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Arrests in Queen St burglary and Chartwell ram raid investigations

Police make arrests in relation to separate investigations into the burglary of a Queen Street jeweller, and the ram raid of Hamilton's Chartwell shopping...

Ngawai Himiona murderer gets ‘life imprisonment’

The man has continued name suppression and will spend at least 17 years in jail. The man pleaded guilty on 16 June 2022 and appeared...

Fatal crash, Kaimarama

Police can confirm a person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Kaimarama last night. The crash was reported to Police about 9.05pm. The road is...

North Island crime spree – two men arrested

Police investigating an aggravated burglary in Kawerau early yesterday morning have now made two arrests. Police received a report of a burglary at a commercial...

Police issue update on search for Tom Phillips and his kids

Waikato Police are widening the appeal for sightings in relation to missing man Tom Phillips, and his children Jayda, Maverick and Ember. "Despite a number...

Hamilton police appeal for witnesses, dash cam footage – aggravated robbery

Police investigating an aggravated robbery at Hamilton bank yesterday are following strong lines of enquiry. The aggravated robbery of security staff uplifting cash from a...

Police updates – Road fatalities Waikato Expressway, Mangapapa

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 August 2022. Fatal crash, Mangapapa One person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Ormond Road, Mangapapa. Emergency services...

Fatal house fire in Thames early this morning

One person has died following a house fire in Thames overnight. Police and FENZ were called to the property on Paeroa Kopu Road about 12.30am...

Homcide investigation after woman’s body found in Cambridge – suspect located in Te Aroha and arrested

A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a woman in Cambridge overnight. Emergency services were alerted to the woman’s death at around 1:20am. An...

Te Aroha incident – police advise public not to pick up hitchhikers

Police are investigating an ongoing incident in Te Aroha. 'There will be an increased Police presence in the area this morning,' said a statement. 'Members of...

Further arrests in relation to Hautapu Cemetery damage in Cambridge

Cambridge Police have arrested another two people for the damage caused to the Hautapu Cemetery on Monday 1 August. A 24-year-old man is due to...

Arrest in relation to Cambridge cemetery damage

Cambridge Police have arrested a 19-year-old local man in relation to damage caused at Hautapu Cemetery this week. The man has been charged with intentional...

Police updates – Napier and Oamaru fatal crashes, West Waikato car thefts

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 3 August 2022. Fatal crash - Oamaru Police can confirm two people have died following the crash near Oamaru...

Unexplained death of woman being investigated in Hamilton

Hamilton Police are making enquiries into the unexplained death of a woman at an address on Lake Road. Police were alerted when the woman was...

Police appeal for information into Hamilton incidents

Waikato Police are seeking information from the public following a number of assaults that occured in Hamilton overnight. An 18-year-old local man was stabbed in...

Operation Bush: Massive money laundering operation ‘dismantled’

A Police operation has dismantled a sophisticated drug dealing and money laundering operation across the North Island, with eight arrests and more than $6.5...

Jury finds Adrian Phillips guilty of the murder of Bayden Williams

In the Hamilton High Court today, Adrian Reginald George Phillips was found guilty of murdering father-of-one Bayden Williams. On 5 August 2020 Phillips rammed Williams'...

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...

Arrests in Operation Rangiriri

Police have arrested three people in relation to Operation Rangiriri, the serious assault on the Waikato Expressway in March. Seven search warrants, four in Auckland...

Update – Matamata firearms incident

Enquiries are continuing following a firearms incident in Wardville near Matamata this morning. Police were initially called to Waghorn Road just after 1.35am after a...

Serious crashes overnight in North Island

Serious crashes overnight have kept emergency services busy in the North Island. Serious crash, Te Awamutu One person is in critical condition following a single vehicle...

Guilty plea in Ngawai Himiona murder case

A 36 year old man has pleaded guilty today to the murder of Hamilton woman Ngawai Himiona. The crime took place on 16 December 2020...

Witness to Hamilton fatal crash identified

Police have identified the witness previously sought in relation to the fatal crash on River Road, Hamilton in April. Police were seeking the woman as...

Police continue to appeal for information following Taupiri firearms incident

Waikato Police continue to make enquiries following the firearms incident in Taupiri yesterday morning which left one person with moderate injuries. West Waikato Area Commander...

Police seek witness to fatal Hamilton crash named ‘Michelle’

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash in Hamilton in April. Emergency services we alerted to the two-car crash on River Road, Fairfield at...

Man shot at while dropping child off at Taupiri School

A man is lucky to be alive after he was shot at while dropping off a child at Taupiri School in the Waikato. Waikato West...

Police updates – Tokoroa fatal crash, motorcycle incidents in Gore and Manukau

Police updates for on crimes and investigations for the morning of 14 June 2022. Information sought after dirt bike incident, Manukau Counties Manukau Police are asking...

Waikato drug bust sees cash and drugs seized

Waikato Police have arrested six men and seized drugs and assets following Operation Poapoa. The operation targeted an organised criminal group allegedly importing and distributing...

Cocaine, methamphetamine and cash seized in Operation Bali

Ten people have been arrested and large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and cash have been seized following a joint Police and Customs operation. Police located...

Police updates – Operations Dairyland and Lithium, Whangarei drug bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 4 June 2022. Police recover body from Pelorus River, near Havelock Police have recovered the body...

Police updates – Fatal Tapapa crash, Wainuiomata ram raid burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 3 June 2022. SH5, Tapapa, South Waikato Police can confirm one person has died following a...

Police update enquiry into the whereabouts of Tom Phillips and his children

Waikato Police have continued to receive information from the community since the renewed public appeal via the recent Ten 7 Aotearoa programme. "This is extremely...

Police updates – Northland gang crime crack-down, Cambridge tree incident

Police updates on crime and investigations for 26 May 2022. Northland Police continue enforcement and disruption activity Police are continuing with enforcement action and the disruption...

Fatal crashes in Meanee, Otaki and Ohaupo

Police have released information relating to three recent fatal vehicle accidents. Fatal crash, Meeanee Police can confirm a man has died following a single vehicle fatal...

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 – Waitara crash, Cambridge serious incident

Police updates for 5 May 2022. Body recovered, Waitara crash Police can confirm the body of one person has been recovered from the car that went...

Police updates: Dunedin house fire, fatal crash Ngaruawahia

Police updates for 27 April 2022. Name release - Dunedin house fire Police can now name the man who died in a house fire on Phillips...

Car crash fatalities in Raglan and Herekino

Police have released information to the public in relation to two recent fatal car crashes. Fatal crash, SH23, Raglan One person has died following a crash...

Police updates: Manurewa stolen vehicles, Edgecumbe assault, milk tanker attack

Police updates for 22 April 2022. Two men charged for unlawful hunting near Kawerau Two men have been arrested and charged in relation to unlawful hunting...

Cops investigating after fight erupts in Hamilton Kmart

Fight starts after two women tried to leave store without paying. A video of the incident on Facebook shows a female security guard struggling with...

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