WHEN he realised his lifejacket would keep him afloat, Detective Tata Parata thought he had a good chance of making it to shore. Groups of survivors were congregating together as they drifted toward...
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ABOARD the pilot launch Arahina, they received the message that the Wahine no longer needed the pumps they were carrying. “We got the call at Point Jerningham to say ‘She’s over’," says John Bowman...
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Fifty years ago next week, Wellington was assaulted by the most violent storm on record. At around 6.40am on 10 April 1968, huge waves and 100-plus knot winds created by the collision of Cyclone...
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Happy Easter from New Zealand Police. Like our Northland staff who were out with our community partners sharing the love – and Easter eggs – in Whangarei, we want New Zealanders to be safe and feel...
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Inspector Pat Handcock retired this week after 44 years of proudly serving the community . Pat was just 17 when, in January 1974, his parents dropped him off at Auckland railway station to board an...
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Young cancer patient Tawhiti-Roa Rangiwai’s name means ‘long journey’ but his road has been made brighter with a Make A Wish Foundation trip meet police dogs and handlers. Escorted by Sergeant Nick...
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