Crime

Former real estate agent Aaron Drever sentenced again

High-profile former Auckland real estate agent and businessman Aaron Drever has been sentenced for deception again. Drever was sentenced to serve eight months in prison...

Police want help identifying man

Counties Manukau Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the man pictured in these images. “We believe he may be able to assist us...

West Auckland house fire linked to suspected meth lab

Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a property in Massey, West Auckland, which erupted as officers arrived to carry out search warrants early...

‘Lives shattered’ – Police treat fatal East Auckland fire as double homicide

A house fire in East Auckland’s Bucklands Beach last week which claimed two lives is being treated as a double homicide. Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia...

Officer tasked with reducing family harm

By Chris Harrowell, Eastern Times The officer responsible for overseeing the police’s crime-prevention work in East Auckland is set to take up a new...

Cash, drugs, luxury goods seized in money laundering case

Police say an ongoing investigation targeting alleged money laundering using cash wages within the construction industry has resulted in further arrests. Operation Beach is a...

Man charged with murder after victim dies of injuries

Police say a man has been charged with murder following a homicide in the Auckland suburb of New Lynn yesterday, October 6. Emergency services were...

Man charged after shooting police officer in Flat Bush

Police have charged a man who shot a police officer in Flat Bush yesterday, October 6. The 47-year-old man has been charged with using a...

Arrest made over protest at Winston Peters’ Auckland home

Auckland City District Commander, Superintendent Sunny Patel, says police have charged a person following an incident where a window was smashed during a protest...

Man in custody after standoff with police in Flat Bush

A man has been arrested after a police officer was injured in a shooting in Flat Bush earlier today, October 6. It followed a three-and-a-half...