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12 May 2020 4:37pm News:
Wellington

Police seeking help in relation to Masterton assault

Police investigating an assault on a woman in Masterton earlier this month are seeking help from the public. Around 7:30pm on Friday 1 May, a woman was approached by an older male who had previously... More

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12 May 2020 4:15pm News:
Central

Palmerston North Police investigating four assaults in city

Palmerston North Police are investigating after four women reported being assaulted in separate incidents in the city since 1 May. The victims in each incident were out walking or running and were... More

1 min read
12 May 2020 3:28pm News:
Wellington

Body located in water at Evans Bay, Wellington

Police were notified around 12.40pm today that a body had been located in the water at Evans Bay near the Evans Bay marina. The body has been brought ashore, and formal identification will now take... More

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12 May 2020 3:24pm News:
Eastern

Hawke’s Bay man charged in relation to death of baby

Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Darren Pritchard: A 27-year-old Hawke’s Bay man has been charged in relation to the death of a seven-month-old girl in Porangahau, Central Hawke’s Bay, in... More

1 min read
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12 May 2020 9:03am News:
Waitematā

Operation Quattro: Arrest made in human remains homicide case

Police investigating the murder of a person found buried in a shallow grave in the central North Island have made an arrest. Following the discovery of the remains near Tongariro in March, Police... More

1 min read
11 May 2020 3:14pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release and appeal for information - Te Teko Road crash

Police can now name the woman who died after her car crashed into a horse on Te Teko Road, near Edgecumbe, on 9 May. She was 59-year-old Elizabeth Edwards of Edgecumbe. Police extend their sympathies... More

1 min read
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11 May 2020 1:53pm News:
Wellington

Police locate man who escaped Corrections custody

Police have located the 29-year-old man who escaped Corrections custody yesterday evening. He was arrested without incident in Upper Hutt this afternoon. He has been charged with escapes custody and... More

1 min read
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11 May 2020 11:45am News:
Bay of Plenty

Murder charge, Tokoroa homicide investigation

A 28-year-old woman has been charged with murder in relation to the death of a man in Tokoroa yesterday. She is due to appear in the Rotorua District Court this afternoon. As this matter is now before... More

1 min read
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11 May 2020 7:48am News:
Bay of Plenty

Homicide investigation launched, Tokoroa

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was found dead at a residential address in Tokoroa yesterday. Emergency services were called to an address on Moa Place just before 2pm. On... More

1 min read
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10 May 2020 4:09pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Sudden death, Tokoroa

Police can confirm one person has died at a residential address in Tokoroa today. Emergency services were called to the property just before 2pm. Police are currently in the initial stages of... More

1 min read

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