Emergency Services
100+ infringements issued in 4-day road safety operation
Road Policing staff from Manawatū and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Team conducted a four-day operation last week, targeting driver behaviour and Heavy Motor Vehicle...
New crime figures right on target says Govt
New data released today shows the Government is tracking ahead of its violent crime reduction target, with 28,000 fewer victims of crime recorded for...
Hanmer Springs put to wildfire test
A real-time Civil Defence exercise to voluntarily evacuate Hanmer Springs put the village’s wildfire preparedness plan to the test in a race against time...
New phase of Police mental health response programme to begin
Police and Health NZ have today confirmed the completion of Phase One of the Mental Health Response Change Programme and are now preparing to...
IPCA finds Police used unlawful force in 2022 arrest
NZ Police has acknowledged the Independent Police Conduct Authority's (IPCA) findings into the events surrounding an arrest and use of force in Auckland City...
Road spikes catch man wanted on 20+ warrants
A wanted man with more than 20 warrants for his arrest has been taken into custody following a fleeing driver incident across Auckland this...
Dogs euthanised after fatal attack on child
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has today confirmed that all three of the dogs that were removed from a Tuapiro property following the...
Police appeal for firearm used in 1998 murder
Police investigating the 1998 murder of David John Robinson say they are continuing to make progress after new leads breathed renewed energy into the...
New roadside drug testing powers on the way for Police
Police are on track to have powers to screen drivers for impairing drugs by the end of the year, after legislation to enable roadside...
Police respond to IPCA investigation into death of woman in custody
NZ Police has accepted the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority which found officers failed in their duty of care for a woman...
Police operation targets gang tension in Tairāwhiti
Police have launched a significant operation across Tairāwhiti following several concerning incidents stemming from tensions between rival gangs.
Tairāwhiti Area Commander Inspector Danny Kirk confirmed...
Arrests made in Stokes Valley murder and arson
Hutt Valley Police have arrested three men in connection to the murder of a man in his 80s and the arson of his residential...
Proceeds of Crime funds to boost Auckland CBD anti-crime measures
The Government has today announced it will boost anti-crime measures across central Auckland with $1.3 million of funding from the Proceeds of Crime Fund.
Auckland...
Gun owner to be prosecuted over unregistered firearms
A firearms license holder is facing prosecution in a case where it is alleged he failed to register his firearms because he believed the...
Man charged over email threats to Auckland schools
A 20-year-old man has been charged as a Police investigation continues into a threatening email directed at two Auckland schools.
Enquiries by Counties Manukau Police...
