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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Manawatū River. 123RF A large search operation is underway for a man missing in the Manawatū River in Palmerston North. Police were called to a report...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: New Zealand Government A tough on crime approach and a near doubling of police foot patrols have driven a huge drop in the number of victims of violent crime...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was found unresponsive in a cell on October 6, 2023. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER Police officers did not provide proper checks on...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Professor Nic Smith is standing down as Vice-Chancellor at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, to take up the role of Vice-Chancellor at...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Palmerston North Area Prevention Manager, Inspector Phil Ward: The search for a man missing in the Manawatū River is continuing today. Search conditions are...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: NZCTU The Out@Work Council of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions is deeply disappointed by the Government’s decision to not prioritise the Law Commission’s recommendations to explicitly protect...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police arrested two women and a man. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Three people have been arrested after a shooting in Te Kauwhata, north of Huntly. Police...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police An alleged fraud offender’s numbers were up after he was caught up with by a late-night patrol. The Auckland City Beat Team were assisting with mobile...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s findings into an incident in 2023 where a man self-harmed while in Police custody. The incident occurred on 6...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 26 February 2026 Jewelled geckos are native to the southeast of the South Island and are generally a striking bright green with diamond-shaped patches or...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prediction markets are where punters wager money on the possibility of future events – but New Zealand is declaring some of them illegal. Andrey Popov /...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Three people are due in court today following a shooting incident in Te Kauwhata, north of Huntly. Police received a call shortly before 7am on Saturday...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People are brought ashore after their ordeal. Supplied / NZ police Several people have been rescued from Waikato River while clinging onto a tree on Wednesday...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Seven people were successfully rescued from the Waikato River last night, after Police received reports of several people struggling in the water. Around 7.20pm, Police were...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are making enquiries into a sudden death in Taupaki near Kumeū on Wednesday night. At around 9pm, officers attended the incident on a shared driveway...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police are making enquiries into a sudden death in Taupaki on Wednesday night. At around 9pm, Police attended the incident on a shared driveway off Nixon...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is deciding whether the United States should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data. RNZ New Zealanders’ biometric information and other sensitive data may...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Front line rescue workers say delays in getting police to authorise a helicopter are dangerous. File photo.. SUPPLIED Fire and Emergency (FENZ) has had to be...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents of Wellington’s Lyall Bay fear a neglected property in the seaside suburb‘s Queens Drive is in such a bad state it is a danger to...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A ‘move-on’ law will provide police with the power to issue ‘move-on’ orders against people who display disorderly, disruptive, threatening or intimidatory behaviour; obstructing or impeding...
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· February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A clamping initiative targeting people who haven’t paid their court fines has returned more than $700,000. 123RF A clamping initiative targeting people who have not paid...
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· February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin police say they shot at a man as he drove his vehicle towards officers and their patrol car while trying to avoid arrest. Police were...
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· February 25, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute the following to Superintendent Jason Guthrie, Southern District Commander: Police have arrested a 46-year-old man in Brockville, Dunedin this evening. The man had been...
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· February 25, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand firefighters are working to contain a large grass fire at Springvale, near Clyde in Central Otago this evening which is...
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· February 25, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Hard-working dog teams from across Police, New Zealand Customs Service and Department of Corrections have been battling for the title of top dog and handler as...
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· February 25, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested the owner of a van following a burglary in Christchurch that ended with a trailer detaching and the van crashing down a bank...
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· February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The vehicle of interest in the Sharlene Smith investigation. Supplied / NZ Police Police investigating the death of a grandmother whose body was found at a...