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Road blocked, Hataitai
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Motorists are advised of a crash in Hataitai which has blocked the road. It happened about 2:20pm on Wellington Road between Walmer Street and...
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Police appeal for information following aggravated robbery in Tauranga
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A person has been arrested and police are appealing for information to identify the remaining people involved in an aggravated robbery in Tauranga. Around...
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Te Pāti Māori Call for Mandatory Police Body Cameras
Source: Te Pati Maori In recent weeks, disturbing instances of state-sanctioned violence against Māori have shed light on the systemic racism permeating our institutions. An 11-year-old autistic Māori child was...
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GAZA – Oxfam: Humanitarian operations in Gaza severely hampered; famine risks increasing
Source: Oxfam Aotearoa Restoring ceasefire deal vital as death toll hits 50,000 and continues to rise amid Israeli airstrikes, aid and power blockades, and renewed mass forced displacements. Oxfam and partners’...
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Government Cuts – Cuts will ramp up pressure on Corrections staff – PSA
Source: PSA Proposed job cuts at the Department of Corrections in response to the Government’s programme of cutting public services will see a reduction in vital roles that support Corrections Officers,...
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The pointy end of police work
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police Commissioner Richard Chambers welcomed six new patrol dog teams after their graduation today at the Police Dog Training Centre at Trentham, Upper Hutt. ...
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Arrests made as Police issue appeal in aggravated robberies investigation
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have made arrests as part of an investigation into three aggravated robberies at Auckland jewellery stores this month. The investigation has linked the...
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Man charged with murder following Kawerau homicide
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson, Eastern Bay of Plenty Area Investigations Manager: A man has been arrested and charged with murder following...
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Stolen vehicle lands two in court for two separate incidents
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Officers who spotted a stolen vehicle travelling through Kaitaia managed to not only locate the vehicle and those allegedly responsible for taking it, but...
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Police hone in on Waiuku offenders
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Waiuku Police have identified offenders for some recent pesky offending occurring in the community this month. This includes the large quantity of graffiti and...
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Road closed: State Highway 5, Te Pohue
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) A vehicle fire has closed State Highway 5 in both directions at Te Pohue. Emergency services were called to the scene, between Te Pohue...
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Charges laid over Murupara incident
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Inspector Lincoln Sycamore, Bay of Plenty District Commander (Acting): A 55-year-old Whakatane man has been charged after allegedly breaking into Murupara’s Police...
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Driver sentenced for serious crash
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attribute to Senior Sergeant Fane Troy, Taupo Police: A Canadian woman has been sentenced for her role in a serious two-vehicle crash near Taupō...
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Speech: Navigating the New World (Dis)order in Turbulent Times
Source: New Zealand Labour Party Special thanks to Diplosphere for helping organise this event. Tena kotou katoa. Mexican poet Homero Aridjis wrote “There are centuries in which nothing happens and...
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Man charged after indecency incidents on buses, Wellington
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) A 27-year-old man has been charged following a series of offending which occurred on the Wellington public transport network. In early March, Police received...
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Fatal crash, Marton
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) One person has died after a two-vehicle crash on SH1, near Marton, last night. Emergency services were called to the scene about 9.45pm. Sadly,...
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Update: Arrest in aggravated burglary investigation, Miramar
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard: Police have arrested and charged a man following extensive enquiries into an aggravated burglary in Miramar. At around...
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Legislation supports continued safe operation of clubs and ranges
Source: New Zealand Government Legislation passed today will support the continued safe operation of shooting clubs and shooting ranges, Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee says. “This is an important step...
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Legislation – Transporting New Zealand welcomes roadside drug testing legislation passing third reading
Source: Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand Road freight peak body Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand has welcomed roadside drug testing legislation passing its third reading today. Transporting New Zealand Policy...
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Third person before the courts following aggravated robbery, Invercargill
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Police have taken a third young person into custody in relation to an aggravated robbery in Invercargill. At around 3.30am on Monday 24 March,...
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Media Advisory: Dog graduation
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) New Zealand Police will host the latest dog graduation on Thursday 27 March at 1pm. Handlers and their dogs will be celebrating in front...
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Cuddles for crims out, rights for victims in
Source: ACT Party Welcoming the third-reading passage of sentencing reforms today, ACT Justice spokesperson Todd Stephenson says: “Cuddling criminals didn’t work, so ACT campaigned on restoring consequences for crime, and...
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Man taken into custody following Murupara incident
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attributable to Inspector Lincoln Sycamore, Bay of Plenty District Commander (Acting) A man has been taken into custody following an incident in Murupara today....
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Two before the court following burglary, Bluff
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Attribute to Senior Sergeant Mel Robertson: Two youths have been arrested in Bluff overnight, following a reported burglary at a commercial premises on Gore...
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Tamatha Paul needs to talk to normal people
Source: ACT Party ACT Police spokesperson Todd Stephenson is calling on Green MP Tamatha Paul to host a public meeting on law and order in her electorate to find out...
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Real consequences for crime restored
Source: New Zealand Government Kiwis can now feel safer knowing serious criminals will spend longer in prison with the Government’s sentencing reforms passing final reading in Parliament today, Justice Minister...
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Safer roads through roadside drug driver tests
Source: New Zealand Government The Police are on track to have powers to screen drivers for impairing drugs after legislation to enable roadside drug testing passed its third reading today,...