An academic who sexually assaulted an 82-year-old woman at a resthome can now be named as Grant Hannis, a former associate professor of journalism at Massey University’s Wellington campus. Grant …
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A deaf Wellington man says he’s furious after a woman apparently pretending to be deaf so she could try to sell sign-language cards, came into his work. Photo: RNZ / …
A Stokes Valley resident who witnessed yesterday’s gang brawl says she no longer feels safe in the suburb. Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindillier Police maintained a presence in the Lower …
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A man who sparked a 10-hour standoff with police on top of Wellington’s Terrace Tunnel has been charged. The man sitting on top of the tunnel, with the two-car crash that …
Police charge man in 10-hour standoff over Terrace Tunnel Read More »
Wellington barbers and hairdressers are being told not to spread the Christmas cheer by filling the glasses of their clients with beer or wine. Wellington City Council sent out letters …
Hairdressers and barbers warned to ditch ‘thank you’ drink Read More »
“Road safety operation – Wellington” Wellington Police are on a mission to ensure drivers keep themselves and other road users safe this holiday season. From Monday 17 to Saturday 22 …
Police to conduct road safety operation throughout Wellington next week Read More »
Police have executed a number of search warrants in the Stokes Valley area in response to the firearms incident in Hanson Grove on Friday 7 December. A number of firearms, …
Arrests expected for Stokes Valley firearms incident Read More »
Police are continuing to make enquiries after a 39-year-old man was shot in Stokes Valley. The man received moderate injuries after being shot at an address on Hanson Street shortly …
A man has appeared in Lower Hutt District Court charged with murder in relation to the death of a 71-year-old man in Petone on Friday night. Police confirmed speculation in …
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Police have confirmed speculation in the Petone community that the homicide of a 71-year-old man on Friday involved a decapitation. Detective Inspector Shane Cotter said that Police were called to …
Hunter Macdonald (28), who was charged with wrecking the Len Lye Water Whirler sculpture in October, pleaded guilty to wilful damage in the District Court last week. Local vandal Hunter …
Police are continuing their investigation into the homicide of a 71-year-old man in Petone on Friday. Detective Inspector Shane Cotter said that Police were called to a Jackson Street address …
Investigation continues into murder of 71-year-old in Petone Read More »
Armed police stopped a bus in Kent Terrace this morning following a report of a robbery in Berhampore shortly after 7.00am. Police were seeking a male following the attempted robbery …
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Police have identified and spoken to the driver of a silver Mazda RX8 they were looking for in relation to the homicide investigation into the death of Sosiua Helotu Ula …
Driver of silver Mazda identified in Porirua homicide investigation [updated] Read More »
A 29-year-old man will appear in the Hutt Valley District Court today charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of attempted aggravated robbery after being arrested last …
Wellington Police are investigating after a pharmacy was robbed on Queen Street, Upper Hutt on Saturday morning. Police were called about 10.50am, after a man was reported entering the pharmacy …
Wellington Police have opened a homicide investigation after the death of a man who fell from a vehicle in Porirua on Sunday. Just after 4.00pm on Sunday, Police and other …
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Police are holding Safer Plate initiatives following three months of increased licence plate thefts across the Hutt Valley. Licence plate thefts in the Hutt Valley have doubled since June, resulting …
The man who climbed up, swung on, then broke the wand of the kinetic Len Lye waterfront sculpture near Frank Kitts Park has been charged with intentional damage. Hunter Macdonald, …
Police are asking the public to assist them with two incidents in the Hutt Valley on Sunday, and a missing persons report in Wadestown. Shooting in Stokes Valley Police are …
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The kinetic Len Lye sculpture Water Whirler, close to returning to action on the waterfront after more than a year of repairs, was broken yesterday by a man who climbed …
Police are appealing for any sightings of a black Mercedes, registration GPW495, after a man was critically injured in Porirua yesterday. The man was injured exiting a moving vehicle on …
Wellington Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man in a critical condition who was involved in an incident in Porirua yesterday. Police reported that a man had “exited …
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Police are continuing to investigate after a 21-year-old man was shot from a passing vehicle in Hanson Grove, Stokes Valley early this morning. The man remains in hospital in a …
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Police are keen to speak with anyone who witnessed a crash in Kapiti on Wednesday 3 October, in which a cyclist was injured. The crash involved a car and a …
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Acclaimed comedy-horror mockumentary series Wellington Paranormal will return to screens next year alongside a new series based on Stacy Gregg’s Pony Club books, and a range of indigenous and inclusive …
Paranormal activity to return in 2019, alongside ponies, history and colonial combat Read More »
Police have charged a man with murder, after his arrest for assault on Golders Road, Elderslea in Upper Hutt shortly before 4:30pm yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to a …
Man charged with murder after stabbing in Upper Hutt [updated] Read More »
Police are appealing for information following an aggravated robbery at a convenience store on Corinna Street Porirua earlier this month. Shortly before 8:00pm on Thursday 6 September, a man with …
Police making enquiries into the death of Faapaia Fonoilaepa in Taita on Friday night arrested a 50-year-old man in Hastings last night. Police allege he was an occupant of the …
Police are continuing to investigate the fatal assault that occurred during a street fight in Taita on Friday 14 September. The female witness Police were seeking has now been located, …
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Provenance Matters is the theme for the fourth annual New Zealand Art Crime Symposium at City Gallery Wellington on Saturday. The all-day symposium is hosted by the New Zealand Art …
Police are continuing to investigate a fatal assault in Taita on Friday night, and have named the victim. He was Faapaia Fonoilaepa, 29, a painter from Avalon. Detective Senior Sergeant …
Police are seeking information from witnesses after a 29-year-old man died from injuries sustained in an assault near the intersection of High Street and Burcham Street in Taita last night. …
A 49-year-old man appeared in court on Tuesday in relation to the theft of 12 Wheki trees from Naenae’s Waiwhetu Stream in July. Photo by Bernard Spragg Following information from …
Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of a pharmacy on Bunny Street, Wellington. Wellington District Command Centre Senior Sergeant Brett Simon reports that a man entered the store around midday …
The Wellington City Council is reviewing the Liquor Control bylaw and has proposed some changes to the alcohol ban areas. The present bylaw expires in December and there have been …
More than 300 people lost their valuable possessions when Kiwi Self Storage in Kilbirnie was set on fire on 4 April 2014. The man convicted of that arson, Angelo Dominic …
Police are urging people to take extra precautions following an increase in thefts from vehicles in Petone. The thefts have occurred from vehicles parked in public car parks on The …
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A 29-year-old man who entered a cycle store in Lower Hutt this afternoon demanding that the attendant open the till got more than he bargained for. The man entered the …
Information received from the public, and responses to the television programme Police Ten 7, has resulted in the arrest of a man charged with an alleged indecent assault in Pine …
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Police have located the 38-year-old man who escaped from custody at Hutt Hospital last Monday. Police have been conducting extensive enquiries to find Donald Keepa, who was located at an …
Hutt Valley Police are appealing for the public’s help to locate Donald Keepa who has a warrant for his arrest. The 38-year-old is wanted for escaping custody after an incident …
Three years of intelligence-led and preventative policing has helped to reduce car crime in a Wellington city area by almost half. Reports of theft from cars has dropped by 46 …
Theft from cars drops with preventative policing Read More »
Hutt Valley Police are looking for the man alleged to have shot a person in the chest during a family harm incident yesterday afternoon in George Street, Stokes Valley. Inspector …