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...
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...
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 on crimes and investigations for 27 May 2023.
Newtown fire update
As a result of the detailed, methodical search, Police can confirm the total...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 to work closely alongside Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and other community partners following the tragic fire at Loafers Lodge, Newtown,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 on crimes and investigations for the evening of 1 May 2023.
Protest action, The Terrace
Five people have now been arrested following protest action...
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...
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...
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 on crimes and investigations for 20 April 2023.
Charges following protest, Adelaide Road
Police have arrested five people following protest action on Adelaide Road...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Wellington Police have seized a large amount of property and firearms during a search warrant in Porirua yesterday.
Following a number of reported burglaries in...
Police can confirm one person has died following a two-vehicle collision on Molesworth Street, Taitā yesterday afternoon.
The crash was reported at 4.47pm and involved...
Wellington Police have arrested a 43-year-old man in relation to the aggravated robbery of the No.1 Currency shop on Lambton Quay, just before 9.20am...
A 19-year-old man and two 14-year-old youths have been apprehended following the pursuit of a stolen vehicle in the Hutt Valley overnight.
Police located a...
Police arrested a 28-year-old man on Wellington's waterfront yesterday following a low-speed chase through the central city.
Police signaled the man riding a bicycle on...
Wellington Police investigating an assault and robbery in Ngauranga Gorge are appealing for the public’s help to locate a vehicle of interest.
The vehicle, a...
Police have made significant progress with Operation Trump Card, an operation working to recover stolen property across the Wellington area.
The operation, which began early...
Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 January 2023.
Missing children located - Trentham, Upper Hutt
The three young children reported missing in Trentham, Upper...