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Name release, Fatal crash, SH1, Waimate

· October 8, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm the names of the two people who died following a crash on the Waimate Highway on 14 September.  Emergency services were called to...

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Serious Crash, Temuka-Orari Highway, Temuka

· October 8, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police A serious crash has blocked the Temuka-Orari Highway. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash near the intersection with Opuha Street East about 3:30pm. Indications...

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Name release, fatal crash, Pukete

· October 8, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash on Church Road on 26 September. He was Jaeger Hemara, 25, from...

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Government cracks down on rockpool vandals

· October 8, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government Major fishing rule changes will come into force this summer to stop people from stripping rockpools of marine life on the Auckland and Coromandel coastlines, Oceans...

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Update: Body found in search for Braydon Hepworth

· October 8, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Inspector Scott Anderson, Christchurch Metro Crime: Police have located the body of a person during a search warrant at a residential property on...

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Homicide investigation launched: Dargaville

· October 8, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a man in Dargaville.  Police were called to Hoeroa Street at around 2.40pm yesterday after a man...

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Expect a checkpoint – anytime, anywhere

· October 7, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Southland Police are disappointed by the high number of people drink driving in the region last weekend. From Friday to Sunday, Police apprehended 20 people for...

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RMA national direction reforms complete

· October 7, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has completed the biggest overhaul of national direction in the history of the Resource Management Act – with the final changes making it faster,...

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More Kiwis choosing teaching

· October 7, 2026

Source: New Zealand Government More New Zealanders are choosing to become teachers, with initial teacher education enrolments up 40 per cent since 2023. Education Minister Erica Stanford says the increase...

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A lesson in consequences for burglar

· October 7, 2026

Source: New Zealand Police Playtime is over for an alleged burglar who targeted childcare centres and kindergartens in south Auckland. Across September and October of this year, Police received six...