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Government wants to cut off taxpayer funding for gangs
Source: Radio New Zealand A new member’s Bill pulled from the biscuit tin aims to stop publicly funding organisations with ties to gangs. RNZ/John Edens A member’s Bill could stop...
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Health NZ sending more eye operations to private sector under long-term contracts
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ is sending more eye operations to the private sector. 123RF Health NZ (HNZ) is sending more eye operations to the private sector under longer-term...
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Country Life: The Methven Ute Muster
Source: Radio New Zealand Please publish to Country page and Country Life page (CLI) by ****** Saturday 8AM ********* Loganne Brown coordinated this year’s Methven Ute Muster. RNZ/Anisha Satya The...
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Further arrests made after Hastings bar brawl
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking the public for help to identify the person pictured. NZ Police Eight people have now been arrested in relation to a fight at...
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Further arrests in relation to Common Room assault
Source: New Zealand Police Police have now arrested eight people in relation to a fight at the Common Room bar on 8 March. Detective Sergeant Heath Jones says more than...
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Homicide investigation launched, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Hutt Valley Field Crime Manager, Detective Inspector Haley Ryan: Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was located unresponsive in Lower Hutt...
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Police make arrests as pressure continues on gangs in firearms investigations
Source: New Zealand Police Police in west Auckland have made several arrests in separate operations focusing on firearms offending, all in a morning’s work. Yesterday morning the Waitematā Gang Disruption...
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Thousands of litres of diesel stolen from Marton business
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the loss of a large amount of fuel was a major hit for a local business (file photo). 123rf Police are investigating a theft...
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Police investigating fuel theft from Marton business
Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating the theft of about 3000 litres of diesel from a Marton business this week. The theft happened on Tuesday, between 4.20am and 4.50am...
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Appeal for information following assault, Hamilton East
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Constable Jordyn Paekau: Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the man and vehicle pictured, following an assault in Hamilton East in February....
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Christchurch Police appeal for information following two assaults
Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating two assaults believed to have occurred in Sydenham and are seeking information from the public as part of ongoing enquiries. On Wednesday 18...
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Teenager charged after violent Mt Albert party leaves four injured
Source: Radio New Zealand The broken glass is on the corner of Springleigh Ave and Jerram Street. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins A teenager has been charged with assault after a...
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Forged certificates put workers and communities at risk
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 8 April 2026 WorkSafe New Zealand has uncovered forged diesel‑tank certificates in use and is urging businesses to verify that their documentation is the real deal,...
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Arrest in Mt Albert disorder
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Darvill, Auckland City West Area Investigations Manager: Police have made an arrest in the investigation into a disorder incident...
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DOC statement: Outcome of Wildlife Act investigation
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 07 April 2026 The Department of Conservation has completed its investigation into an allegation McCallum Bros Limited (MBL) disturbed protected stony corals during sand-dredging activities...
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Renewed appeal for information on missing woman Rowena Walker
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police remain committed in their efforts to locate missing woman Rowena Walker, nearly eight months on from her last confirmed sighting. Detective Senior Sergeant Jo...
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Missing woman Rowena Walker’s family ‘desperately worried for her safety’
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker’s last confirmed sighting was on 14 August, when she was captured on CCTV in Christchurch on Bassett Street with an associate. Supplied The family...
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From rescue to recovery: Inside the first 48 hours at Mt Maunganui
Source: Radio New Zealand This photo was taken in the hours after the deadly landslide. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Newly released documents give an insight into how Fire and...
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Aggravated robberies, Briggs Road, McBratneys Road
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Acting Senior Sergeant Seb Kohnke Canterbury Police: Police are making enquiries following two aggravated robberies in Christchurch this evening. At around 8.10pm, Police were...
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Arrest made in relation to Wainuiomata death
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard, Wellington District Crime Manager: A young person has been arrested in relation to the death of a man in Wainuiomata...
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Burglary, Main South Road, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Hamish Keer-Keer Canterbury Police: Police are investigating an aggravated burglary at a commercial premises on Main South Road, Christchurch overnight. At...
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Man charged with murder after two bodies found in Hamilton
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people were found dead at a property on York Street on Thursday afternoon. RNZ / Patrice Allen Police investigating two deaths in Hamilton have arrested...
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Update: unexplained deaths, Hamilton East
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Stephen Ambler, Field Crime Manager: Police investigating two unexplained deaths in Hamilton East yesterday have arrested one person. A 34-year-old man will...
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Inside the messages between Police’s media communications director and documentary boss
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Julie Christie is producing a Tom Phillips documentary. RNZ / Mark Papalii Inside nearly 300 pages of documents released by police lies a series of...
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Unexplained deaths, Hamilton East
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Stephen Ambler, Field Crime Manager: Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Hamilton East this evening. Police were notified around...
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Police urge Hawke’s Bay clubs to remain vigilant following series of burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging sports and community clubs across Hawke’s Bay to be vigilant following a number of burglaries targeting club premises. Since February, Police have investigated...
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Police seeking safe return of stolen asbestos
Source: New Zealand Police Police is sending a strong warning to anyone who may be in possession of a hazardous substance stolen during a burglary. Anyone opening up the bagged...