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Police call for petrol stations to go prepay only as fuel thefts rise
Source: Radio New Zealand Global fuel insecurity due to America’s war on Iran has spiked the price of petrol and diesel. Nick Monro Police say there have been 100 extra...
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Arrest made in Wairoa firearms incident
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant John Love, Tairawhiti Area Manager, Investigations: Police investigating a firearms incident in Wairoa have arrested one person and seeking the whereabouts...
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Man who died in car crash was boarder at Rangataua house where body was found burned
Source: Radio New Zealand Life was looking up for man found dead after a house fire in Ruapehu, friends say The man’s boarder was killed in a car crash shortly...
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‘His life mattered’: Sister of man who died in military custody speaks out
Source: Radio New Zealand Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging, according to his sister. Supplied Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging before he was “brutalised to death” in...
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Police name two boys killed after Kawerau riverbank collapse
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tarawera River, where two people died on Thursday Google Maps The two boys who died after a riverbank they were playing on collapsed at Kawerau...
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Dilworth abuse inquiry: Police make 14th arrest
Source: Radio New Zealand Dilworth School. RNZ / Dan Cook A 66-year-old man has been arrested as part of the investigation into historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. This marked...
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Multiple people reportedly injured, road closed after crash in Matawhero
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Multiple people have reportedly been injured after a serious crash in eastern Matawhero on Wednesday. Emergency services were called to Centennial Marine...
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Public appeal for woman last seen boarding a bus on Auckland’s Waiheke Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Inna, 61, was last seen on Waiheke Island on Friday, April 17. NZ Police / SUPPLIED The public are being asked for help finding a woman...
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Operation Beverly: Police make further arrest in historical sexual offending case
Source: New Zealand Police A fourteenth arrest has been made under Operation Beverly, the investigation into historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. The 66-year-old man had been sought by the...
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Would-be child sex offender John Tekuru unmonitored for hours after electronic tracker goes flat
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A man jailed for attempting to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went unmonitored for several hours overnight after his electronic tracker...
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Public appeal for woman last seen boarding a bus on Aucland’s Waiheke Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Inna, 61, was last seen on Waiheke Island on Friday, April 17. NZ Police / SUPPLIED The public are being asked for help finding a woman...
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Underage drinking, disorder in Nelson CBD prompts increased police patrols
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Police are increasing patrols in central Nelson to crack down on late-night underage drinking and antisocial behaviour. Senior Sergeant Byron Reid said officers had observed...
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Body found in search for missing Karori Man Philip Sutton
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington District Prevention Manager, Inspector Fleur de Bes: Search teams have today found the body of a man during the search for Philip Sutton...
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Have you seen Inna?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding Inna, who has been reported missing from Waiheke Island. Inna, 61, was last seen at around 9am on...
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Body found in search for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Police search for missing Wellington man Philip Sutton. RNZ / Mark Papalii A body has been found during the search for Wellington man Philip Sutton, who...
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Three appear in court following Huntly shooting
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested three people following a shooting incident in Huntly earlier this month. Three men, aged 20, 25 and 27 are due to appear in...
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SH6 south of Murchison closed for hours after truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The site of the crash. X / NZ Transport Agency The main inland route between Nelson and Christchurch is closed after a truck crash on Wednesday...
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Xero founder Sir Rod Drury denies misconduct claims by former staffer
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Xero CEO Sir Rod Drury. (File photo) RNZ / Diego Opatowski The 2026 New Zealander of the year and founder of Xero, Sir Rod Drury,...
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A stroke of bad decisions
Source: New Zealand Police An attempted aquatic escape ended in arrest for a suspect in Whangārei overnight. At around 3.40am, Northland Police were called to a report of disorder on...
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2026 election: Lan Pham moves higher than two fellow MPs in Greens list
Source: Radio New Zealand MPs Gen Bennett (Labour), and Lan Pham (Green) at a Select Committee. VNP / Phil Smith The Green Party has confirmed its candidate list for the...
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Increased Police presence following concerning youth behaviour, Nelson Central City
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Nelson Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Byron Reid: Nelson Police will have an increased presence around the city centre following multiple incidents of concerning...
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Weather: Localised flooding, more evacuations in lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded Ruamahanga River, taken from hillside at Morisons Bush looking down on the South Wairarapa. Pockets of native bush and windbreaks are now islands among flooded...
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Family of woman and children killed in Hastings homicide say they are ‘devastated’
Source: Radio New Zealand Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman at a Hastings house. RNZ / Anusha Bradley The family of a woman, baby and...
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Green Party releases final candidate list for the 2026 General Election
Source: Green Party The Green Party has released its final candidate list for the 2026 General Election. “We are proud to announce an exceptional group of people who are already...
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Watch: Police say family of missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker ‘desperate to find her’
Source: Radio New Zealand The family of a woman missing for eight months are “desperate to find her” and remain hopeful she is alive, police say. Rowena Walker was reported...
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Specialist search teams look for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Police search for missing Wellington man Philip Sutton. RNZ / Mark Papalii From the muddy waters of the Karori Stream on Wednesday morning, a police dog...
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Update: Charges laid in Hastings homicide and family statement
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Martin James: Hastings Police can confirm a 36-year-old man has been charged in relation to the deaths of three people on Sunday....