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Unearthing a 50-year-old box of iconic chocolates

· April 6, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Adams’ grandfather, baker and businessman Ernest Adams, is synonymous with the iconic Queen Anne Chocolate – and his influence ultimately drew her back into that...

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Arrest following firearms incident, West Huntly

· April 5, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott McKenzie: A man has been arrested this morning in relation to an incident in West Huntly on Thursday 2 April....

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A night of disrupting anti-social road users in Manawatū

· April 5, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Four people have been arrested, two vehicles seized and dozens of infringements issued after an anti-social road user event in Manawatū. Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Matenga...

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I love crime heroines – but Kay Scarpetta leaves me cold

· April 5, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, made her fictional debut in Patricia Cornwell’s first crime novel, Postmortem, published in 1990. Cornwell...

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Highway reopens after Dunedin house fire

· April 4, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Four fire trucks had been working to put the fire out. RNZ / Rob Dixon A stretch of State Highway One in Dunedin has reopened to...