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Road Blocked, State Highway 1, south of Taihape
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 is blocked following a single vehicle crash near Ohotu, south of Taihape. Motorists are asked to delay travel if possible and expect delays....
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Health and Employment – Mental health workers head to mediation with more strike action likely
Source: PSA The union for 3,500 mental health and public health nurses and mental health assistants will begin mediation tomorrow to try and resolve long standing issues around pay and safe...
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Legal Sector Appointments – David Campbell to be the next Law Society President
Source: Law Society Auckland lawyer David Campbell has been appointed the 34th President of the New Zealand Law Society Te Kāhui Ture o Aotearoa. His appointment was confirmed at the Law...
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New detector dogs head to the Pacific to fight transnational crime
Source: New Zealand Police New Zealand Police and Customs have congratulated five new handlers and their detector dogs on their graduation from the Police Dog Training Centre (DTC) in Trentham...
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Police investigating serious assault in Ōpōtiki
Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating after a man was seriously assaulted in his Ōpōtiki home early this morning. The man sustained serious injuries in the assault, which is...
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Police training exercise – Wairoa
Source: New Zealand Police There will be an increased presence of Police in Wairoa today as officers take part in a training exercise. Police will be training around Summerville Street...
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Fatal crash, State Highway 2, Karangahake
Source: New Zealand Police Two people have died following a crash on State Highway 2, Karangahake last night. Police were alerted to the crash between Jackson Road and Rahu Road...
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Average speed safety cameras to be rolled out across the country
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has confirmed the locations for 17 sets of average speed safety cameras. Subject to final testing, the first...
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On-ramp closed, Lincoln Road, Henderson
Source: New Zealand Police The Lincoln Road on-ramp to State Highway 16, city bound, is closed following a crash this evening. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a...
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New Inspector-General of Defence
Source: New Zealand Government The House has today agreed to High Court Judge Hon Justice Timothy Brewer ONZM ED being appointed as the next Inspector-General of Defence and barrister Natalie...
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Fatal crash, Gordonton
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a crash at the intersection of Puketaha Road and Taylor Road this afternoon. Police and other emergency services were called to...
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Road blocked, State Highway 2, Tauwharenikau
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 2 is blocked following a serious crash this afternoon. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash, where a car has struck a powerpole, west...
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Two caught illegally whitebaiting following season end, Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Two men have had their nets, waders and other equipment seized after being caught illegally whitebaiting last night. Police and the Department of Conservation have been...
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Media advisory: Special Olympics flame in Central this weekend
Source: New Zealand Police Police will be part of something special, supporting Central District’s Special Olympics athletes to carry the Flame of Hope in support of the Special Olympic Games....
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Day Street homicide: Name release
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of a woman found deceased in a central Auckland apartment at the weekend. A homicide investigation commenced after the woman...
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Hawke’s Bay Police investigating Twyford burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police Hawke’s Bay Police are investigating a series of rural burglaries in the Twyford area and are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying a possible...
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Road closed, Puketaha Road and Taylor Road intersection, Gordonton
Source: New Zealand Police Puketaha Road and Taylor Road are closed near the intersection following a seirous crash this afternoon. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at around 1pm....
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Delivering a better mental health crisis response
Source: New Zealand Government Minister for Mental Health Matt Doocey has today announced the government is delivering more frontline workers and establishing new services for people in need of a...
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Brooklyn shooting: Further details released, appeal for information
Source: New Zealand Police Police continuing to investigate the shooting incident at Pukehinau Flats in Brooklyn, Wellington, on Sunday afternoon are appealing to anyone with further information to come forward....
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Education and Politics – Minister’s Teaching Council move undermines profession
Source: NZ Principals Federation The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand is the independent professional body for schoolteachers, and like all other professional bodies such as the Medical Association or Law...
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Improved compliance and efficiencies the focus of new Napier Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency Napier’s new Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre (CVSC) will focus on the safety of heavy vehicle operators and ultimately improve travel efficiencies, once it’s built. Motorists...
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Serious crash: Elliot Street, Papakura
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are attending a serious crash at the intersection of Elliot Street and Ray Small Drive, Papakura. The two-vehicle crash was reported to Police 2.04pm....
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Police seize vehicles following burnouts during funeral proceedings
Source: New Zealand Police Police is condemning the actions of several individuals doing burnouts at Waikumete Cemetery yesterday afternoon. Two men have been arrested, with two cars and a motorbike...
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Update on rapid review into Police information security controls
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Chief Information Officer Matt Winter: Police is releasing a further update on the measures taken since a rapid review of Police information security...
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IPP3A: notification requirements for indirect collection of personal information
Source: Privacy Commissioner This new rule will come into force on 1 May 2026. The IPP3A requirements only apply to personal information collected from 1 May 2026. On this page:...
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Police seize $12m of cocaine stashed inside container
Source: New Zealand Police Police have seized 36 kilograms of cocaine this afternoon, after its discovery stashed inside a container delivered to an Auckland business. An investigation is now underway...
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Police investigating arson and other offending at Ōrewa businesses
Source: New Zealand Police Police have commenced an operation on the Hibiscus Coast into a fire deliberately lit at a cafe over the weekend. It comes as Waitematā North CIB...