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Update: Wainoni shooting, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Craig Farrant: Police are following good lines of enquiry in relation to a shooting in Wainoni last night. Officers remain at the...
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Road closed, Willis Street, Wellington
Source: New Zealand Police District: Wellington Emergency services are responding to an incident on Willis Street. Police were notified at around 3.30pm. Willis Street is closed between Manners Street and...
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Christchurch primary school plunged into lockdown as police search for armed offender
Source: Radio New Zealand South New Brighton School. Google Maps A Christchurch primary school has been plunged into lockdown as armed police search for an offender reported to have a...
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Details of gun law reforms unveiled as Cabinet signs off
Source: Radio New Zealand Cabinet has signed off on an overhaul of the country’s gun laws that shifts the responsibility of the firearms regulator from the Police Minister to the...
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Fatal crash, Waitahora
Source: New Zealand Police A person has died after an incident involving an ATV at a property in Waitahora. Emergency services were called to the Weber Road property shortly after...
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Police poised to roll out new roadside drug test
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Police are poised to begin testing drivers for drugs with a device that involves a quick swipe of the driver’s tongue. The...
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Asbestos found in breathing equipment ‘distressing’ for firefighters, union says
Source: Radio New Zealand A FENZ firefighter works in breathing gear, amid smoke. Supplied/ FENZ The firefighters’ union says asbestos found in an air tank, which helps emergency services breath...
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Government cracks down on drug drivers
Source: New Zealand Government Drivers under the influence of drugs will soon face tougher enforcement on New Zealand roads, with the Government confirming which drugs will be screened under the...
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‘A real and imminent threat’: Police officer justified in shooting of offender
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly An offender posed a real and imminent threat when he was shot twice by police on an Auckland motorway, the police watchdog...
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Woman critically hurt in Christchurch shooting
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene of the alleged shooting. RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon A woman who lives across the road from a house where another woman was shot and critically injured...
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Fairer, fit-for-purpose Arms Act to improve public safety
Source: New Zealand Government Cabinet has agreed to repeal and replace the Arms Act 1983 with a new law that’s fairer, fit for purpose, and improves the safety of New...
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Mt Eden prisoner has been on run for four days since slipping hospital escort
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are seaching for the prisoner. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A prisoner has been on the run for four days after escaping while on a hospital...
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Police acknowledge IPCA report into justified non-fatal shooting
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledges the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority into a non-fatal shooting in west Auckland during September 2023. On 27 September 2023, Police received...
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Wesley College kitchen worker charged after alleged sex offending involving a student
Source: Radio New Zealand Wesley College. Facebook/ Wesley College Old Students Association A kitchen worker at an Auckland school has resigned after an allegation of sexual offending involving a student....
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Police renew call for help over missing man Graham Russell Smith
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Russell Smith was reported missing on 10 November 2024. NZ POLICE A year on from the disappearance of a man on a popular Wellington walking...
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Woman critically hurt in apparent Christchurch shooting
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police and ambulance were called Shortland Street, Wainoni, on Monday night. Google Maps A woman has been critically injured by what police...
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Police investigating after woman shot in Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Police are investigating after a woman suffered what appears to be a serious gunshot wound in Wainoni, Christchurch. Police and ambulance were called to a Shortland...
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Police acknowledge year since Kapiti man reported missing
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Acting Detective Sergeant Nicholas Mead: Police investigating the disappearance of Kapiti man Graham Russell Smith are still hopeful that he can be returned to...
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Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti: A year on from one of Aotearoa’s largest protest movement
Source: Radio New Zealand Scenes from Day 3 of Hikoi mō Te Tiriti in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly One year ago, a dawn karakia at Te Rerenga...
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SAS forces used in search for fugitive father Tom Phillips, military confirms
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the campsites Tom Phillips lived in with his children. RNZ / Supplied / Police The military has confirmed members of its elite special forces...
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Pilot reveals chaos amid Whakaari eruption aftermath
Source: Radio New Zealand Whakaari/White Island eruption in December 2019 from a helicopter. WARNING: This story includes content that may be distressing to some readers. A helicopter pilot, who was...
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Name release, fatal crash, Sanson
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now name the man who died in a fatal crash on State Highway 3 near Sanson on 18 September. He was 34-year-old Brook Paul...
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Police issue warning over electric dirt bikes
Source: New Zealand Police Electric dirt bikes are creating serious concerns for Police, with the vehicles featuring in a growing number of crashes and cases of illegal riding. In most...
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Police appealing for information following fatal crash, Waipa
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Sergeant Steven Jones, Waikato Road Policing, Police are appealing for information from the public following a fatal crash in the Waipa District on...
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Arrests, infringements following league celebrations
Source: New Zealand Police Police are disappointed in the actions of a minority of league fans during the final weekend of the Pacific Rugby League Championship. To ensure celebrations were...
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Queenstown Police appeal for information after commercial burglary
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Sergeant Tracy Haggart, Queenstown Acting Response Manager, Queenstown Police are appealing for information from the public following a burglary in Remarkables Park. At around...
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One person critically injured in fiery crash with milk tanker on Canterbury’s State Highway 73
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A person has been critically injured in fiery crash between a milk tanker and ute that closed a state highway in Canterbury....