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Further arrest in relation to 2019 death of Upper Hutt man Kaimana Paul

Police have charged a fourth person in relation to the death of a man in Upper Hutt in 2019. Kaimana Paul, 39, died during an...

Police updates – Awatoto serious assault, Te Rapa aggravated robbery, Wellington stabbing

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 26 September 2022. Police seek witnesses to Wellington incident Police are seeking witnesses to a serious incident in the...

Police updates – Mangahauini River drowning, Thorndon fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 September 2022. Name release - drowning, Mangahauini River, Tokomaru Bay Police can now name the woman who died...

Police updates – missing Lower Hutt man, Tariki fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 September 2022. Have you seen Omri Collins? Police are asking for the public's help finding Omri Collins, 27,...

Upper Hutt hit-and-run – Police seek help from the public to locate ‘dark sedan’

Just after 7pm, a man in his 60s was crossing Ferguson Drive at the intersection with Milton Street when he was struck by a...

Hutt Michael Hill burglary – charges laid

A 30 year old man has appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court today on charges related to the burglary of Michael Hill Jeweller...

Operation Nickel: Vehicles seized across Wellington following warrants

Wellington Police and Ministry of Justice Bailiffs have seized nearly 20 vehicles across the Wellington district from gang members and associates. These seizures were conducted...

Police investigating theft from Wellington Free Ambulance

Police are investigating after a serious incident overnight where a Wellington Free Ambulance was broken into while attending a medical event in Lower Hutt. The...

Wainuiomata thief arrested, stolen tradie tools recovered

A man has been arrested and a large amount of stolen property has been recovered following a search warrant in the Hutt Valley. Hutt Valley...

Wanted: Nathaniel North

Wellington Police want to locate 33-year-old Nathaniel North. He has a warrant for his arrest and should not be approached. He is believed to be...

Stabbing on Taranaki Street Wellington – Police appeal for witnesses

Wellington Police are seeking to identify a number of possible witnesses to a stabbing in Taranaki Street on 28 July. A 48-year-old man was seriously...

Terri Fordham death – Police seek information

A year ago, Upper Hutt mother Margaret Fordham (known as 'Terri') passed away after a suspicious fire in her Bridge Road home. Police are still...

Stabbing on Taranaki Street, Wellington – Police appeal for information

Police are seeking the assistance of the public in their investigation of the stabbing of a 48-year-old man on Taranaki Street in Wellington at...

Arrests made after construction site burglaries in the Lower Hutt area

Hutt Valley Police arrested two 39-year-old men in relation to a recent spate of burglaries and thefts from residential construction sites in Wainuiomata and...

ASB Coastlands Paraparaumu aggravated robbery – police seek witnesses

Police are seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery yesterday in Paraparaumu. About 4.30pm, a man has entered the ASB Bank on Coastlands Parade. He has presented...

Arrests made after Mahanga Bay occupation

Police have arrested six people during an operation to clear occupiers from a site at Mahanga Bay. Police had issued a trespass notice to the...

Police updates – Whangamata crash, Queenstown burglaries, Kaikohe firearms incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 29 June 2022. Update – Deceased woman, Kau Bay Following a post-mortem examination today, Police can confirm that the...

Police updates – Glen Eden homicide, Alexandra car thefts, Kau Bay death

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 28 June 2022. Update: Glen Eden homicide – fourth arrest made Waitematā Police have charged a woman in relation...

Police updates – Queenstown bar assault, Hopetoun Bridge incident, stolen Whangarei dirt bikes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 18 June 2022. Stolen bikes recovered in Wellington Police recovered five stolen bikes from a Wellington...

Trial of alleged jail cell rapist Benjamin Gounder begins

Convicted rapist Benjamin Gounder is on trial this week in the Wellington High Court for a raft of charges alleged to have been committed...

UPDATE: Police shooting in Newlands, shot man formally named

Police have now formally released the name of the man shot by Police in Newlands on Tuesday 7 June, named by DTNZ and other...

Cocaine, methamphetamine and cash seized in Operation Bali

Ten people have been arrested and large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and cash have been seized following a joint Police and Customs operation. Police located...

UPDATE: Body found in Khandallah

Police are now in a position to confirm the name of the man found deceased in Odell Reserve in Khandallah yesterday. He was 42-year-old Damian...

Khandallah death – police appeal to public for information

Police investigating the death of a man found in a reserve in Khandallah are appealing for information from the public. The man, in his 40s,...

Man shot by police in Newlands named as Samuel Fakalago

The man shot by police in the Wellington suburb of Newlands yesterday has been named as 30 year old father Samuel Fakalago. A forensic scene...

UPDATE: Police shooting in Newlands

A number of investigations are under way following the Police shooting of a man at a Newlands house yesterday. These include a Police Critical Incident...

Wellington police shoot man dead in Newlands

A man has died after being shot by Police in Newlands, Wellington today. Police were called to a family harm incident on Kingsbridge Place about...

Police confirm Ingham twin unexplained death investigation

Wellington Police are investigating after the body of a woman was found at a Webb Street, Te Aro address early this morning. Police were called...

Police updates – Operations Dairyland and Lithium, Whangarei drug bust

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 4 June 2022. Police recover body from Pelorus River, near Havelock Police have recovered the body...

Police updates – Fatal Tapapa crash, Wainuiomata ram raid burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for the morning of 3 June 2022. SH5, Tapapa, South Waikato Police can confirm one person has died following a...

Fatal crashes in Meanee, Otaki and Ohaupo

Police have released information relating to three recent fatal vehicle accidents. Fatal crash, Meeanee Police can confirm a man has died following a single vehicle fatal...

Police updates – deceased Wairoa Kayaker, fatal Waverley quad bike accident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 May 2022. Name release - quad bike crash, Waverley Police can now release the name of the man...

Police updates – Wellington gang shooting, Te Aro sexual assault, Kaikohe drug bust

Police updates for 7 May 2022. Police investigating sexual assault Te Aro Wellington Police investigating a sexual assault are seeking assistance from the public. The victim was...

Warrant to Arrest: Police seek Mana Lawson

Police investigating the shooting of three people in Dixon Street, Wellington on 23 April 2022 are seeking 29-year-old Mana Lawson. A warrant to arrest Lawson...

Update – Firearms Incidents, Wellington

Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the shooting in Dixon Street yesterday morning, as the investigation into two firearms-related incidents in...

Police updates: Fatal crashes in Invercargill & Whangarei, firearms incidents in Wellington

Police updates for 23 April 2022. Arrests following firearms incidents, Wellington Seven people have been arrested and a firearm recovered, after Police responded to two serious...

Witnesses sought to Upper Hutt serious assault

Hutt Valley Police are seeking assistance from the public regarding a serious assault that occurred on Fergusson Drive on Saturday night 19 March. Two men...

Five charged following Hutt Valley Meth investigation

Five people have been charged following a five month-long investigation into the importation of methamphetamine in Wellington. The Wellington Drugs and Organised Crime team led...

Police seek witnesses following alleged assault in central Wellington

Police are seeking witnesses to an alleged assault in central Wellington on Sunday morning. The incident happened at about 4.30am on 23 January outside a...

Fatal work-related incident in Tawa

A person has died after becoming trapped under their work vehicle in Tawa this afternoon. The incident in Lyndhurst Road was reported to police at...

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