Attributable to Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood of West Coast Police:

A woman has been found deceased over the weekend after failing to return from a tramping expedition.

Police were called to the Fox River about 6am on Saturday 1 November after the 27-year-old woman was reported overdue from her tramp, having left on Thursday.

Her vehicle was located at the Fox River car park.

Police Search and Rescue conducted a search of the area, along with a helicopter, a Land Search and Rescue dog team and local Surf Life Saving.

Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Lee Underhill:

Wellington Police are appealing for information after a shotgun was fired at a residential complex on Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to the Brooklyn Road property about 3.30pm on 2 November. While nobody was hit, we believe the incident targeted a specific individual, who suffered moderate injuries fleeing to safety.

Police are stepping up their presence on the North Shore with the launch of a dedicated suburban Beat Team, hitting the streets from today.

Building on the success of the Henderson Beat Team, which began patrolling in September, Police are expanding the initiative with a second suburban team to strengthen visibility and engagement across the North Shore.

The North Shore Beat Team will focus on Albany, Glenfield and Takapuna commercial centres.

One person has died following a serious crash in Rangiriri overnight.

Police were called to a two vehicle crash on Rodda Road at around 10pm yesterday.

Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene.

Two other people were transported to hospital in a critical to serious condition.

The road was closed while the Serious Crash Unit conducted a scene examination.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin:

Police have charged a man with murder after a woman was found deceased in a Central Auckland apartment yesterday evening.

Police were alerted to a possible incident at a Day Street address at around 7.35pm, and tragically arrived at the apartment a short time later where the woman was located.

A 38-year-old man who is known to the victim has been charged with murder and is expected to appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow.

One person has died after a serious crash in Whatawhata this evening.

At around 5.15pm, emergency services were alerted to a car that had gone into a river near Te Pahu Road.

Sadly, after the vehicle was removed, one person was located deceased.

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

Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays.

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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Regan Boucher,

A man has been remanded in custody following a search warrant at a property in Glenorchy.

This morning, the Otago Lakes Central Organised Crime Team executed a search warrant as part of an ongoing Operation, targeting the supply of Methamphetamine within the community.

A 46-year-old Glenorchy resident was taken into custody without incident.

This arrest is the culmination of significant and complex work by the Otago Lakes Central Organised Crime Team.

Attributable to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Glen Lindup, West Coast Area Investigations Manager,

Three men are before the courts after two serious assaults in Westport on Wednesday 29 October.

The first assault occurred on Wednesday evening, when the male victim was allegedly lured to an address by a man known to him and was subsequently assaulted by two other men at the address.

The victim has then managed to leave the address and sought medical treatment for his injuries.

One person has sadly died following a crash on State Highway 3, Rukuhia this afternoon.

Police and other emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash, near the Narrows Road intersection, at around 1:20pm.

Sadly, one person was located deceased at the scene.

Two other people were transported to hospital in critical and serious condition.

The road remains closed, with diversions in place, while the Serious Crash Unit complete a scene examination.

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A solo day walk turned into a rescue mission when Southland was in a state of local emergency.

Southland Police are urging anyone heading into the bush to make sure they’re doing it safely after a day walker became lost attempting the Makarewa Falls Track on a stormy Labour Day.

Sergeant Alun Griffiths from Police Search and Rescue, Southland, says Police were alerted through the iPhone emergency satellite system shortly after 5pm on Monday. 

“There was significant tree fall in the area, and she’d lost her way.