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If you drink, don’t drive. It’s a decision that can save a life
Source: New Zealand Police Canterbury Police remind motorists that drink driving is never worth the risk. If you’re heading out to enjoy an event, a gathering, or a night with...
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Woman summonsed following fatal dog attack, March 2025
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown: Police have today summonsed a 35-year-old woman in relation to the death of four-year-old Timothy Rolleston, following a...
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Disgraced former Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming’s expenses revealed
Source: Radio New Zealand Former top cop Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii A night’s accommodation at a Wellington hotel a five-minute walk from Police National Headquarters and an excess...
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Appeal for information following burglary, Dannevirke
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Tararua Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Carey Williamson: Manawatū Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Dannevirke last week. On Friday 6...
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Papakura incident ends with person covered in blood, another arrested
Source: Radio New Zealand Police and paramedics at the site of an incident in Papakura, Auckland, 9 March 2026. Melanie Earley / RNZ One person has been arrested and another...
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Search continues for person swept out to sea near Greymouth
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were still investigating if a kayak washed up near Blaketown on Saturday night was linked to the missing person, who was yet to be identified....
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Man who drowned in Waimakariri River was trying to save dog
Source: Radio New Zealand Waimakariri River (file photo). 123RF Police say a man who drowned in Canterbury’s Waimakariri River was trying to save his dog. Emergency services were called to...
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Burglary bust ends in cuffs
Source: New Zealand Police A group of alleged burglars on the hunt for booze instead ended up in custody in Clarks Beach on Monday morning. Senior Sergeant Jeremy Steedman, Counties...
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Two hurt in crash near Taihape
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Emergency services are at the scene of a serious two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 north of Taihape. Two people...
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Update: Search and Rescue operation, Greymouth
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood, West Coast Search and Rescue: Police’s search in Greymouth continues after a report of a person who had been swept...
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SH1 closes as truck and car crash near Milton
Source: Radio New Zealand St John said an ambulance and a helicopter had been sent to the crash site RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A helicopter has been sent to...
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Police ramp up recruitment efforts in Auckland as drain to Australia slows
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have ramped up recruitment efforts in Auckland with hopes to bring more Kiwis into the force, and tempt those currently working in Australia to return...
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Landmark case could force rewrite of emissions strategy
Source: Radio New Zealand The Government’s second Emissions Reduction Plan – ERP2 – will be the focal point for a trial being held at Wellington High Court. RNZ / Samuel...
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F1: Brit George Russell wins Australian Grand Prix, Kiwi Liam Lawson 13th
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Liam Lawson trails Mexican Sergio Perez during the Australian Grand Prix. AFP Kiwi driver Liam Lawson has finished 13th in Formula One’s Australian Grand Prix,...
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Police, helicopter rescue boaties, diver of Wellington’s southern coast
Source: Radio New Zealand Police launch Lady Elizabeth IV found the boat about 6km off the coast. Police and Westpac Rescue Helicopter have rescued a diver and boaties in windy...
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IT project behind overhaul of firearms regulations put on hold
Source: Radio New Zealand A cache of firearms seized from a property in Gore in 2025. Supplied / NZ Police An IT project behind the overhaul of firearms regulations has...
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Diver and boaties rescued after being blown out to sea
Source: New Zealand Police Teamwork between the Police Maritime Unit and Westpac Rescue Helicopter successfully rescued a diver and boaties in windy and choppy waters off the Wellington South Coast...
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Two-vehicle crash closes SH1 near Bay of Plenty
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said initial indications are that there are serious injuries. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A two-vehicle crash just south of Motutere has closed State Highway 1....
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Search continues in Greymouth after person swept out to sea
Source: Radio New Zealand The kayak was found washed up near Blaketown where a person was swept up. SUPPLIED/POLICE A Search and Rescue operation is continuing in Greymouth on Sunday...
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Search and Rescue operation, Greymouth
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood, West Coast Search and Rescue: A Search and Rescue operation is continuing in Greymouth today. At around 6pm Saturday, emergency...
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Mediawatch: Fears of interference and influence in news
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ headlines the broadcasting minister’s response in the House. RNZ Mediawatch “There’s a power imbalance and it’s also off-the-record in an ‘under the desk’-style and I...
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Motorcyclist dies after Foxton Shannon Road crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Foxton Shannon Road. Google Maps One person died after a motorcycle crash that closed Foxton Shannon Road between the Manawatū towns of Foxton and Shannon on...
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Bunnings to trial facial recognition tech in Hamilton stores
Source: Radio New Zealand From next month, two Hamilton stores will set up the technology to test safeguards are working properly. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Bunnings Warehouse will introduce facial...
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Road blocked in Otago due to crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Coast Road, Karitane is blocked due to a crash south of the Otago township. Screenshot/Google Maps Coast Road, Karitane is blocked due to a crash south...
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Foxton Shannon Road closed after crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Foxton Shannon Road. Google Maps The road linking Manawatū towns Foxton and Shannon has been closed after a serious crash. Police said the single-vehicle accident happened...
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Person dies in single-vehicle crash in Kaipara
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has died after a crash on Paparoa Valley Road. Screenshot/Google Maps One person is dead and another has moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash...
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Fatal crash, Paparoa
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died and another has moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Paparoa, Kaipara District. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Paparoa...