A person has died following a single-vehicle crash in South Taranaki yesterday. Emergency services received a report of a car fire on Brewer Road in Waitotara about 9pm. A body was located in the vehicle. An investigation is underway, however initial enquiries indicate the fire was the result of a crash and the death is... Continue Reading →
Update: 20-year-old downgraded to serious condition following Hawera incident
A 20-year-old man is now in a serious but stable condition after running into the path of a Police vehicle in Taranaki overnight. The incident occurred on Glover Road in Hawera about 12.20am. After initial medical treatment by both Police and ambulance staff at the scene, the man was flown to Taranaki Base Hospital. The... Continue Reading →
Man in critical condition after being hit by police car in Hawera
A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after running into the path of a Police vehicle in Taranaki overnight. The incident occurred on Glover Road in Hawera about 12.20am. Two officers in the vehicle were uninjured and administered first aid at the scene before the man was flown to Hawera Hospital and then on to... Continue Reading →
Update: Raetihi accident takes two children, one adult
Police have released further information regarding the tragic incident near Raetihi yesterday, where three people were killed. Emergency services were called to a rural property just after 11am, after a vehicle crashed into a dam on the property. Police can now confirm four people - two adults and two children - were travelling on a... Continue Reading →
Three bodies found in submerged car near Raetihi
Three people have died after being trapped in a submerged vehicle near Raetihi today. Emergency services responded just after 11am today, after being notified that a vehicle had entered a farm pond at a rural property. Tragically the three people were deceased when recovered from the pond by emergency services. Police are working to support... Continue Reading →
Update: One person dead following Midhirst crash
Police can now confirm one person has died following a serious crash in Midhirst, Taranaki this evening. The single-vehicle crash happened around 4.50pm on Mountain Road. The southbound lane is still closed and diversions remain in place.
Serious Crash in Midhirst, Delays expected
Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on Mountain Road in Midhirst, Taranaki. The single-vehicle crash was reported around 4.50pm. Initial reports indicate one person has sustained serious injuries. The southbound lane is closed and diversions are in place. Motorists are advised to avoid the area, if possible.
3 Taranaki cops charged with manslaughter
Police have today filed charges of manslaughter against three Police officers in the New Plymouth District Court. The charges relate to the death of a 55-year-old man who died while in custody at the Hawera Police Station in the early hours of 1 June 2019. The charges allege that the officers were grossly negligent in... Continue Reading →
Fatal Police shooting – Brixton, Taranaki
A man has died after being shot by Police near Brixton this afternoon. About 3.40pm, Police received a call regarding a man in his 50s in distress who had left a Brixton property in a vehicle and was believed to be in possession of a firearm. Police located the stationary vehicle on Mamaku Road, off... Continue Reading →
Human Rights Commission Concerned About COVID-19 Bill
The Human Rights Commission is deeply concerned about the lack of scrutiny and rushed process for the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill. “For weeks the Government has known that we would be moving to alert level 2. It has not allowed enough time for careful public democratic consideration of this level 2 legislation. There has... Continue Reading →