Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
A 29-year-old man has been charged following a fatal crash on the Tauranga Eastern Link Road near Papamoa earlier this year.
Uthai Phonphong was killed in the crash which occurred on 17 January 2021.
The 29-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter, conspiracy to deal a Class A drug and conspiracy to deal a Class B drug. He will be appearing in the Tauranga High Court on 26 May 2021.
Police would like to thank everyone in the community who helped with information for this enquiry.
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Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Albie Alexander, Counties Manukau Police:
Police acknowledge the sentencing today for the two men responsible for the murder of Chris Bush and aggravated robbery at the Red Fox Tavern during Labour weekend, 1987.
This concludes a 34-year-old case which was never far from the mind of the Bush family or Police investigators.
Counties Manukau CIB staff, led by recently deceased Detective Inspector Gary Lendrum, set about reviewing the investigation in 2016 following new information coming to Police’s attention.
The investigators worked tirelessly on this historical case, ultimately leading to the arrest and charging of two individuals in 2017.
A 25-year-old man has been charged in relation to recent threats to Member of Parliament Simeon Brown.
The man was arrested today without incident at a Lower Hutt property.
“I would like to acknowledge the outstanding work of our staff from both the Criminal Investigation Branch in Counties Manukau, where the original complaint was received, and the team in Lower Hutt who located the alleged offender today,” says Wellington Field Crime Manager Detective Inspector Darrell Harpur.
“They worked closely together under urgency to get this result.”
The man is due to appear in the Hutt Valley District Court on Thursday 13 May where he will face a charge of threatening to kill.
Source: New Zealand Police (District News)
Police have today recovered the bodies of two men who died while climbing Taranaki Maunga on Tuesday night.
The formal identification process is still underway to confirm the menâs identities, however Police believe them to be missing men Peter Kirkwood and Richard Phillips.
Police are liaising with the families of both Mr Kirkwood and Mr Phillips at this tragic time.
We would like to reiterate our thanks to Taranaki Rescue Helicopter and Taranaki Alpine Cliff Rescue staff who assisted Police throughout this operation.
A statement on behalf of Mr Kirkwood and Mr Phillips families is below:
Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Paul Slater, Queenstown Police:
Police would like to speak to a group of men involved in a duck shooting incident earlier today.
At around 11am two women walking along a track by the Clutha River in Alexandra sustained minor shotgun pellet injuries. One was injured in the lower leg and the other in the shoulder.
The shots were fired by a group of men duck shooting from a boat in the river.
The men responsible spoke to the injured women when they realised what had happened and offered assistance, however they left the scene in their boat and have not yet been identified.