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Man arrested in Picton over alleged assault of child at Havelock North park

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A 35-year-old man has been arrested following an alleged assault involving a 12-year-old child at Guthrie Park in Havelock North earlier this month. Police said...

Two arrested after fiery Hastings pursuit ends with police cars rammed

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Eastern District Police have two people in custody following a serious fleeing driver incident through Hastings and Flaxmere this evening. Police spotted the vehicle on...

Appeal for information following assault in Havelock North park

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Police investigating an assault at Guthrie Park in Havelock North are appealing for information from the public. Around 3.10pm on Friday 5 June, a 12-year-old...

Warrant to arrest: Royal Hawea

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Police are seeking urgent sightings of Royal Hawea who has a warrant out for his arrest after he has failed to return to prison...

Hastings police looking for stolen cabin

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Police are making enquires in relation to a stolen cabin and are seeking the public’s assistance. Sometime after 11pm last night, a cabin was stolen...

Government moves to restrict Council committee voting to elected members

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The Government is changing local government laws to ensure only elected councillors can vote on council committee decisions, saying the move will 'strengthen democratic...

Guilty plea in Hastings homicide case

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A man charged with the murder of Flaxmere man Keith Pati has pleaded guilty. Kereama Rewita, aged 30, entered the guilty plea at the High...

Gang crackdown in Wairoa and Mahia nets firearms, drugs and multiple arrests

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Eastern District Police have responded with enforcement action after reports of gang and firearm-related violence which have increased in the last few weeks. Detective Senior...

Gangs, drugs and firearms operation lands nine in court

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Gangs, drugs and firearms across Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa were targeted last week, resulting in nine people appearing in court, with further arrests likely. Operation...

Man charged following serious assault in Hastings

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A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged, following a serious assault in Camberley, Hastings on Thursday. Detective Senior Sergeant Sally Patrick says Police were...

Fatal crash, State Highway 2, Takapau

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One person has died following a crash in Takapau, central Hawke's Bay last night. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Maharakeke Road, was...

Arrest made in Wairoa firearms incident

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Police investigating a firearms incident in Wairoa have arrested one person and seeking the whereabouts of another for firearms and drug possession. The incident occurred...

Charges laid in Hastings homicide and family statement

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Hastings Police can confirm a 36-year-old man has been charged in relation to the deaths of three people on Sunday. The man is scheduled to...

Five retailers facing prosecution for selling nangs

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Retailers across Police’s Central District are facing prosecution for illegally selling nangs, or small cannisters of nitrous oxide for recreational use, following operations by...

Flaxmere man faces multiple sex crime charges as police appeal for more victims to come forward

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Police investigating reports of serious sexual offending by a Flaxmere man are continuing to appeal for information. On Monday 23 March, a 37-year-old Flaxmere man,...

Homicide investigation launched after three deaths in Hastings

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Three people have died after an incident at an Avenue Road East, Hastings, address early this morning. Emergency services were called to the property about...

Fatal house fire, Napier

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One person has been located deceased following a house fire in Napier. Emergency services were called to Main North Road, Bay View, around 5am today. Enquiries...

Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell to stand for NZ First

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Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell is set to step into politics as New Zealand First’s candidate for the Tukituki electorate, marking a high-profile...

Further arrests in relation to violent Hastings bar assault

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Police have now arrested eight people in relation to a fight at the Common Room bar in Hastings on 8 March. Detective Sergeant Heath Jones...

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,...

Hit-and-run and suspected assault leave Hastings man seriously injured

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Police are investigating an incident that has left a man with injuries in Hastings last night. At around 9.30pm, Police were called to Heretaunga Street...

Two arrested after Napier burglaries

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Police are appealing to the public for information following burglaries in Greenmeadows and Tamatea. Police were called to an address in Greenmeadows about 6am Thursday...

Flaxmere man charged with sexual offences as police seek further information

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Police investigating alleged serious sexual offending by a Flaxmere man are appealing for anyone who may have information to come forward. On Monday 23 March,...

McCain to shut Hastings plant

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McCain has announced it will close its Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027 after a review found no “sustainable pathway under the current...

Police seek witnesses after violent Hastings pub brawl leaves multiple injured

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Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone else affected by a group of people fighting at a local Hastings pub, to come forward. The fight...

Police making enquiries into unexplained death on construction site in Hastings

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Police are making enquiries after a man was located deceased at a construction site on Omahu Road in Hastings earlier this week. Officers were called...

Rural pub burns Ardern book during public event

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Black Dog Tavern in Mākōtuku hosted a public event on Sunday in which a copy of A Different Kind of Power by former PM...

Fatal crashes – Hastings, Whanganui, Mauku

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Fatal crash: Titi Road, Mauku Police can confirm a pedestrian has died following a crash in Mauku, South Auckland on Saturday afternoon. The crash, reported at...

Appeal for information following Napier assault

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Police are appealing for information following an assault in Meeanee, Napier, last week. On Friday 6 March, Police received a report of an assault that...

Arrests made in Omahu homicide

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Two Napier men have been charged in connection with the homicide of Sharlene Smith – one charged with her murder. Sharlene’s body was located on...

Police appeal for sightings of white Mazda 3 in Omahu homicide investigation

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Hawke’s Bay Police investigating the homicide of Sharlene Smith are releasing further information and appealing for public assistance. On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, Police were...

Police renew appeal in investigation into 5-year-old’s water-related death

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Napier Police have renewed their appeal for information as investigations continue into the water-related death of a five-year-old boy in Westshore, Napier earlier this...

Body found washed ashore near Mahia

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Police are investigating after the body of a person was discovered washed ashore at Mahanga Beach, near Mahia, on Saturday afternoon. A member of the...

Homicide probe launched after woman’s body found on Hawke’s Bay work site

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Police have launched a homicide investigation following the discovery of a woman’s body at a work site in Omahu, Hawke’s Bay, last week. Emergency services...

Investigation launched after five-year-old boy found dead in Napier water

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Police have launched an investigation following the water-related death of a five-year-old boy who went missing in Napier’s Westshore area on Thursday night. Emergency services...

Body found at Napier beach

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A body has been located at a beach in Napier. At around 8:25pm on Thursday 5 February, Police were notified that a body was seen...

Investigation launched after body found on worksite

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Police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a body at a worksite on Taihape Road, Omahu in Hawke's Bay, earlier today. Staff were...

Name release: Workplace incident, Rangitikei

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Police can now release the name of the person who died following a workplace incident on Taihape-Napier Road, Rangitikei, on Tuesday 13 January. He was...

Ruthe breaks NZ junior 800m record in race against Tanner

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Teenage middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe continued his rapid rise by breaking his own New Zealand junior 800 metres record at the Potts Classic in...

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