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Update – Cannons Creek assault
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Kāpiti Mana Area Commander, Inspector Renée Perkins: Police investigating an assault in Cannons Creek this morning are seeking information from the public to assist...
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Roadside drug testing continues to boost road safety efforts
Source: New Zealand Police Two months on after roadside drug driving testing was introduced in Wellington, Police continue to gain valuable operational knowledge and are evaluating processes on this new...
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Armed police at scene after assault puts Porirua schools in lockdown
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed police remain at the scene (file image). RNZ/ Calvin Samuel An assault in Porirua, which placed nearby schools in lockdown, has left one person with...
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Major delays as crash blocks lane on SH2 in Wellington
Source: Radio New Zealand X/NZTA A crash on State Highway 2 between Wellington city and Petone is causing delays for motorists. The Transport Agency said the northbound lane is blocked...
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Three men arrested after several hurt in gang-related robbery in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Keiller MacDuff Three men have been arrested after four people were injured during a gang-related robbery at a home in Christchurch. Emergency services were...
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Police seek help as 5-year-old boy found dead in water
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are continuing to appeal to the public for information as they investigate the “water-related” death of a five-year-old boy in Napier. The boy went missing...
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Arrests made, Northcote incident
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: Three men have been arrested in relation to the serious incident at a Hoani Street, Northcote property on...
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Back off the tools – man arrested in Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Sergeant Mike Palmer, Waikato Police: A man’s been arrested in Hamilton in relation to a series of burglaries of tools worth...
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Update: Further appeal for information following water related death, Napier
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Sergeant Kate Hyde: Napier Police investigating the water-related death of a five-year-old boy in Westshore, Napier, are asking for anyone who saw the...
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More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey
Source: Radio New Zealand A Police Association survey of almost 6000 officers put the quit figure at 57 percent. Police bosses say a survey showing almost 60 percent of officers...
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18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds
Source: Radio New Zealand A friend found 18-year-old Kishan Patel with his car on top of him. 123rf A coroner says the accidental death of a teenager while repairing his...
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Emergency services at scene of reported chemical leak at Alliance Group’s Levin plant
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are at the scene. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon The number of patients being treated at an industrial site in Levin has risen to...
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Law and Health – Momentum for change on HIV criminalisation
Source: Burnett Foundation Aotearoa A study of people living with HIV has revealed that despite advances in HIV treatment, criminalisation continues to create uncertainty and distress, with 60% of people living...
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A tragedy avoided
Source: New Zealand Police Being prepared almost certainly saved a rock fisherman’s life at Piha. Police were contacted at 7.43am on Wednesday by a fisherman advising one of his companions...
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Calls for tougher penalties to stop roaming, aggressive dogs
Source: Radio New Zealand A pack of roaming dogs in bush near Paihia in the Bay of Islands. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Further calls have been made for more...
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Person dies after being pulled from water at Dunedin beach
Source: Radio New Zealand The person was pulled from the water at St Clair beach but could not be revived. File picture. RNZ / Tim Brown A person has died...
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Update – serious incident, Northcote
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Inspector Nicola Reeves: Police are following strong lines of enquiry after four people were injured at a Hoani Street address last night. Emergency...
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Police disrupt organised crime run through business, Dunedin
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested and charged three people following an operation targeting organised crime in Dunedin. On Thursday 12 February, Police conducted a search warrant at a...
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Dax Rodney Holland named as man found dead in Tauranga park
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A man found dead in a Tauranga park, sparking a homicide investigation, has been named as Dax Rodney Holland. He was 54. Detective Senior Sergeant...
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Person seriously hurt in Northland crash
Source: Radio New Zealand SH1 was closed between Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road and Mangawhai Road for a time. RNZ / Tim Brown One person has been transported to hospital in a...
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Home invader caught in stolen vehicle
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Senior Sergeant Craig Bates, Acting Waikato West Response Manager: Waikato West Police have arrested a brazen burglar who broke into a...
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Wharepai Domain homicide: Name release and appeal for information
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Western Bay of Plenty Area Investigations Manager, Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown: Police investigating a homicide after a body was found in the Wharepai...
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Manhunt after clash between rival gang members leaves four people hurt, one critical in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ An incident that left four people injured, one critically, in Christchurch...
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Police hunt on as four hurt, one critical, after reports of gunfire in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Four people have been injured, with one in a critical condition,...
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Four people injured, one critically, after report of gunfire in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Four people have been injured, with one in a critical condition,...
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Injuries following serious incident, Northcote
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Superintendent Tony Hill, Canterbury District Commander: Four people have been injured following an altercation at an address in Hoani Street, Northcote, late last night....
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Independent investigation needed into historical allegations of abuse at St Bede’s College – Chief Victims Advisor
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Phil Pennington The Chief Victims Advisor says there needs to be an independent investigation into historical allegations of sexual abuse at St Bede’s College....