Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Hayden Smale:

A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Crichton, Clutha last night.

Emergency services were called to Adams Flat Road at around 6:10pm.

A man remains in a critical condition in hospital following the incident.

A scene guard is in place at the address while Police staff conduct a scene examination.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident remain ongoing.

There is not believed to be any risk to public safety following this incident.

Please attribute to Inspector Nicky Cooney, Eastern Bay of Plenty Area Commander:

An operation is underway to locate a man who is unaccounted for following a water-related incident in Opotiki.

Police were called to the Waioeka River at around 5.30pm yesterday after a report that a man had fallen off his boat and was swept downstream.

Emergency services carried out an initial search of the area and located the vessel nearby.

A rescue helicopter and private helicopters were also engaged in the search, as well as local jet boat operators.

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a workplace incident on Taihape-Napier Road, Rangitikei, on Tuesday 13 January.

He was Keith Rupene Douglas Pokiha, 17, from Paeroa.

Our thoughts are with Keith’s family and friends during this difficult time.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre

Searching will be wound down for the day around the Mahurangi River, as part of the ongoing effort to locate a man missing since Wednesday.

Today, around 30 personnel from various agencies have been involved in searching.

This includes Police Search and Rescue, Land Search and Rescue, a Police drone, and a Fire and Emergency water rescue team.

The Auckland Police Maritime Unit also deployed its jet ski to search on the water.

Sadly, the man and his vehicle remain unaccounted for.

Police are in attendance at a sudden death at Cheltenham Beach on the North Shore.

At 3.14pm, a report was received of a man being pulled out of the water unresponsive.

Emergency services have attended the beach and provided the man with medical assistance.

Sadly, despite best efforts we can confirm the man has died on scene.

The immediate area has been cordoned off at this stage.

Police will make enquiries into the man’s death on behalf of the Coroner.

ENDS.

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Attribute to Detective Sergeant John Kean:

Police are asking for the public’s help finding Kevin John Singh Belling, who was reported missing from the Invercargill area.

The 62-year-old was reported missing on Sunday 18 January, however he was last seen and spoken to on Friday 9 January at his place of business in Motu Rimu.

Police have conducted a series of enquiries but have unfortunately been unable to locate him, and are now seeking help from the public.

It is believed that Kevin could still be in the Invercargill area.

Attributable to Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson:

Police can now confirm six people are currently confirmed as unaccounted for, including two teenagers, following yesterday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui.

The youngest of those missing is 15 years old.

We have been unable to establish the whereabouts of three further individuals. While we do not currently believe they were involved in the slip, further enquiries are required to rule it out.

Police can confirm that one person has died as a result of a crash on Tennent Drive, Palmerston North on 2 January.

A cyclist was critically injured in the crash, and sadly died in hospital on Wednesday 21 January.

The death will be referred to the Coroner.

Investigations into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.

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Police are appealing for witnesses of an assault in Nelson earlier this month, to come forward.

On Saturday 10 January, Police received a report that a person had been assaulted the night before [Friday 9 January], around 11pm, on Collingwood Street.

The victim sustained serious injuries and is understandably very shaken by the incident.

Police are wanting to speak with a man and a woman who potentially witnessed the assault and tried to help the victim.

Search efforts are ongoing across the Bay of Plenty as emergency services work to rescue people in slips the region.

Bay of Plenty District Commander, Superintendent Tim Anderson says two rescue operations are concurrently running at Mount Maunganui and Welcome Bay Road.

“Police, alongside Fire and Emergency New Zealand are working to locate and rescue people trapped in a landslide that came down off Mount Maunganui at 9:30am today.