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.”

Attributable to Sergeant Tracy Haggart, Queenstown Acting Response Manager,

A youth has been remanded in custody following a commercial burglary in Remarkables Park earlier this week.

At around 2.15am, Police were called to the intersection of Tex Smith Lane and Hawthorne Drive where a vehicle was used to unlawfully gain entry to a commercial premises.

The alleged offenders fled the area, where the vehicle was located abandoned and submerged in Lake Whakatipu.

Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson, Manawatu Area Investigations Manager,

An 18-year-old Palmerston North man has been arrested and charged following a building fire in Palmerston North.

On Thursday 30 November Police were called to a building on Fergusson Street, formally the Fitzherbert Bar, at around 5.20pm.

After initial enquiries the fire was deemed suspicious and a scene examination was completed.

Today, Police arrested and charged an 18-year-old man in relation to the fire.

One person has died following a serious crash in Whitianga this morning.

Emergency services were called to the two vehicle crash at the intersection of Tairua Whitianga Road and Moewai Road just after 10am.

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

One other person received minor injuries.

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

Motorist are advised to avoid the area or delay travel as there are no diversions in place.

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Please attribute to Acting Detective Inspector James Keene:

Police investigating the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne are seeking the public’s help in identifying two people believed to be directly linked to the incident. 

Police reviewing CCTV from around the area at the time show two men wearing sweatshirts with their hoodies on. One was seen running from Forrester House over the Ormond Road bridge onto Riperata Street. Another was captured walking from Forrester House on Ormond Road towards town, across Mary Street and continued on Ormond Road.

The findings of the IPCA review into the Police handling of complaints against Jevon McSkimming show inexcusable conduct by former senior leaders of New Zealand Police.