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Man with imitation handgun arrested on unrelated charges in Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed officers responded to reports of a person with a gun at about 5.20pm. RNZ / REECE BAKER Auckland police say they have arrested a man...
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State Highway 1 fully reopens on Kāpiti Coast following crash
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1 is now fully open near the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway on Kāpiti Coast following a three-vehicle crash that earlier partially blocked lanes....
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State Highway 1 partially blocked on Kāpiti Coast following crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The Transport Agency says State Highway 1 is down to one northbound and one southbound lane next to the Te Moana Road Interchange. NZTA Lanes are...
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Investigation continues into Far North death
Source: New Zealand Police A Police investigation will continue into the events leading to a person’s death in the Far North overnight. Cordons remain in place on Ngapipito Road heading...
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Four arrested after stealing petrol from service stations in stolen car
Source: Radio New Zealand The youths stole a car and were reported to commit petrol drive-offs. Marika Khabazi Four young people have been been arrested in Dunedin after stealing petrol...
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Arrest follows spate of vehicle thefts and burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Senior Sergeant Rachel Walker, Canterbury Rural Area Prevention Manager: Police have arrested an 18‑year‑old man following a series of thefts from vehicles, burglaries...
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Lower Hutt youth facility upping its security after escape
Source: Radio New Zealand The Epuni Care and Protection Facility is upping its security following an absconding incident on 15 March. Google Maps On a Sunday shortly after midday, a...
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Four youths arrested after Dunedin petrol thefts in stolen car
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Inspector Porima Rangitutia, Area Commander, Otago Coastal Police have arrested four youths after they stole a vehicle and later stole petrol from local...
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Gang patch leads Police to loaded firearm and ammo, Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Manawatū Area Commander, Inspector Marty Gray: A cut-down firearm and ammunition have been seized by Police acting on a breach of the Gang Insignia...
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Southern Police pleased with duck hunting behaviours so far
Source: New Zealand Police Over the opening weekend of the three-month-long duck hunting season in Southland, Police and Southland Fish and Game conducted a joint compliance operation ensuring hunters were...
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“Everyone Deserves Bodily Autonomy”: Supporters Rally in Support of High Court Challenge to Puberty Blocker Ban
Source: Queer Endurance in Defiance Wellington | Te Whanganui-a-Tara – Members of the public supporting the right of trans young people to access gender-affirming healthcare gathered outside the High Court...
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Police investigating after dirt bike rider dies, another seriously injured in Northland
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police are investigating how two dirt bike riders were knocked off their bikes near Kaikohe, leaving one dead and another with serious injuries. Officers were...
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Investigation into death on Ngapipito Road, Kaikohe
Source: New Zealand Police An investigation is underway after a person was located deceased in Kaikohe overnight. Police were called to Ngapipito Road at around 11.10pm following reports of a...
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New Zealand Transport Agency restores millions in funding for police breath testing
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ revealed last year that about 130 police officers were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”. RNZ...
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What the deal with Singapore means for New Zealand
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. SUPPLIED Explainer – New Zealand has signed a deal with Singapore that will ensure...
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New Zealand Trnsport Agency restores millions in funding for police breath testing
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ revealed last year that about 130 police officers were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”. RNZ...
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Fate of reclusive gold panner David Hart remains a mystery after body found encased in concrete at Auckland home
Source: Radio New Zealand David Stanely Hart’s remains were found under a house on Marlborough St in Mt Eden during renovations in 2020. (File photo) RNZ / Dan Cook How...
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Police officer killed by car worried about traffic management that night, court told
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker has pleaded not guilty to murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson early on 1 January and intentionally causing grievous bodily harm to Senior...
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Prime Minister wraps visit to Singapore
Source: New Zealand Government Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has concluded a two-day visit to Singapore, where he met Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and shored up critical fuel supply with...
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‘Big concern’: Tongan journalist threatened at gunpoint after gang-related report
Source: Radio New Zealand Tonga Police is investigating the incident on 23 April. Facebook / Tonga Police A female journalist in Tonga has been threatened at gunpoint following the broadcast...
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Arrests after Rānui incidents
Source: New Zealand Police Police have made arrests after two separate incidents resulted in people being wounded in Rānui this afternoon. Just before midday Police were called to a residential...
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Gangs, drugs and firearms operation lands nine in court
Source: New Zealand Police Gangs, drugs and firearms across Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa were targeted last week, resulting in nine people appearing in court, with further arrests likely. Operation Tar,...
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Two people taken to hospital, one in serious condition, after incident in West Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand St John A person has been take to hospital in a serious condition after a large ambulance call-out in Auckland. Four ambulances and a rapid response...
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Two further police staff having internet usage assessed for potential misuse
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Two more police staff’s internet usage is being “assessed” for potential misuse, RNZ can reveal. A rapid review of staff internet usage...
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Missing Hamilton boy found safe and well
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the 11-year-old was found safe and well. Police say an 11-year-old Hamilton boy who had been missing since last Wednesday has been found safe...
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Police search bank accounts, phone records of missing Southland farmer Kevin Belling
Source: Radio New Zealand Invercargill man Kevin Belling, 62, was last seen at his Motu Rimu farm on Friday 9 January. Supplied / NZ Police Police have searched the property...
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Mystery door on Wellington beach just a ‘stunt’, police say
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Police now say a door found on a beach near Wellington’s Ōwhiro Bay was a “marketing stunt”. A woman out for a...