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Man charged following hit and run, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged a man following a hit and run incident in Hamilton yesterday afternoon. At around 3.15pm, Police were notified that a person...
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Holiday road toll drops for a second year in a row
Source: New Zealand Police Police are pleased that, for a second year in a row, the number of holiday road deaths has decreased. The provisional number of road deaths for...
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Search for tramper missing near Mount Huxley
Source: New Zealand Police A large search is under way for a tramper missing near Lake Ōhau, and Police are appealing for information. Connor Purvis, 20, intended to climb Mount...
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Serious crash, State Highway 8, Tekapo
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a serious four-vehicle crash that has blocked State Highway 8 west of Tekapo this evening. The crash happened about...
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Lanes open, SH 1, Takanini
Source: New Zealand Police All lanes are now open on State Highway 1 at Takanini following an incident where a truck has collided with an overbridge, around 3.25pm today. Police...
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Road closed, SH 4, Aria, Waitomo
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 4, Aria, Waitomo is currently closed following a crash this afternoon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a truck has rolled, around...
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Lanes blocked, SH 1, Takanini
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1, Takanini is down to one lane northbound after a truck, carrying a small house, has collided with an overbridge. Police were called to...
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Police seek witnesses to serious crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking any witnesses to a serious crash involving a cyclist and vehicle in Palmerston North on Friday. The crash happened on Tennant Drive, outside...
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NZ foreign policy group calls for unflinching NZ govt condemnation of US aggression in Venezuela
Source: Te Kuaka The Trump-led unilateral aggression by the US against Venezuela overnight (NZ time), including bombing of infrastructure and capture of Venezuelan President Maduro, must be unflinchingly condemned by...
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Appeal for information, Champagne Gully campsite
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Regan Price, Cromwell Police. Police investigating an assault are seeking information from the public. A fight occurred at the Champagne Gully camping...
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Appeal for sightings of vehicle, Maniototo
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Regan Price, Cromwell Police. Central Otago Police investigating a burglary in Alexandra yesterday are seeking the public’s help to locate a related...
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Road blocked, SH3, Ōhaupō
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash that has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road. A two-vehicle crash...
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Rāhui, Mahuta Gap
Source: New Zealand Police Two people have died following a water related incident on Ripirō Beach between Mahuta Gap and Glinks Gully yesterday. Police were called about 6.50pm with a...
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Lane blocked, SH 20, Māngere Bridge
Source: New Zealand Police One northbound lane of State Highway 20, Māngere Bridge is blocked following an incident this evening. Police were notified of the incident where a person has...
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Gisborne motorists urged to avoid travel and take care
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists around Gisborne are being urged to avoid non-essential travel as heavy rain and surface flooding affects roads across the region. Multiple reports of surface flooding...
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Nurses pay tribute to Dame Poutasi
Source: New Zealand Nurses Organisation The passing of Dame Karen Poutasi has seen Aotearoa lose one of its foremost health leaders and a woman of high integrity, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o...
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Waikato motorists reminded to drive to the conditions
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists in the Waikato district are reminded to slow down in this wet weather and drive to the conditions. Police have responded to a number of...
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Serious crash, SH1, Brynderwyn
Source: New Zealand Police The south side of the Brynderwyns is closed following a serious crash. The two-vehicle crash was reported about 12.45pm today. Initial indications are that multiple people...
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Appeal to public following Devonport death
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating an unexplained death in Devonport are seeking help from the public. Emergency services were called to the Kerr Street address around 11pm on 1...
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Health privacy breach exposes risk of Govt cutting IT experts in public health – PSA
Source: PSA The cyber security breach at privately run Manage My Health is a chilling reminder of how the Government blundered in cutting the jobs of many IT experts safeguarding the...
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Serious crash, Cove Road, Waipu
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash that has closed Cove Road at Waipu this evening. The two-vehicle crash was reported about 7.50pm....
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Four face court after aggravated burglary in Thames
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson Four people will appear in the Hamilton Youth Court tomorrow on a number of charges following an aggravated robbery...
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Quick actions save teenager caught in rip – Paritutu Beach
Source: New Zealand Police A teenager, who was stuck in a rip, was safely brought back to shore after a Police Officer and a member of Surf Lifesaving entered the...
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Health Minister marks the passing of Dame Karen Poutasi
Source: New Zealand Government Health Minister Simeon Brown has acknowledged Dame Karen Poutasi and her extensive service to the New Zealand health system and the public sector more broadly. Dame...
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Police disrupt youth gatherings in Coromandel
Source: New Zealand Police Last night, Police disrupted a crowd of approximately 1000 youth who congregated at Williamson Park, Whangamatā, and 300 youth near the Surf Club Resort, Pauanui. Around...
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Consumer NZ shares four simple ways to save in 2026
Source: Consumer NZ Consumer NZ’s research has found the number of people concerned about the cost of living has doubled in 4 years. With some small adjustments to your...
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Fire and Emergency NZ Statement – NZPFU members will strike today – be extra careful
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people and businesses in cities and towns to remain extra careful when members of the New Zealand Professional...