Missing person – Clyde, Central Otago
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are appealing to the public to help locate 17-year-old Caitlin Blanch, who is missing from her home address...
Serious crash, SH6, Buller Gorge
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are responding to a serious single-vehicle crash that has closed State Highway 6 in lower Buller Gorge tonight.
The...
Police seek witnesses to Rotorua firearms incident
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are seeking witnesses to a firearms incident on Te Ngae Road, Ngapuna, Rotorua this afternoon.
Emergency services were alerted...
Yes, parents can be prosecuted – PM
Source: Family First
Media Release 10 August 2021Family First NZ says that despite continuous attempts by the supporters of the proposed ‘conversion therapy’ ban to...
Bangladesh: Escalating attacks on the media must stop
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The Bangladeshi authorities have intensified their assault on independent media and journalists in 2020, with an escalation in the use of...
Child dies after being struck by vehicle
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Statement to be attributed to Inspector Jason Homan:
Police can confirm a child has died after being struck by a...
Road closure – SH30, Mangakino
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police are advising motorists that State Highway 30 is closed at Mangakino, following a serious crash that was reported to Police...
With the Three Waters reforms under fire, let’s not forget that safe and affordable...
Source: University of Waikato
While ostensibly about improving New Zealand’s water infrastructure, the government’s proposed Three Waters reforms have instead become a lightning rod for...
Update 2pm 13 Jan 2022 – Waiharara fire
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand
This morning Fire and Emergency held a community meeting to provide an update on the fire and the...
Update: Body found in Port Hills
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Statement to be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Damon Wells:
Police have now formally identified the body located in the...
UPDATE – Rimutaka prison escapee arrested
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Just after 1pm, Police arrested Rimutaka Prison escapee John Douglas Willis in central Masterton.
Police are now investigating where he...
UPDATE: Police urge people to come forward in Operation Dell, Taupō Homicide investigation
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Attributable to Detective Inspector Lindsay Pilbrow, Bay of Plenty Field Crime Manager:
Police are making good progress in Operation Dell,...
