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Name release: Fatal crash, Kaitaia
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who died following a motorcycle crash in Kaitaia on 12 December. He was Marcus Tepania, 31, of...
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How a Fiji man took on the world’s biggest polluters
Source: Radio New Zealand By Jamie Tahana for RNZ Pacific Vishal Prasad (Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change) speaks to the press before the International Court of Justice following the...
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Labour inspector ordered to release employment information to Gloriavale
Source: Radio New Zealand A sign which welcomes people to Gloriavale Christian Community. (File photo) RNZ / Jean Edwards The Employment Court has ruled the Labour Inspector must release advice...
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Loaded shotgun found under child’s bed while police search for stolen Bentley
Source: Radio New Zealand Police found four other stolen vehicles and the gun at a West Auckland house. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER A loaded shotgun was found under...
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Queenstown restaurant fails in bid to stop Aussie spa chain using its name
Source: Radio New Zealand The Bathhouse restaurant in Queenstown. GOOGLE MAPS / RNZ A Queenstown restaurant has failed to secure an interim injunction to stop an Australian company opening a...
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Shoplifters’ supermarket shop doesn’t add up
Source: New Zealand Police The Henderson Beat Team had a list, they checked it twice, finding out two shoplifters were not nice. The tale unfolded at a Henderson supermarket on...
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‘Things can change in a heartbeat’ – Police urges water safety
Source: New Zealand Police A boatie was lucky to survive after being caught out on a fishing expedition on Lake Taupō – prompting a warning from Police and local iwi....
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Drunk driver heading from Gore to Te Anau hits four times legal alcohol limit
Source: Radio New Zealand Immediately call 111 if you see dangerous driving, police say. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Police have arrested a drunk driver heading from Gore to Te Anau...
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Luxury theft leads to larger discovery
Source: New Zealand Police An investigation into a stolen Bentley has led North Shore Police to recover almost half a dozen stolen vehicles and a shotgun. Waitematā East’s Tactical Crime...
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Liam Lawson to drive laps in Central Otago for charity
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson will be in Formula 1 in 2026 after being confirmed in one of the Racing Bulls seats earlier this month. DPPI / PHOTOSPORT Formula...
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‘It was only 20 minutes outside their house’ – Christmas presents stolen from car
Source: Radio New Zealand Some Christmas presents will not even get near a tree if left in the car, say police. File photo. 123rf An Auckland man whose Christmas presents...
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Public thanked for dobbing in drunk driver almost four times limit
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested one person while investigating a complaint from the member of the public that sighted a vehicle repeatedly crossing the centre line heading from...
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Search underway after person missing in water in Coromandel Peninsula
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called about 9.45am on Monday to the scene off the Thames Coast Road. RNZ / REECE BAKER A person is missing after getting into...
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Police investigation underway after Taupō boat fire prompts rescue mission
Source: Radio New Zealand Lake Taupō. 123rf A boatie has been rescued from Lake Taupō after their vessel caught fire. A callout came just after 6pm on Sunday to Whangamatā...
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Water-related incident, Waikawau
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are responding to a report of a person missing in the water near Waikawau boat ramp. Police were called about 9.45am after someone was...
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Person in serious condition after vehicle, pedestrian collide in Mount Eden
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the Serious Crash Unit has been notified. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly One person is in a serious condition after a crash between a vehicle...
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Police arrest eight after gang targeted drug-bust in Southland
Source: Radio New Zealand Detective senior sergeant Greg Baird says the social harm caused by illicit drugs is significant. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A Southland police operation has ended in...
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Police seek witnesses following crash, Pyes Pa, Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on Cheyne Road, Pyes Pa, Tauranga, last week. Police were called to the crash, where a pedestrian has been...
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Ruatiti homicide: Police search bush for person of interest Mitchell Cole
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Cole. Supplied / NZ Police Police say the 29-year-old they’re searching for after a double-homicide in the North Island has a dog with him. Friends...
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Organised crime disrupted in Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Operation Diablo has led to the arrest of eight people and the seizure of drugs, firearms and cash from multiple addresses across Southland last week. Organised...
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Jagpreet Singh, 20, named as person who died in south Auckland collision
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency Police have named a man who died in a crash in south Auckland earlier this...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Matamau
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man that died following a crash on State Highway 2, Matamau on 5 December. He was 45-year-old Toby...
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Shoplifters nabbed in Waikato
Source: New Zealand Police A dedicated retail crime team set up in Waikato District to disrupt and target prolific retail crime is netting results. Waikato District launched a new retail...
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Pair arrested after reports of stealing three full shopping trolleys from Auckland Kmart
Source: Radio New Zealand Kmart in Botany, Auckland. Google Maps A south Auckland woman will spend Christmas Eve in court after being charged with shoplifting at Kmart. Police were called...
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Person dies in crash in Canterbury
Source: Radio New Zealand The sole occupant of the vehicle was found dead, police said. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died after crashing into a power pole in...
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Update: Ongoing search for Mitchell Cole
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Gerard Bouterey, Field Crime Manager, Central District CIB: Police searching for Mitchell Cole are asking anyone heading into the bush in Ruatiti...
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Correction: Crash, Seadown
Source: New Zealand Police A previous release stated Seadown Road was closed between Arowhenua Station Road and State Highway 1. State Highway 1 remains open in the area. Seadown Road between...