5 Jan 2015 9:52am News:
Central

Operation Ormond — Woodville homicide

Manawatü Police have launched a homicide investigation (Operation Ormond) after the death of a male at a residential property in Woodville yesterday (4 January, 2014) afternoon. A scene guard has been... More

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4 Jan 2015 9:39pm News:
National News

Suspicious death in Woodville

Palmerston North Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a male at a residential address in Ormond Street, Woodville. Police were called to the address just after 3pm this... More

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4 Jan 2015 8:29pm News:
National News

Operation Leo arrest

Operation Leo detectives have arrested and charged a 26-year-old Porirua man with assault on Bruce Maurice Coker. The charge is in relation to events that took place in Rossiter Street on the 20th... More

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4 Jan 2015 10:49am News:
Tasman

Shots fired at Motueka house

Nelson Bays Police are investigating an incident that occurred in Woodlands Avenue, Motueka overnight in which shots were fired at a house. Just after 11pm on 3 January two shots, believed to be from... More

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3 Jan 2015 10:07am News:
National News

Holiday road toll currently at 14

Since the holiday period started on Wednesday at 4pm 24 th Dec, fourteen people have lost their lives, double the number of people last year. Three days into the New Year, four lives have been lost in... More

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2 Jan 2015 6:13pm News:
Tasman

Couple killed in West Coast crash named

Police have today named the two people who died after their car crashed of a single lane bridge into the Wanganui River on 30 December 2014. They were Chilyoung KIM and Young-Mo SANG, both aged 59... More

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2 Jan 2015 1:03pm News:
National News

Riot footage sought

Police are appealing for anyone who took video footage of the BW Festival riot in Gisborne on New Year's Eve to send it to them. Investigations are continuing into the riot, that saw 63 people... More

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2 Jan 2015 11:10am News:
Eastern

Name released of accident victim

Police have released the name of the man who died after falling from a lighting pole at a Gisborne property on New Year's Eve. He was Ben Sargent, 20, of Gisborne. The death has been referred to the... More

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1 Jan 2015 2:26pm News:
National News

Clarifications to BW Festival release

Clarifications to BW Festival media release: The BW festival was granted a special licence, but a decision was made by festival organisers to revert to a BYO status after pressure from festival-goers... More

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