Category: Security

Source: New Zealand Police (National News)

Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 2 at Waikino, near Victoria Battery Reserve.

Police were alerted to the single vehicle crash about 5pm.

The driver of the vehicle has serious injuries.

The road will be closed for some time.

Diversions are in place, but motorist should expect delays.

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Source: New Zealand Police (National News)

One person has died following a single vehicle motorbike crash on Main Road, Murupara today about 12.50pm.

Efforts to resuscitate the person were unsuccessful and they died at the scene.

One other person has suffered serious injuries in the crash and they have been hospitalised.

The Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene examination, and inquiries into the cause of the incident are ongoing.

The road is now re-opened and we thank motorists for their patience.

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Source: New Zealand Police (National News)

The use of breath testing by Police in the Coromandel Police District was upscaled yesterday with over a 900 breath tests completed at 28 different checkpoints with five drivers processed for excess breath alcohol.

“Yesterday’s hard work and high number of checks are a credit to our dedicated road policing teams within the area who are out patrolling roads every day and are all focused on prevention and enforcement,” says Inspector Mike Henwood, Area Commander, Eastern Waikato.

“We work hard alongside our road safety partners to prevent deaths and serious injuries from happening on our roads and will continue to do so over the holiday period. We got five intoxicated drivers yesterday and that’s five too many.

We are all too familiar with the devastating results drink driving can cause and any death on the road is one too many,” says Inspector Henwood.

It’s not just breath and drug tests we are conducting, we are looking out for poor driving behaviours, and we need all road users to share the responsibility of safety whenever and wherever you are travelling.

Here are some things to remember:

RESTRAINTS are important: make sure everyone is wearing the correct seat belts, including child restraints

DISTRACTIONS cause crashes: focus on the road always (don’t be distracted by your phone or anything else)

SPEED is a no-no: drive at safe speeds for the conditions, and below the posted speed limit

Coming into the holiday season and New Year it is doubly important that locals and holiday makers alike know that they could be breath tested anytime and anywhere so that everyone can get home safely.”

Drivers can expect to see our staff at any time to deter drivers of any dangerous behaviours including driving impaired. 

We want every road user to get to their destination safely and enjoy their holiday break, which is why Police will be focusing on these dangerous driving behaviours.

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Source: New Zealand Police (District News)

Main Road Murupara is closed between Pine Drive and Kowhai Avenue, while Police and emergency services attend the scene of a motorcycle crash.

The rider is said to have critical injuries and The Serious Crash Unit is attending.

Motorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area, while diversions are in place.

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Source: New Zealand Police (District News)

Please attribute to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, Area Investigations Manager – Whangarei:

Police investigating an incident in the Pipiwai area on Christmas Eve are wanting to speak with two women who we believe may have witnessed part of what happened.

At around 3.25pm on 24 December, a man reported he had been forced into a vehicle by a group of unknown people on Pipiwai Road.

A while later, after the people let him go, he was reportedly attempting to cross a single-lane bridge at Pipiwai where those involved in the earlier incident have blocked the road preventing him crossing.

Another vehicle with two women inside approached the bridge and was allowed through, and the man briefly spoke with the women before they continued on.

Police would like to speak with these women as we believe they may have important information about what happened.

If you are one of these two women, or have information that may assist in our investigation, please contact Police.

Please update us online now or call 105, referencing file number: 241225/0594.

Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Source: New Zealand Police (District News)

Police working to identify a man located deceased on Wellington’s south coast yesterday morning are seeking help from the public.

At around 10:40am on 27 December, Police were alerted to the body of a man in the rockpools at Breaker Bay.

The death is being treated as unexplained and inquiries are ongoing to identify the man and determine what occurred.

The man is described as Caucasian, aged approximately in his 60s, and is of average height and build, clean-shaven, with short grey-white hair.

He was wearing blue jeans, black socks, brown walking shoes, a blue t-shirt under a black long-sleeve button-up shirt, and had a grey Kathmandu light jacket with green trim.

If you have any information that may assist Police in identifying this man, or what happened to him, please contact Police by updating us online now or call 105.

Please use the reference number 241227/7181.

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Source: New Zealand Police (National News)

A man is due in Porirua District Court today charged with attempted murder following an incident with a cyclist in Kāpiti.

Police were called to Marine Parade in Paraparaumu about 1:40am today where it appeared a cyclist had been hit by a car.

The cyclist suffered a broken leg and other injuries.

Police took the driver of the car into custody nearby, and the 33-year-old faces charges of attempted murder and failing to stop to ascertain injury.

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Source: New Zealand Police (District News)

One person has died following a vehicle incident on Nuffield Avenue, Marewa, Napier last night (Friday 28 December).

Emergency services were called to the scene around 9pm, where one person was located in a critical condition.

Efforts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.

The Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene examination, and inquiries into the cause of the incident are ongoing.

The road was blocked overnight but has since reopened.

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Source: New Zealand Police (District News)

Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Nigel Keall:

Police have commenced a homicide investigation into the death of a 42-year-old woman in Ngāruawāhia this afternoon.

About 1.30pm, Police were alerted to a number people fighting on Waipa Esplanade, near the intersection of Newton Street. Sometime later, a critically injured woman was taken to the ambulance station on Jordan Street. Despite the best efforts of first responders, the woman died before she could be airlifted to hospital.

Scene examinations are in progress on Waipa Esplanade, where the woman may have been injured, and at the Jordan Street location where she died.

There is a large Police presence in the area, which will continue as our enquiries progress. We know these events are unsettling for our communities and those involved, and officers will be carrying out reassurance patrols in the area.

If you have any information that could help our enquiries, please update us online now at https://webforms.police.govt.nz/en/update-report or call 105.

Please use the reference number 241227/6958.

Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

At this time, Police are unable to comment further.

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