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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...

Machete used in Hamilton robbery

An investigation has been launched after an aggravated robbery in Hamilton this afternoon that has left a man injured. Police were called to a Heaphy...

State of Emergency declared in the Coromandel

Mayor Len Salt has declared a pre-emptive declaration of emergency in the district, at 1:35pm this afternoon. https://youtu.be/Zp8U_4bWUxA A state of emergency can be declared when...

Police updates – fatal crashes Benneydale and Winton Dipton Highway

Updates on crimes and investigations for 2 February 2023. Name release – fatal crash, Dipton Winton Highway Police can now confirm the name of the person...

Hamilton hit-and-run – appeal for sightings of Toyota Starlet

Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed a crash on Te Rapa Road, Hamilton at around 7.24pm on 30 January. A Toyota Starlet...

Police updates – Onewhero body found, Wairau Valley deceased name released

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 January 2023. Name release - Wairau Valley Police can now release the name of the man found in...

Two Hamilton service stations targetted overnight, police looking for stolen vehicle

Waikato Police are asking for the public's help following two incidents this morning where service stations were targeted, reportedly by the same group of...

Fatality in Maramarua after car collides with horse

A person has died following a serious collision between a horse and a vehicle on SH2 at about 2.40am in Maramarua, Waikato. One person died...

More heavy rain expected in Auckland and upper North Island today

The Metservice has issued a number of weather advisories for the upper North Island today. More heavy rain is expected to hit flood-affected Auckland late...

Police updates – Auckland weather advisory, man arrested for violent Hamilton dairy robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 January 2023. Watch out for wild weather - Auckland Police are urging motorists to be careful and drive...

Police updates – Athenree Gorge and Benneydale fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 25 January 2023. Death following crash, Benneydale A person has died following an incident with a vehicle at about...

Police updates – Coroglen fatality, West Auckland missing person

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 23 January 2023. Name release - Coroglen fatality Police can now release the name of the man who died...

Police pursuit in Hamilton overnight ends with four arrests

Waikato Police would like to hear members of the public who may have footage of a pursuit in Hamilton overnight. Police were patrolling the Hamilton...

Police updates – Takapuna water-related death, body found at Opoutere Beach

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 January 2023. Person dies following water incident, Takapuna Police can advise a person has died following a water...

Man dies in water-related incident, Coroglen

Police can confirm a man has died in a water-related incident overnight in Coroglen, Coromandel. The death will be referred to the Coroner.

Opoutere Beach – search continues for missing person

The shoreline and water-based search will continue today at Opoutere Beach, and a fixed-wing aircraft will also search the area from the air. 'Police ask...

Kihikihi meter reader assault – police make further appeal for information

Police investigating a serious incident in Kihikihi on Thursday, 5 January continue to appeal for information from the public. Emergency services were called to Oliver...

Opoutere Beach incident – 1 person dead, another missing

A search is ongoing for a swimmer missing at Opoutere Beach, north of Whangamatā. Emergency services were alerted by individuals who saw a group of...

Opoutere Beach – police responding to serious water incident

Emergency services are responding to a serious water incident at Opoutere Beach, north of Whangamatā. Police received a report that a number of people were...

5 youths arrested in relation to stolen vehicles

Five youths were arrested in the early hours of this morning in Hamilton following the theft of several vehicles and a fleeing driver incident. All...

Person in custody following fleeing driver incident, Hamilton

One person has been taken into custody after a fleeing driver incident in Hamilton City. A vehicle failed to stop for Police on Forest Lake...

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...

Twelve people arrested in relation to Waikato service station robbery

Waikato Police have arrested 12 people in relation to a service station robbery in Whatawhata yesterday. About 7am yesterday, Police were called to a service...

Man sought following violent Hamilton robbery

Waikato Police want to locate 19-year-old Trayd Tahau in relation to a violent incident in Hamilton on 17 December, 2022. A warrant to arrest was...

Waikato Hospital chemical theft – police release images of person of interest

Hamilton Police are asking for the public's help to identify the person pictured. Officers would like to speak to the person as part of enquiries...

Dangerous chemicals stolen from Waikato Hospital

Police investigating the theft of dangerous chemicals from Waikato Hospital are seeking help from the public. Three 500mL opaque bottles of a chemical known as...

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