Male charged following investigation into St Marys Bay attack
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Baldwin: Early this morning Auckland City Police located a male who was wanted in connection to a sexually motivated attack in St Marys Bay on Friday 11th May, 2018. A 33-year-old male was taken into custody without incident and has […]
Read More →Appeal to ID offenders in Christchurch dairy robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Phil Sparks Police are investigating the robbery of a dairy in Riccarton. Police were called to the corner of Riccarton Rd and Wainui St just after 4.30pm, to a report of a robbery in progress. Inquiries at the scene have established that […]
Read More →Taupo Police patrol rammed by stolen vehicle
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police A Police vehicle was rammed head on in Taupo by a stolen SUV last night (Wednesday). The Police car was deliberately hit at about midnight when the patrol was responding to a report of an unlawfully taken Isuzu. Once the SUV was spotted, the Police car activated […]
Read More →Vehicle crashes into house in Waikato
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police One person was taken to hospital in a critical condition tonight after the vehicle they were in hit a house in Horotiu, Waikato. Emergency services were called to the crash, south of Ngaruawahia, at 8.26pm. Initial reports from the scene suggest only one person was in the […]
Read More →Extra investment in Police welcomed
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police Commissioner Mike Bush welcomes today’s announcement by the Minister of Police and says it represents a significant investment in NZ Police that will help make New Zealand the safest country. “We are now positioned to deliver 1800 new police and 485 support staff,” says Commissioner Bush. […]
Read More →Trampers rescued in Ruahine Ranges overnight
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Martin James: Hawkes Bay Police and LandSAR volunteers were involved in the rescue of two men in the Ruahine Ranges last night. Around 6:30pm two 18-year-old men contacted Police via cellphone when they found themselves disorientated in deteriorating weather conditions. The […]
Read More →Budget 2018: No plan beyond tax, borrow & spend
Source: National Party This is a Government that’s taxing more, spending more, borrowing even more than they had said and hoping that their broken promises are not noticed, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says. “Labour spent the last nine years calling everything a crisis, yet today’s budget provides no new solutions to back up their claims,” […]
Read More →Closing children’s camps shocks communities
Source: National Party A scathing report from one of Labour’s union backers following the Government’s decision to pull funding from child support services shows just how egregious the decision is, National’s spokesperson for Children, Alfred Ngaro says. “Shockwaves are continuing to ripple through communities and interest groups following this week’s announcement from the Government that […]
Read More →Two in Youth Court following Wainuiomata robbery
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Two young people are due to appear in Hutt Valley Youth Court today following an aggravated robbery in Wainuiomata last night. Police were called to a dairy on Ruthven Road about 5:30pm on May 16 to a report of two people – one with a hockey stick […]
Read More →Charges laid following prison assault incident
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police have charged three people following an assault incident at Auckland Prison on 11th May, 2018. Three males aged 20, 26 and 37 years old have been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. They are all due to appear in the North Shore […]
Read More →Hipkins fails to front on decile-scrapping bill
Source: National Party Education Minister Chris Hipkins has refused to meet with Erica Stanford to discuss her Member’s Bill to replace the decile system with a needs index to more accurately target funding to disadvantaged students. “Since my Member’s Bill was drawn from the ballot in March, Mr Hipkins has ignored several requests to meet […]
Read More →Man charged following double fatal Northland crash
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Wayne Ewers, Northland Police Police investigating yesterday’s double fatal crash in Pukenui have today charged a person in relation to the incident. A 28-year-old male is facing two charges of aggravated careless use causing death and one charge of aggravated careless use causing […]
Read More →Police appeal for sightings of stolen vehicle
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for sightings of a grey Toyota Hilux stolen in Greymouth on Sunday 6 May. The 2001 vehicle, registration ZY4986, is believed to have been involved in an attempted theft of diesel from a farm in Tokarahi, near Oamaru on Monday 14 May. At the […]
Read More →Police attending serious crash in Waiuku
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Police are in attendance at a serious crash in Waiuku on Awhitu Road involving two vehicles. One person is in a critical condition. Two other people have also received injuries. The Westpac helicopter is attending the scene. A section of Awhitu road is blocked and diversions are […]
Read More →Child exploitation investigators to be slashed
Source: National Party The Government’s need to put Winston Peters first might be responsible for a major reduction in the number of inspectors charged with investigating child sex offences, National’s Finance Spokesperson Amy Adams says. “In spite of having a billion dollars to throw at foreign aid and diplomats and $2.8 billion to make university […]
Read More →The time to legalise vaping is now
Source: National Party The New Zealand Initiative’s report on tobacco harm reduction further highlights the urgent need for vaping legalisation, National MP Nicky Wagner says. “Smoke and Vapour: The changing world of tobacco harm reduction by Jenesa Jeram shows the need for vaping legalisation in New Zealand by highlighting how current policies are increasingly ineffective […]
Read More →Four people still to be identified in relation to theft of Commonwealth Games medal
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Four people still to be identified in relation to theft of Commonwealth Games medal Hamilton Police continuing to investigate the theft of boxer David Nyika’s 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal are yet to identify four people who may be of assistance. Following an appeal earlier this week, […]
Read More →Suspicious fires in Timaru
Source: New Zealand Police Source: New Zealand Police Timaru Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a property on the corner of Patiti and South streets in Timaru this morning. Detective Senior Sergeant Richard Quested said Police were called around 5.45am and advised a truck was on fire at the property. When Fire and Emergency […]
Read More →Govt at fault for social housing waitlist increase
Source: National Party The Government’s axing of tenancy reviews and lack of support for social housing tenants wanting to move out of Auckland is ramping up pressure on the social housing waiting list, National’s Social Housing spokesperson Simon O’Connor says. “Housing Minister Phil Twyford seems surprised by the increased number of people waiting for social […]
Read More →High expectations for education budget
Source: National Party Parents and teachers will be expecting a lot from the Budget following Labour’s many big promises, National’s Education Spokesperson Nikki Kaye says. “After spending the last few years criticising everything the National Government achieved in education while talking up its ability to do more, Labour has created very high expectations. “Among its […]
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