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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:48:55 GMTPolice seize guns, meth, ammunition, make further arrest related to Operation Spyglass
Police have seized more guns, ammunition and drugs, and a 27-year-old has appeared in the Manukau District Court on Friday.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:47:28 GMTOmbudsman slams police for using Official Information Act to 'buy more time'
The police said it had a 10-year plan for an emissions-free fleet, but it only had “aspirations".
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 01:52:04 GMTAuckland lawyer suspended for relationship with prisoner
Debbie Paulson-Wilson used the fake name 'Lucy Pance' to get onto the prisoner's call list, where they talked about chocolate and sex.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:45:39 GMTSweet discoveries at Dunedin Cadbury factory demolition site
Chocolate fish moulds, plans for a Curly Wurly machine and records dating back more than a century have been unearthed at the future hospital site.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 03:53:45 GMTTransport minister hints at possible funding boost for walking and cycling after transport plan review
ANALYSIS: How the Government might shift its transport plan into line with climate change goals.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 05:14:12 GMTIndian deportee avoids jail, will serve home detention in Sikh temple
Indian national who indecently assaulted a woman in her home will serve his home detention sentence at a Sikh temple.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 03:54:17 GMTPolice name man who died in Waitomo crash
26-year-old Ngāruawāhia man Justin Taylor died in the crash on State Highway 3, Te Mapara on Sunday, June 6.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 02:48:10 GMTPeka Peka to Ōtaki expressway delayed by more than a year
The 13-kilometre road north of Wellington is more than a year behind its latest completion date target, and two years behind overall.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 02:14:18 GMTAccused told friend he 'wasted' Bridget Simmonds for being a 'nark', court hears
A court has heard how Samuel Pou told a friend he “wasted” the mother-of-two because she was taking him to court for an earlier assault.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:28:46 GMTAnti-terrorism hui with high profile speakers coming to Christchurch next week
New Zealand’s first annual hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism, He Whenua Taurikura, will be held in Christchurch next week.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 01:12:00 GMTCovid-19: Two MIQ cases in hospital, five new cases in managed isolation, no community cases
Health officials have announced that two people from MIQ are now in Middlemore hospital, five new MIQ cases and no cases in the community.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:46:50 GMTMissing Waikato man Stephen Brown found dead
The man was last seen at his Matangi home on June 3.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:09:37 GMTWe CAN: Porirua's Cannons Creek gets its own wellbeing currency
A digital wallet allows Cannons Creek locals to trade with each other, buy fruit and veges, and support wellbeing initiatives.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:57:50 GMTPerson in serious condition following crash in Wharepapa South, Waikato
The single-vehicle crash occurred in Wharepapa South about 6.15pm.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:29:24 GMTWoman killed in Ashburton crash was travelling with her sister
Sheryll Cairns had only just seen her sister for the first time in 18 months when she died in a crash in rural Mid-Canterbury, alongside three others.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:28:40 GMTConsumers demand to know more about how food is produced
Consumers will continue to have more input into farming as they want to know more about how food they eat is produced.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:16:30 GMTGore District Council struggles to heat new $6m building
Staff can work from home on "very cold" days as the transformer is too small for the new Gore District Council building.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:57:26 GMTQueenstown short 2000 staff, sparking concern after 'brutal' start to winter
Hotels are restricting the number of rooms they can book during the busy ski season, while bars and restaurants are reducing hours and menus.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:49:23 GMTYou want workers? Fix the housing crisis
OPINION: Wanaka businesses are screaming for staff, but there's just nowhere for us to live.
Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:23:55 GMTChristchurch terror attack victim rocked by racist mall tirade
Police have asked the son of a man killed in the Christchurch terror attack, who described being the subject of a racist tirade, to file a complaint.