Taranaki Police have launched a homicide inquiry after the death of a 71-year-old woman at a residential property in Stratford yesterday evening (30 January, 2015).
At approximately 10pm ... More
Manawatu Police can now release the name of a man who died in a single vehicle crash on State Highway 3, near Bulls, this morning.
He was Shane Edgecombe, aged 20 of Whanganui.
While ... More
The body of missing Pipiriki man Hotene Koia was located this afternoon by a search and rescue team in the Whanganui River.
Police staff along with LandSAR volunteers and Department of ... More
Communities, particularly in rural areas, are being asked to be extra vigilant as the illegal cannabis growing season is now well underway.
Plants will be at noticeable heights now and the ... More
State Highway 2 at Te Puna has now re-opened following a fatal road incident at approximately 7.05am (Friday 30, January).
Initial indications suggest that a male pedestrian has stepped ... More
Police is currently at the scene of a single vehicle crash on State Highway 3, just north of Bulls.
A member of the public contacted emergency services at about 7:45am today after ... More