Response to IPCA report on non-fatal Police shooting in Nelson
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police accepts the findings by the Independent Police Conduct Authority that a Police officer was justified in shooting a man who threatened officers with what was believed to be a firearm. The incident took place at a property in Nelson in the early hours of the 7th […]
Read More →Truck crash in Nelson SH6 – road closed
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A large truck towing two trailers has rear-ended a stationary parked truck on SH6, Tahunanui, Nelson this morning at around 4.20am. The single occupant driver has been extracted by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and taken to hospital. There is no current status update for the […]
Read More →Arrests following search warrants, Nelson area
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Four men have been arrested and are now facing a number of drugs related charges following eight search warrants carried out across the Nelson area today. A 34-year-old man is facing around 40 drugs related charges including supplying Class A drugs. He appeared in Nelson District Court today and […]
Read More →Dan McGarry: Fighting for media freedom and truth in the Pacific
When the host country Nauru banned the pool broadcaster, ABC, from the Pacific Islands summit set for next month, it was condemned widely for an attack on freedom on the media. Lee Duffield recently paid a visit to Dan McGarry, media director of the Vanuatu Daily Post, who took a lead, declaring his outlet would […]
Read More →Missing woman found in Waikato River
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute Detective Sergeant Jason Earl: At around 12pm today officers searching the Waikato River on the Police boat located a woman’s body between Horotiu and Ngaruawahia. The body has now been recovered and has been identified as Hamilton woman Mi-Sook Yang, known as Annie, who has been missing […]
Read More →Appeal for information – Swansea Road aggravated robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Constable Karli Whiu Hawke’s Bay Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery at the Fish and Chip shop in the Swansea Road village, Flaxmere, Hastings. The robbery occurred around 7:15pm, on Sunday 12 August. Three offenders, wearing red bandanas over their faces […]
Read More →Information sought following Horowhenua burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information following burglaries at two rural properties in Shannon last week. A number of power tools, sprayed with green paint, and two firearms were stolen from a farm workshop on Mangahao Road late on Wednesday 8 August or in the early hours of […]
Read More →Takaka man in court following incident at school
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Acting Sergeant Jonathan Davies: A 56-year-old man is due to appear in Nelson District Court today on a variety of charges following an incident at Takaka School. A threatening phone call yesterday morning prompted the school to go into temporary lockdown — a standard […]
Read More →Violent bag snatch incident in Remuera
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Lloyd Schmid, Auckland City Police: Police are looking to locate 23-year-old Jaedon Dawson who we believe can assist us with our investigation into a violent incident yesterday afternoon (14 August 2018) where an elderly woman had her handbag snatched. The 80-year-old […]
Read More →Crash in Paparangi Wellington – child injured
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are attending a crash in Paparangi, Wellington where a child has been struck by a car about 9.50am. The child has been taken to hospital via ambulance in a serious condition. The crash occurred at Mark Avenue and Cara Crescent. Motorists are asked to avoid the […]
Read More →Update: Cyclist dies following Timaru crash
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A cyclist who crashed in Timaru on the weekend has died in hospital. Shortly after midnight on Sunday 12 August 2018, a 37-year-old woman riding a bicycle crashed on June Street. She suffered serious head injuries and was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Timaru Hospital. […]
Read More →Western Bay of Plenty Police seeking Adrian Rewiri (including photo)
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Western Bay of Plenty Police are seeking to locate Adrian John Rewiri, aged 32, currently of no fixed abode. Rewiri is wanted to arrest for failing to appear in Tauranga District Court on 14 June 2018, on charges relating to driving while disqualified and possession of a firearm. The […]
Read More →Western Bay of Plenty Police seek Adrian Rewiri
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Western Bay of Plenty Police are seeking to locate Adrian John Rewiri, aged 32, currently of no fixed abode. Rewiri is wanted to arrest for failing to appear in Tauranga District Court on 14 June 2018, on charges relating to driving while disqualified and possession of a firearm. The […]
Read More →Update: Train breakdown, Mt Maunganui
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Update: Train breakdown, Mt Maunganui Tuesday, 14 August 2018 – 3:36pm Bay of Plenty The train that was blocking a railway crossing in Mt Maunganui has been moved and the crossing is now clear. Police would like to thank motorists in the area for their patience and […]
Read More →Train breakdown – Mt Maunganui
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A train has broken down on a railway crossing in Mt Maunganui. The train is blocking the crossing near the roundabout on Hewletts Road / Maunganui Road / Golf Road. Motorists are asked to take alternative routes. It is not known at this stage how long the […]
Read More →Name release and appeal for further information – Tutira fatal
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Senior Constable Tim Rowe of the Serious Crash Unit Police are now in a position to release the name of the 71-year-old man who died in a fatal crash on State Highway 2 near Tutira on Monday 13 August 2018. He was Hamish John MacLean […]
Read More →Update: Human remains found at Mount Maunganui.
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Update: Human remains found at Mount Maunganui. Attribute to Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury The human skull discovered near Salisbury Wharf in Mount Maunganui has been identified by a pathologist as a pre-European adult Maori man. The skull was found by a fisherman on the 6th of August, […]
Read More →Stabbing, Huntly
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Area Manager Investigations Senior Sergeant Stephen Ambler An investigation is underway following a stabbing in Huntly this morning. A man is in Waikato Hospital in a critical condition following the incident. Police were called to Kimihia Road at 5.10am. A property on Burke Place is […]
Read More →Two arrests following aggravated robbery and assault in Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Canterbury Police have arrested two woman following the aggravated robbery and assault of two elderly victims in their home in Papanui yesterday. A 39-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated robbery and two charges of aggravated assault. A 38-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated robbery. The […]
Read More →UPDATE: Search for missing Motueka man Jason Campbell
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Statement attributable to Sergeant Malcolm York An intensive search of Takaka Hill is being undertaken today in Nelson in the search for missing Motueka man Jason Campbell. Despite poor weather conditions five search and rescue teams are actively searching the area in and around Takaka Hill. Four […]
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