Police confirm using pepper spray during booze-fueled student brawl
As many as 100 students from throughout Auckland took part in the all-in brawl.
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Mission Bay brawl: students bottled, police use pepper spray
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It's been 30 years since Monica Cantwell was murdered on Mauao.
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Mission Bay mayhem: School brawl on wealthy Auckland beachfront
About 40 police officers evacuate Mission Bay reserve after fight between 100 teens.
Toddler 'escapes' from home, found wandering alone on Auckland street
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Search for missing woman called off after body found
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Wedding crashers: Newlyweds in car prang after leaving chapel
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Police watchdog 'racist' says former top cop found to have abused his powers
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Ex responsible for 52 surgeries: Domestic violence survivor retells horror
Woman had 52 surgeries after ex hit her in the head with a baseball bat up to 50 times.
Driver killed after car hit by falling rocks
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Child rapist Nicholas Reekie loses appeal bid
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High school cancels grad dinner after alcohol-fueled parties
Parents were told of the decision in an email from the principal this morning.
'Abuse of power': IPCA says teen unlawfully detained by top cop
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Customs busts family-based tobacco smuggling ring
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Pair charged with murder after death of Christchurch man
The male and female, both in their 20s, will appear in Christchurch District Court.
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Lively online debate after cop car pinged for spending all day in two-hour parking space.
Property empire and bank accounts worth $20m seized by police
Drug dealer son's boast to undercover cop leads to tax evasion allegations against father.
Married couple killed in double fatal crash named
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Body pulled from submerged vehicle
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Firearms Prohibition Orders: Wide police powers to take guns from dangerous people
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Arrest made in Ashburton homicide investigation
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'Significant concerns' for missing 25-year-old
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Man found dead after Coromandel boating accident named
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Concern over Police Armed Response Team in suburban area
Residents fear new armed police teams are being used for lower-risk responses.
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Police "stubbornness" resulted in the offender getting off the hook.
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Mongrel Mob's PR boost
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Body found on Mt Pirongia in hunt for missing Waikato man
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Person arrested following fatal Whanganui crash
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