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Otaika homicide: Police make additional appeal

· February 1, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are releasing further information in the Otaika homicide investigation as the appeal for footage continues. An investigation team has begun the task of...

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Operation Rimu – Homicide, Ōpōtiki

· February 1, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Varnam: A man has died after a violent altercation in central Ōpōtiki overnight, and Police have launched a...

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Serious crash closes SH6, Westland

· January 31, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (District News) State Highway 6 is closed near the Kakapotahi River following a crash. The two-vehicle crash was reported around 6:10pm. One person has been seriously...

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Fatal crash: Fairlight Road, Southland

· January 31, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Southland yesterday. The single vehicle crash occurred on Fairlight Road just before 10pm....

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Arrest and seizures, Ōpōtiki

· January 31, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attribute to Sergeant Caoin Macey: Police in Ōpōtiki have again interrupted the sale and supply of drugs following a search warrant at an address...

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Update: Homicide investigation – Harley Shrimpton

· January 31, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Inspector Lindsay Pilbrow: In November 2023, Tauranga Police launched a homicide investigation after Harley Shrimpton was killed at a rural...

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Justice served in Southland drug operation

· January 31, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attribute to Southern District Crime Manager Detective Inspector Shona Low: Police have smashed a significant Southland drug operation, thanks to some dodgy-looking crockery intercepted...

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Fatal crash: Chatham Road, Flaxmere

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on Chatham Road this afternoon. The crash involved a car and a cyclist, and...

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Search continues for missing 24-year-old Travis

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Police are continuing the search for 24-year-old Travis, who has been missing since 17 January. Travis travelled from Wellington to the Waikato region, where...

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SH15 expected to reopen shortly

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 30 January 2025 1:28 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises State Highway 15 is expected to reopen...

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Cops catch up with speeding drivers

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police in Avondale caught up with two speeding vehicles within minutes of each other during the early hours of this morning. Just after 2am,...

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Homicide investigation in Otaika

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police are treating the death of a motorcyclist in Otaika as suspicious, and a homicide investigation is now underway. A man’s body was discovered...

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Two to front court after plans spiked 

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A man who drove a stolen car recklessly from Bombay to Hamilton has had his plans spiked. At about 8.15pm, officers observed the stolen...

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Police make arrest over Ōkaihau hit-and-run

· January 30, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) One man has been charged over a fatal hit-and-run in Ōkaihau on Tuesday night. An investigation has been underway since the teenage cyclist was...

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SH15 to remain closed overnight

· January 29, 2025

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency 29 January 2025 3:41 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises State Highway 15 between Maungatapere and Otaika...

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Road blocked, SH30, Bennydale

· January 29, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (District News) State Highway 30 is blocked after a truck rolled dislodging a powerline around 12:56pm. The driver received minor injuries. The road is expected to...

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Update on Grey Lynn intentional damage

· January 29, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A woman allegedly responsible for a raft of smashed windows will be out of the community for at least three months. Police have been...

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Fleeing driver: Charges confirmed

· January 29, 2025

Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A man is expected in court today, following a fleeing driver incident across much of central Auckland. On Tuesday, a vehicle with mismatching plates...