Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Tim Leitch:

A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the shooting incident at Pukehinau Flats in Brooklyn earlier this month.

About 3.30pm on Sunday 2 November, Police were notified of an altercation at the flats which had resulted in a shot being discharged towards a man.

Fortunately, the victim was not injured by the shot, however he did sustain injuries as he jumped from the southern end second-floor balcony to escape the offender.

Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend, Auckland Central Area Investigations Manager:

Police are making enquiries after a body was found in the search for Te Anihana Pomana on Saturday.

At around 7.43pm Police were notified a body was located in dense bush in the Pukekohe area.

Formal identification is yet to take place; however it is believed to be the body of Te Anihana.

Te Anihana, 25, was reported missing on 21 August from Central Auckland.

Her family have been notified of this development and are being provided support.

Police have located a body in Lake Rua this afternoon, believed to be the man that went missing in the water last night.

The surrounding area remains closed to the public.

A formal identification process will take place, and the death will be referred to the Coroner.

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To be attributed to Detective Sergeant Brian McKinney, Gore CIB:

Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault that occurred near the corner of Melvin Street and Turner Street in Edendale last week.

The assault occurred at around 10.55pm on Saturday 15 November, after a woman went to the victim’s house asking for assistance with a flat tyre. The victim was then accosted and assaulted by a man, suffering serious injuries.

We would like to thank those people who have contacted us following our earlier appeal for information and CCTV footage.

The search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Tapotupotu Bay, near Cape Reinga, will resume this morning.

At about 3.20pm yesterday, emergency services were called following a report of a man who had been swept off the rocks while fishing in the remote location with friends.

Detective Sergeant Paul Overton, Northland Police Search and Rescue Team Leader, says Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched immediately.

One person has died after being struck by a vehicle on a driveway in Matamata this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to a property on Manuka Street at around 1.50pm.

The road is closed while the Serious Crash Unit examines the scene.

Motorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area if possible.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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Please attribute to Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham

Police are now in a position to officially release the names of those who died in Sanson on Saturday 15 November.

They were Goldie May Iris Field, 1, Hugo John Field, 5, August James Field, 7, and Dean Michael Field, 36.

Our deepest condolences are with their family and friends during this difficult time. They are being provided with wrap around support.

The scene examination at the property has been completed, and this was handed back to family on Thursday morning.

Police can release the name of the teenager killed after a crash on a Far North Beach a week ago.

The crash involving a 4WD vehicle was reported on Tokerau Beach on 14 November just before 7.30pm.

Sadly, Samuel James Herdman, 17, of Pukenui died at the scene.

Two other people were injured at the time.

One was airlifted to Starship Hospital in Auckland, with the other transported to Kaitaia Hospital.

Both people have now been discharged from hospital.

Police extend our sympathies to Samuel’s friends and loved ones for their loss.