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Man shot by police appears in court
A Porirua man who was shot and Tasered by police while allegedly attacking his pregnant partner has appeared in court and been granted name suppression.
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Shot, tasered man stable
The man shot and tasered by police in Porirua is in a stable condition, with two women also recovering from injuries after the incident early this morning.
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Police shooting: 'A big dollop of bravery'
Police officers who shot and Tasered a Porirua man acted with a "great deal of professionalism and a big dollop of bravery", their boss says.
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Paua-poacher: Title issued null, void
One of four men convicted in one of Northland's biggest paua-poaching busts in recent history wants the High Court to declare a title issued by the Maori Land Court null and void.
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Illegal paua haul sparks police hunt
Police are looking for a man who poached 272 undersized paua in Hicks Bay on the East Coast.
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Man jailed over illegal paua catch
A 48-year-old Porirua man caught with more than 90 times the legal limit of paua has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.
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Child killed outside school
A witness has described how there was a screech of tyres and a "thud" as a car killed a 7-year-old boy running across a road just outside a Wellington school today.
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Toddler’s hands burned in boiling water
A mother is accused of immersing her 2-year-old son's hands in boiling water then failing to seek medical treatment for at least eight months.