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Tairāwhiti motorists: plan ahead and be patient on busy roads
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging motorists to plan ahead and expect hold ups, with an influx of traffic to Tairāwhiti over the holiday break. With Rhythm and Vines...
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Assaults on K Road disorder: Police asking for help to identify offenders
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Auckland City Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greaves: Police are asking for the public’s assistance after the mass disorder that occurred on...
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Government and industry launch pilot to enhance welfare practices in shearing sector
Source: New Zealand Government The Government and industry are supporting training initiatives to improve animal welfare outcomes in New Zealand woolsheds, Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard and Rural Communities Minister...
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Drivers should take care in Tairāwhiti over the holidays
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging motorists to plan ahead and expect hold ups, with an influx of traffic to Tairāwhiti over the holiday break. With Rhythm and Vines...
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Fishery officers target illegal pāua gathering
Source: New Zealand Government Fishery Officer patrols will be stepped up over summer to help reduce the illegal gathering and illicit trade of pāua, Oceans and Fishers Minister Shane Jones...
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SH 2 open near Petone
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2 near Petone is open for traffic both ways after a single-vehicle crash around 5.17am. Police continues to investigate the crash and urges safe...
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Three rescued fishermen ‘did everything right’
Source: New Zealand Police Police successfully coordinated a water rescue of three people in the Manukau Harbour last night after their boat started taking on water. Three fishermen set off...
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Body located – Port Waikato
Source: New Zealand Police Police Eagle has sadly located a body at Port Waikato, which is believed to be the man who went missing while jet skiing on Christmas Day....
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Police Commissioner goes back on the beat for Rhythm and Vines, New Year’s Eve
Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Richard Chambers will be on the beat in Nelson on New Year’s Eve working alongside frontline staff, as well as policing at Rhythm and...
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SH 2 northbound closed near Petone
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2 heading northbound near Petone is closed after a single-vehicle crash. Emergency services were called to the area at 5.17am. One person has serious...
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Sudden death, Piha
Source: New Zealand Police Police received report of a person washed away by waves on Piha Beach around 12.30pm. The Police Eagle was deployed to help locate the person, sadly...
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Man charged after Hornby incident
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Luke Vaughan: A man was due to appear in court today following an incident in Hornby yesterday evening. Police received multiple calls...
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First Responders – NZPFU calls off its strike today
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand National Commander Megan Stiffler says it is a positive development that the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union has called off...
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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...
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How to safely interact with marine mammals
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Aotearoa is home to some seriously special marine mammals — and that’s not just Kiwi bias talking. Nearly half of the world’s whales, dolphins and...
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Update: Man speaking to Police in relation to Ruatiti homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Central District Commander Superintendent Dion Bennett: The 29-year-old man Police required to speak to about a double homicide in Ruatiti on Saturday 13...
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Trio arrested after aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested three youths following a swift response to reports of an aggravated robbery in Hamilton this morning. About 6:40am, Police were alerted to the...
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Hamilton homicide: Man charged with murder
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector Daryl Smith, District Manager Criminal Investigations: Police have arrested and charged a man with murder in relation to the death of...
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New North Road, Kingsland re-opens
Source: New Zealand Police Police can advise New North Road in Kingsland has re-opened to traffic in both directions, following an earlier crash at lunchtime. Enquiries into the crash will...
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Police reasonably pleased with Hastings drink driving operation results
Source: New Zealand Police Hawke’s Bay Police are reasonably pleased with the results of an operation targeting drink driving on Friday 19 December – but four impaired drivers let the...
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Police scour suburb for answers after victim left ‘fearful’
Source: New Zealand Police A Police investigation has identified an offender allegedly behind two targeted wilful damage incidents in an Auckland suburb. The development comes after Waitematā West Police scoured...
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Rare dolphin spotted in the Bay of Islands/ Pēwhairangi
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 24 December 2025 Dolphin researcher Jochen Zaeschmar from the Far Out Ocean Research Collective spotted the solitary dolphin this week, and it has since been...
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An unwelcome Christmas gift for anti-social road users
Source: New Zealand Police Wellington Police have disrupted multiple planned anti-social road user gatherings overnight. Hutt Valley Area Commander Inspector Wade Jennings says checkpoints and a visible Police presence at...
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Person found deceased after fire, New Plymouth
Source: New Zealand Police One person has been located deceased following a house fire in New Plymouth overnight. Emergency services were called to a property on Trelawney Crescent around 2:30am...
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Section of Blockhouse Bay Road closed
Source: New Zealand Police A section of Blockhouse Bay Road is closed due to a damaged power pole. Emergency services responded to a single vehicle crash just after midday near...
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New North Road, Kingsland blocked following crash
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are in attendance at a crash in Kingsland which is causing delays. A pickup truck has collided with several vehicles in the crash on...
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State Highway 25 closed, Hauraki
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 25, Hauraki is closed near the intersection with Hauraki Road following a crash. The two-vehicle crash, involving a truck was reported just before midday....