Media is invited to attend the Northland Law Enforcement Torch Run event to take photos and interview participants, including some of the local Special Olympics stars.

What: Law Enforcement Torch Run

Where: Meet at Whangārei Central Police station 9.45am then go to Whangārei Town Basin, 14 Quayside

When: Saturday 4 October 2025

Who: Northland District Special Olympics athletes, coaches, families and police

Police contact: Mark Harrison 021 1907 805

A Northland man who allegedly stole $600 worth of clothing from a Dargaville store came a cropper thanks to CCTV.

Police arrived at the Victoria Street store soon after being alerted to a theft at around 10.06am, on Monday, 22 September.

“A review of in-store CCTV provided Police with a clear picture of a person who’d made no attempt to pay for items of clothing he left the store with,” Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer says. 

“A short time later, Police located a vehicle of interest at a petrol station in Dargaville.” 

Police are responding to a sudden death on Mount Taranaki.

One person was reported missing in the area on 30 September at 1pm, and sadly, was found deceased just after 5pm. 

The public can expect a visible Police presence in the area today and possibly tomorrow as Land Search and Rescue work to retrieve the body.

ENDS

Police are continuing to make enquiries following the death of a man in Gisborne on Monday morning.

Police were called to an address on Ormond Road, between Lytton Road and Riperata Street shortly after 4am, where the man was located injured, before passing away in Gisborne Hospital a short time later.

Detective Inspector Martin James says enquiries are progressing well, with a steady flow of information provided by the public to assist our enquiries.

A Hibiscus Coast teenager will appear in court this week after allegedly demanding, and stealing, clothing from other teenagers.

Two other young people were also apprehended as part of the investigation into the incident near Westfield Albany on Friday morning.

Waitematā East Area Commander Inspector Mike Rickards says Police have been investigating two recent incidents.

“On Friday morning, three offenders have approached our two teenage victims near the shopping centre,” he says.

Two drivers are heading to court after catching the attention of Police in West Auckland on Saturday night.

Around 10.30pm Police were called to Hobsonville Point after a large gathering of vehicles turned to anti-social road user activity.

Waitemata Road Policing Coordinator, Senior Sergeant Damian Albert, says one driver recklessly performed a burnout on the crowded streets.

“As a result, multiple units attended this gathering in an attempt to disperse the group,” he says.

Police are seeking the public’s help to identify the woman pictured in these images.

We believe she may be able to assist us with our enquiries into a theft outside a business on Great North Road, Point Chevalier on Thursday 31 July at about 8pm.

If this is you, or you know who this woman is, please update us online now or call 105.

Please use the reference number 250801/6338.

Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

ENDS.

Holly McKay/NZ Police

Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Steph Hudson, Northland Road Policing Team Leader:

Police have laid charges against one of the drivers involved in a crash on State Highway 1, Oakleigh on 27 September.

Around 5.40pm emergency services attended the crash between two vehicles, one of which was towing a trailer.

There were no serious injuries as a result of the crash.