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Gang president arrested in Auckland Airport drug sting
Source: Radio New Zealand Twenty search warrants were carried out across the Auckland region on Thursday. LDR / Stuff / Stephen Forbes Police have made further arrests in attempts to...
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Operation Matata: Significant Police-Customs investigation unravels smuggling syndicate at air border
Source: New Zealand Police Police are laying nearly 200 criminal charges against gang associates, who are allegedly facilitators in a criminal syndicate smuggling illicit drugs aboard international flights. This week’s...
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Celebrating Hāpori Manawaroa ki Murihiku and the Southern Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities Work Programme
Source: New Zealand Police On Thursday 27 November the Murihiku community came together at Invercargill’s ILT Stadium to celebrate Hāpori Manawaroa ki Murihiku, the Southern Resilience to Organised Crime in...
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How feral cats spread toxoplasmosis risk across hundreds of Kiwi farms
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruth Kuo Feral cats are responsible for spreading toxoplasmosis, which can cause “abortion storms” on sheep farms. Methods of control, such as annual culls, have come...
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New Zealanders arrested in Melbourne after 36kg of meth found in suitcases
Source: Radio New Zealand Australian Border Force officers seized 36kg of methamphetamine after selecting two women, both aged 22, for a baggage examination following their arrival on a flight from...
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How much do people fear crime in New Zealand?
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon More than half of adults have a low fear of crime, according to new data. The annual Crime and Victims survey last...
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Police continuing to investigate 17 over ‘misuse and inappropriate content’
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Three police staff investigated in relation to “misuse and inappropriate content” have been cleared of any wrongdoing. Last week, police confirmed 20 police staff were...
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Update: Pahiatua homicide
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to search for a man wanted in relation to a Pahiatua woman’s death last month. On the afternoon of 15 October, Karen Gilbert-Palmer,...
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Pahīatua homicide: Police continue hunt for Jeremy Robertson six weeks after mother’s death
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremy Robertson. Supplied/ NZ Police Six weeks after a woman was killed in Pahīatua, police are continuing to search for her son who is wanted in...
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Man charged following Waiuku fire
Source: New Zealand Police A man is due in court today following a large fire at a Waiuku business on Monday night. Police treated the fire as suspicious with a...
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‘Great concerns’ for Christchurch teen missing more than a week
Source: Radio New Zealand Cobra, 14. Supplied / Police Police have “great concerns” for a missing 14-year-old in Christchurch. In a statement, police asked the public for help finding Cobra,...
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Police seeking Graeme Shuter in central Auckland
Source: New Zealand Police Auckland Central Police are seeking a man in connection with an alleged indecent assault at the weekend. Police have obtained a warrant to arrest 34-year-old Graeme...
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Warrant to arrest: Police seeking Paul Rimene
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking assistance to locate Paul Rimene, who has a warrant for his arrest. Rimene is 176cm tall, has a large build, and is heavily...
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Police appeal for information following serious assault, Raumanga
Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating after a woman was seriously assaulted in her Raumanga home last night. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, Whangārei CIB, says Police were called...
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Two further arrests in relation to Waikanae homicide
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Jamie Woods, Field Crime Manager: Police have today arrested a further two men in relation to the death of Michael...
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Name release: Waikanae homicide
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Jamie Woods, Field Crime Manager: Police can now release the name of the man who died at a Kakariki Grove,...
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Police investigating robbery at Cambridge petrol station
Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating a robbery at a petrol station in Cambridge early today. At around 6.35am, four people entered the Victoria Street petrol station and jumped...
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How the oil and gas industry helped rewrite New Zealand’s drilling rules
Source: Radio New Zealand Resources Minister Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Fossil fuel companies were given privileged, insider access to confidential drafts of legislation during a two-year campaign to...
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Appeal for information following suspicious fires, Avalon
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating suspicious fires in the Avalon area are appealing to the public for information. Police have been made aware of two fires, one on Tuesday...
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Police release descriptions of offenders in Edendale assault
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Sergeant Brian McKinney, Gore CIB: Police are continuing to investigate a serious assault that occurred near the corner of Melvin Street...
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Senior Auckland detective faces criminal investigation over objectionable material
Source: Radio New Zealand Criminal investigations have begun into three police staff in relation to “misuse and inappropriate content”. RNZ / Angus Dreaver An Auckland-based detective with decades of experience...
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Stoush over Chinese media ‘censorship’ in Skykiwi forum
Source: Radio New Zealand May Moncur says the removal of her post and her account from New Zealand Chinese-media outlet Skykiwi is concerning, but the Human Rights Tribunal found the...
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Lee Tamahori film and ‘The Gone’ dominate at NZ Screen Awards
Source: Radio New Zealand The late Lee Tamahori‘s The Convert has scored the most honours at the New Zealand Screen Awards, while crime drama The Gone continued its successful track...
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Man arrested after baby hospitalised with serious injuries in Hutt Valley
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to a home in Avalon on Thursday morning after a report of a disorder. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man has been arrested...
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Man to appear in court after baby receives injuries
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Wescott: A man has been arrested and charged following unexplained injuries to a baby in Hutt Valley. Yesterday at around...
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Wanted to arrest: Dean Shedden
Source: New Zealand Police Police is seeking the whereabouts of Dean Shedden, who is wanted to arrest. A warrant has now been issued for the 56-year-old’s arrest for beaching bail...
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Police investigation saves tourist’s 11th hour dilemma
Source: New Zealand Police It was smiles, not tears, at the departure gate as a Police reunited a German tourist with his stolen belongings. A car break-in earlier this week...