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Overdue kayakers rescued after Stanmore Bay trip
Source: New Zealand Police Police Maritime responded to a search and rescue incident this afternoon after a group of kayakers were reported overdue off the coast in the Stanmore Bay...
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Dirt bike ride all the way to court
Source: New Zealand Police Police have seized a dirt bike and arrested its rider following dangerous and unlawful behaviour on Taupō roads. We’re targeting the use of off-road motorcycles on...
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Information sought following burglary, Glen Innes
Source: New Zealand Police Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male involved in a burglary at Glen Innes home early on Friday morning. An investigation is underway...
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Fatality following house fire, Rangataua
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Neil Forlong, Whanganui Area Commander: Investigators undertaking a scene examination at a house fire in Rangataua located one person deceased yesterday afternoon. Fire...
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Minister Chris Bishop ‘unhappy’ investigation into police breath testing taking so long
Source: Radio New Zealand Transport Minister Chris Bishop RNZ/Marika Khabazi The Transport Minister has told officials to hurry up and give him a full briefing on an independent analysis of...
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Papatoetoe’s Indian community vents anger over growing anti-Indian sentiment
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Indian community gather outside Papatoetoe Central School after graffiti inciting racial violence was found near the school last Saturday. RNZ / Blessen Tom...
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Police impersonator scammers targeting members of the Western Bay of Plenty community
Source: New Zealand Police Western Bay of Plenty Police are investigating incidents where people have received a scam phone call from someone claiming to be a police officer. Acting Sergeant...
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Educators call on crown to pause contentious changes to Waitangi Treaty obligations
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews Educators are calling on the government...
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Don’t get scammed by unsolicited gardeners
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging people to be wary of unsolicited tree trimmers or gardeners, after a Masterton man was charged an exorbitant amount for shoddy work. Wairarapa...
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Fishing for trouble
Source: New Zealand Police A man has landed himself a court date after he was caught fishing in a protected marine reserve overnight. Earlier this week, the Police Maritime Unit...
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Police defy district’s top cop by posting pay protest stickers in station
Source: Radio New Zealand A ‘Repay the Risk’ campaign sticker inside the Dunedin Central Police Station. Supplied Police pay bargaining campaign stickers have been put up inside the Dunedin Central...
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Police appealing for information about missing Motueka man ‘Nathan’
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan was last seen on Monday 13 April, and has not been seen or heard from since, they say. NZ Police Police say they are urgently...
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Christopher Luxon adamant he’ll remain National leader amid speculation
Source: Radio New Zealand National Minister Chris Bishop has been rumoured as a potential leadership contender. RNZ Watch the livestream and follow live updates in the blog above. Prime Minister...
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Super Rugby Pacific: Defining weekend for Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika will face the Waratahs in Sydney on Friday night, while the Fijian Drua will take on the Brumbies at GIO Stadium in Canberra on...
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Tax Reform – Local govt GST policy just more cuts by another name, says tax reform groups
Source: Tax Justice Aotearoa (TJA) 17 April 2026, 10:00 am – The hint from David Seymour about a new policy for councils to receive a portion of the GST collected...
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What is the Broadcasting Standards Authority and why is its future in doubt?
Source: Radio New Zealand The Broadcasting Standards Authority may soon be abolished or changed with pending media regulation reforms. RNZ / Nik Dirga Explainer – Who decides who’s a broadcaster,...
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Serial rapist Malcolm Rewa sentenced for 1988 rape of 16-year-old
Source: Radio New Zealand Malcolm Rewa in the Auckland High Court Stuff/Pool/David White Police are analysing rape complaints between 1985 to 1989 to see if they can identify any matches...
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Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers
Source: Radio New Zealand The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition for bailiffs. 123RF The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition (ANPR) for bailiffs...
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Search for missing New Zealand-born monk ongoing, Scottish police say
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. Supplied / Scotland Police Scottish police say they are still working to trace missing New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. The 24-year-old...
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Allan Titford again denied parole, but may be released later this year
Source: Radio New Zealand Allan Titford was found guilty of 39 charges in a trial in 2013. RNZ A Northland man sentenced to 24 years’ jail after being convicted on...
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‘After 37 years I finally had a name’: How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist
Source: Radio New Zealand Malcolm Rewa in court in 2019. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Warning: This story contains graphic details. It took a woman nearly four decades to find out...
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Rāhui in place on Tarawera River after death of two boys
Source: Radio New Zealand A rāhui is in place on the Tarawera River in Kawerau. Google Maps A rāhui is in place on the Tarawera River in Kawerau after two...
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One dead after crash in Ruapehu District
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF One person is dead after crash between a truck and a car on State Highway 49 in the Ruapehu District. Police said it happened on...
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Police name two 15-year-olds who died in Hamilton crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash happened on Wairere Drive in Hamilton on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Two 15-year-olds have died in a crash in Hamilton. The crash which...
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Two boys dead after water-related incident in Tarawera River, Kawerau
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tarawera River, where two people died on Thursday. Google Maps Two local children were killed when a riverbank collapsed in the Tarawera River near Boyce...
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Update: deaths following water-related incident, Kawerau
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Phil Gillbanks, Acting Eastern Bay of Plenty Area Commander: Local kaumatua have performed karakia and placed a rahui on the Tarawera River following...
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Police memo on bargaining campaign attempt to ‘intimidate members’ – union
Source: Radio New Zealand Union members were asking police, the Public Service Commission and government to “repay the risks endemic in the role of a police officer”. The Police Association...