Counties Manukau Police have arrested and charged the 21 year-old mother of a baby girl found dead in a culvert on Burnside Road, Ardmore on Saturday 2 July. The woman has been charged with concealing...
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Three people have appeared in court after Christchurch Police closed down a clandestine laboratory used to make methamphetamine. The clan lab was located at a Shirley motel last Friday [15 July]. A 32...
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A 42 year-old Pukekohe man has been found safe and well just south of Sunset Beach this morning after being reported missing yesterday. Sergeant Steve Williamson of Pukekohe Police says "We understand...
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The body of Anthony Ratahi, who was fatally shot by Police following a hostage situation at a hotel in Opunake on Friday night, has now been removed from the scene. A blessing was held by a local...
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Reconstructing the 12-hour siege in an Opunake hotel that resulted in Anthony Ratahi being fatally shot by Police is expected to take some days. Approximately 30 staff from around Central District are...
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The man shot by Police following a hostage situation at a hotel in Opunake this morning can now be named as Anthony Ratahi, aged 46, from Stratford. Media enquiries to Communications Manager Kim Perks...
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Police have launched three independent investigations following a hostage situation overnight which has resulted in a man being shot and killed. The incident began around 10.45pm when a 46-year-old...
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The media conference with Police following the hostage situation in Opunake has been delayed and will now be held at 3pm today, Saturday, in the Opunake Business Centre, 23 Napier Road. Thank you -...
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Nelson Police have arrested three men after they fled from a routine roadside stop, sparking two pursuits around the city today. Sergeant Wade Jennings said officers had stopped a Subaru being driven...
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A 19 year old man has died after the car he was a sole passenger in crashed into a tree on the side of a road in Maraetai overnight. He was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene of the crash...
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