Hawke’s Bay Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading up to a single-vehicle crash on Saturday 25 July.

 About 3pm, a silver-grey Holden VX Commodore left the south-bound lane of State Highway 2 near Ōtāne and crashed, killing one of the occupants – Sonique Glodean Campbell, aged 24, from Waipawa.

 Two other occupants from the car remain in a serious condition in hospital.

 Senior Sergeant Craig Vining says Police are seeking additional witnesses who may have observed the Holden prior to the crash.

Attributable to Sergeant Darren Cranfield,

For the second time this week, Wānaka Police have coordinated a search and rescue operation involving people in the alpine environment.

At around 1.45pm on Thursday 30 July, Police were notified of two snowboarders in need of assistance near Treble Cone ski field.

Two snowboarders ventured beyond the boundaries of the ski field to explore the back country before becoming lost for approximately six hours. At the time, weather conditions were extremely challenging, with heavy snowfall, strong winds, and near-zero visibility.

Police looking for a woman reported missing from Birkenhead last week have found a body.

Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Williams, Waitematā East CIB, says the body was located off Piha Road on Thursday afternoon by Search and Rescue personnel.

“While formal identification is ongoing, it is believed to be the body of the 69-year-old reported missing,” he says.

“Police’s thoughts are with her family, and they are being offered any required support.”

The death is not considered suspicious and will be referred to the Coroner.

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New Zealand Police is celebrating the graduation of four former Australian officers from the first Accelerated Policing Course. 

The officers have more than 30 years of combined policing experience and most recently served for Western Australia, Queensland, and South Australia Police. 

“These officers will be great assets to New Zealand Police,” says Jeanette Park, Assistant Commissioner Deployment. 

“They come to our shores with knowledge from both urban and rural policing. We’re lucky to have them.” 

Police are seeking to identify the two people in these photos, after an electric trike was stolen last week, in Northcote. 

The theft occurred outside the Woolworths at Northlands Shopping Centre on Main North Road, just before 3pm on Thursday 23 July.  

The owner of the trike, Julian, has cerebral palsy and relies on it to get around. Since it was stolen, he has lost his independence. 

Police would love to get Julian’s trike back to him, and we believe these two people could assist in our enquiries, and we would like to speak with them. 

Wairoa Police working alongside the Eastern District Gang Disruption Unit and supported by tactical officers and specialist Police staff have conducted a coordinated operation targeting unlawful activity across the Wairoa area, resulting in six arrests.

Senior Sergeant Nathan Snell said eight search warrants were executed over the last three days with specialist Police staff, with a range of offences being uncovered.

Ten people have been arrested and charged in relation to a fight at Palmerston North District Court earlier this month.

On 16 July, Police were called to the public entrance of the courthouse following reports of a fight at around 10am.

A 33-year-old man was arrested and charged at the time of the incident. He is due to reappear in Palmerston North District Court on 18 August, charged with fighting in a public place and theft from a person.

Police investigating the supply of illicit drugs have arrested one person and seized drugs and ammunition after executing a search warrant in Whangārei.

The Northland Organised Crime Unit had identified a patched Mangu Kaha member suspected of supplying illicit drugs to the community.

Detective Inspector Michele Gillespie, Northland CIB, says the investigation led Police to an address in Otangarei on Wednesday.

“At around 6.45am, Organised Crime Unit staff, supported by the Offender Prioritisation Team, executed a search warrant on William Jones Drive.

Police can advise the woman reported missing from the Bay of Islands has been located.

On Monday, Police issued an appeal for the 31-year-old last seen around Opua Marina.

We can advise that the woman was located in the Waiomio area earlier this afternoon. She is safe.

Police thank our community for sharing the earlier appeal.

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Police received a report of a climber falling an estimated 200 metres down a cliff face and into a crevasse on Mount Aspiring at about 6.15pm on Tuesday.