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Woman seriously injured in alleged Rotorua hit-and-run

Author
Rotorua Daily Post,
Publish Date
Fri, 6 Jun 2025, 1:29pm
The incident happened near the intersection of Haupapa and Tutanekai Sts. Photo / File
The incident happened near the intersection of Haupapa and Tutanekai Sts. Photo / File

Woman seriously injured in alleged Rotorua hit-and-run

Author
Rotorua Daily Post,
Publish Date
Fri, 6 Jun 2025, 1:29pm

An alleged hit-and-run incident has left a woman seriously injured in Rotorua

The crash happened about 9pm on Thursday near the intersection of Haupapa and Tutanekai Sts, police said this morning.

Detective Sergeant Philip Wilkinson said police wanted to find the driver of a vehicle involved.

After allegedly striking the victim, the vehicle drove east on Haupapa St towards Fenton St, he said 

鈥淭his incident easily could have been fatal and it鈥檚 important we hear from anyone who saw it happen and anyone who witnessed an interaction between a woman and the driver of a red ute immediately prior,鈥 Wilkinson said.

鈥淲e are reviewing CCTV from the area, but if you have any information or cell phone footage, please contact us as soon as possible.鈥

If you have information, contact police online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking 鈥淯pdate Report鈥, or call 105.

Please use the reference number 250605/9241.

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