, who has a number of warrants to arrest. Pu is from Hamilton and is...

What happened to Lofty?

Lofty Maki has been missing for two months, but his family and Bay of Plenty Police still search for answers. His family last saw him...

Former Olympic boxer jailed for importing 216kg of meth

41-year-old New Zealand born Adam Tony Forsyth fought for Australia in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics. Forsyth and his 51-year-old co-accused Australian Sean Leslie Cooney...

Fire kills 75,000 egg laying hens in Waikato

The fire was reported at 7.40am this morning by a staff member and is now under control. Damage to the hen farm operated by Zeagold...

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