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Sudden death at Takapuna Beach
Source: New Zealand Police Police can advise a person has died at Takapuna Beach this afternoon. At midday, Police were advised a person was seen unresponsive in the water and...
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Man sought for escaping custody arrested
Source: New Zealand Police A 42-year-old man previously sought for escaping custody has been arrested. He will appear in North Shore District Court today charged with escapes custody. Police would...
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Media advisory: Fatal house fire incident, Sanson
Source: New Zealand Police Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham will speak with media this afternoon about the fatal house fire incident at the weekend. A stand-up will be held...
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Three off to court following quick Police work
Source: New Zealand Police Police on the beat have launched into action, nabbing a group of alleged burglars who broke into a convenience store in the city late last night....
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Police appeal for information following serious assault in Edendale
Source: New Zealand Police Police are appealing for information from the public following a serious assault in Edendale on the weekend. At around 10.55pm on Saturday (15 November), a woman...
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Search resumes for missing fisherman off Northland coast
Source: New Zealand Police A search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Pataua South has resumed this morning, with assistance from the Royal New Zealand Navy. Police, including...
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What the government’s firearms act reform proposals will change – and what they won’t
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – How will firearms proposals change access to guns in New Zealand? Here’s what you need to know. New Zealand is planning its biggest overhaul...
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Well-known Northland entrepreneur Monty Knight named as alleged murder victim
Source: Radio New Zealand Monty Knight was a well-known wine-maker, entrepreneur and local politician in Kaitāia, inducted into the Northland Business Hall of Fame in 2010. RNZ/Carol Stiles The man...
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Woman charged with murder following death of man in Northland’s Kaitaia
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A 57-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Kaitaia. Emergency services were called to an...
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Fit and proper person – include your Ministry of Justice record check
Source: Maritime New Zealand Maritime NZ now requires Ministry of Justice (MoJ) criminal record checks for fit and proper person (FPP) assessments for all seafarers’ and maritime operators’ certificates. We...
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‘Loss beyond measure’: Three children killed in Sanson house fire identified
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Hugo, and Goldie died in a house fire in Sanson on Saturday. GIVEALITTLE / SUPPLIED The three children killed in a Sanson house fire have...
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Woman charged with muder following death of man in Northland’s Kaitaia
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A 57-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Kaitaia. Emergency services were called to an...
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PSA – New phase in Police Mental Health Response Change programme launching today leaves unacceptable gaps in worker and patient safety
Source: PSA The PSA is condemning the continued implementation of the Police’s Mental Health Response Change programme, saying it leaves mental health workers and patients unacceptably vulnerable to harm. The union was...
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Woman charged with murder, Kaitaia
Source: New Zealand Police A 57-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Kaitaia yesterday. Emergency services were called to the Okahu Road address...
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Crash puts e-scooter rider in hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand The aftermath of a scooter accident in central Auckland, November 2025. Dan Lake / RNZ A person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition...
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Death in Ōtāhuhu treated as unexplained
Source: Radio New Zealand A person was found deceased at an Atkinson Avenue Ōtāhuhu property. 123RF A person has been found dead at an Ōtāhuhu property and police are treating...
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Unexplained death, Ōtāhuhu
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward, Counties Manukau CIB: At about 1.50am Police were called to Atkinson Avenue, Ōtāhuhu after a person was located...
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‘He’s our hero’: Father killed in Auckland double-fatal house fire died while trying to save his son
Source: Radio New Zealand Jung Sup Lee and his Ha-il Lee, pictured when he was 4, died in a double-fatal house fire in Auckland last month. Supplied Six weeks after...
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‘Private rather than public resolution’ High court judge wants family dispute dealt with in arbitration
Source: Radio New Zealand High court judge Anne Hinton wants privacy but her family seeks a public hearing. ikiryo/123RF Lawyers for a high court judge say her family’s dispute over...
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Gurjit Singh murder trial begins in Dunedin
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene in Hillary Street in the Dunedin suburb of Liberton in January 2024. RNZ / Tess Brunton The trial of the man accused...
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Search for body of third child after deadly Sanson fire
Source: Radio New Zealand Police stand guard outside the fatal house fire. RNZ/Mark Papalii The search for the body of a third child caught in a deadly house fire in...
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Fatal crash, Saulbrey Road, Ngaruawahia
Source: New Zealand Police One person has died following a serious crash in Ngaruawahia overnight. Police were called to a single vehicle crash on Soulbrey Road at around 8pm. Sadly,...
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Government performance rating hits new low in survey
Source: Radio New Zealand The government rating of 3.9 out of 10 is the lowest since the survey began eight years ago. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Public ratings of government...
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Police renew footage appeals as search for Upper Hutt woman continues
Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart went missing from Upper Hutt in the Wellington Region. Police / Supplied Police are renewing appeals for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search...
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Search to resume tomorrow for man missing off Northland coast
Source: New Zealand Police Police will be resuming the search for the missing man off the coast of Pataua South tomorrow. The man was one of two people onboard a...
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Sanson fire: Friends raise money for family reeling from tragedy
Source: Radio New Zealand A dark vehicle backs into the driveway of the house on Sunday afternoon. RNZ/Mark Papalii In the “midst of unimaginable grief”, friends are raising money for...
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Continued appeal for information on woman missing in Upper Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Annalise Ferguson: Police continue to appeal for CCTV or dashcam footage in the search for missing woman Anita Hart in Upper Hutt....