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Solicitor-General stepping down after 10 years
Source: New Zealand Government Attorney-General Judith Collins today announced Solicitor-General Una Jagose KC will step down in February after 10 years in the role, and thanked her for her long...
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Media Advisory: Police Patrol Dog Graduation
Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Richard Chambers will be congratulating seven new patrol dog teams in the latest dog graduation on Thursday 16 October. Handlers and their dogs will...
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Police appeal for information following serious assualt, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Hamilton Police are appealing for information following a serious assault on a young man in Fairview Downs, Hamilton, last night. Police received reports of a serious...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Palmerston, Waitaki
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash at the intersection of Horse Range Road and Trotters Gorge Road in...
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Property Market – Auckland leads nationwide fall in housing market – down 2.5% in September quarter – QV
Source: Quality Valuation (QV) The latest QV House Price Index shows average home values across Aotearoa New Zealand fell 1.1% over the quarter to the end of September, with the...
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Slips and flooding, Awakino Gorge
Source: New Zealand Police There is flooding and a number of slips on State Highway 3 just north of Awakino in the Awakino Gorge, as a result of significant weather...
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Critical incident investigation underway, Whangārei
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Northland District Commander, Superintendent Matt Srhoj: A critical incident investigation is underway following a fatal crash in Whangārei on the weekend. At about...
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Member of the public’s call helps land man in court
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Rotorua Area Commander, Herby Ngawhika: A man is facing court after a quick-thinking member of the public phoned 111 about his manner of driving...
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Faraj Defence Lawyers Highlights Connection Between Sydney’s Rising Retail Theft and Cost-of-Living Pressures
Source: Media Outreach SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Media OutReach Newswire – 13 October 2025 – Faraj Defence Lawyers has released new research highlighting the sharp rise in retail theft across Sydney...
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Appeal for sightings of missing Auckland teenager
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information about an Auckland teenager who is missing from her Mt Roskill home. Dannii is 16-years-old and described as 163cm tall, with...
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Road closures Whangārei Heads, Northland
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services in Northland are at the scene of a single vehicle crash on Whangārei Heads Road, Tamaterau. A vehicle is reportedly on fire down steep...
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Rescues a reminder we’re here to help
Source: New Zealand Police It’s been a week of rescues for the crew in the sky, who have helped a number of people caught up in scary situations across Tāmaki...
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Road closed, Hawke’s Bay Expressway / SH2, Napier
Source: New Zealand Police Hawkes Bay Expressway / SH2 near Quarantine Road is closed (Airport to Bayview). Emergency services received a report of a two-vehicle crash around 2.25pm. The road...
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Taranaki Police apprehend 20 impaired drivers over the weekend
Source: New Zealand Police Taranaki Police are expressing concern after finding 20 drivers over the legal breath alcohol limit, at the weekend. Acting Area Commander Taranaki, Darin Haenga, says he...
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Police investigating death of Hastings man
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Acting Detective Inspector James Keene: Police are investigating after a man died following an altercation in Hastings over the weekend. Officers were called to...
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Local Elections – Porirua City Elections 2025 – Preliminary results
Source: Porirua City Council Preliminary results in the Porirua City local body elections are now available, including all votes cast other than special votes. This year there were 797 special votes....
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Modernising courts to fix what matters for victims and justice
Source: New Zealand Government Courts Minister Nicole McKee says the Government is updating the law for the use of audio and audio-visual links (AVL) in courts to improve court performance...
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Legal Issues – PSNA legal challenge to NZ Superfund’s investments opens in Auckland High Court tomorrow morning (Tuesday 14th October)
Source: Palestinian Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) The Palestine Solidarity Network’s legal challenge against the New Zealand Superfund’s investments in companies helping to build and maintain illegal Israeli settlements in...
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Tactical Dog team nabs dangerous offender, Gisborne
Source: New Zealand Police The quick actions of a Gisborne Tactical Dog Team have led to the arrest of a dangerous offender and prevented potential serious harm, as officers uncovered...
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Deaths following house fire, Rakaia
Source: New Zealand Police Two people have died following a house fire in Rakaia over the weekend. Emergency services were called to the property late on Saturday night, to find...
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Police monitoring movements around two gang tangi, Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Lincoln Sycamore, Hawke’s Bay Area Commander: Police will be highly visible across Hawke’s Bay today, with two gang tangi taking place this...
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Luxon “goes full Trump” with climate-denying methane backdown – Greenpeace
Source: Greenpeace The Government has confirmed it will rewrite New Zealand’s once bipartisan climate change law to water down methane targets and permanently exclude agriculture from the Emissions Trading Scheme –...
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Going, going, gone: cars auctioned over unpaid court fines
Source: New Zealand Government The Government’s trial of clamping or seizing cars of people not paying court fines is expanding after returning more than $225,000 and seizing 115 vehicles, Justice...
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Swift Police response halts ‘boy racers’ in Hutt Valley
Source: New Zealand Police A rapid and coordinated response by Wellington Police last night decisively disrupted a planned gathering of antisocial road users, preventing dangerous driving and associated disorder across...
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Missing Auckland girl located safe
Source: New Zealand Police Location: Auckland City The 10-year-old girl reported missing in Auckland this afternoon has been located and is safe and well. Police would like to thank those...
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Urgent appeal for missing Auckland girl
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urgently appealing for sightings of a missing girl in Auckland. Lily, aged 10, was last seen by family members in Cornwall Park at around...
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Breakneck speeding lands driver with multiple charges
Source: New Zealand Police Auckland Police have charged a driver with multiple offences after he was caught speeding at nearly twice the legal speed limit in the city early this...