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Community Magistrates to help ease bottlenecks

· August 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government will expand the role of Community Magistrates to help speed up the justice system and reduce unnecessary delays in the District Court, Associate Justice...

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Operation Hawk swoops on criminals

· August 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Two men have been arrested, and firearms, ammunition and drugs have been seized, during a series of search warrants executed in Invercargill and Mataura Island this...

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Operation Harvest bears fruit for Police

· August 21, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Baird: South Island Organised Crime Police have arrested two men and seized a large amount of methamphetamine and cash during...

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Further alleged shooting incident in Levin

· August 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police are making enquiries into an incident in Levin today where a person appears to have sustained a gunshot wound. Emergency services were called to Bartholomew...

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Homicide investigation launched in Rotorua

· August 20, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Van Kempen: A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Rotorua this...

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Warrant to arrest – Ethan Hatata

· August 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police are working to locate Ethan Hatata, who has a warrant for his arrest and is wanted by Police. Hatata, 22, is wanted for retail offending...

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Police investigating ‘brainless violence’ in Levin

· August 19, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Extra Police are on patrol in Levin after several firearm-related incidents in two days. Manawatu Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham described recent shooting events in the...

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Woman charged in relation to death in Awakeri

· August 15, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Lew Warner, District Manager Criminal Investigations. A homicide investigation has been launched following the death of a woman in Awakeri yesterday afternoon....

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Strengthening trafficking and smuggling laws

· August 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government is strengthening trafficking and people smuggling laws to stop criminals using loopholes to evade real consequences for crime, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Since...

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Update: Stokes Valley shooting

· August 13, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: Hutt Valley Police have made significant progress in the investigation into the shooting of a 40-year-old Stokes Valley...

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Business – Industrial gas users almost out of options

· August 12, 2025

Source: EMA A lack of available gas supply will force price increases and some very tough decisions across multiple business sectors as today’s release of the Industrial and Consumers Gas Survey...

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Serious Crash, Lincoln Road – Henderson

· August 12, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police One person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Road, Henderson around 11.30pm last night. The Serious Crash Unit attended,...

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Parnell woman’s death remains unexplained

· August 11, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Auckland City Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a woman’s death in Parnell. Police were called to Cracroft Street on the night of 7...

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Drug and firearm dealing caught in Operation Skip

· August 11, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police Police caught two men at the same time — one in Feilding, one in Manurewa — during coordinated searches of houses in Manawatū and Auckland, for...