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Dairy owner stabbed during Christchurch robbery
Source: Radio New Zealand Flowers outside the Opawa Discounter, where the business’ owner was stabbed during a robbery on 2 December. RNZ/Tim Brown A shop owner is in hospital after...
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Information sought on fatal crash, State Highway 5, Tapapa
Source: New Zealand Police Police investigating a fatal crash on State Highway 5 on 1 December are seeking help from the public to further understand the circumstances of the crash....
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Person seriously injured in Christchurch robbery
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has been seriously injured and a manhunt is under way after a Christchurch robbery. Police were called to the scene...
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Liam Lawson to remain in Formula 1 in 2026 – report
Source: Radio New Zealand Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson arrives in the paddock ahead of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix AFP Reports in Europe say New Zealand driver Liam...
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Lawyers criticise ministry’s advice to Fisheries Minister Shane Jones on set net fishing
Source: Radio New Zealand A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin. Supplied / Catlins Tours Lawyers representing a charity calling for more protection for the hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, have criticised advice...
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Road blocked, Ngaruroro River Bridge SH2, Hawkes Bay
Source: New Zealand Police The Ngaruroro River Bridge, State Highway 2, Hawkes Bay is blocked following a crash this morning. Police were called to the crash, involving three vehicles, around...
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Diesel spill, SH2 Remutaka Hill, Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists are advised to exercise caution when driving on State Highway 2, through Remutaka Hill, Upper Hutt, due to a diesel spill this morning. Police were...
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Better laws needed to protect sexual violence survivors – Helen Clark Foundation
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Helen Clark Foundation is calling for better laws to protect victims of sexual violence in New Zealand, labelling current...
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Tom Phillips hearing underway challenging media restrictions, publication of case details
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where Tom Phillips had been hiding for the last...
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A ‘miscommunication’ led to the $138,000 shock removal of two ex-police houses
Source: Radio New Zealand Two former police houses were unexpectedly taken from a Shannon property after a miscommunication involving government departments. Ngāti Whakatere, the local iwi, had offered to fix...
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Soldiers’ burial plaques stolen from grave sites in Invercargill
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said they are investigating the thefts from grave sites at St Johns Cemetery between 28 October and 22 November. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Several burial...
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Firefighters free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are working with specialist equipment to rescue the driver. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Firefighters have freed the driver of a logging truck who was trapped...
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Person dies after car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5, Waikato
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said a car had collided with a tree between Harwoods Road and Tapapa Road. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died after a car...
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Search for fisherman missing at Tapotupotu Bay continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Northland Coastguard Air Patrol conducting the aerial search for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at Tapotupotu Bay near Cape Reinga. Northland Coastguard Air...
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Update: Serious crash, State Highway 5, Tapapa
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now advise one person has died in a crash on State Highway 5, Tapapa this morning. The single-vehicle crash was reported to Police at...
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Search for 13-year-old Auckland girl Metallica missing for two weeks
Source: Radio New Zealand Missing 13-year-old Metallica. Supplied / Police An Auckland teenager has been missing for more than two weeks. Police are now asking for the public’s help in...
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Invercargill Police investigate theft of burial plaques
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Acting Inspector Mel Robertson, Area Prevention Manager: Invercargill Police are investigating the theft of a number of burial plaques from grave sites...
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Operation Rudolph aims to prevent tragedy before Christmas
Source: New Zealand Police Central District Police are on a mission – to make sure the festive season is merrier by taking impaired drivers off the roads. As the Christmas...
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Members of the public yell abuse as man appears in court charged with hurting baby
Source: Radio New Zealand Hutt Valley District Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Members of the public yelled abuse at a Lower Hutt man as he appeared in the dock on...
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Firefighters battle to free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are working with specialist equipment to rescue the driver. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Firefighters are working to free the driver of a logging truck who...
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Lower Hutt man charged with intentionally injuring baby pleads not guilty
Source: Radio New Zealand Hutt Valley District Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A man charged with four counts of intentionally injuring a baby in Lower Hutt is pleading not guilty...
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Body of Te Anihana Pomana formally identified
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Anihana Pomana. Supplied Police have formally identified the body of 25-year-old Te Anihana Pomana. Pomana went missing on August 21 after leaving SkyCity Hotel in...
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Motorcyclist hospitalised after hitting fence while fleeing police in Lower Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand The motorcyclist was caught driving in a dangerous manner around 10:30pm in Lower Hutt 123RF A motorcyclist has been hospitalised after crashing while fleeing Police on...
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Have you seen Metallica?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding Metallica, who has been reported missing from the Manurewa area. The 13-year-old was last seen at about 8.45am...
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Social Investment Agency work continuing despite high-profile absence of boss
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The acting head of the Social Investment Agency says its work has not been destabilised by the...
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Alleged offenders violent act lands them in court
Source: New Zealand Police Two people will appear in court charged with aggravated assault after a shoplifting attempt at a North Shore mall on Friday. At around 1.30pm Police were...
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Name release: Pukekohe death
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend, Auckland Central Area Investigations Manager: Police are now able to advise the body found in Pukekohe on 22...