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NZ flag bearer arrested after being accosted by Hikoi member

A man carrying a New Zealand flag was accosted in a heated confrontation on Chapel Street in Masterton during a protest led by the...

Digger rams Martinborough café in failed ATM heist

A stolen digger was used to smash into Kitchener’s Café in Martinborough late Friday night in an attempt to steal an ATM, leaving the...

Man found guilty of murdering friend in drug-fuelled attack

Wire Manuel Reddington has been found guilty of murdering his friend Jamie Gill at a property in Carterton following a jury deliberation of just...

Wairarapa cops crack down on poaching as rural patrols ramp up

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...

Heavy snow strands travellers in Arthurs Pass, flooding hits Pahiatua

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,...

Body located in search for man in Mangatere Valley

Police can advise the body of a man has been found in the Mangatere Valley area, believed to be the man reported missing in...

Police to crack down on ‘anti-social vehicle gatherings’ this weekend

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...

Arrest following Featherston drug raid

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...

Fatal crash, South Wairarapa

One person has died following a crash in South Wairarapa this morning. The single vehicle crash on Wards Line was reported to Police at 4.40am. The...

Police updates: Masterton assault, Gore house fire, pot thefts in Palmerston North

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...

Family complain after elderly widow with dementia allowed to withdraw over $300K

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...

One in custody after 18-tonne fleeing driver incident in 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...

Police appeal for information following loud bangs, Wairarapa

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 – Fatal crashes Masterton, Okaramio and Matamata-Piako

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...

Man missing in Tararua Ranges found

The man in his 70’s reported missing in the Tararua Ranges since Monday has been found. He was located alive just before 7pm by family...

Search continues for missing hiker, Tararua Ranges

Police continue the search in the Tararua ranges today, after a man in his early 70s went missing while hiking Monday morning. Police received the...

Police updates – fatal crashes Mossburn and Alfredton

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...

‘Frightening incident’: Kayaker rescued from water off Palliser Bay

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...

Have you seen Cleveland?

Cleveland, 15, was last seen at his home in Churton Park and has been missing since Monday 18 December. He was last seen wearing dark...

Police updates – Darfield fatal crash, Riversdale Beach death, Clover Park robbery

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 – fatal crashes Kekerengu and Epsom, fatal fire Paraparaumu Beach

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...

Fatal crash, Masterton

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...

Man drowns while snorkelling off Riversdale Beach

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...

Arrest and seizures following search warrants in Wairarapa

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...

Fatal crash, Kearney Road/Top Grass Road, Tararua District

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...

Planning on hiking in the Tararua Ranges? Be prepared

The successful use of a beacon leading to a rescue in the Tararua Ranges has prompted NZ Police and the NZ Mountain Safety Council...

Rescue in Tararua

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...

Mt Holdsworth: Active searches paused

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...

Greytown hit-and-run: Drivers of vehicles urged to come forward

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 – Carterton hit-and-run, Te Aroha burglary

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...

Carterton homicide – arrest made

A man has been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of a Carterton man on 25 June. Police were called to...

Investigation into Carterton homicide continues

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...

Operation Cobalt: Three men arrested in Masterton, drugs and firearms seized

Three men are before the courts after being arrested in Masterton as part of Operation Cobalt. The men were arrested following a series of search...

Masterton search warrant uncovers $100K worth of stolen property

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 seize ‘significant quantity’ of meth

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...

Team effort to rescue injured tramper

It was a true team effort to rescue an injured tramper from the Ruahine Ranges recently. The woman was tramping with her husband when she...

McAnulty cancels mobile public offices due to death threats

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 dairy aggravated robbery – three youths arrested

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 updates – Bluff Harbour tragedy, Rongotea fatal crash, Taupo shoplifter nabbed

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 24 December 2022. Name release- Bluff harbour Police are now in a position to name the man who died...

Fleeing driver arrested after high speed getaway attempt over the Remutakas

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...

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