One person has died after a serious crash in Whatawhata this evening.

At around 5.15pm, emergency services were alerted to a car that had gone into a river near Te Pahu Road.

Sadly, after the vehicle was removed, one person was located deceased.

The road remains closed while the Serious Crash Unit conducts a scene examination.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays.

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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Regan Boucher,

A man has been remanded in custody following a search warrant at a property in Glenorchy.

This morning, the Otago Lakes Central Organised Crime Team executed a search warrant as part of an ongoing Operation, targeting the supply of Methamphetamine within the community.

A 46-year-old Glenorchy resident was taken into custody without incident.

This arrest is the culmination of significant and complex work by the Otago Lakes Central Organised Crime Team.

Attributable to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Glen Lindup, West Coast Area Investigations Manager,

Three men are before the courts after two serious assaults in Westport on Wednesday 29 October.

The first assault occurred on Wednesday evening, when the male victim was allegedly lured to an address by a man known to him and was subsequently assaulted by two other men at the address.

The victim has then managed to leave the address and sought medical treatment for his injuries.

One person has sadly died following a crash on State Highway 3, Rukuhia this afternoon.

Police and other emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash, near the Narrows Road intersection, at around 1:20pm.

Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene.

Two other people were transported to hospital in critical and serious condition.

The road remains closed, with diversions in place, while the Serious Crash Unit complete a scene examination.

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A solo day walk turned into a rescue mission when Southland was in a state of local emergency.

Southland Police are urging anyone heading into the bush to make sure they’re doing it safely after a day walker became lost attempting the Makarewa Falls Track on a stormy Labour Day.

Sergeant Alun Griffiths from Police Search and Rescue, Southland, says Police were alerted through the iPhone emergency satellite system shortly after 5pm on Monday. 

“There was significant tree fall in the area, and she’d lost her way.

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Tamaki Drive on 22 October.

He was Sean James Cleary, 61, of Point Chevalier.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time.

The family of the deceased ask for privacy as they grieve their loved one.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.

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Amanda Wieneke/NZ Police

One person has died following a serious crash on Great South Road, Epsom last night.

Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash at around 6.45pm.

Sadly, despite best efforts, one person died at the scene.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

ENDS.

Amanda Wieneke/NZ Police

Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Brent Cook, West Coast Police:

Police executed two search warrants in Greymouth and South Westland early this morning in relation to an ongoing nationwide operation to target organised crime, drug dealing and illegal possession of firearms.

The search warrants were executed with the assistance of the Armed Offenders Squad and involved staff from across the West Coast area and the wider Tasman district.