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8 Nov 2020 8:09am News:
Bay of Plenty

Search continues for missing swimmer near Mt Maunganui

Statement to be attributed to Constable Kurt Waugh: The search for a missing swimmer near Mt Maunganui resumed at first light this morning. The man failed to return to shore just ... More

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5 Nov 2020 11:07am News:
Bay of Plenty

Arrest in relation to Kawerau stabbing

A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to a stabbing in Kawerau on 10 October.   He is scheduled to appear in Rotorua District Court today, 5 November, on a charge of wounding ... More

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2 Nov 2020 2:09pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Arrest in Whakatane homicide investigation

Police have arrested a man in relation to the Whakatane homicide on Saturday 24 October. A 57-year-old man has been charged with murder and will be appearing in the Tauranga District Court ... More

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2 Nov 2020 1:38pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release - Tokoroa

Police are now able to confirm the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 1 in Tokoroa on Saturday 31 October. He was Keith Robert Roebuck, 70, from New Plymouth. ... More

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30 Oct 2020 2:29pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Update: Whakatane death being treated as homicide

Police are treating the death in Whakatane in the early hours of 24 October as a homicide. A man was taken to Whakatane Hospital with stab wounds, where he later died. An ... More

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24 Oct 2020 7:49am News:
Bay of Plenty

Police investigating Whakatāne death

Police are investigating the death of a man in Whakatāne overnight.   The man presented to Whakatāne Hospital at around midnight with critical injuries and died a short time later.   Enquiries are ... More

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