Law & Order

Police have charged a 20-year-old man in relation to a fatal crash on Niagara-Tokanui Highway on 15 February 2025. At around 8.35pm, Police were alerted to a single-vehicle crash where a ute had rolled between McManus Road and Quarry Hills Fortification Road. Sadly, despite best efforts by emergency services,

A 20-year-old man is facing serious charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance in Invercargill early on Monday morning. The incident unfolded just after 2.25am on Elles Road, when Police were called to help ambulance staff who were dealing with an agitated person. While a Police officer and an ambulance

Police in Southland have again moved to block the flow of illegal drugs into local communities, arresting an Invercargill woman and seizing class A and class B substances during a mid-week raid. Officers from the Southland Police Organised Crime Group executed a search warrant at a rural home in Mabel

Repeat violent and sexual offenders are on notice as the Coalition Government brings back the Three Strikes regime. From today, anyone convicted of one of 42 serious violent or sexual offences will face steadily harsher sentences, a move Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says answers public calls for safer streets

Police have responded to the coroner’s findings into the death of three-year-old Lachie Jones, whose body was found in a Gore oxidation pond in January 2019. In a statement, Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson said: “Police acknowledge the findings by the coroner into the tragic death of three-year-old Lachie Jones

* Police arrested ten people and laid over seventy drug-related charges after multiple search warrants * Officers seized $16,000 in cash, drugs, ammunition, and drug equipment across Southland and Otago * Investigations under Operation Strata will continue with more arrests and charges expected soon Ten people have been arrested and are facing

* Police discovered nearly 500 firearms, many unsecured and unregistered, at a Gore property * Only six weapons were registered to the licence holder whose purchasing history raised concerns * Investigation will examine whether the weapons were intended for sale or criminal use Police in Gore have seized 478 firearms from a local

Police are continuing their investigation into a suspicious house fire that occurred in Waikaia earlier this year. Emergency services responded to a house fire on Elswick Street shortly after midnight on Wednesday 21 February 2024. Detective Sergeant Brian McKinney of the Gore CIB said the investigation team has now identified