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Man charged in relation to Ruatiti double homicide

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Police can confirm a 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to the deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole on Murumuru Road...

Four arrested after alleged Kāpiti shoplifting spree

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Four offenders were arrested on Thursday after stealing clothing and butchery items from retailers in Kāpiti. They have been bailed to appear in court next...

Four arrested following Feilding burglaries

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Police have arrested four people in connection with a recent series of burglaries affecting homes and businesses across the Feilding area. The arrests are part...

Three dead after collision between car and tanker on SH1 near Waiouru

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Three people have died following a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on State Highway 1, about 5km north of Waiouru. The crash...

Stolen $30K RTV recovered after suspect identified buying key

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A Dannevirke business can breathe a sigh of relief after Police recovered a $30,000 Rough Terrain Vehicle (RTV) that was stolen earlier in the...

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...

Fatal crashes – Te Atatu, Hamilton, Sanson

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Fatal crash, Sanson One person has died following a two vehicle crash in Sanson on Monday morning. Emergency services were called to the crash on State...

Warning issued after kayaker rescued in Manawatu

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Manawatū Police Search and Rescue, Surf Life Saving New Zealand, and Coastguard New Zealand are urging people to remain vigilant and to be prepared...

Fatal crash, Rongotea

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One person has died early this morning following a single vehicle crash. The crash involved an electric bicycle on Banks Road, Rongotea in the Manawatu...

Police investigating large fuel theft from Marton business

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Police are investigating the theft of about 3000 litres of diesel from a Marton business this week. The theft happened on Tuesday, between 4.20am and...

Police crack down on 200-car ‘anti-social gathering’

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Four people have been arrested, two vehicles seized and dozens of infringements issued after an anti-social road user event in Manawatū. Manawatū Area Commander Inspector...

Two new District Court judges appointed for Palmerston North and Nelson

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Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced the appointment of two new District Court Judges, with Prudence McGuire and Christopher Macklin set to take up their...

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...

One dead following crash on SH1 near Mangaweka

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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Mangaweka. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 involving a motorcycle and a car...

Body found, Manawatū River

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A body has been found on the Manawatū River. At around 7:20pm on Saturday 14 March, Police were notified that a body had been found...

Police investigate Dannevirke burglary

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Manawatū Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Dannevirke last week. On Friday 6 March, around 11.40pm, Police were called with a report...

Fatal crashes – Dome Valley, Karitane, Foxon and Paparoa

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Fatal crash, Paparoa One person has died and another has moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Paparoa, Kaipara District. Emergency services were called to the...

Fatal crashes – Erua and Taihape

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One dead following Erua crash One person has died after a three-vehicle crash on SH4, Erua, Ruapehu, late last night. Emergency services were called to the...

Search for missing man in Manawatū River scaled back

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The search for a missing man in the Manawatū River has moved to a limited search phase today. The decision has been made after extensive...

Ohakea Air Base to operate as alternate runway for international flights

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RNZAF Base Ohakea will be made available around the clock as an alternate landing airport for wide-body international aircraft under a new Government-backed aviation...

Stolen historic war medals found during Palmerston North search

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Police want to find the owners of four historic war medals, that were recovered during a search warrant in Palmerston North. Police conducted a search...

Storm pounds Canterbury as Banks Peninsula enters State of Emergency

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A powerful storm system that triggered widespread flooding and disruption across the North Island has now moved south, with Banks Peninsula and parts of...

Lower North Island battered by severe weather

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A widespread state of emergency has been declared across the Manawatū-Whanganui region as severe weather continues to hammer the lower North Island, forcing evacuations,...

Fatal crashes – Buckland and Rangitikei

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Fatal crash, Rangitikei One person has died after a single-vehicle crash on Santoft Road, Santoft, Rangitikei, late last night. Police were called to the scene about...

Operation Thor: 18 arrested in Feilding crime crackdown

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Police have arrested 18 people following a two-month targeted enforcement operation aimed at burglary, theft, vehicle crime, firearms offending and drug activity in the...

Missing person: Have you seen Liam?

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Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 23-year-old Liam, who has been reported missing from Bulls. He was last seen in Bulls, on...

Police release statement on Waitārere Beach incident

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Press statement of Inspector Ross Grantham, Manawatū Area Commander. "Police are aware of a number of comments made by family members of the man who...

Quick response in Waitārere Beach incident likely saved lives – police

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Manawatū Police say quick attendance at the scene of a shooting in Waitārere Beach likely helped save three victims’ lives. A 111 call was placed...

Three people in critical condition after Waitārere Beach shooting

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Three people are in a critical condition after a shooting overnight in Waitārere Beach. A man was also found dead at the Waitarere Beach Road...

CCTV ‘vital’ after Palmerston North shooting incident

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Police are continuing the investigation into the shooting of a man at a Palmerston North car park yesterday. Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson says emergency...

Police urge drivers to slow down

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Over the past 48 hours police have seen worrying speeds on Manawatū roads. Despite a heavy road policing presence on our roads, Sergeant Ryan Harrison...

Name release: Fatal crash, Matamau

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Police can now release the name of the man that died following a crash on State Highway 2, Matamau on 5 December. He was 45-year-old...

Gang member jailed for ‘life’ for murder of young woman

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A man who intended to kill a rival but instead fatally shot an innocent woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Mongrel Mob member Waaka...

Police hunt for Holden Clubsport stolen in Palmerston North

DTNZ Crime -

Police in Palmerston North are appealing for public assistance after a rare Holden HSV Clubsport was stolen during a burglary at a commercial property...

Sanson house fire: Police officially release names of deceased

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Police are now in a position to officially release the names of those who died in Sanson on Saturday 15 November. They were Goldie May...

Mother pays tribute to her three children lost in fatal house fire

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Chelsey Field has spoken publicly for the first time about the deaths of her children August, Hugo and Goldie, who perished alongside their father,...

Sanson fatal fire being treated as homicide – police

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Police can now confirm the fatal incident in Sanson on Saturday is being treated as a homicide. The post mortem examination of the adult male...

Sanson house fire: Body of third child recovered

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Police have today recovered the body of the third young victim of a fatal incident in Sanson. Late this morning, investigators, supported by a forensic...

Identities of Sanson fire victims revealed as recovery of third child continues

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The three young siblings killed in Saturday’s devastating Sanson house fire—Goldie, 1, August, 5, and Hugo, 7—have been publicly identified through a Givealittle page...

Work ongoing to locate fourth deceased at Sanson fire scene – police

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Police can confirm the number of people deceased at the scene of the Sanson house fire is four. "The bodies of two children have been...

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