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Two dead after car flips upside down into stream in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Two bodies have been found inside a car that was discovered upside down in a stream in rural Wellington this morning. Police,...
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Auckland man dies in police custody
Source: Radio New Zealand The man died at the Auckland District Custody Unit this morning. File photo. RNZ / Angus Dreaver An Auckland man has died after being arrested by...
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Critical incident investigation after death in custody
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Grant Tetzlaff, Acting Auckland City District Commander: A critical incident investigation is underway after the death of a man in Police custody...
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Update: Common Room bar fight, Hastings
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Sergeant Heath Jones, Hastings Criminal Investigation Branch: Hasting Police have arrested and charged a person in relation to a fight at the Common...
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Fire at wreckers yard in Upper Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand A car wreckers is on fire in Upper Hutt. Wellington Fire and Emergency Firefighters are responding to a fire at a wreckers yard in Upper Hutt....
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Update: Charges laid following serious assault, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Sergeant Ben Rolton, Christchurch CIB: Christchurch Police have charged a man in relation to a serious assault on Worcester Street, Chirstchurch, last week....
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Jevon McSkimming complainant allegedly sent 87 emails to wife of officer overseeing investigation into her
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman who accused former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending allegedly sent 87 abusive emails to the wife of an officer who was...
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Car flips upside down into stream in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand Google Maps Emergency services are at the scene of a crash that’s left a car upside down in a stream in rural Wellington. Police, Fire and...
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Man arrested after fleeing police, crashing and barricading himself in car
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said officers saw live ammunition in the drivers lap after they crashed. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A man with two handguns and a large amount...
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37-year-old Flaxmere man arrested for serious sexual offending
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are now appealing for anyone who may have information on any other alleged offending by this man RNZ / Nate McKinnon A 37-year-old man has...
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Man faces court after fleeing Police
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Grant Tetzlaff, Acting Auckland City District Commander: A 30-year-old man is facing serious charges after he fled from Police and drove dangerously...
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Appeal for information as man arrested for alleged sexual offences
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Karli Whiu: Polce investigating alleged serious sexual offending by a Flaxmere man are appealing for anyone who may have information...
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The race against time for people trapped in floodwaters
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Ōtorohanga claimed one life in February, with specialist rescue teams not pre-deployed despite the weather warnings. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Fire and Emergency (FENZ) has been...
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John Beckenridge killed himself and stepson in 2015, coroner rules
Source: Radio New Zealand John Beckenridge, left, and Mike Zhou-Beckenridge. SUPPLIED John Beckenridge killed himself and his 11-year-old stepson in a vengeful act against his estranged wife, a coroner has...
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Appeal for information following violent assault, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police investigating a violent assault in the CBD are appealing for information from the public to assist in identifying the person pictured as we believe...
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Man from religious organisation with Pacific links charged with rape, strangulation, indecent assault
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have laid several serious charges against a man connected to a religious organisation with links around the Pacific. Detective Senior Sergeant...
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NZ Drug Foundation – Alarming increase in low-level drug prosecutions undermining health efforts
Source: New Zealand Drug Foundation An alarming increase in drug possession charges is causing harm and undermining progress on health-based approaches, the Drug Foundation says. New Ministry of Justice data...
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Arrest in Operation Aurora
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Detective Senior Sergeant Colin Baillie: Police executing search warrants have arrested one person from a religious organisation that has a presence...
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One dead, three injured after overnight crash in Palmerston North
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died and three were injured after the crash. Supplied / St John One person has died and three others are injured following a three-vehicle...
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Fatal crash, Tremaine Avenue, Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died and three others are injured following a three-vehicle crash in Palmerston North overnight. Emergency services were called to the crash on Tremaine...
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Christchurch man could have been trying to take copper from transformer when electrocuted
Source: Radio New Zealand Superintendent Lane Todd said the incident was a reminder of the dangers of power infrastructure. RNZ / Diego Opatowski Christchurch police are investigating the electrocution of...
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Illegal street racing sees arrest and car impounded
Source: New Zealand Police Raglan Police have arrested one person and impounded their car after reports of illegal street racing around the area over the weekend. The arrested person was...
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Coroner blames Maritime NZ, Police for delay of findings on Vivienne Pincott’s river rafting death
Source: Radio New Zealand A white water raft goes over Tutea Falls on the Kaituna River. Supplied Maritime New Zealand has apologised for an error that contributed to delays in...
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Large vehicle fire in West Auckland suburb extinguished
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters have extinguished a large vehicle fire in the West Auckland suburb of Massey this evening. Fire and Emergency crews...
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Police seek boat last seen in Northland bay
Source: Radio New Zealand The 25-foot vessel ‘JAGMEN’. Supplied Police are appealing for sightings of a boat last seen in Taurikura Bay on Sunday night. The 25-foot vessel – named...
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Two people dead after crash blocks SH57 in Levin
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. A serious crash blocked State Highway 57 in Levin on Monday morning. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A serious crash that closed State Highway 57...
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Name release, fatal crash, Waipaoa
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm the name of the man who died following a crash in Waipaoa on 20 March, and are appealing for information from the public....