Please attribute the following to Hawke’s Bay Area Commander Inspector Lincoln Sycamore:

Police will have a visible presence in and around Napier on Saturday 13 December, due to the unveiling of a headstone.

Inspector Lincoln Sycamore says that Police will be applying a firm line to breaches of the Gangs Act.

“We also won’t tolerate poor driving behaviour, disorder or any breaches of the peace.

Two people are facing serious charges following an incident in Wesley last night.

The victim had arranged via Facebook marketplace to purchase a vehicle and meet the seller outside an address on Holdsworth Avenue.

Upon arrival, the victim was allegedly assaulted by two people who also demanded he hand over money.

Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk, of Auckland City Crime Squad, says the victim was then made to get into the alleged offender’s vehicle and withdraw more money from an ATM in Stoddard Road.

A covert operation targeting the supply of methamphetamine in Central Hawke’s Bay and Hastings has led to the arrest of two gang members and one associate.

A six-month covert operation, codenamed Operation Tukutuki, was in response to high levels of methamphetamine being detected in wastewater testing, Detective Inspector James Keene says.

On Wednesday 10 December 2025, Police executed five search warrants across Central Hawke’s Bay and Hastings. Police located an amount of methamphetamine, cash, a 3D printed firearm and stolen property, resulting in three arrests.

Attribute to Sergeant Michael Palmer, Waikato Tactical Crime Unit:

Waikato Police have arrested three people in relation to an ongoing investigation of commercial burglaries targeting large quantities of copper metal.

In August 2025, the Waikato Tactical Crime Unit (TCU) became aware of a commercial property in Frankton that had been the subject of multiple break-ins where reels of copper had been stolen on several nights over the course of a week.

An investigation has been launched after a worker was assaulted during an aggravated robbery in Otangarei last night.

Police were called to a store on William Jones Drive at about 7.25pm after a report of a group of males entering the store armed with weapons (not firearms) and making demands.

One person was assaulted and received minor injuries.

At this stage it appears cash and cigarettes were taken before the offenders fled on foot, heading in the direction of Taraire Crescent.

Officers are appealing to the community to assist with understanding exactly how this baby girl bore such serious injuries

Police have executed a series of search warrants across Auckland and Northland, as part of the ongoing St Johns homicide investigation.

The Operation Aberfeldy team has been investigating the violent death of Kyle Whorrall at a bus stop on St Johns Road on 19 April 2025.

Today, three additional people have been charged as part of the investigation into the 33-year-old US national’s death.

Early this morning, teams of detectives executed simultaneous warrants in Kaikohe, Mt Wellington and Manurewa.

Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Todd:

Hutt Valley Police investigating the armed robbery of an Upper Hutt bar are seeking help from the public.

Police received a call just after midnight this morning reporting that a masked offender brandishing a firearm approached bar staff at Quinns Post bar on Ward Street and demanded cash.

The offender then fled on foot along Ward Street towards Heretaunga College.

Bar staff involved were shaken, but not injured, and are being provided Victim Support. There were no patrons in the bar at the time.

Police can now formally release the name of the man who died following the tragic events aboard a bus in east Auckland.

A homicide enquiry commenced on the night of 8 December, after a man suffered a fatal knife wound.

He was 59-year-old Sefo Leger of Wai O Taiki Bay in east Auckland.

“Our investigation team extend our deepest sympathies to Mr Leger’s whānau for their loss, especially at this time of the year,” Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin says.

“This senseless crime has impacted many across the community and our thoughts are with you.”

Police investigating the burglary of a business in Palmerston North on Saturday are seeking the public’s assistance locating the vehicle that was stolen from the property.

On Sunday 7 December, Police received a report of burglary that had occurred on Saturday 6 December at a commercial property on Domain Street.

A red 1994 Holden HSV Clubsport, registration: HSV425, that was undergoing restoration was stolen from the address.

Constable Maskery says initial enquiries to locate the vehicle have been unsuccessful and Police are now seeking the public’s assistance.