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14 Dec 2022 11:44am News:
Bay of Plenty

Arrests following Old Taupo Road aggravated robbery

Police have arrested two people following an aggravated robbery at a store on Old Taupo Road earlier this month. The incident occurred on Sunday, 4 December at around 4pm. A 21-year-old man and a 24... More

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Proactive release of papers regarding the Firearms Registry and Arms Safety and Control

In 2020, a number of changes were made to the Arms Act 1983 through the Arms Legislation Act 2020 to strengthen the control and regulation of firearms in New Zealand.

These changes provide for the establishment of a registry to store and link information on all firearms and other arms items and their licence holders. This will enable greater and more centralised oversight of the number and location of firearms and other arms items in New Zealand.

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14 Dec 2022 9:38am News:
Canterbury

Christchurch shootings - update

Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Damon Wells: Christchurch Police have undertaken two search warrants this morning in relation to several firearms incidents in Christchurch last weekend. The... More

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Media release - name release
14 Dec 2022 9:20am News:
Canterbury

Name Release - Lake Coleridge

Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash on Harper Road, Lake Coleridge, on Friday 9 December. He was Christopher Andrew Scurfield, 22, of Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Police... More

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14 Dec 2022 8:49am News:
Eastern

Woman arrested following Napier incident

Please attribute to Acting Detective Sergeant Karli Whiu: A 44-year-old woman has been arrested following a fleeing driver incident in Napier earlier this week. At around 10:15am on Monday a silver... More

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Deputy Commissioner Glenn Dunbier
13 Dec 2022 4:13pm News:
National News

Deputy Commissioner Glenn Dunbier announces retirement

Deputy Commissioner Glenn Dunbier has today announced he is to retire, after 37 years of service with New Zealand Police. “I recently advised the Police Commissioner of my intention to retire from... More

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Inspector Renée Perkins
13 Dec 2022 3:45pm News:
Wellington

Media advisory: Pōwhiri for Inspector Renée Perkins

Kāpiti-Mana will welcome new Area Commander Inspector Renée Perkins, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Rangitāne o Manawatū, Muaūpoko, in a pōwhiri on Monday, 19 December. Inspector Perkins is local and has... More

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