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One dies after car veers off road in Central Otago
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tom Kitchin One person has died following a crash on Moa Flat Road, Ettrick, in Central Otago. Police were alerted to the single vehicle...
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Update: unexplained deaths, Hamilton East
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Stephen Ambler, Field Crime Manager: Police investigating two unexplained deaths in Hamilton East yesterday have arrested one person. A 34-year-old man will...
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Sex Pistols at 50: how punk’s most notorious band became part of the mainstream
Source: Radio New Zealand “Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” John Lydon’s closing words before stalking off stage at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom in January 1978, concluding the Sex...
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Inside the messages between Police’s media communications director and documentary boss
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Julie Christie is producing a Tom Phillips documentary. RNZ / Mark Papalii Inside nearly 300 pages of documents released by police lies a series of...
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Unexplained deaths, Hamilton East
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Stephen Ambler, Field Crime Manager: Police are investigating the deaths of two people in Hamilton East this evening. Police were notified around...
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Social Investment Agency commissions independent review of procurement practices
Source: Radio New Zealand Kylie Reiri resigned in February. (RNZ / Teresa Cowie ) The Social Investment Agency has commissioned an independent external review of its procurement practices for contracts...
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Co-operative Bank penalised for overcharging customers
Source: Radio New Zealand The Co-operative Bank self-reported the breaches under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. Supplied/Co-operative Bank The Co-operative Bank has been penalised nearly $2.5 million by...
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Tom Phillips doco crew received text as ‘heads up’ he had been shot and killed
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Phillips died following a shootout with police in September 2025. RNZ / Supplied / Police Detailed texts about Tom Phillips’ last hours from a top...
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Body found in Lower Hutt being treated as unexplained death
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are advising the public to avoid the area near Wainuiomata Road. RNZ / Patrice Allen Police are investigating an unexplained death in Wainuiomata, in Lower...
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Police urge Hawke’s Bay clubs to remain vigilant following series of burglaries
Source: New Zealand Police Police are urging sports and community clubs across Hawke’s Bay to be vigilant following a number of burglaries targeting club premises. Since February, Police have investigated...
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Rain with a chance of charges
Source: New Zealand Police An offender who fled Northland Police in a stolen vehicle was located drenched, defiant and in possession of methamphetamine yesterday. At around 1pm, an officer in...
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Two arrested after possible sighting of a firearm in Glenfield, schools’ lockdown lifted
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Two people have been arrested following an incident that earlier prompted Auckland’s Glenfield Mall and surrounding schools into lockdown. Police said they...
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Police incident unfolding in Glenfield, schools in lockdown
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Auckland’s Glenfield College and Wairau Valley Special school have gone into lockdown, with armed police seen running into the nearby Glenfield Mall....
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Much-needed relief for hospitality businesses in time for Easter
Source: New Zealand Government A member’s bill reforming alcohol laws comes into force at midnight tonight, providing much-needed regulatory relief and clarity for the hospitality sector just in time for...
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Employee takes police vehicle camping despite being booked for search and rescue exercise
Source: Radio New Zealand The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) released a summary of a police investigation it oversaw on Thursday. RNZ / REECE BAKER A police employee misused a...
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Universities – Sámi governance in focus for Indigenous scholar – UoA
Source: University of Auckland – UoA Across the Arctic north, reindeer still follow routes that have shaped Sámi life for generations, tying people to land, culture and identity. Now University...
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Plan your trip – keep safe on the road this Easter
Source: New Zealand Police Police is still taking a firm approach to unsafe driving behaviour from travellers going anywhere on our roads this Easter holiday weekend. Over Easter weekend in...
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Health – Safe Sleep Day 2026 Announced: Friday 5 June
Source: Hapai Te Hauora Preventing avoidable harm starts with safe sleep. Hāpai Te Hauora is encouraging whānau and communities across Aotearoa to mark Safe Sleep Day 2026 on Friday 5 June....
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Fake guns, real consequences
Source: New Zealand Police Police are disappointed in a group’s actions after toy guns were brandished at members of the public at a night market last night. At around 10.40pm,...
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Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’
Source: Radio New Zealand An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” (file photo). RNZ An armed man sent a manifesto...
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Navy officer acquitted at court martial faced earlier complaint of unwanted touching
Source: Radio New Zealand Bronwyn Heslop RNZ / Lucy Xia A former Navy ship commander faced an earlier complaint of unwanted touching before she was acquitted at a court martial...
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Armed man sent manifesto to schools, government promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’
Source: Radio New Zealand An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” (file photo). RNZ An armed man sent a manifesto...
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Appeal for information relating to indecent assaults, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Hutt Valley Police are appealing for information after a 19-year-old man appeared in court for two alleged indecent assaults in Lower Hutt. Police would like to...
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Body found in central Otago lake during search for missing French national Antoine Richard
Source: Radio New Zealand Antoine Richard, 21, went missing from Cromwell. Supplied / NZ Police A body has been found in a central Otago lake during the search for missing...
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Bill to ease restrictions on Good Friday, Easter Sunday alcohol sales passes final reading
Source: Radio New Zealand Alcohol sale restrictions could be gone by long weekend. RNZ Legislation to ease alcohol restrictions on public holidays has passed in its third and final reading...
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New police powers: No new money for vital technology
Source: Radio New Zealand Enhanced data management will be “essential to building and maintaining public trust and confidence”, say official police documents. File photo. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A rush...
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Have you seen James?
Source: New Zealand Police Police are asking for the public’s help finding 15-year-old James, who has been reported missing from the Alfriston area. James was last seen on Everlea Place...