Avondale Community Watch

11/10/2026

Burnouts on public roads are illegal in New Zealand.

Under section 22A(3) of the Land Transport Act 1998, it is an offence to drive in a way that causes your vehicle to undergo sustained loss of traction on a road without a reasonable excuse.

Police can impound the vehicle for 28 days, and the owner pays the storage and towing costs. The driver may also face court.

When tyres lose grip, the driver can’t reliably steer or stop, which puts pedestrians, cyclists, parked cars and shops at risk.

05/10/2026

Specialist v**e retailer, Discount Mall V**e Ltd, has been fined $35,000 for selling v**es to minors and failing to take all practicable steps to prevent young people from entering their shops, following joint action by Health New Zealand and the Ministry of Health.

Discount Mall V**e Ltd, a retailer with stores around the country, has been find following the first-of-its-kind prosecution.

29/09/2026

🔗 https://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-make-arrest-blockhouse-bay-homicide-investigation?ref=/news/districts&search=&cmin=&cmax=

24/09/2026

A man has been arrested in the ongoing Blockhouse Bay homicide investigation.

Operation Falconer commenced last month, after 21-year-old Star Sami was critically wounded on 22 August and later died from his injuries.

Simultaneous search warrants were executed in Avondale and Massey this morning.

Acting Detective Inspector Craig Bolton, of Auckland City CIB, says a man was arrested at the address in Massey without incident.

“A 23-year-old man was brought back to the Mount Roskill Police Station for interview, and he has since been charged with murder,” he says.

It is expected this man will appear in the Auckland District Court this afternoon.

“While we are not seeking anyone else in relation to Mr Sami’s death, this is still an ongoing investigation and we are still speaking with a large number of witnesses to the violent altercation that occurred that Saturday afternoon,” Acting Detective Inspector Bolton says.

Police acknowledge those that have provided information to date.

“The Operation Falconer team has been working hard on progressing the homicide investigation over the past month, and it’s a great outcome to have got to the point in laying a murder charge.”

19/09/2026

https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/09/18/pair-charged-after-shooting-at-ducks-with-air-r***e-in-auckland/

An air r***e and crossbow were located and seized after the incident in Avondale.

17/09/2026

Do you recognise this person?

Removed property from the local church, used this car to pick up items via the council carpark and was last seen driving up Rosebank road.

17th September at 1231am

17/09/2026

Do you recognise this person entering this shed?