Attribute to Senior Sergeant Craig Ellison: 

Police can confirm one person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Rangiora this afternoon. 

The crash occurred on Percival Street about 12.45pm. 

Despite the best efforts of first responders and emergency personnel, one of the drivers died at the scene. Police are providing support to their next of kin. 

Another person was treated for moderate injuries.

The road has since reopened and enquiries into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

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In a year-long operation looking into illegal drugs run by organised crime, Waikato Police have made dozens of arrests across three gangs, taken drugs and guns off the streets and seized millions in assets.

Detective Inspector Albie Alexander of the National Organised Crime Group (NOCG) says Operation Texas was commenced in early 2025 looking into a widespread drug issue linked to the Waikato chapter of the Comanchero MC.

Police responding to multiple calls of dangerous driving and traffic offending in Waikato West have taken one person into custody. 

Around 8.15pm yesterday, several calls were made about a blue sedan reportedly doing burnouts and putting other vehicles at risk on Old Mountain Road in Karamu. 

Police located the vehicle sometime later crashed into a ditch, where the driver and passenger fled the scene, but Police caught up to them. 

A Police dog unit was on the scent of youths who crashed a stolen car in Auckland early this morning. 

At around 4.40am, Auckland City officers observed a Mazda Axela acting suspiciously on Hobson Street.

Auckland Central Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Shaun Richardson, says a unit signalled for the vehicle to stop, but the driver fled at high speeds.

“Due to the dangerous nature of the driving, the vehicle was not pursued.

Whangārei Police are appealing for information from the public in relation to a robbery in Tikipunga on Saturday night.

At about 8.45pm, a group of five offenders arrived at the Mobil service station on Kiripaka Road in a stolen Subaru, which has been taken from outside a Keyne Street address earlier in the day.

Detective Sergeant Ryan Cooper, Northland CIB, says some of the offenders entered the store carrying weapons (not firearms).

Police are seeking the public’s help identifying the man seen in these photos.

We believe he may be able to assist us with our ongoing investigation into a series of burglaries in the Auckland City area.

One of the burglaries took place at a self-storage facility on Cook Street on 7 May at about 7.30am.

If this is you, or you have any information that could assist us, please get in touch through 105, either online or by phone.

Please reference file number 260524/4790.

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

A coordinated effort between Feilding, Marton, and Bulls Police has resulted in the arrest of a 28-year-old man in relation to a series of property offences across the Rangitīkei and Manawatū districts.

The man faces a total of 17 charges, including 11 burglaries, two unlawfully takes of motor vehicles, three shoplifting offences, and one charge of using a stolen bank card.

The offending includes a burglary at Feilding High School, as well as several residential burglaries in Bulls and rural Feilding.

Attributable to Detective Inspector Anna Grant:

Another case of a suspected GHB/GBL overdose has been detected in the Wellington region overnight, this time in Wainuiomata.

The person is in a serious condition and remains in hospital today.

This brings the total number of suspected overdoses to six since last Friday. 

We continue to investigate the matter as a priority given the risk to the public.

This includes working to identify if the cases are connected, and find out where the supply has originated. 

Attributable to Detective Scott Vollweiler, Alexandra CIB: 

Cromwell Police investigating a burglary at a commercial address in Tarras last weekend are seeking information from the public. 

The burglary on the corner of Jollys Road and Deep Creek Road occurred sometime between 5pm Friday 19 June and 7am Monday 22 June. 

A number of items vital for day-to-day operations were taken, as well as around 1000 litres of fuel.