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Meter reader attack – police make further appeal for information

Police appealing for information around an incident in Kihikihi are asking for sightings and footage of two vehicles travelling in the area at the...

Four arrested in Waikato robberies investigation

Waikato Police have arrested a man and three youths as a result of an operation targeting aggravated robberies in the district. A search warrant was...

Police have ‘serious concerns’ for 31 year old woman missing in Hamilton

Have you seen Yadi? Family and Police have serious concerns for the 31-year-old's well-being and believe she may be on foot in Hamilton. She is believed...

Pair sought following alleged assault in Hamilton

Do you know these men? Police would like to speak to them following an alleged assault on Dominion Road, in the west Hamilton suburb of...

Police appeal for vehicle sightings in relation to Kihikihi incident – Victim was a meter reader

  Police are appealing for information from the public, as we continue to investigate the circumstances leading to a man being critically injured in Kihikihi...

Man found with critical injuries in Kihikihi

Waikato Police are investigating after a man was critically injured in Kihikihi yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called at 4.35pm after a man was found...

Police investigating Hamilton dairy gunpoint robbery, arrest made

Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at a dairy in River Road, Hamilton yesterday afternoon. Four armed offenders entered the dairy shortly after 5pm, assaulted...

Tuakau fatal crash – update

Police can now confirm that one person has died following a serious crash on Buckland Road, near Tuakau yesterday. The crash occurred at about 4.20pm. One...

Operation Poapoa: $1.9m in crypto, NFTs and other assets restrained

Assets valued at more than $1,900,000 have been restrained from two men arrested as part of Operation Poapoa in June 2022. Operation Poapoa targeted an...

Mongrel Mob member forfeits $37k to police

A Waikato Mongrel Mob member has had $37,180 cash forfeited as part of Police’s Operation Typhoon which targeted the criminal activities of gangs within...

Waikato ram raids – arrests made

Four youths have been arrested and Police are working to locate other offenders, after several incidents of commercial burglary in the Waikato District in...

Police update on machete attack at Hamilton dairy

Hamilton Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after an aggravated robbery on Irvine Street, Frankton yesterday that left a man seriously injured. Police...

Watch: Hamilton dairy worker loses fingers in armed robbery

A shop worker is lucky to be alive after an armed attack this morning at the Irvine Street dairy in Hamilton. Four young males pulled...

Huge stash of stolen goods recovered following Waikato police operation

Waikato Police have begun the process of returning stolen property recovered in a significant four-day operation targeting prolific theft and dishonesty offending. Running over four...

Police bust Te Aroha drug supply ring

Four people have been arrested following search warrants in Te Aroha on Thursday. Eastern Waikato Criminal Investigation Branch, supported by multiple teams from across Waikato...

Police updates – Warkworth assault arrest, Hamilton missing boy, Tasman checkpoints

Police udpates on crimes and investigations for 13 December 2022. Arrest, Warkworth assault Waitematā Police have arrested a person in relation to a serious assault on...

National’s Tama Potaka to take Hamilton West in ‘blue swing’

With 91% of the vote counted, National's Tama Potaka leads nearest rival Georgie Dansey of Labour by nearly 1,900 votes. https://twitter.com/hamishpricenz/status/1601475749831397376?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/dpfdpf/status/1601455508367429632?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/MatthewHootonNZ/status/1601475187647852544?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/hamishpricenz/status/1601478552335323136?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg https://twitter.com/horace_nz/status/1601476482672783360?s=20&t=5U9kzO6Ypdhht3NdLCNqlg

Search for missing person John Mills update

Police continue to follow lines of enquiry in relation to missing man John Mills. On Wednesday staff completed a search of an area off Cambridge...

Massive organised crime syndicate busted – $17m in assets seized, 34 arrested

Police have seized millions of dollars’ worth of cannabis plants, taking them out of the hands of gangs and organised crime, and restrained a...

Graham Philip sentenced to prison for sabotage

In a New Zealand first, Graham Philip has been sentenced to 3 years and 1 month prison for the crime of sabotage. The Crown claimed...

Have you seen John Mills?

Police are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of 52-year-old John Mills. Mr Mills was reported missing from his home in Mount Roskill in Auckland...

Beach Hop festival keeps police busy in Whangamata

Police would like to acknowledge a number of incidents that took place following an event in Whangamatā over the weekend. A vast majority of attendees...

Witnesses sought in serious assault in Hamilton

Police are making enquiries after a serious assault on Ward Street, Hamilton, this afternoon. Emergency services were called about 3.40pm after the incident, where a...

Waikato man appearing in court on historic charges

Waikato Police have arrested a man following an investigation into historical sexual offending at St Peter's School in Cambridge. The 73-year-old is charged with 10...

Beachlands body believed to be that of missing kayaker – police

The formal identification process remains ongoing after a body was located near Beachlands on Saturday morning. However, Police advised in a written statement today that...

Police updates – Firth of Thames, Manukau Harbour and Hobsonville water incidents, Taranaki SAR exercise

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 10 November 2022. Body found in water, Hobsonville Police are making enquiries after a deceased person was located in...

Police updates – Firth of Thames and Manukau Harbour searches, Parua Bay fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 November 2022. Manukau Harbour incident – Wednesday update Search and rescue operations have resumed today around the Manukau...

Police updates – Fatal crashes Opotiki, Winton, Mitimiti, Kerikeri, Ngaruawahia fire

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 8 November 2022. Update: Serious crash, Winton Police can confirm one person has died in a three-vehicle crash at...

NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party announce Co-leader Donna Pokere-Phillips to run in Hamilton West By-Election

The NZ Outdoors and Freedom Party is proud to announce its co-leader Donna Pokere-Phillips as their candidate for Hamilton West By-Election. In a statement released...

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...

Dr. Gaurav Sharma launches NZ Momentum Party – ‘Country before Party’

The Independent MP for Hamilton West is hard on the campaign trial for the upcoming byelection. In a statement published on his Facebook page Sharma...

SH 39 fatal crash – police appeal for witnesses

Police are appealing to the community for any witnesses relating to the fatal vehicle crash on State Highway 39, between Pirongia and Ngahinapouri townships...

Police investigating firearm incident on Norton Road, Hamilton

Police are investigating following a report of a firearm being discharged at an address on Norton Road, Hamilton around 12:30pm. It is understood one person...

18 year old woman arrested for murder of Hamilton toddler

Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman following the death of a 2-year-old girl in Hamilton in April. The woman has been charged with murder and...

Hamilton West byelection – candidate selections firming

Labour announced businesswoman Georgie Dansey will contest the seat. She will go up against former Labour MP Dr. Gaurav Sharma, who is currently standing as...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Kaimai Ranges, Ngahinapouri and US Tourist death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 November 2022. Name release, fatal crash, SH 29, Kaimai Ranges Police can now name the person who died...

Police updates – Waikato River tragedy, fatal crashes Otahuhu and Invercargill

Police updates on crimes and invesitgations for 27 October 2022. Fatal crash, Ōtāhuhu One person has died following a crash in Ōtāhuhu yesterday afternoon. The crash, involving...

Waikato Police investigating commercial incidents overnight

Waikato District Police are investigating a number of commercial burglaries across the district overnight. Police responded to events in Thames, Chartwell, central Hamilton, Hamilton East...

Shaw’s Bird Park, the road, and the Council: A bureaucratic nightmare in Hamilton

The Americans say “You can’t fight City Hall”. When you take on your council, Big Bureaucracy always wins because it is not a fair...

Paeroa assault – police seek sightings of white van or ute ‘driving erratically’

Police investigating an incident in Paeroa are appealing to the public for sightings of a vehicle. A reported assault occurred on Puke Street between about...

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