Another young foreign visitor killed in New Zealand

More than 3,400 overseas visitors, international students, foreign workers and recent emigrants have lost their lives and about 18,000 others seriously injured in New Zealand since year 2000.

24 year old female visitor killed in Mount Aspiring fall

Fatal fall at Wanaka – Wednesday, 9 December 2015 – 6:10pm – Southern police

A 24 year old woman was killed in a fall at Mount Aspiring National Park [one of New Zealand’s Top Ten Tourist Deathtraps.]

The victim and her climbing partner were on a four-day trek based out of Makarora and were negotiating the Matukituki Waterfall face near Rabbit Pass when the fatal fall occurred, police said.

No name details will be released until [the victim’s] family overseas have been notified, said Senior Sergeant James URE.  http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/fatal-fall-wanaka

Another foreign student killed in New Zealand

Police have not yet released name details of the 16-year-old male international student who was reportedly killed by drowning on December 5 in the river mouth area at Awatoto, Hawkes Bay.

 

Another family seriously injured in car crash

More road-murders, homicide, work-place negligent homicides… in New Zealand

Serious crash on State Highway 16.  A car with 3 children in the back pulled out of a driveway near the crest of a hill and collided with an oncoming car.  Three children have been taken to Starship Hospital. Two are in a status 2 (serious) condition. Another child who is thought to be aged around 4 years old is in a status one (critical) condition, with serious life threatening injuries.

The parents of the children have both been taken to North Shore Hospital. At this point their condition is not known. [Why not? Not enough sober doctors to do their round?]  http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/crash-state-highway-16

Mt Albert homicide
Nathan Mata Pukeroa will be buried from the Ohaki Marae, Pawarenga, today. Nathan was 24 and died after being attacked outside a Renton Rd, Mt Albert address in the early hours of Thursday, December 3.  His friend, a 22 year-old, was also attacked by the same, as yet unidentified, person. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/mt-albert-homicide-police-appeal-community

Man crushed to death by truck at Christchurch workplace
The victim, a male in his 50s, appears to have been caught between a stationary and moving vehicle, police said. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/fatal-workplace-incident-christchurch

Fatal Crash in Feilding
At about 3:30pm on December 7, a female travelling west towards Feilding has collided with an East bound truck. The female driver of the car was taken to Palmerston North hospital but died of her injuries shortly after. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/39908

Passenger dies following Coastal Highway crash
Hazel Margaret Gill, who was a front seat passenger in one of three vehicles involved in a crash on the Coastal Highway (SH60) on 2 December has died. She was taken to Nelson Hospital after the crash and died on 8 December. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/passenger-dies-following-coastal-highway-crash
This is a rare report. Normally, police do not reveal death of victims in road crashes if they die later as a result of their injuries.

Driver in fatal crash: ‘I wouldn’t have a clue what happened’
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11557984

Six hospitalised following serious crash
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11557756

Dangerous driver in police chase charged – eight people injured (no thanks to the reckless police) Oh, and which one was the dangerous driver?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11557281

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/74789249/Waikato-crash-victim-lived-for-helping-others

Churton Park Homicide update – name of deceased released
Monday, 7 December 2015 – Police can now confirm the identity of the deceased as 55 year old Helen Silverwood of Churton Park, Wellington.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/churton-park-homicide-update-name-deceased-released

Feilding Serious Motor Vehicle Crash – A woman has died after her car and a truck collided near Feilding today. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/39905
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11557272

Trapped woman critically injured in Kinleith crash (photo supplied – see link)
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/74795850/Trapped-woman-critically-injured-in-Kinleith-crash

Man named after fatal fire
Monday, 7 December – Southland Police can now confirm the male who died as a result of a fire in Western Southland was 36 year-old Nigel James Heron, of Bluff.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/man-named-after-fatal-fire

Police reassurance bad news!! Update on Dunedin incidents
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/update-dunedin-incidents

Sunnynook Bus Station sexual assault
Last Wednesday (25 November) at around 4.20pm, the young lady got off a bus at the station. She was walking along the path towards Kapiti Place, when a man ran up behind her. He grabbed her, covered her mouth and sexually assaulted her.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-need-identify-man-relation-indecent-assault-sunnynook-bus-station

Two brothers assaulted in Porirua on Sunday morning, one remains on life support
Two brothers, 34 and 47, were walking up Mungavin Ave, in Porirua, when they were set upon by a gang on Sunday.  http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/74889726/two-brothers-assaulted-in-porirua-on-sunday-morning-one-remains-on-life-support

Police investigate stabbing of Kaitaia police officer
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-investigate-stabbing-kaitaia-police-officer

Police launch investigation into disappearance of Waiuku Man
Lance John Murphy was last seen on Saturday November 21 2015 at around 6:36pm at the BP Service Station in Warkworth. He was travelling in his 2010 Mazda 6 motor vehicle, registration HMZ40, which was located by Police in Goatley Road, Warkworth on Thursday 26th November 2015.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-launch-investigation-disappearance-waiuku-man
A significant amount of blood was found in the car of the missing man.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11558433

Police appeal for sightings of car stolen in aggravated burglary in Christchurch  http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-appeal-sightings-car-stolen-aggravated-burglary-christchurch

[The above is NOT an exhaustive list of the latest incidents. Many go unreported, while many others we don’t hear about.]