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The experienced civil worker was fined $4000.
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Hells Angel admits drug scheme, but was he 'Mr Big'?
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'Easy money': Woman stole $7k from grandmother, then used pushchair in shoplifting spree
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Girl confronted church volunteer after learning about sexual abuse at school
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Judge intervenes after 14-year-old girl faced second night in police cells
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'Very agitated': Man stormed mosque armed with a knife, asking members for a fight
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'I thought he would die': Mother faces the man who took her baby
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The review, published by Treasury, said police were facing cost pressures.
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Alleged dealers selling 'significant amounts' of cocaine on social media - police
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Arrests connected to Nelson drive-by shooting, police say
Police executed four search warrants in the Wellington region.
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A security guard suffered a torso laceration.
Top NZ sports star sentenced for sending nude images of woman
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Murderer finally reveals why he killed cat protection worker
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Darts player who fatally stomped on opponent's head at Auckland bar guilty of murder
Chris Salt claimed his victim was a deportee who had a gun. He was wrong.
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Meter reader critically injured as thieves looking for drug money steal his work car
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Kiwi allegedly shot on visit to parents in Cape Town died in father's arms
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