A trip to court beckons for two alleged burglars who targeted a west Auckland property while the homeowners were overseas.

Between 11 June and 18 June, two offenders allegedly entered a Te Atatū home and stole a significant amount of property.

Detective Sergeant Anna Freestone, Waitematā West Tactical Crime Unit, says a vigilant neighbour raised the alarm after noticing the front door wide open and a vehicle missing from the driveway. 

“The owners were notified and it was discovered the home had been ransacked. 

One person has died following a single vehicle crash in Brookby, west of Clevedon on Friday 24 July. 

Emergency services were called to Brookby Road, at the intersection with Richardson Road, shortly before 11:30pm.

One person received critical injuries and was transported to hospital, while a second person received minor injuries.

Sadly, the critically injured person has today died in hospital.

Enquiries into the crash remain ongoing.

ENDS.

Frankie Le Roy/NZ Police. 

The Gisborne High Court ordered the forfeiture of over $800,000 worth of assets and cash belonging to a Wairoa couple convicted of drug supply.

Two fleeing driver incidents led Police to make arrests over an earlier aggravated robbery and burglary in the Auckland region.

The events unfolded at around the same time early this morning in south Auckland.

At around 3.25am, Police units were notified of a stolen vehicle detected exiting the Southern Motorway (SH1) at Redoubt Road.

Inspector Rod Honan, Counties Manukau East Area Commander, says the vehicle began speeding through the Manukau area.

Police investigating a report of wilful damage of a vehicle in Riccarton last month are seeking the public’s assistance.

Police are wanting to identify and speak with the person pictured, as we believe he might have information that could assist our enquiries.

The incident occurred in a carpark on Riccarton Road shortly before midnight on Sunday 14 June.

If anybody has information that could assist Police with our enquiries, or identifying the person pictured, please contact 105, referencing file number 260615/9869.

The four recruits of New Zealand Police’s first Accelerated Policing Course will be celebrated this Thursday 30 July as they graduate alongside recruit Wing 398. 

The former Australian officers previously worked for Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia Police services. They will be deployed to Eastern, Central and Wellington District.

Police in Gisborne worked hard to keep roads and communities safe over the weekend, targeting impaired drivers across Tairāwhiti.

The Eastern District Impairment Team deployed to the region and worked alongside local Road Policing staff and members of the Serious Crash Unit.

Senior Sergeant Trent Higgs says the teams focused on high-volume breath testing and drug impairment checks, setting up multiple checkpoints between Thursday and Sunday.

An online attention-seeker turned viewers into witnesses after allegedly live streaming his illegal activity in west Auckland.

Around 6.10pm on 25 July, a TikTok live stream captured a motorist brandishing a machete while doing burnouts in the Titirangi town centre.

Waitematā West Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Jon Winthrop says a concerned member of the public watched the broadcast and notified Police of the driver’s dangerous actions.

“Shortly after, the vehicle was identified near the location seen on the live stream.