Wairarapa Police are intensifying efforts to combat poaching across the region, stepping up patrols and urging rural communities to report suspicious activities.
Acting Sergeant Nick...
Around 50 people were stranded in Arthurs Pass village after heavy snowfall closed State Highway 73 on both sides.
A civil defense volunteer, Chris Stewart,...
The Police Eagle helicopter will assist in monitoring and responding to anti-social vehicle gatherings across the mid and lower North Island.
Motorists will notice an...
Yesterday, Police discovered and seized methamphetamine, firearms, cash, and stolen goods from a property in Featherston.
Wairarapa Police executed a search warrant at the address...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 June 2024.
Police seeking to locate man following alleged assault in Masterton
Wairarapa Police are urging members of...
An 89-year-old widow, despite suffering from dementia, withdrew more than $300,000 from her bank account with the assistance of bank tellers at Westpac Masterton...
Police have taken one person into custody, following a fleeing driver incident in Masterton involving an 18-tonne front-end loader last night.
Just before 1am on...
Wairarapa Police are making enquiries following multiple reports of loud bangs in the Solway area in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The first call...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 5 April 2024.
Name release: Fatal Crash – Richmond Downs, Matamata-Piako
Police can now name the victim of a...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 February 2024.
Fatal crash, Alfredton
Police can advise one person has died following a crash involving a motorcycle...
A kayaker is safe after a frightening incident in Palliser Bay, Wairarapa earlier today.
At around 7.30am today Police received a call from a person...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 December 2023.
Name release, Riversdale Beach death
Police can now release the name of the man who died...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 9 December 2023.
Fatal crash, SH1 Kekerengu
Police can advise that one person has died following a crash yesterday...
Police can advise that one person has died following a serious crash in Masterton.
The crash, involving two vehicles, was reported shortly after 1:50pm.
The Serious...
A man has been located deceased after he went snorkelling off the coast of Riversdale Beach yesterday afternoon.
Police with the assistance of Police Search...
Police have executed search warrants at residences across the Wairarapa today, resulting in one arrest and the seizure of drugs, weapons and a vehicle.
A...
One person has died following a crash near the intersection of Kearney Road and Top Grass Road, between Woodville and Dannevirke.
The crash was reported...
Two people were safely located after they became overwhelmed during a multi-day hike in the Tararua Forest Park yesterday afternoon.
The pair were walking when...
Police have paused active searching in the Mt Holdsworth area for missing man Michael MacGregor, also known as Michael Namana.
Monday was the final day...
Wairarapa Police investigating a hit-and-run in Greytown are still seeking further information in relation to vehicles identified travelling between Greytown and Carterton between 600-7:00am...
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...
Police have arrested a man on charges of assault, as enquiries continue into the Carterton homicide investigation.
Police were called to Te Kopi Road at...
Masterton Police have recovered a large amount of stolen property following a search warrant on Monday 24 April.
After an investigation into a series of...
Wairarapa Police’s Precision Targeting Team arrested a woman this morning in relation to the supply of methamphetamine.
The 24-year-old woman was located at a gang-affiliated...
Kieran McAnulty is the Labour MP for Wairarapa.
He is also the Minister for Emergency Management and Minister for Racing.
McAnulty told a Hawke's Bay radio...
Masterton Police arrested three youths yesterday in relation to an aggravated robbery in Masterton earlier in the day.
Police were alerted to the robbery on...
Police have charged a man with serious driving offences in Maoribank, Upper Hutt, following a lengthy attempt to stop his vehicle this afternoon.
A man...
Over the past two days, Wairarapa Police officers with the assistance of AOS have carried out several search warrants and prevention activities targeting organised...