Boe climate and security pact big step forward, but lacks a gender drive
The major item on the agenda at last week’s Pacific Islands Forum was climate change. However, a gender gap appears to be at play within climate change itself. Jessica Marshall reports for Asia Pacific Journalism. The content of the Boe Declaration, signed at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru earlier this month, is not widely […]
Read More →Update; Carterton incident
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Senior Sergeant Mike Sutton Police remain at a Carterton School following an incident where a number of students became unwell. Police is assisting Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Seven students have been taken to Masterton Hospital as a precaution. Enquiries are ongoing to locate the […]
Read More →Focusing on keeping people safe on the roads in the Hurunui
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police New Zealand Police’s purpose is to ensure every person who lives, works or transits through New Zealand is safe and feels safe – on the roads and in our communities. Inspector Ash Tabb, Road Policing Manager for Canterbury, says to help do our part in keeping people […]
Read More →Police respond to incident at a Carterton School.
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police respond to incident at a Carterton School. Attribute to Wairarapa Area Commander Inspector Scott Miller Emergency services responded to a report that a number of children were feeling unwell at a school on High Street in Carterton at around 2.30pm. Police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand […]
Read More →Christchurch Police appeal for information following attempted abductions
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Worner, Metro Crime Squads Christchurch Police are appealing for information following reports of two attempted abductions in the Christchurch City area this morning. We are speaking to a man in relation to the incidents. The first incident occurred around 5.30am […]
Read More →Appeal for information following Papamoa aggravated burglary
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Darryl Brazier: Police would like to speak to anyone who may have information about the cars stolen in an aggravated burglary at a home on Waterford Park Drive, Papamoa early this morning. Initial enquiries have established that the two male offenders were […]
Read More →Alleged sighting of missing South Otago man
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police The search for a man who has been missing from Otanomomo, South Otago, has continued this morning following an alleged sighting. Ian Marshall, who is in his 60s, has been missing since yesterday morning. Police received a report of a possible sighting on the river bank near […]
Read More →Police investigating aggravated burglary in Papamoa
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Darryl Brazier: Police responded to an aggravated burglary at a home on Waterford Park Drive, Papamoa at around 4:30am today. Two male offenders entered the property, one armed with an axe and the other with a crowbar, and assaulted a male and […]
Read More →Murder charge laid following Upper Hutt homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Inspector John van den Heuvel: Police have charged the man who was arrested at a nearby address following a homicide on Golders Road, Upper Hutt yesterday afternoon with murder. The 37-year-old will appear in Hutt Valley District Court this morning. Police believe this […]
Read More →Name release – SH2 near Kaitoke fatal
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the motorcyclist who died in a crash on SH2 near Kaitoke, Upper Hutt, on Wednesday September 19. He was 23-year-old Julian Bahr, of Lower Hutt. Police extend our sympathies to his family and friends. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre […]
Read More →Homicide investigation in Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Ian Martin: Emergency services were called to a scene on Golders Road, Upper Hutt shortly before 4:30pm this afternoon to reports a man had been stabbed. Despite efforts to revive him, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested a […]
Read More →Missing man – South Otago
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are calling for the public’s help as they search for a man who has been missing since this morning from Otanomomo, South Otago. The man, in his 60s, was last seen about 11am in the Koau Rd area. He is believed to have been wearing dark […]
Read More →Arrest in relation to death of Whanganui baby
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of an eight-month-old girl in Whanganui in 2016. He appeared in Masterton District Court today (Thursday 20 September) and has been remanded in custody. Bella Richardson died at a property in Whanganui on 7 November 2016. The accused […]
Read More →New Ngaruawahia Police Station
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Statement attributable to Inspector Andrew Mortimore, Area Commander Waikato West After 60 years Ngaruawahia is getting a new police station and construction is underway. Demolition of the old station will begin in the coming days in preparation for the new station to be constructed on the same […]
Read More →Name release – Waikato Expressway fatal
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the pedestrian who died on Monday 17 September after being hit by vehicles on the Waikato Expressway. He was 44-year-old Karl William Marsh, of Pukekohe. Police extend their sympathies to his family and friends. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre […]
Read More →Police appeal to public for information on suspicious approach in Avondale (+CCTV)
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police appeal to public for information on suspicious approach in Avondale (+CCTV) Please attribute to Detective Elizabeth Willis, Avondale Police. Police are appealing to the public for information involving an incident that occurred on Rosebank Road in Avondale on 11 September, where a man attempted to grab […]
Read More →Police appeal to public for information on Dargaville assault
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Andrew Bailey, Dargaville Police. Police are appealing to the public for information regarding a male who was assaulted and had his vehicle stolen on Tuesday 18 September, 2018. Between 10.15pm-10.40pm on Tuesday night, the victim left an address on Plunket Street travelling towards […]
Read More →Shooting in Hamilton was targeted attack
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Freda Grace, Hamilton City Area Commander: Police investigating the shooting of a man on Derby Street, Nawton last night have established this was a targeted attack. The 35-year-old victim remains in Waikato Hospital with moderate injuries which are not thought to be life […]
Read More →Crash north of Kaiwaka
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A rubbish truck has rolled at the intersection SH1 and SH15 blocking the northbound lane, just north of Kaiwaka. Emergency services are on scene, however police anticipate the lane will be blocked for the next hour while heavy haulage equipment works to remove the truck. There are […]
Read More →Put your seat belt on, insure your life
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Yesterday, Wellington Road Policing group ran an operation in the Wairarapa targeting the wearing of seatbelts. In an hour and half on High Street Solway, 18 drivers were stopped for failing to wear their seat belt. Senior Sergeant Simon de Wit says it is very disappointing to […]
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