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Update: Fatal water incident, Kawerau

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Local kaumatua have performed karakia and placed a rahui on the Tarawera River following two tragic deaths from a water-related incident this afternoon in...

Two dead in water-related incident near Kawerau

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Two people have died after a water-related incident in the Tarawera River near Boyce Park late this morning. "Emergency services were called to the scene...

Police seek witnesses after brawl in Whakatāne shopping area

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Police are appealing for information following a public brawl in Kopeopeo, Whakatāne this afternoon. At around 12.30pm, Police were called to the intersection of James...

Cyclone Vaianu makes landfall in Bay of Plenty

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Cyclone Vaianu has crossed the coast near the Maketū Peninsula in the Bay of Plenty, bringing damaging winds and intense rainfall across large parts...

Tauranga declares emergency ahead of Cyclone Vaianu

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Tauranga has declared a state of emergency as Cyclone Vaianu approaches, with officials warning of coastal flooding, powerful swells and increasing risks to public...

Cyclone Vaianu triggers several severe weather warnings

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Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to move south across the North Island on Sunday, bringing a dangerous combination of damaging winds, heavy rain, and coastal...

Cyclone Vaianu threatens North Island

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Cyclone Vaianu is forecast to track south across the North Island on Sunday, 12 April, bringing a dangerous combination of heavy rain, damaging winds,...

Pups drown after disturbing footage found

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Police have acted swiftly to locate the males responsible for allegedly mistreating puppies at the Whakatane River last night. Just before 6pm on Monday 30...

Severe weather warnings continue through Friday – MetService

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A deep sub-tropical low moving across New Zealand is expected to bring widespread heavy rain, strong northeast winds, and hazardous coastal conditions over several...

Severe multi-hazard storm set to batter NZ

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A deep subtropical low is forecast to bring a significant multi-hazard weather event across New Zealand from late Wednesday through Friday, with the most...

Fatal crashes – Southland, Stratford and Waiohau

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Fatal crash, Winding Creek Road, Southland One person has died in a single-vehicle crash along Winding Creek Road in Southland. Emergency services were called to the...

Peters targets energy giants and Labour in ‘State of the Nation’ speech

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New Zealand First leader Winston Peters used his 'State of the Nation' address to outline a sweeping energy policy, criticise political opponents, and warn...

Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga

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Cabinet has agreed the Terms of Reference and membership for a Government Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga, Emergency Management and Recovery Associate...

Supporters called to Rotorua as doctor faces Medical Council over COVID jab advice

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Supporters are being invited to attend the opening day of his long-awaited Medical Council disciplinary hearing in Rotorua, where the Murupara doctor will face...

Guardian pleads guilty to manslaughter of eight-year-old

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Pauline Timu has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of eight-year-old Rickah’Shae Keefe-Haerewa, admitting she failed to provide him with necessaries and protect...

Wharepai Domain homicide: Name release and appeal for information

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Police investigating a homicide after a body was found in the Wharepai Domain, Tauranga, on Saturday 14 February, can now release the name of...

Police seek public help over Mt Maunganui landslide cordon breaches

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Bay of Plenty Police are seeking to the public’s help to identify the three people pictured in these images. "We believe they may be able...

Man charged after allegedly breaching Mt Maunganui landslide safety cordon

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A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly entering the restricted Mount Maunganui landslide zone in the early hours of this morning,...

Recidivist thieves wind up in custody

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A pair of thieves allegedly responsible for helping themselves to more than $40,000 worth of goods from various stores across Auckland and the Bay...

Body recovered from Waioeka River in Bay of Plenty

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Police and teams searching for a man missing since January have located and recovered a body from the Waioeka River this morning at about...

Mt Maunganui tragedy: Statement from the family of Susan Knowles

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The following is a statement on behalf of the family of Susan Knowles, who died in the Mt Maunganui landslide. Sue was a mother, sister,...

Mt Maunganui landslide victim: Statement from the family of Sharon Maccanico

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Sharon Maccanico has been identified as a victim of the landslide at Mt Maunganui. The following is a statement on behalf of Natallia and Carmine,...

Third victim identified in Mt maunganui campground landslide

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A third victim of last week’s fatal Mt Maunganui campground landslide has been formally identified as 50-year-old Lisa Anne Maclennan, bringing the confirmed death...

Family of Swedish victim of Mt Maunganui landslide release statement

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The following statement has been released by police on behalf of Nils and Anders, dad and uncle of Mt Maunganui landslide victim Måns Loke...

The Case for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Maunganui landslide

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A new ministerial briefing from CTV Families advocate David Lynch urges NZ Prime Minister to establish a full Royal Commission into the Mt Maunganui...

Welcome Bay tragedy: Name release and family statement

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Police have confirmed the names of the two people who died during a landslide on Welcome Bay Road, Papamoa on Thursday. Ten-year-old Austen Keith Richardson...

Police did not attend call from concerned camper before landslip disaster

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Police have confirmed they did not attend Mount Maunganui’s Beachside Holiday Park after receiving a 6.18am emergency call referencing disorder and a potential landslip,...

Camper says Tauranga CC vehicle passed slips before landslide

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A camper at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park says a Tauranga City Council vehicle drove through the campground and past multiple visible slips...

High-tech monitoring deployed at Mt Maunganui – Police

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Specialist monitoring technology has been deployed at Mount Maunganui to protect recovery teams working beneath an unstable landslip, after operations were temporarily halted due...

FENZ alerted Tauranga Council hours before fatal landslide

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has confirmed it received a 111 call at 5.48am on the morning of the Mount Maunganui landslide reporting...

Recovery resumes at Mt Maunganui as WorkSafe prepares safety review

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Police have confirmed the recovery operation at the Mount Maunganui landslide has resumed this morning after specialist monitoring equipment was installed overnight and loose...

Mt Maunganui landslide: Luxon urges trust in experts

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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has urged the public to place their trust in emergency and engineering experts as the recovery operation for six people...

Mt Maunganui: Statement from Max’s family

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15-year-old Max Furse-Kee, 15, from Auckland has been named as one of six persons missing in the Mt. Maunganui landslide. Today his family released the...

Mt Maunganui: Work halted due to potential slip

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Recovery work at Mount Maunganui has been halted as a precaution this morning. "At 11.50am, recovery efforts were paused after concerns from the grounds about...

Landslide search enters recovery phase as police name six missing

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The search for victims of Thursday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui is now moving into a recovery phase. Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson...

New partial slip at Mt. Maunganui landslide site

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams continued operations overnight at the Mount Maunganui landslip site, where six people remain...

Tree removal raises questions after Mt Maunganui landslip

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Concerns are mounting over whether the removal of large exotic trees, including English and Holm oaks, from Mount Maunganui may have contributed to the...

Six people confirmed as unaccounted for following Mount Maunganui landslide

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Police can now confirm six people are currently confirmed as unaccounted for, including two teenagers, following yesterday’s landslide at Mount Maunganui. The youngest of those...

Grandmother and grandchild killed in Pāpāmoa landslide – report

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Two of the victims killed when a landslide struck a home in Pāpāmoa have been identified as a grandmother and her grandchild, state media...

Overnight search continues at Mt Maunganui landslide

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Search and rescue crews have continued working through the night at the Mt Maunganui campground following a landslide that trapped a number of people. Fire...

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