Tag: new_zealand_police
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Two Seriously Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on SH1 at Waiwera South
State Highway 1 at Waiwera South is closed after a two-vehicle crash at the Tutu Hill Road intersection, with two people seriously injured and a third moderately hurt.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PoliceWaiwera SouthState Highway 1Tutu Hill Roadroad crashtraffic delaysClinton Highway
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State Highway 12 at Paparoa to Close After Truck Crash
A section of State Highway 12 at Paparoa will close between 4.30pm and 6pm after a truck and trailer crash, with no injuries reported and motorists told to expect delays.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PoliceState Highway 12Paparoatruck crashroad closureCommercial Vehicle Safety Unittraffic delays
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Police Name Man Who Died in Tauranga Crash
New Zealand Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on Takitimu Drive in Tauranga on 5 October, as enquiries into the crash continue.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceFatal crashTaurangaTakitimu DriveWarren Craig CochraneOtumoetaiRoad death
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Man Arrested After Crashing at Speed on Kāpiti Expressway
A 35-year-old man is due in Porirua District Court after allegedly driving at nearly twice the speed limit on State Highway 1 and crashing into a wire barrier near Ngarara Bridge.
Law EnforcementLegalTransportation New Zealand PoliceKāpiti ExpresswayWaikanaereckless drivingPorirua District CourtState Highway 1failing to stop
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Truck and Trailer Crash Blocks State Highway 12 Near Paparoa
Police were called to a single vehicle truck and trailer crash on State Highway 12, one kilometre east of Paparoa, at 12.20pm. No injuries reported, but the road is blocked with debris.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PolicePaparoaState Highway 12truck crashtraffic delaysroad closure
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Missing Porirua Man Found Safe and Well
Police confirm a Porirua man reported missing, whose belongings were found in Greytown, has been located safe and well.
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Police Accept IPCA Findings That Use of Force in Naenae Was Justified
New Zealand Police accept IPCA findings that officers were justified in using OC spray on a man who refused to leave a bus in Naenae in June 2025.
Law EnforcementLegal New Zealand PoliceIndependent Police Conduct AuthorityNaenaeuse of forceOC sprayWellington Districtdisorderly behaviour
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Police Seek Public's Help to Find Missing Vulnerable Man Dylin Jones
New Zealand Police are asking for help locating 29-year-old Dylin Jones, a vulnerable man last seen in Porirua on 29 September, whose belongings were found in Greytown on 15 October.
Law EnforcementSocial Issues Dylin JonesNew Zealand Policemissing personPoriruaGreytownWellingtonvulnerable person
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Three-Vehicle Crash Blocks State Highway 1 Near Waikanae
A three-vehicle crash in the northbound lane of State Highway 1 north of the Waikanae on-ramp has blocked the highway, with debris in both lanes and two people reported to have minor injuries.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PoliceState Highway 1WaikanaeSerious Crash UnitNZTA Journey Plannerroad crashtraffic diversion
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Car Rollover Blocks Lane on Broadlands Road in Rotorua
One lane is blocked on Broadlands Road near East Road in Rotorua after a car rollover was reported to emergency services around 4.50pm. Injuries have been reported and motorists are advised to avoid the area.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PoliceRotoruaBroadlands Roadcar rolloverroad closuretraffic incidentemergency services
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Two Arrested, Stolen Property Recovered After Te Kaha Search Warrants
Eastern Bay of Plenty Police arrested two men and recovered a large haul of suspected stolen goods, including a television and washing machine, after search warrants in Te Kaha.
Law EnforcementLegal Te KahaEastern Bay of Plenty Policeburglarysearch warrantsŌpōtiki District CourtNew Zealand Policestolen property
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Youth Charged After Assault on New Plymouth Coastal Walkway
A 17-year-old has been charged with wounding with intent after a man walking on New Plymouth's Coastal Walkway was assaulted by a motorcycle rider and pushed onto rocks.
Law EnforcementLegalSocial Issues New Zealand PoliceNew PlymouthCoastal WalkwayassaultTaranakiyouth justicemotorcycle
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Police Name Man Who Died at Sumner Beach
New Zealand Police have named Hemi Tuki, 51, of Christchurch, as the man who reportedly suffered a medical event and died at Sumner Beach on Sunday. The incident has been referred to the Coroner.
Law EnforcementLegal New Zealand PoliceSumner BeachHemi TukiChristchurchCoronerName release
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Police Name Dargaville Homicide Victim as Garry Hazelton
New Zealand Police have named 64-year-old Garry Hazelton as the man who died in a homicide on Hoeroa Street, Dargaville, on 7 October, as Operation Trailside continues.
Law EnforcementLegal New Zealand PoliceDargavilleHomicideGarry HazeltonHoeroa StreetOperation TrailsideCrime
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Six Arrested, $15,000 Seized in Taranaki Drug Operation
A three-month Taranaki police operation into illegal drug supply has led to six arrests, around $15,000 seized, and drugs, firearms and stolen goods taken off the street.
Law EnforcementLegal New Zealand PoliceTaranakiNew Plymouthdrug operationarrestsfirearms seizureburglary
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Woman Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle at Auckland North Shore Intersection
Police have launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the events leading up to the woman's death.
Law EnforcementTransportationLegalDisasters New Zealand PoliceAucklandNorth ShoreSerious Crash UnitWaitematā CIBCrime Stoppersfatal crashWairau RoadTristram AvenueWairau Valleypedestrian crash
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Police Continue Search for Missing Auckland Man Joshua Arnold
Police are appealing for sightings of 24-year-old Joshua Arnold, who has autism and was last seen on 4 October on Kotuitui Road, Wainui, wearing jeans, jandals and a black sunhat.
Law EnforcementSocial Issues Joshua ArnoldNew Zealand Policemissing personAucklandWainuiWaitematāautism
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Police: Rongotai Underpass Blood Not Suspicious
New Zealand Police say blood found in the Coutts Street pedestrian underpass in Rongotai over the weekend is not of a suspicious nature and no further involvement is required.
Law EnforcementGeneral Politics New Zealand PoliceRongotaiCoutts Streetpedestrian underpassWellingtonPolice investigation
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Man Arrested and Charged After Māngere Firearms Incident
A 21-year-old man has been charged with wounding with intent and discharging a firearm after a disorder in Māngere left two people with gunshot injuries.
Law EnforcementLegal MāngereNew Zealand PoliceFirearms incidentCounties Manukau CIBManukau District CourtArrestGunshot injuries
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One Dead in Single-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 26 at Tatuanui
SH26 remains closed near the SH27 intersection east of Morrinsville while the Serious Crash Unit examines the scene.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PoliceTatuanuiState Highway 26State Highway 27fatal crashSerious Crash Unitroad closureMorrinsvilleTraffic Crash
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Police Name Two Women Killed in Dairy Flat Highway Crash
New Zealand Police have released the names of two women who died after a crash on Dairy Flat Highway on 5 October, as enquiries into the collision continue.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceDairy Flat Highwayfatal crashSharron CaitcheonFrances Jerome LyndonAucklandQueensland
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Wharekaho House Fire Not Suspicious, Death Referred to Coroner
New Zealand Police confirm the fatal Wharekaho house fire of 8 October is not being treated as suspicious, with the death of 65-year-old Benjamin Tanui Davis referred to the Coroner.
Law EnforcementDisasters WharekahoNew Zealand Policehouse fireCoronerBenjamin Tanui Davispostmortemfatal fire
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Crash Closes Section of Te Puke Highway
A motorbike crash north of the SH1 intersection has closed part of Te Puke Highway. The rider is critically injured and motorists are told to expect delays.
Law EnforcementTransportation Te Puke HighwayNew Zealand PoliceSerious Crash Unitmotorbike crashSH1 intersectionroad closurecritical injuries
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TENDERS & AWARDS #21 | 13 October 2026 | NZ Public-Sector Procurement Intelligence
A national programme for standardised modular wastewater treatment has opened to suppliers, offering successful respondents access to a multi-year pipeline of council and water-service projects for communities of fewer than 2,000 people.
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Man Charged Following Series of EV Charger Thefts in Christchurch
A 26-year-old Christchurch man faces five counts of theft over $2,000 after police allege he cut and stole EV charging cables, disrupting users and costing network providers.
Law EnforcementLegalTransportationEnergy New Zealand PoliceChristchurchEV charger theftCanterbury Rural PoliceInspector Peter CooperChristchurch District CourtCrime Stoppers
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Police Seek Dash Cam Footage in Norsewood Assault Investigation
Manawatū CIB continues investigating a reported assault in Norsewood after a man's condition improved to stable. Police want dash cam footage from anyone travelling State Highway 2 at the time.
Law EnforcementLegal NorsewoodNew Zealand PoliceassaultState Highway 2Manawatū CIBdash cam footageP06783179
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Two-Car Crash Blocks State Highway 1 Near Tirau Roundabout
State Highway 1 / Tirau Road is blocked northwest of the roundabout after a two-car crash reported about 3.30pm. One person is seriously injured and will be airlifted to hospital.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PoliceState Highway 1Tirau Roadtwo-car crashroad blockedserious injuryTirau
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Police Name Seven-Year-Old Who Died at Tangimoana Beach
New Zealand Police have released the name of Ryder Hayden Coley-Clark, the seven-year-old from Whanganui District who died in a water-related incident at Tangimoana Beach on Friday.
Law EnforcementDisasters New Zealand PoliceTangimoana BeachRyder Hayden Coley-ClarkWhanganui Districtwater-related incidentname releasedrowning
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Police name woman who died in Temuka crash
New Zealand Police have confirmed the name of the woman killed in a crash in Temuka on Thursday 8 October as 54-year-old Michelle Tracey Hopkins, from Pegasus.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceTemukaMichelle Tracey HopkinsPegasusFatal crashName release
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Serious Injuries in Two-Vehicle Crash on SH3 at Turakina Valley Road
Police were alerted to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 3 at the Turakina Valley Road intersection about 2.30pm, with one person seriously injured and the northbound lane blocked.
Law EnforcementTransportation New Zealand PoliceState Highway 3Turakina Valley Roadtwo-vehicle crashserious injuriestraffic delaysPolice Media Centre