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Appeal for information: Aggravated robbery Oxford Terrace
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help after an aggravated robbery on Wednesday 4 June. Police were called to the Oxford Terrace store about 8pm on...
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Major changes to proposed anti-stalking law
Source: New Zealand Government Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith is welcoming changes to toughen up the proposed anti-stalking law, including being triggered after two specified acts within 24 months. “This change...
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Name release and appeal for information: Unexplained death, Newtown
Source: New Zealand Police Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who was found deceased in an apartment on Mansfield Street, Newtown on Saturday....
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Name release, fatal crash, Waikoha Road
Source: New Zealand Police Police are now in the position to release the name of the man who died following a crash on Waikoha Road on 30 May. He was...
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Three arrests, stolen property recovered from Nelson burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police A 45-year-old man has been arrested and faces charges relating to a series of burglaries and thefts from vehicles in the Richmond and Stoke areas in...
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Fatal house fire, Trentham
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a house fire in Upper Hutt overnight. Emergency services were called to the Tararua Street property, between Ross Grove and Louis...
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Appeal for witnesses: Whitford serious crash
Source: New Zealand Police Counties-Manukau Police are appealing for information from anyone who witnessed a crash involving a car and a truck yesterday morning on Whitford-Maraetai Road. The crash occurred...
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Speech to the Law Association 2025
Source: New Zealand Government Thank you all for the invitation to speak with you this morning. I have been looking forward to this opportunity. May is a busy month for...
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Man charged with murder following Horeke homicide
Source: New Zealand Police A 73-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Horeke last month. Daniel Hepehi, also known as Danny Whiston, was...
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Police release images in Papakura wounding incident
Source: New Zealand Police Police need your help in investigating a cowardly attack on a Papakura man last month. Still images are being released of a person that Police is...
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Fatal crash: SH8, Roxburgh
Source: New Zealand Police A person has died after being hit by a car on State Highway 8 in Roxburgh last night. Emergency services were called to the crash, between...
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Road closed following crash, Roxburgh
Source: New Zealand Police Police are attending a crash on State Highway 8, Fruitlands – Roxburgh Road, near Roxburgh. The crash involved a vehicle and a pedestrian and was reported...
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Man arrested following building site burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into a series of burglaries across North Canterbury and Selwyn. On Monday 9 June, three...
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Advocacy – Palestine Forum of New Zealand Calls for Safe Passage of Madleen and Urgent Sanctions Against Israel
Source: Palestine Forum of New Zealand The Palestine Forum of New Zealand strongly condemns the violent interception of the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel attempting to deliver essential humanitarian aid...
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Appeal for information following fatal crash
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating a fatal crash on the Desert Road/State Highway 1 on Saturday 7 June are seeking information from witnesses. The crash was reported to Police...
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Greens call for safe passage of Madleen and Government to sanction Israel
Source: Green Party The Green Party is calling for the safe passage of the Madleen, a civilian aid vessel on course to Gaza, following the Freedom Flotilla being seized by...
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Operation cracks down on antisocial road user behaviour in Invercargill
Source: New Zealand Police Southern District Police issued numerous infringements and ordered multiple vehicles off the road over the weekend in an operation targeting antisocial road user behaviour. In an...
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Two before the courts after separate offences
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Senior Sergeant Stephen McDaniel, Waimakariri/Hurunui Response Manager, Two people are before the courts following two separate incidents in the Rural Canterbury area. On Tuesday...
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Man charged following alleged Paremoremo hit-and-run
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been charged following an alleged hit-and-run in Paremoremo yesterday morning, which left two people injured. Emergency services were called to Attwood Road about...
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Avoid the area of State Highway 26/27 Tatuanui
Source: New Zealand Police At approximately 12.15pm on Monday 9th June at the roundabout with State Highway 26/27, Tatuanui, Matamata-Piako District. A truck has rolled and is partially blocking the...
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Update: Unexplained death, Newtown
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard Wellington Police are continuing to make enquiries into an unexplained death in Newtown. At around 7.15pm on Saturday 7 June,...
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Name release, water incident, Boyle River
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now name the man who died following a water incident in the Boyle River on Thursday 5 June. He was Phelan McDade, 25, from...
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Fourth person charged with manslaughter over Loafers Lodge fire
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Olivia Meares: Wellington Police have charged a fourth person with manslaughter in relation to the fatal fire at Loafers Lodge in 2023....
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Accident: Road closures Whitford-Maraetai Road
Source: New Zealand Police Police have closed a section of Whitford-Maraetai Road near Waikopua Road due to a serious crash in the area around 6.45am. No alternate route is available...
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Motorists advised to expect delays: Greenlane
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists are being advised to expect delays citybound from Greenlane this morning following a vehicle breakdown. The incident, between Greenlane and Market Roads, was reported to...
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Fatal Crash, Station Road, Poroporo
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash in Poroporo overnight. At around 10pm, emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on...
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Appeal for information: Hit and run, Paremoremo
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Sergeant Jason Cleeton: Police are asking for the public’s help after a hit-and-run incident this morning that left two women and their dogs injured....