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Section of Blockhouse Bay Road closed
Source: New Zealand Police A section of Blockhouse Bay Road is closed due to a damaged power pole. Emergency services responded to a single vehicle crash just after midday near...
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New North Road, Kingsland blocked following crash
Source: New Zealand Police Emergency services are in attendance at a crash in Kingsland which is causing delays. A pickup truck has collided with several vehicles in the crash on...
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State Highway 25 closed, Hauraki
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 25, Hauraki is closed near the intersection with Hauraki Road following a crash. The two-vehicle crash, involving a truck was reported just before midday....
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Name release – fatal crash Ōpōtiki
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now name the man who died following a motorcycle crash on State Highway 35 near Ōpōtiki on 19 December. He was Steven Haskell, aged...
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Northland News – Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board urges summer beachgoers to be safe, responsible
Source: Northland Regional Council Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe Board is urging beachgoers to put safety first and respect the unique environment and cultural significance of Te Oneroa-a-Tōhe over the busy summer period. The...
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Body recovered near Thames believed to be missing person
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A body has been recovered near Thames on and is believed to be a person that went missing in Coromandel waters two...
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‘Doesn’t give up’ – Police dog Teo recovers from fall during search and rescue
Source: Radio New Zealand Teo was being gradually eased back from seven years of patrol work. Supplied / NZ Police / Senior Constable Alex Stammers A police dog seriously injured...
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Body found, Thames
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Duty Inspector Neil Faulkner: At around 6:10am Police received reports of a body being located on the beach by a member of the public...
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NZTA orders data analysis to identify full scale of falsely recorded breath tests
Source: Radio New Zealand The Transport Agency has commissioned an independent analysis to identify the full scale of falsely recorded breath testing. RNZ The New Zealand Transport Agency has commissioned...
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First Responders – Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #3
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay has been contained with no additional damage to structures. Fire and Emergency New Zealand Operations Manager, Assistant Commander...
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Person hit by car in Lower Hutt, road closed
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said it appeared someone had been serious injuries. (File photo) Supplied / St John A serious crash involving a pedestrian has shut a road in...
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Hutt River misadventure a reminder of personal locator beacon importance, police say
Source: Radio New Zealand The men were grateful to see rescuers, but it was an uncomfortably close call, police said. Police are reminding people of the importance of personal locator...
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Hawke’s Bay scrub fire destroys buildings, person hospitalised
Source: Radio New Zealand Drone footage of the fire near the Farmhouse Lodge in Fernhill. SUPPLIED Homes in rural Hastings are being evacuated due to a scrub fire which has...
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Christchurch Methodist Mission provides more than 160 Christmas hampers to families in need
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch Methodist Mission executive director Jill Hawkey says the Support a Family initiative is the highlight if her year. RNZ / Rachel Graham A little more...
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Hawke’s Bay scrub fire destroys buildings, homes evacuated
Source: Radio New Zealand The Farmhouse Lodge in Fernhill, Hawke’s Bay is near the fire. Screenshot / Google Maps Homes in rural Hastings are being evacuated due to a scrub...
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Four arrested in connection with investigation into September Gisborne murder
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police have arrested four people of interest after a man’s death in Gisborne in September. Bill Maangi, 36, died in hospital after...
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Road blocked, Randwick Road, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Randwick Road, Moera, Lower Hutt is currently blocked following a serious crash this afternoon. Police were notified of the crash between York Street and Mason Street,...
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Adventure ends in rescue and a warning to pack PLBs
Source: New Zealand Police A sliver of cell phone reception led to the rescue of three young men, after they endured a cold and wet night stranded in a gorge....
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Hamilton homicide victim named as police search for sightings of car
Source: Radio New Zealand A homicide investigation is underway in Hamilton. (File photo) RNZ / Marika Khabazi The victim at the centre of a homicide investigation in Hamilton has been...
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Fire crews battle Hawke’s Bay scrub fire in windy conditions
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are battling a blaze in Fernhill near Hastings. Crews said they responded to the blaze Tuesday afternoon which is located between the Fernhill township and...
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Gisborne homicide: Arrests made and firearms seized
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant John Love: Police have arrested four people of interest following the investigation into the murder of Bill Maangi in Gisborne....
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State Highway 50, Fernhill, Hastings closed due to fire
Source: New Zealand Police A section of State Highway 50, Fernhill, Hastings has been closed following a fire near the highway. Police were notified of the vegetation fire around 2.50pm...
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Hamilton homicide: Name release and appeal for information
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Daryl Smith, District Manager Criminal Investigations: Police investigating a homicide in Lake Crescent in Hamilton on Thursday 18 December can now release...
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‘Out of a supermarket trolley’ – Cheese shop owner ‘devastated’ as discarded product resold
Source: Radio New Zealand Over The Moon cheese shop in Putāruru. Screenshot / Google The owner of a cheese company whose discarded product was stolen from a Waikato landfill and...
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Provisional appointment of four District Commanders
Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has today provisionally appointed four new District Commanders in the regions of Waikato, Wellington, the Bay of Plenty and Eastern District. Superintendent...
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Officers pull over fake undercover police car in Northland
Source: Radio New Zealand The Commodore had been fitted with red and blue lights in the front grille, like an undercover police car. Supplied/NZ Police Officers in Northland who pulled...
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Missing Auckland teenager found
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police say a teenager missing from the Avondale area has been found safe. The 16-year-old was last seen at about 10pm on...