29th April 2024 Police / Tracks & TrailsFive teenagers have been rescued after getting lost on the Makarewa Falls track in the Hokonui Hills, Southland.
15th April 2024 Police / ZoosAn iguana and turtle stolen from Ti Point Reptile park at Leigh, north of Auckland, have been returned to their homes.
6th September 2023 PoliceThe New Zealand Police is urging visitors heading into alpine environments to be prepared for the conditions they face.
6th July 2023 Police / Ski FieldsMore than 120 commercial vehicles including buses and taxis have been checked for roadworthiness around the southern ski fields over the weekend.
21st November 2022 Customs / PoliceThe men attempted to smuggle 4.6 kilograms of methamphetamine through New Zealand’s border.
27th October 2022 Police / RotoruaPolice have recovered a kayak during their search for a man missing on Lake Rotorua.
8th March 2022 Motels / PoliceTaupō residents can expect to see a continued heightened police presence in the township as detectives continue to investigate the death of a man at the Adelphi Motel Sunday morning.
22nd November 2021 Aviation / PolicePolice and the Civil Aviation Authority are concerned about a growing number of laser strikes on helicopters and passenger planes.
19th November 2021 AIAL / PoliceSix baggage handlers at Auckland Airport have been arrested for importing methamphetamine and conspiring to import methamphetamine.
29th July 2021 Police / Ski FieldsThe New Zealand Police, in partnership with Waka Kotahi, are launching a safety campaign targeting passenger services vehicles in and around ski fields across New Zealand.
1st July 2021 Police / Tracks & TrailsThe police have issued a reminder for people to follow basic safety advice when heading out into New Zealand’s back country this winter.
28th May 2020 National Parks / PoliceThe two missing trampers in the Kahurangi National Park have been found alive after 18 days.
26th May 2020 National Parks / PoliceThe search for missing trampers Dion Reynolds and Jessica O’Connor in Kahurangi National Park was suspended Monday due to weather.
20th May 2020 National Parks / PoliceThe search continues this morning for two missing trampers who failed to return from the Kahurangi National Park.
4th May 2020 Incident / PoliceThe call came after two separate incidents over the weekend where people fishing required rescue by helicopter.
30th April 2020 Police / RentalPolice have now recovered 69 of the 112 vehicles stolen from Jucy Rentals in South Auckland, resulting in 19 arrests.
28th April 2020 PolicePolice have named a man found deceased at Bottle Lake, Christchurch, on April 15 as missing Japanese tourist Tokuichi Sato.
14th April 2020 Airports / PoliceAt least 270 Avsec staff will help free up uniformed police officers to focus on other frontline duties.
9th April 2020 PoliceThe police are warning New Zealanders to stay home during the upcoming Easter holidays, as the Covid-19 alert level 4 lockdown continues.
30th March 2020 Covid-19 / PolicePeople with an urge to snitch on neighbours and others they think are flouting lockdown rules can go online to let off steam.
20th March 2020 Police / WanakaPolice are investigating the damage to Wanaka’s iconic tree at Roys Bay.
25th February 2020 PoliceHanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is celebrating the return of a pounamu from its plinth on pool grounds.
10th February 2020 PoliceBodies of two trampers have been found in Central Otago’s Makarora River following days of wild weather last week that saw evacuation of tourists in Fiordland.
7th February 2020 PolicePolice have released the names of the two men who died while climbing in the Fiordland National Park last week.
5th February 2020 PoliceA second police search to find Swedish tourist Hans Christian Tornmarck has been unsuccessful.
3rd February 2020 PolicePolice and members of the Alpine Rescue Team recovered the bodies of two male climbers from Fiordland National Park on Friday.
16th January 2020 PoliceA pounamu sculpture stolen from Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa by a masked burglar has been recovered.
13th January 2020 PolicePolice are on the hunt for the sculpture taken from Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa.
4th April 2019 Incident / PolicePolice have confirmed the names of the two people killed during a tour of the Kakanui Mountains in north Otago on Saturday 23 March.
27th March 2019 Police / ToursQueenstown’s Prestige Adventure says Saturday’s deaths happened on one of its 4WD buggy trips.
1st March 2019 Aviation / PoliceOne of Auckland Seaplanes’ aircraft has crashed in the Auckland harbour, nose-diving into the water.
23rd January 2019 Police / WorkSafeTwo tourists are in a stable condition at Dunedin Hospital after a tree crashed down on them near the Shotover Jet base in Queenstown.
19th October 2018 Police / TAICThe death of Wanaka pilot Nick Wallis just three months after his brother was killed in another helicopter accident is a “tragedy for the entire community”, said Lake Wanaka Tourism chairman Mark Morrison.
17th October 2018 PoliceA 25-year-old Indian man is reported to have been the victim of Sunday’s collision between a car and a tour bus near Queenstown.
15th October 2018 PoliceThe driver of a car that crashed into a Southern Discoveries bus died at the scene.
11th October 2018 DOC / PoliceNew Zealanders are being urged to quiz visitors on their tramping plans and to offer advice following the death of a walker at Ruapehu last week.
3rd October 2018 DOC / PoliceVisitors to the area are being urged to consider alternative walks while the temporary ban is in place.
