Police can now release the name of the man who died in a fatal cycling crash on Kokotau Road, Carterton, on Saturday 8 November.

He was Raymond Allan Putt, 70, of Masterton.

Police extend their sympathies to his loved ones.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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The first wing to graduate from the RNZPC’s Auckland campus has been congratulated on their achievement and will soon be boosting the frontline in Northland and across Tāmaki Makaurau.

The campus was opened earlier this year to cater for both senior police courses and recruit courses, and the 37 graduates of Wing 390 have successfully led the way for the next wing to start training at the campus in February 2026.

A woman stuck on the rocks at Castor Bay had a lucky scape thanks to a charged mobile phone and quick Police work.

Just after 1.30pm, Police received a call from a woman stating she was trapped on rocks between Castor Bay Beach and Kennedy Park.

Waitematā East Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant CJ Miles, says a unit arrived quickly, with one officer scaling rocks around the bay until locating the woman.

“She was getting battered by waves and an incoming tide.

Roadside screening for drug-impaired drivers has moved a step closer to becoming reality as Police confirm they have tested, and selected, a detection device.

Police will be rolling out roadside drug driving testing in the Wellington District from mid-December 2025.

Pathtech Pty Ltd, an Australian-based Drug Detection and Life Science provider, was the successful supplier of roadside oral fluid testing equipment, following an extensive global procurement process.

Please attribute to Inspector Martin James, Eastern District Manager – Criminal Investigations:

Police investigating the unexplained death of a Hastings woman last month are now treating her death as a homicide.

Emergency services were called to an address in Kotuku Street, Camberley, on 29 October, where a 37-year-old woman was found deceased.

An investigation immediately commenced to establish how she had died.

We continue to provide support to her family at this extremely difficult time. 

A 38-year-old man is before the courts after a thorough investigation into damage of tourists’ vehicles in the Canterbury District.

Police were notified on 22 October of a campervan that was broken into at Castle Hill. This led Police to make further enquiries into similar reports.

Senior Sergeant Rachel Walker, Canterbury Rural Prevention Manager, said that after a detailed investigation into these incidents, the Canterbury Rural Tactical Crime Unit, Field Intelligence, and other district staff identified the alleged offender believed to be responsible.

Please attribute the following to Detective Inspector Matt Cranshaw, Field Crime Manager:

Police have made 10 arrests and dismantled clan labs across the upper North Island following a series of coordinated search warrants targeting the sale and supply of methamphetamine.

Operation Leaf was terminated yesterday,  this investigation focussed on the supply of methamphetamine in Waikato.

One person has died following a crash on Culverden Road/SH7, Culverden, Hurunui, this afternoon.

The single-vehicle crash, where it appears a truck has struck a tree, was reported to Police around 12pm.

Sadly, the driver of the truck, who was the sole occupant, was located deceased at the scene.

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

Police are making enquiries into the circumstances of the crash.

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Police are working to locate Paul Kyle Peekay Rehua, who has a warrant for his arrest and is wanted by Police.

Rehua, 42, is wanted in relation to escaping custody and is believed to be in the wider Waitematā area, though he known to frequent the greater Auckland and Waikato regions.

It’s believed he is actively avoiding Police.

If you have seen Rehua or have any information that may assist in locating him, please update us online now or call 105.

Please use the reference number 251107/5350.

A man has been kept out of the community, after being arrested following a series of violent assaults in Henderson on Tuesday night.

At around 5.24pm, frontline officers in Henderson responded to a series of calls from the public about assaults taking place on Railside Avenue.

“It was reported a man was walking through the area, allegedly assaulting multiple members of the public he came across,” Waitematā West Area Commander, Inspector Simon Walker says.

“Sadly, several people have sustained injuries as a result.”