Emergency services are present in Featherston as Police carry out routine search warrants.
Police are being assisted by members of the Armed Offenders Squad as a precaution.
There is ... More
At approximately 8pm this evening a man armed with a sawn-off rifle entered a diary in Warspite Avenue, Porirua, and demanded cash.
The shopkeeper handed over some money and the man left ... More
The woman who died following a crash near Paekakariki yesterday was Te Rauoriwa Daphne Pomare.
The surname was incorrectly given as Pomana in the earlier media release.
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A woman critically injured in a crash near Paekakariki yesterday has died in Wellington Hospital overnight.
She was Te Rauoriwa Daphne Pomana, 79, from Levin.
The circumstances of the crash are ... More
State Highway 1 is now open following a crash just south of Paekakariki, Wellington, this morning.
Motorists are advised that delays will remain while traffic clears.
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The driver of one of the cars involved in a crash on State Highway 1 near Paekakariki this morning has been airlifted to Wellington Hospital with critical injuries.
The driver of the ... More