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Police remind walkers to be prepared
Source: New Zealand Police Location: Wellington Police Search and Rescue responded to an incident yesterday in the bush tracks above Days Bay, Wellington, where a person had become lost. Thankfully,...
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Two arrested after New Plymouth’s Centre City Shopping Centre broken into
Source: Radio New Zealand The Centre City Shopping Centre in New Plymouth. Robin Martin / RNZ Two men have been arrested and charged following multiple burglaries at an inner-city mall...
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Environmental lawyers’ bid for reassessment of weedkilling glyphosate rejected
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Environmental lawyers say they remain concerned about the risks posed by glyphosate-based products, the most commonly used herbicide in Aotearoa, despite a rejection in the...
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F1: Liam Lawson survives clash with team-mate to grab valuable points
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. FLORENT GOODEN / PHOTOSPORT Liam Lawson showed some racing maturity and survived a clash with his team-mate to pick up...
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Freshwater allocation system degrading water quality and shutting Māori out, court hears
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Wai Manawa Whenua coalition outside the High Court in Wellington. RNZ/Pokere Paewai A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over...
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Teenager charged after staff member injured at Youth Justice residence
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A 15-year-old boy has been charged with assault with a weapon after a staff member was...
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Farmers urged to install crush or rollover protection after quad bike death
Source: Radio New Zealand Crush protection on a quad bike. supplied ACC WorkSafe is urging farmers to install crush protection or a rollover guard on quad bikes following another death...
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Farmers lead initiative to support rural Clutha families hit hard by storm
Source: Radio New Zealand Remains of some of the trees on Richard Hunter’s farm after October’s storm. RNZ/Calvin Samuel A farmer-led initiative is heading up driveways to support rural Clutha...
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Part of Canterbury’s State Highway 73 blocked by serious crash
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly State Highway 73 in Canterbury is blocked due to a serious crash. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a ute...
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Road blocked, West Coast Road/SH73, Kirwee
Source: New Zealand Police West Coast Road/State Highway 73, Kirwee, west of Darfield, is blocked following a serious crash this morning. Police were called to the crash, involving a ute...
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Praise as government launches plan to combat methamphetamine
Source: Radio New Zealand Methamphetamine use had increased significantly and meth seized in New Zealand and offshore had increased by 266 percent over the past five years. Supplied / Customs...
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Auckland community feeling optimistic shoplifting is under control
Source: Radio New Zealand Woolworths Point Chevalier reduced its hours last year following safety concerns. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins Residents and business owners in Auckland’s Point Chevalier are feeling optimistic...
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COP30: NZ must commit to buying offshore credits to meet Paris target, climate experts say
Source: Radio New Zealand World leaders gather for the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN Climate scientists and advocates say the government...
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‘A fantastic start’- support for government’s plan to combat methamphetamine use
Source: Radio New Zealand Methamphetamine use had increased significantly and meth seized in New Zealand and offshore had increased by 266 percent over the past five years. Supplied / Customs...
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Nark told he’d be ‘well looked after’ in exchange for prison beating evidence, records show
Source: Radio New Zealand Detective Chief Inspector Peter Jenkinson Metro Magazine Former detectives have been left “stumbling for words” by police reports of a secret meeting in 1985 between a...
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Staff member injured at Youth Justice residence in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called...
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Staff member injured at a Youth Justice in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Korowai Manaaki Youth Justice residence RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A staff member has been injured at a Youth Justice facility this evening. Police were called...
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Disgraced former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming’s medals to be revoked
Source: Radio New Zealand Moves to revoke Jevon McSkimming’s Long Service and Good Conduct medals have begun. RNZ / Mark Papalii The police commissioner has begun a process to revoke...
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Police car crashes on way to earlier crash in Upper Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two crashes – including one involving a police car on its way to the earlier smash – have closed SH2...
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Road closed following crashes, SH2 River Road, Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Motorists should expect delays in Upper Hutt this evening, with two crashes having occurred on SH2 River Road. Emergency services were called to River Road, Clouston...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire Update #7
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The air attack on the Tongariro National Park fire will continue until twilight, when aircraft will be grounded for the night. Fire and Emergency NZ...
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First Responders – Tongariro National Park Fire Update #6
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Precautionary evacuations of five facilities in the vicinity of the Tongariro fire are almost complete. They are the Hillary Outdoors Education Centre, the Maungatepopo School...
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Disrupting organised criminals and taking their money to fight meth
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is using money seized from criminals to fund a nationwide campaign against methamphetamine use and is moving to make it easier to strip gangs...
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Millions of dollars allocated to tackle increased methamphetamine use
Source: Radio New Zealand There had been an increase of 266 percent in meth seized in New Zealand and offshore over the past 5 years. Supplied / NZ Customs The...
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Action plan to combat methamphetamine harm
Source: New Zealand Government The Government has agreed to a bold and comprehensive action plan to combat methamphetamine harm in New Zealand, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Meth is a...
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Road blocked, State Highway 1, Longbush
Source: New Zealand Police State Highway 1 between Longbush and Kennington near Invercargill is closed following a truck hitting an electric power pole on the highway. No injuries are reported,...
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Serious crash blocks road, Johnsonville
Source: New Zealand Police Police are in attendance at a serious crash in central Johnsonville, Wellington involving a car hitting a pedestrian. The crash happened shortly before 1:10pm on Moorefield...