Police locate wanted 50-year-old Man who has warrants for his arrest
An appeal for sightings of a wanted 50-year-old man by the name of Dwight Percival Fatu, who has warrants for arrest — has now been located. The man had relation to a recent National Organised Crime Group operation targeting users of the encrypted Anom phones. Reports indicated that the man...
Fire Crews respond to chemical spill at Port of Napier, Hawke’s Bay
Fire and Emergency crews responded to reports of a chemical spill at the Port of Napier, Thursday morning. At around 9.55am they’d responded to a HAZMAT incident that involved a chemical spilling from a container. Seven fire truck units were in attendance at the scene. Crews have been focused on...
Police seek public’s help to locate two missing Hunters in Waikato
Police report that they are looking for two overdue hunters who have been reported as missing in the Waikato region. They are asking the public for assistance to help locate them after they were reportedly due to arrive back last night. A white Mazda Bounty ute is of interest with...
Appeal for sightings of wanted 50-year-old Man, has links to Waikato and Auckland regions
Police are appealing for sightings of wanted 50-year-old man Dwight Percival Fatu who has warrants for arrest. His warrants for his arrest are in relation to a recent National Organised Crime Group operation that targeted users of the encrypted Anom phones. According to reports, the man has links to Waikato...
Person dies following fatal crash near Rangiotu, Manawatū District
Police report that one person has died following a fatal crash near Rangiotu (Bainesse), Manawatū District, Tuesday. The crash happened on Rangiotu Road at around 6.15pm involving two vehicles. Motorists were asked to avoid the area while diversions were put in place. For some time, the road was closed while...
State Highway 4 closed after tree falls, blocking road South of Raetihi
Police report a tree has fallen on State Highway 4 South of Raetihi, Central. The Highway was closed between the township of Raetihi and Fields Track. Diversions were put in place as a result of the incident. Motorists were advised to expect delays. Contractors were advised to remove the fallen...
Bubblegum thieves caught, arrested by Counties Manukau Police
Counties Manukau South Police say six mischievous thieves have been arrested for stealing offences. Last week, several search warrants were executed targeting alleged organised criminal groups who’d travelled throughout Auckland shoplifting ‘high commodity’ items. Items stolen included pain reliever medication, corned beef tins, baby formula cans, chewing gum and chocolate...
Multiple Emergency Services respond to crash on State Highway 1 South of Ōtaki
Multiple emergency services responded to a crash on State Highway 1 between Addington and Old Hautere Roads South of Ōtaki, Sunday evening. The crash occurred just after 4.45pm. It is believed that a vehicle had driven off the southbound lane and crashed over the bank of the railway lines across...
Car crashes into Power Pole on Rangiuru Road near Ōtaki Beach – video
Emergency services responded to reports of a crash that occurred near Ōtaki Beach on Thursday evening. The crash happened at around 6.30pm on Rangiuru Road, involving a white Suzuki Swift crashing into a power pole. One Fire and Emergency unit, St John Ambulance and two Police vehicles attended the scene....
Police release names of four killed following fatal Ashburton crash
Police have released the names of four people that were killed in a fatal crash in Ashburton on June 4. The crash happened on Cochrane Road near Wakanui Road, involving a truck and van. Three died at the scene, while one subsequently died at Ashburton Hospital. They were 66-year-old Sheryll...
