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Teamwork locates fleeing Waikato youths in family car
Source: New Zealand Police Teamwork by Hamilton police units responding to reports of suspicious behaviour at the wheel of a car in the northern suburbs yesterday resulted in four youths...
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Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of the Waikato Exporessway. RNZ / Nick Monro A Fulton Hogan employee has died in a crash while helping with a stranded vehicle...
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Person killed in Marlborough crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen A person has been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Marlborough. Police were called to the accident, on Waihopai Valley Road between...
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New kind of threat hovers over Tongan media
Source: Radio New Zealand Pacific media in action. RNZ / Johnny Blades Previously it was reporting on governments or politics that brought trouble for Tonga’s journalists – now it’s reporting...
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Police say risk of bluetooth on tasers and cameras does not apply to New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand police do not use bodyworn cameras though they aim to by next year. NZ Police / Supplied Police say they do not have...
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Wellington street closed after cyclist trapped under car
Source: Radio New Zealand s] The cyclist has since been freed and taken to hospital with serious injuries. RNZ / REECE BAKER Glenmore Street in central Wellington is closed after...
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Fire and Emergency reinforces public safety messages and updates on emergency response arrangements
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is reminding the public to take care during a strike by the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) from 4.30...
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Rescuers told to wait as man and dogs stranded in middle of flooded Canterbury river
Source: Radio New Zealand The stranded ute in the Waimakariri River. Supplied / Coastguard NZ Rescuers were told to hold back for more than an hour from saving a man...
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Police presence at Auckland bike ride that ended in arrests was excessive, organiser says
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Becker chrisbecker, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The organiser of an Auckland push bike ride that ended with arrests and infringement notices handed out says the...
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Waikato Police investigating anti-social dirt bike behaviour
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Senior Sergeant Aimee Whitley, acting Hamilton City Area Commander: Waikato Police are investigating multiple reports relating to anti social behaviour by groups of dirt...
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‘Papa, no’: Trial begins for man accused of smothering daughter to death
Source: Radio New Zealand Mukesh Prashad is on trial at the Auckland High Court, accused of murdering his daughter Tulsi Amola. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Content warning: This story discusses...
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Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action
Source: Radio New Zealand Police emergency calltakers would take calls but transfer them to fire leaders not on strike. (File photo) 123rf Police 111 calltakers are stepping in to take...
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Whangārei man praised for tackling man fleeing police
Source: Radio New Zealand A Whangārei man has been praised for tackling a man who was fleeing police. Whangārei area response manager, Senior Sergeant Rene Rakete, said police received multiple...
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Police seek identity of man after Taupō crash left pedestrian injured
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking for help identifying the person riding the dirt bike. Supplied / NZ Police Police want the public’s help identifying the rider of a...
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Extra strength: Offender cuffed after morning disorder
Source: New Zealand Police A Whangārei man clearly started his day with an extra shot, assisting Police make an arrest after tackling a fleeing offender to the ground. The man,...
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Two arrested following dangerous driving, Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made two arrests following reports of dangerous driving in Tauranga this morning. Acting Senior Sergeant Russell Owen says Police attention was drawn to a...
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People attacked, one critically injured, after being lured on dating app in Southland
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Two people have been injured, one critically, after being attacked in a public park by people they met on dating apps in...
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Driver gets up to 200km/h while fleeing police in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand The car was tracked by cameras along the state highway network. 123RF Police say a suspended driver reached speeds of up to 200km/h as he attempted...
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Do you recognise this man?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking to identify the rider pictured, following a serious crash yesterday in Taupō. Around 3.15pm, Police received a report of a crash involving and...
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Police urge caution to dating app users, Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Southland Police are urging users of dating apps to take steps to protect themselves when meeting up with people they’ve only spoken to online. Southland Area...
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Union says police effectively offered ‘0.6%’ pay rise
Source: Radio New Zealand the Police Association is for the first time driving a pay bargaining campaign, with the slogan “Repay the Risk”. The Police Association says members are “gutted”...
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Police restructure considers new ways to ‘control their narrative ‘ in ‘depleted media landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are reviewing the operating model of their media and communications team. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A proposed restructure of police’s media and communications team is...
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Fleeing driver tallies up list of charges
Source: New Zealand Police A fleeing motorist who allegedly drove at high speed across Auckland overnight will now face court on a series of charges including drugs offences. At around...
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Car hits power pole cutting electricity around Cambridge
Source: Radio New Zealand Powerlines on a cloudy sky RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Power was cut off in several parts of Cambridge, in the Waipā District, after a car hit...
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Policing Amendment Bill – ‘Massive amount of risk’ of data mismanagement, MPs told
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has said the Bill would restore police powers rather than giving them new ones. File photo. RNZ / Richard Tindiller The FBI could get...
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Police consider new ways to ‘control their narrative ‘ in ‘depleted media landscape’
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are reviewing the operating model of their media and communications team. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A proposed restructure of police’s media and communications team is...
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Retailers, truckers back government’s simplified fuel rationing, Labour unconvinced
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Nicola Willis visit a Singapore refinery on 5 April 2026. Supplied / Prime Minister’s Office Retailers and truckers back the government’s more simplified,...