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Mount Holdsworth search continues

The search is resuming today for a man reported missing in the Mount Holdsworth area. Michael MacGregor was last seen at the Rocky Lookout around...

4.6 magnitude earthquake in Wellington

A Magnitude 4.6 earthquake with moderate shaking has occurred in Wellington this evening. It was felt widely throughout the region and GeoNet have received over...

Police investigating after man turns up at Hutt Hospital with suspected gunshot wounds

Police are appealing for any information after a man self-presented at a hospital in Lower Hutt around 3pm today. The man is in a serious...

Police Training Exercises, Lower Hutt

On 28 July, 1, 7 and 16 August, Police will be training at the vacant buildings on Pharazyn Street, Lower Hutt. There will be an...

Kiri Allan resigns after being caught drink driving last night

The former Cabinet Minister was involved in a car accident on Wellington's Evan's Bay Parade last night. Allan has been charged with careless use of...

Police updates – Akatawara Forest missing men located, Chch burglaries, Ashburton fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the afternoon of 17 July 2023. Missing men located, Akatarawa Forest The two men reported missing in Akatarawa Forest...

Police updates – Akatarawa search and rescue, fatal crash McLeans Island

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 July 2023. Search and rescue operation, Akatarawa Forest Wellington Search and Rescue teams have been deployed after two...

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...

Police updates – Wgtn fires, Operation Kotare, Lower Hutt aggravated robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 1 July 2023. Arrest following suspicious fires, Wellington A 25-year-old man has been arrested following a series of suspicious...

Police updates – Sefton and Wellington serious crashes, robberies Auckland CBD and Palmerston North

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 June 2023. Information sought following serious assault, Whanganui Whanganui Police are appealing for information after a man was...

Two youths arrested for Miramar aggravated burglary

Police have arrested two young people after an aggravated burglary in Miramar yesterday evening. About 9.35pm, Police received a report that two people had entered...

Police updates – Clover Park fatality, Lower Hutt aggravated robbery

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 June 2023. Clover Park Fatality One person has died following a serious crash in Clover Park on 4...

Police updates – missing Taupo man found deceased, witnesses sought in Porirua crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 10 June 2023. Missing Taupo man located deceased Police can advise a man previously reported as...

Newtown fire – murder charges filed

Wellington Police have today filed five murder charges in relation to the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge, Newtown on May 16. The 48-year-old man already...

43-year-old Hutt Valley man arrested in ‘significant’ meth bust

A 43-year-old Hutt Valley man was arrested this week in relation to Operation Elusive, a National Organised Crime Group (NOCG) investigation into a large-scale...

Police updates – Loafers Lodge number of victims confirmed, fatal crashes in Ward and Dunedin

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 27 May 2023. Newtown fire update As a result of the detailed, methodical search, Police can confirm the total...

Newtown fire victims names released

Police can now release the names of one of those who died in the Loafers Lodge fire in Newtown, Wellington last week. He was Liam...

Newtown fire: police release names of three victims, update on investigation

The scene examination at Loafers Lodge has continued today. Police are making good progress covering ground in the building, but it is methodical and deliberate...

Newtown fire – Fifth victim recovered

Police have recovered the fifth victim located at Loafers Lodge in Newtown following this week’s fire. As with the bodies of four other victims already...

Newtown fire update – 4 victims now removed from scene, man charged with 2 counts of arson

Updates on the fatal fire at Loafer's Lodge in Wellington. Man charged with two counts of arson Wellington Police have arrested a man in relation to...

Newtown fire: scene examination underway, two bodies recovered

Police have today recovered two deceased from Loafers Lodge in Newtown, following the fatal fire earlier this week. Recovery of further deceased from the building...

Newtown fire – police treating fire as suspicious as team enters building

The scene of the Loafers Lodge fire has now been handed over to Police by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ). 'While we will continue...

Operation Manson: CCTV identifies vehicle of interest in Craig McKelvie homicide investigation

Detectives piecing together the last moments of Craig McKelvie’s life believe the occupants of a particular vehicle may hold information crucial to the investigation...

Police continue work alongside FENZ following fatal Newtown fire

Police continue to work closely alongside Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and other community partners following the tragic fire at Loafers Lodge, Newtown,...

Wellington fire – police release statement

Police can confirm a number of fatalities following the fire in central Wellington this morning. Officers remain at the scene at Loafers Lodge on Adelaide...

Appeal for information following aggravated robbery in Wellington

Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery of a Victoria Street jewellery store around 2pm Saturday 6 May. Police can confirm five people...

Information sought following dangerous driving incident, Wellington

Police are appealing for information from anyone who may have witnessed a serious crash on Saturday, 11 March. Prior to the crash, two motorcycles were...

Four apprehended after aggravated robbery in Wellington

Police have taken four people into custody following an aggravated robbery at a central Wellington business yesterday afternoon. At 2pm, Police were called to a...

Unexplained death in Newtown – update

A scene examination is ongoing at a Newtown address in Wellington following the discovery of a man's body. Police were called to the Mansfield Street...

Police updates – Terrace protest, Mt. Maunganui and Hamilton fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the evening of 1 May 2023. Protest action, The Terrace Five people have now been arrested following protest action...

Porirua shooting – police appeal for witnesses

Police investigating a firearms incident in Porirua City Centre last weekend are appealing for witnesses to come forward and speak with Police. Shortly after midnight...

Charges laid following Wellington motorway protest

Four people have been arrested and charged following protest action on State Highway 1 at the Terrace off-ramp, Wellington this morning. Police were called about...

Man missing in Wellington found deceased

A man reported missing in Wellington this week has been located deceased. He was found by search teams in Wellington Harbour late this afternoon. The matter...

Police updates – Adelaide Road protest, Dunedin water incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 20 April 2023. Charges following protest, Adelaide Road Police have arrested five people following protest action on Adelaide Road...

Parliament Protest – IPCA report concludes police ‘served the public of NZ well’

The Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) has released its report into police actions at the Parliament Protest in February-March 2022. DTNZ staff are currently analysing...

Human remains found on Petone beach identified as those of missing local man

Police have now identified human remains found on Petone Beach in Wellington on 25 March. DNA analysis has confirmed the remains are those of missing...

Tornado hits Kapiti Coast

The tornado landed earlier this morning causing damage to at least five houses. The full extent of the damage is not known at this stage. Power...

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...

Appeal for witnesses to Wellington road rage incident

Wellington Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident on Ohiro Road, Brooklyn yesterday (24 March). At around 5pm, two drivers were involved in what...

Wellington police appeal for information after Titahi Bay baby seriously injured

Wellington Police are appealing for anyone with information about the serious assaults on a three-month-old baby in Titahi Bay, Porirua, to come forward. The baby...

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