Man arrested after attempted abduction and indecent acts
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A 27-year-old Huntly man was arrested yesterday following an attempted abduction and a series of indecent acts towards children in Hamilton. An investigation began when a four-year-old girl was abducted in Hamilton on 5 October. The girl was pulled into a car, then pushed out again when […]
Read More →Police appealing for information after baby sustains serious injuries
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Bridget Doell, Auckland City Police: Police are appealing for information following an investigation into an incident where an infant has sustained serious injuries at an address in Mt Wellington. The 8-week-old baby was taken into a medical centre in Panmure on […]
Read More →84-year-old man’s lifesaving preparedness on the water
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police “I have been on the water all my life and only started to use the life jacket 30 years ago, and man alive I couldn’t believe how it kept my head above the water…it saved my life.” That from an 84-year-old Rangiora man rescued from Tory Channel […]
Read More →UPDATE 2: Fatal crash SH 1 Atiamuri
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Senior Sergeant Fane Troy, Bay of Plenty Road Policing: Police can confirm just one person has died in a crash between a car and a truck on State Highway 1 at Atiamuri this morning. Emergency services have been at the scene since shortly after 2:30am. […]
Read More →Have you seen missing woman Michelle Simpson??
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Sergeant David Orr, Kumeu Police: Kumeu Police are requesting assistance from members of the public to help find missing local woman Michelle Simpson. Michelle is aged 50, approximately 5 foot tall and has short brown hair. She may be confused or disorientated. Michelle was last […]
Read More →UPDATE: SH1, Atiamuri serious crash – diversions to remain
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 at Atiamuri is likely to remain closed for a number of hours today following this morning’s crash. Emergency services were called around 2:30am to the collision between a car and a heavy truck near the Bull Ring Cafe. Both vehicles caught fire. At this […]
Read More →SH1 Atiamuri
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police and emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash that has closed SH1 north of Atiamuri near the Bull Ring Cafe. The crash which was reported at 2.30 a.m. involved a car and a truck. Both vehicles caught fire and it is believed there have been a […]
Read More →Fraud on the rise: Kiwis being urged to stop and think
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Banking Ombudsman Nicola Sladden says New Zealand customers are losing almost 15 per cent more to scammers than they did last year. Provisional data from the country’s banks suggests customers are on track to lose about $70 million in fraud-related scams this year. However, Ms Sladden says $70 […]
Read More →Name release – Devon Road, New Plymouth crash
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police can now name the man who died in a crash on Devon Road, New Plymouth on 8 November. He was Jayden Daniel Baldwin, 21, from New Plymouth. Our thoughts are with Jayden’s family and friends. The Serious Crash Unit is investigating the cause of the crash. ENDS Issued by Police Media […]
Read More →Update: Hamilton triple-fatal
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Marcus Lynam, Waikato District Road Policing Manager: Inquiries are ongoing into the fatal crash which killed three people on Mangaharakeke Road in Hamilton just after midnight on Sunday 11 November. The male driver of the Holden Trax that the three deceased were passengers in […]
Read More →Name release – fatal crash on Dyers Pass Road
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police can now name the man who died following a crash on Dyers Pass Road, Christchurch, on 10 November. He was 48-year-old Kyle John McKitterick, of Christchurch. Police extends its sympathies to his family and friends. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL OSI
Read More →Police Commissioner welcomes report by Mary Scholtens QC
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police welcomes the report by Mary Scholtens QC into the appointment process for a Deputy Commissioner of Police. Police Commissioner Mike Bush says he received the report from the Department of Internal Affairs earlier today. “It is good to have the Inquiry completed. I have said all along that […]
Read More →Name release – fatal crash SH 35 Makorori
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police continue to investigate the fatal crash involving a car and a logging truck on State Highway 35 near Gisborne on Saturday morning. Emergency services were called to the scene at Makorori, north of Gisborne, just before 8:30am on November 10. The deceased was 26-year-old Erica Jones […]
Read More →West Coast State highways update after severe weather closed Otira Gorge over the weekend
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency is aiming to have State Highway 73 linking the West Coast and Canterbury via Arthur’s Pass and the Otira Gorge reopened at 7.00 am Tuesday morning, 13 November. The highway will remain closed today – Monday, 12 November, as storm repair work continues at Yorkey Creek […]
Read More →Don’t be the ‘fall guy’ – protect yourself against fraud
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Constable Susan Hutchins, Financial Crime Team Auckland Central Helen Keller once wrote, “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” Of course, she meant that from a pure and charitable perspective, but it is a concept also embraced by fraudsters […]
Read More →South Island weather event update – 4:30pm
Source: New Zealand Transport Agency The NZ Transport Agency is advising road users to continue to drive with care, and to plan ahead for journeys this evening and over the weekend as severe weather continues to affect South Island roads. Temperatures have plummeted across the South Island, and travellers are reminded to be prepared for […]
Read More →Missing Lower Hutt woman found
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Missing Lower Hutt woman found Sunday, 11 November 2018 – 9:34pm Wellington The Lower Hutt woman who had been reported missing from Belmont has been located and is now receiving medical treatment. Police would like to thank the members of the public who helped in finding her. […]
Read More →Serious crash Totara Park, Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are in attendance at a serious crash in Totara Park, Auckland. The crash was reported shortly after 7.30pm with a location of Mill Road. One car was involved in the crash and one person is believed to be injured. There are diversions in place at […]
Read More →‘Victim blaming’ in latest Indonesian uni sex abuse case angers thousands
By Sri Wahyuni and Evi Mariani in Yogyakarta, Indonesia An leading Indonesian university’s initial response to a recent sexual assault case allegedly involving two of its students has angered thousands of people, who have signed a petition demanding that the Yogyakarta institution punish the student perpetrator and the campus officials who had penalised the student […]
Read More →Can you help us find missing Lower Hutt woman?
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Lower Hutt Police would like help from the public with any sightings of missing woman Shelley Seay. Shelley is from Belmont and has not been seen since last night. Police and Shelley’s family hold grave concerns for her wellbeing. If you have seen Shelley please contact Lower […]
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