New Zealand Police

There is flooding and a number of slips on State Highway 3 just north of Awakino in the Awakino Gorge, as a result of significant weather in the area.

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Police have arrested a man in connection with more than 40 fraud related offences totalling over $68,000.

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A man is before the courts after the use of a laser in a dangerous manner, directed at two commercial aircrafts in Wellington on Saturday evening.

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QUEENSTOWN — Police are continuing enquiries into an incident which left a man with serious injuries in Queenstown.

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Police have arrested a 44-year-old man in relation to the theft of a significant bronze sculpture from the Mt Pleasant Community Centre.

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To be attributed to Inspector Paul Reeves, Response Manager: A woman has been taken into police custody following a house fire in Epsom Road, Sockburn this afternoon.

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Police investigating the burglary of a Tītahi Bay store have recovered $12,000 of tobacco products and arrested three young people, thanks to quick-thinking community members.

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MATAMATA — A world-first tool to assist emergency services in locating people in need is proving it’s weight in gold after being put to the test this week.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Like a scene straight out of a movie, an international scam artist has been caught – this time by New Zealand Police.

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AUCKLAND — Police can advise that a man critically injured at Muriwai on Saturday has died in hospital.

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Police and Customs have sprung upon a $37 million methamphetamine shipment concealed amongst machine parts sent through air cargo.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Please attribute to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: A woman has died in Police custody in Christchurch this morning.

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AUCKLAND CITY — A woman has been charged following the discovery of a deceased newborn baby in Albert Park yesterday morning.

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AUCKLAND CITY — A group of offenders were left with a sour taste in the mouth, after their failed attempt at stealing backpacks stuffed with chocolate.

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OAMARU — Ōamaru Police and the Department of Conservation (DOC) are executing a joint investigation into the cruel shooting of three endangered sea lions at Waitaki River on Saturday 9 August.

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CANTERBURY — Please attribute to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: Late last night, Police shot two people following a report of a family harm incident at an address in Clyde Street, Bryndwr.

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HOKITIKA — Police are now treating as suspicious the fire at the old Hokitika Seaview hospital complex early on Sunday 10 August.

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WAIKATO — Police are describing the results of a Controlled Purchase Operation in South Waikato as “staggeringly poor”, after multiple premises were caught selling alcohol to minors.

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HAMILTON — One person has died after a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on Croall Crescent, St Andrews, this afternoon.

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WAIRARAPA — Wellington District Police’s Wairarapa Child Protection Team have arrested and charged a man in relation to a baby who was critically injured in Wairarapa in July.

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INVERCARGILL — A 51-year-old Invercargill man has been arrested and charged after pre-packaged methamphetamine, LSD, cannabis, morphine, and drug paraphernalia were all found inside a campervan.

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AUCKLAND — To be attributed to Detective Inspector Simon Harrison, Acting Field Crime Manager Waitematā: A woman has been charged with ill-treatment/neglect of a child, after a toddler was located in a suitcase in a bus luggage compartment this afternoon.

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A joint Police-Customs investigation has unravelled a major transnational organised crime syndicate working with local gangs to import significant quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine into New Zealand.

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At 2.39pm on 24 July, roughly two hours after he had been reported missing, Roy Arbon’s phone put him in a wide-open clearing.

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A joint drug importation investigation has intercepted a record-breaking quantity of LSD brought into New Zealand.

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AUCKLAND — Tāmaki Makaurau Police issued numerous infringements and ordered multiple vehicles off the road during an antisocial road user event on Saturday night.

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LEVIN — Attributable to Inspector Ash Gurney, Manawatū  Area Prevention Manager: Ten people were arrested during a large anti-social road user event in the Levin and Palmerston North areas overnight, which saw five members of the public and two Police officers injured.

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WEST COAST — West Coast Police have recovered 365 pieces and boulders of pounamu that had been stolen from the Jackson River, following a report made by a member of the public.

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CASTLEPOINT — Please attribute to Sergeant Mark Taylor Whanganui Police are investigating a fatal crash in Castlecliff on Sunday, and are appealing to the public for any information.

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Police Commissioner Richard Chambers is reassuring the retail community and the public that retail crime is one of his top priorities, saying a recent memo was confusing and unhelpful.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — To be attributed to Inspector Ross Grantham, Manawatū Area Commander: A 19-year-old man has died after being critically injured playing a tackle game with friends in Palmerston North on Sunday afternoon.

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CASTLEPOINT — One person has died following a crash in Castlecliff this afternoon.

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KAIKOHE — Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Christan Fouhy – Far North Area Manager Investigations Police investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl in Kaikohe on Wednesday have charged a 45 year old man with her murder.

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AUCKLAND CITY — A 21-year-old man is facing serious injury and firearms-related charges after an incident in central Auckland early today.

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KAIKOHE — Police are investigating the unexplained death of a 3-year old girl in Kaikohe yesterday.

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HAWKE'S BAY — Attributable to Acting Detective Sergeant Steve Leonard: A man has been arrested in relation to an assault in Hawke’s Bay last month in which cyclists competing in a race were pelted with glass bottles.

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An additional charge has been laid over a man’s death following an alleged assault at a Papatoetoe bus stop last month.

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One person has died following an ATV crash at a private property on French Pass Road, Karapiro Sunday.

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AUCKLAND — Police are responding to reports of a school bus crash in Pahurehure, Papakura.

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Phase Two of the Police Mental Health Response Change Programme is set to be extended with a second group of districts implementing Phase Two from 19 May.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a fire at McDonalds in Pakuranga.

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AUCKLAND CITY — The winner of the 2025 Race Unity Speech Awards is Jordyn Joy Pillay, from Ormiston Senior College, Auckland.

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TE ANAU — One person has died following a workplace incident at a Manapouri Te Anau Highway premises this afternoon.

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AUCKLAND CITY — A firearm and ammunition have been seized after a vehicle was detected travelling through Manurewa with false plates.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Rob Hunkin: Police investigating the disappearance of missing mother Leonie Emery in 2018 are encouraging people to watch Monday night’s Cold Case episode on TV One.

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HASTINGS — Hawke’s Bay Police are investigating after shots were fired at a house on Cobham Place in Hastings early this morning.

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TE AWAMUTU — Attributable to Inspector Mike Henwood, Eastern Waikato Area Commander: A man is before the courts after fleeing from Police in Te Awamutu last night, damaging three Police vehicles in the process.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Police can now formally release the name of the man tragically killed in St Johns on the night of 19 April.

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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on Waipapa Road, Mangakino earlier Monday.

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The man missing in the water near Wairere Falls has sadly been located deceased.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greaves.

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One person has died after an incident involving a tractor on private property in Kononi, Clutha, Saturday afternoon.

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AUCKLAND CITY — The last of the Comanchero Motorcycle Gang leadership group not facing charges, is now facing court over two major investigations into drug importations.

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AUCKLAND — Police are sending a strong message to criminal groups, shutting down an Auckland syndicate attempting to illegally manufacture 3D printed firearms.

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Police and Health NZ have completed Phase One of the Mental Health Response Change Programme and are preparing to begin Phase Two.

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WHITIANGA — Please attribute to Relieving Waikato District Commander Superintendent Scott Gemmell Police accept the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority in relation to an incident in Whitianga in March 2023.

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AUCKLAND — Police can advise a man has died after he was located unresponsive in water off Red Beach.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Please attribute to Acting Detective Sergeant Konrad Tamati: A man has been arrested and charged after an assault involving a parking warden in Palmerston North recently.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Police acknowledge the IPCA’s findings into the events surrounding an arrest and use of force in Auckland City.

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Attributable to Assistant Commissioner Sandra Venables: Police have released the preliminary findings of an internal district review into the events surrounding the misidentification of a young person in Waikato, who was then placed in Waikato Hospital care, on 9 March 2025.

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WHAKATANE — One person has been arrested after the death of a man following a hunting incident in Minginui, Whakatane last week.

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AUCKLAND — Police have made three arrests over complaints about alleged behaviour of some external security contractors at Pak N Save Manukau.

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CROMWELL — Police are now in a position to release the name of the woman who died following a crash in Cromwell on 15 March.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash in Browns Bay last night.

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STEWART ISLAND — Attributable to Sergeant Ian Martin, Southland Police Search and Rescue: A man’s lucky escape highlights the importance of taking a personal locator beacon when going on any outdoor adventure.

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MAHIA — Members of the public are advised to stay away from the Maungawhio Drive area in Mahia, as emergency services respond to a fire.

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WAIUKU — Emergency services responded to reports of a minor fire at Waiuku College earlier today.

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MASTERTON — Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Philip Skoglund: A man wanted in relation to seven acts of arson in Masterton last month is likely getting help to evade arrest.

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WAIRARAPA — Please attribute to Wairarapa Relieving Area Commander Inspector Nick Thom: A fourth person has been in hospital overnight after ingesting an unknown substance in Wairarapa.

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AUCKLAND CITY — One person has been charged as an investigation continues into a threatening email directed at two Auckland schools.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Police have issued the first dispersal notice, three months after new laws bolstered enforcement of offending involving gang members.

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MATAMATA — Police can confirm the person struck by a train in Matamata has sadly died from their injuries.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Police have made four arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into a protest during the Auckland Pride Festival.

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New Zealand Police is pleased to see an increase in trust and confidence in the latest results from the Police component of the annual Ministry of Justice New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey (NZCVS).

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WAIRARAPA — Please attribute to Detective Inspector John van den Heuvel, Crime Services Manager, Wellington District Police are making enquiries after three people were hospitalised in the Wairarapa at the weekend after ingesting an unknown substance, which they believed to be cocaine.

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Police is seeking witnesses to a series of scrub fires across Port Waikato and Tuakau this year.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Please attribute to Acting Detective Inspector Simon Harrison: A $100,000 reward is offered for information in relation to the death of Brett Fraser in October 2014.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have charged a 20-year-old driver for allegedly causing the deaths of two of his passengers in January.

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AUCKLAND CITY — All lanes have now reopened following an earlier crash on the North-Western Motorway near St Lukes.

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Police have filed over 3000 charges against gang members since the introduction of the Gangs Act in late November.

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Aiden Sagala sat down for a beer after a hard day’s work nearly two years ago.

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MASTERTON — Police are investigating after four suspicious fires at churches in Masterton early Saturday.

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A man has been charged after several people were injured when a vehicle fled the scene of a shoplifting in Henderson.

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Please attribute to Deputy Commissioner Tania Kura: Police acknowledges the release of a comprehensive report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) which looks at the policing of public protests in New Zealand and makes several significant recommendations.

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Members of a road working crew spotted a woman driving her vehicle the wrong way through a set of road works on SH29.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Police can advise a serious crash will close a section of the Southern Motorway near Greenlane.

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WEST COAST — More than 26 years after the murder of David John Robinson, Tasman Police have reopened the investigation into his death, with enquiries under way in the small West Coast town of Kakapotahi.

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AUCKLAND — An arrest has been made following the aggravated robbery of a Cash in Transit van in Birkenhead on Tuesday afternoon.

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HAWEA FLAT — Attributable to Otago Lakes Area Commander, Inspector Paula Enoka: A man is appearing in court today charged with the murder of Karen White last year.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are making good progress with the investigation into the circumstances that led to a woman being found in a Christchurch park with critical injuries.

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OTAGO — Three men have been rescued after being reported missing while rafting on the Waikaia River near Piano Flat.

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HAMILTON — A 29-year-old man is before the courts after an item of concern was located following an incident in Hamilton.

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WELLINGTON CITY — Police investigating alleged criminal behaviour by visiting Vietnamese officials are preparing an extradition file.

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WANAKA — Police Search and Rescue are searching this morning for a man missing in a river in Mt Aspiring National Park.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Motorists on Auckland's South Western and Southern Motorway network may experience delays this morning, after two fatal incidents on the network in the early hours of this morning.

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WAITANGI — Thousands of people descended onto the grounds at Waitangi for one of the biggest events of the year.

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HUNTLY — A Police officer has been injured in an incident at 8pm last night in Huntly.

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WAINUIOMATA — Police investigating an assault in Wainuiomata last night are asking for the public's help, after a man was left seriously injured.

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TAURANGA — Attribute to Commercial Vehicle Safety Team National Manager Inspector Scott Webb: A dangerous passing incident on the Kaimai Ranges last month has resulted in a truck driver being charged.

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LEVIN — Police have recovered stolen firearms and a large amount of ammunition from a house in Foxton, thanks to two members of the public making the decision to call 111.

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