Fleeing driver evades police spikes on motorway
A fleeing car crashed into a bystander’s vehicle during a chaotic pursuit across Auckland on Saturday.
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Police swarm a central Auckland petrol station
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The man was found at a property housing members of the Mongols.
Arrest: Armed police respond to reports of assault on Christchurch road
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The men, in their mid-30s, had just arrived from India with their wives and children.
Further aerial searches planned for missing Waikato fisherman
Search efforts have included the use of Coastguard, Navy and Police National Dive Squad.
Teens shock as they reportedly push man, 80, off bike, laugh then run away
"It’s just shocking. There is nothing funny about elder abuse."
Three arrests after spate of crimes in Rangitīkei
'We understand the community has been on edge.'
Tikipunga housefire: Police name Hoani Reupena-Tuoro as fire victim
Emergency services were called to an address on Thomas St around 2.40am.
'Callous': Police and St John denounce prank firearms call
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Sanitary bins removed from police station bathrooms without warning
"We have received a number of complaints."
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A trial has started for a man accused of killing his own baby.
Auckland police appeal for information on missing 9-year-old
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Police raid Head Hunters’ North Shore gang pad
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Two arrested after police storm central Auckland petrol station
A witness said two men were involved in a standoff with police.
Police continue investigation into the unexplained death of Tikipunga man
A fire started in a car and spread to the house where a critically injured man was found.
Attacked waiting for bus: Boy left bruised, needing psychological help
Police investigating two separate attacks within half an hour at West Auckland station.
Person seriously injured in New Plymouth crash
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Kids as young as 9 involved in recent jewellery store robberies
The Police Minister said he was "deeply concerned" at the spate of recent robberies.
Hawke’s Bay Expressway reopened after serious crash injures four
The Expressway has reopened more than five hours after the major crash.
One person dead after workplace incident in Hawke's Bay
Police have notified WorkSafe after one person was found dead on private property.
Kiwibank manager helped customer send $300k to scammers months after FMA warning
“I’m on anti-anxiety medication. I can’t work. What have I got to look forward to?"
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Inquest into the death of Lachlan Jones begins today.
Auckland neighbourhood reeling after driveway deaths of two children
It is understood that both children were under the age of 4.
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Customers barricaded themselves inside stores while others ran from the mall in panic.