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Find three, get another one free
Source: New Zealand Police A trio of supermarket shoplifters were arrested in Takapuna yesterday, bagging an unrelated thief at the same time. At around 4.50pm, Waitematā Police received a report...
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Search continues for missing Motueka man Nathan Green, missing over a week
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Green was reported missing from Motueka on April 13. NZ Police / SUPPLIED Motukea residents are being asked to check any CCTV to help find...
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Retailers face prosecution for selling nangs
Source: Radio New Zealand The retailers have been charged with selling or supplying a non-approved psychoactive product, police say. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Retailers across the central North Island are...
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Amnesty International: State of the World’s Human Rights – Annual Report
Source: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 21 April 2026 – Amnesty International calls on states to stop predatory, anti-rights order from taking hold in pivotal moment for humanity Predatory attacks on multilateralism, international...
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Police search for missing Motueka man
Source: New Zealand Police Tasman Police continue to search for 52-year-old Nathan Green, who was reported missing from Motueka, last week. On Monday 13 April, Nathan left his home address...
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Police nab alleged fuel thief in Southland
Source: New Zealand Police Invercargill Police have arrested a local man after 855 litres of petrol was stolen from a contractor’s yard over the last month. “Police have been investigating...
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Snapped: Burglar busted on camera
Source: New Zealand Police A man caught rummaging through a Whangārei construction yard will face court today. Just before 11pm on Monday, security monitoring the yard off Okara Drive contacted...
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Tax Reform – IRD recognises the problems but is short on solutions – Tax Justice Aotearoa
Source: Tax Justice Aotearoa 20 April 2026 – Inland Revenue’s Long Term Insights Briefing on the future of New Zealand’s tax system has been welcomed as recognising the need for more...
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Five retailers facing prosecution for selling nangs
Source: New Zealand Police Retailers across Police’s Central District are facing prosecution for illegally selling nitrous oxide for recreational use, following operations by Police in New Plymouth, Hāwera, Whanganui, Palmerston...
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Two arrested following attempted aggravated robbery, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Senior Sergeant Gerard Peoples: Two young people have been arrested after an attempted aggravated robbery in Sockburn, Christchurch, last night. At around 9.40pm, Police...
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Wellington man Philip Sutton still missing after flooding
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Police/Supplied There has been no update overnight in the search for a Wellington man, reported missing after flash floods hit the capital. A family member...
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Weather: Lower North island residents urged to evacuate from low-lying, flood-prone areas
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents evacuate from Konini Street in Wainuiomata. RNZ / Mark Papalii Authorities are urging lower North island residents to stay off the roads and evacuate if...
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Three cows put down after stock truck turns over in Canterbury
Source: Radio New Zealand With several cows unaccounted for, motorists have been urged to be careful 123RF Three cows have been put down and up to 10 are unaccounted for...
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HKU Launches School of Governance and Policy, Sets Stage for Global Dialogue on Pressing Challenges
Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 20 April 2026 – The University of Hong Kong (HKU) announces the launch of the School of Governance and...
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Update 2: Search for Karori man
Source: New Zealand Police The large-scale physical search for missing Karori man Philip Sutton has concluded for the day. Search and Rescue teams have spent hours at Philip’s Karori South...
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‘Person of interest’ in Hastings homicide unconscious in hospital
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman and two young children who died lived at the property. RNZ / Anusha Bradley A man considered a “person of interest” in relation to...
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Coroner grants order preventing naming mother and children killed in Hastings
Source: Radio New Zealand A homicide investigation was launched, after the death of three people in Hastings. RNZ / Anusha Bradley A coroner has granted an order prohibiting publishing the...
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Continued appeal as further charges laid against man for alleged sexual offences
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Acting Detective Sergeant Steve Leonard: Police investigating reports of serious sexual offending by a Flaxmere man are continuing to appeal for information. On Monday...
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Bill giving police new powers needs stricter limits, Privacy Commissioner says
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER The Privacy Commissioner says a bill empowering police to gather intelligence needs stricter limits because “we’ve seen this all before”. The public...
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Policing and privacy can work together, but not like this
Source: Privacy Commissioner 20 Apr 2026, 09:12 This opinion piece was first published in The Post on 20 April 2026. It concerns me greatly that the Policing Amendment Bill currently...
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Police search street, streams as man reported missing in Wellington storm
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Police/Supplied A search and rescue operation has been launched in Karori after a man was reported unaccounted for after extreme weather in Wellington. Inspector Fleur...
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Fleeing drivers fail to shake Police
Source: New Zealand Police A disregard for the road rules has ended in two arrests in Counties Manukau overnight. The driver of a vehicle travelling with no headlights on and...
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Christchurch red zone ‘area of interest’ in search for missing woman Rowena Walker
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker. Supplied The last confirmed sighting of Rowena Walker was on 14 August 2025, when she was captured on CCTV in Christchurch on Bassett Street...
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Update: Search under way for Karori man
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington District Prevention Manager Inspector Fleur de Bes: Police are in a position to name the Karori man who is unaccounted for following the...
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Search under way for Karori man
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Wellington District Prevention Manager Inspector Fleur de Bes: A search and rescue operation has been launched in Karori this morning, after a man was...
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Do you know this man? Police continue appeal in burglary investigation
Source: New Zealand Police Police are continuing to seek information on an unknown male who was found inside a Glen Innes home last week. Investigators have worked through the weekend...
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Police to search Red Zone area for Rowena
Source: New Zealand Police Christchurch Police have identified an area of interest in the ongoing search for missing 39-year-old Rowena Walker. Rowena was last seen on CCTV footage on Bassett...