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PM to visit Samoa and Tonga
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will depart for Samoa and Tonga on Sunday, reinforcing New Zealand’s commitment to two of the closest members of our Pacific family....
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Police acknowledge IPCA report into justified use of force, Tairāwhiti
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge and accept an Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) report that found officers were justified in using force when taking a man into custody in...
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Arrests after attempted robbery
Source: New Zealand Police A group fleeing the scene of an attempted robbery at a central Auckland superette have also failed to give Police the slip. Just before 9pm, two...
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Woman killed in Auckland cafe car crash mourned as member of Windsor Park Baptist Church
Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Clark died on Wednesday. Windsor Park Baptist Church / supplied A woman who was killed after a car crashed into an Auckland cafe is being...
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Man’s body pulled from Auckland’s Tāmaki River
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ A man’s body has been pulled from the Tāmaki River in east Auckland....
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Sudden death, Tāmaki River
Source: New Zealand Police Police have recovered a man’s body from the Tāmaki River in east Auckland. Search efforts have been underway through the week after the man was reported...
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Hawke’s Bay human trafficker Joseph Matamata loses sentence bid
Source: Radio New Zealand Joseph Matamata in court. RNZ/ Anusha Bradley New Zealand’s most notorious slavedriver and trafficker has failed in a bid to have his sentence shortened. Joseph Matamata...
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Armed police descend on Kāpiti Coast property
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed police are at a property on Rangiuru Road. Google Maps Police say armed officers are at an Ōtaki Beach property on the Kāpiti Coast. A...
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Woman dies, child hurt after car crashes into cafe on Auckland’s North Shore
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A woman has died after a car mounted the curb and ploughed into a cafe in Auckland. The crash, about 9am on...
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Christchurch mosque attack terrorist is ‘like no other witness’, lawyer says
Source: Radio New Zealand Al Noor Mosque. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The families of victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings say the terrorist is a witness “like no other” and...
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Police investigating threat made towards Timaru school
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police say there is no information to suggest a threat made towards a Timaru school was credible. Police were alerted to the message about 7.45pm...
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One person dies from e-scooter crash injuries
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. 123RF A person has died in hospital after crashing off an e-scooter in the town of Twizel late last month. Police said the e-scooter...
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Car driven recklessly through Porirua cemetery seized by police
Source: Radio New Zealand Whenua Tapu Cemetery in Porirua. Supplied / Porirua City Council A car which was driven recklessly through a cemetery in Porirua has been seized by police....
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Appeal for information: Fatal crash, SH5, Taupō
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal crash on State Highway 5, Taupō, on Monday. On Monday 9 March, around 2.10am, Police were...
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Positive lines of enquiry into threat against school
Source: New Zealand Police Police are making enquiries after a threat was made towards a Timaru school, however there is no information to suggest it is credible. Aoraki Area Commander...
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Home intruder hit in head with a golf club following serious assault in Mahia, Hawke’s Bay
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to a house on Newcastle St in Mahia at 11.30pm on February 28. (File photo) RNZ / Marika Khabazi A man who was...
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Tax Reform – Concern that NZF, ACT could sink closure of major tax loophole
Source: Tax Justice Aotearoa 11 March 2026, 3 pm – NZ First and ACT appear to be threatening to sink a tax measure that would close a major tax loophole...
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Gang members arrested after raids targeting Christchurch Mongrel Mob
Source: Radio New Zealand Police discovered a “chop shop” and recovered several stolen vehicles. (File photo) 123RF Two Mongrel Mob members have been arrested following raids targeting the gang in...
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Vehicle seized after anti-social road user activity in Porirua cemetery
Source: New Zealand Police On Monday 9 March at about 7.30pm, Police received multiple reports from members of the public of a blue Ford Falcon car speeding within the grounds...
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Missing man located, Horeke
Source: New Zealand Police A 64-year-old man who went missing in the Far North last night has been located safe and well after spending a night in the bush. Police...
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Woman dies, child hurt car crashes into cafe on Auckland’s North Shore
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A woman has died after a car mounted the curb and ploughed into a cafe in Auckland. The crash, about 9am on...
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New Solicitor-General appointed
Source: New Zealand Government Anna Adams has been appointed Solicitor-General and Chief Executive of the Crown Law Office, Attorney-General Judith Collins announced today. “Ms Adams is an outstanding lawyer and...
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Appeal for information following serious assault, Mahia
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Sergeant Joshua Jones – Wairoa CIB: Police are appealing for information following a serious assault at an address in Mahia at the end...
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Fatal crash: Forrest Hill
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash on William Souter Street, Forrest Hill this morning. Police were called at around 8.55am to reports of a...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Hawke’s Bay Police Open Day
Source: New Zealand Police MEDIA ADVISORY: Hawke’s Bay Police Open Day Hawke’s Bay Police invite everyone to an Open Day at the Hastings Police Station on Sunday 15 March from...
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Cut it out: recidivist burglar caught by Police
Source: New Zealand Police Matamata Police have arrested a recidivist burglar after an electronic tracking tag alerted officers to the location of a stolen lawnmower. A local officer took the...
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Arrests made, drugs and firearms seized, Canterbury
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Damon Wells: Police have arrested two men and seized amounts cash, methamphetamine, firearms, and ammunition, in Canterbury. Over the past two...