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Suspicions spark cannabis bust
Source: New Zealand Police A sparky’s senses sniffed out a large-scale commercial grow house, resulting in hundreds of cannabis plants being located. On Wednesday afternoon, Police received information about a...
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Update 3: fatal house fire, Mairehau, Christchurch
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan: Police continue to work at the scene of last night’s fire in Mairehau. We can now confirm that the...
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Correction: Fatal crash, SH 1 / Main South Road, Selwyn
Source: New Zealand Police The release issued at 4.17pm on a fatal crash in Selwyn contained incorrect information on the number of vehicles, patients and their conditions. The crash involved...
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Road clear, Killarney Road, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police Killarney Road and Ellis Street are clear and open to free-flowing traffic following a crash reported at 3.15pm. The crash involved a truck and a pedestrian. ...
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Fatal crash, SH 1 / Main South Road, Selwyn
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm two people have died in a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 / Main South Road in Selwyn around 1.12pm. Ambulance services were...
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Helicopter crash, Mt Aspiring National Park
Source: New Zealand Police Two people have died following a helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park this morning. Reports came in of the incident about 9.50am. Maritime NZ’s Rescue...
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Ignoring WorkSafe has consequences
Source: Worksafe New Zealand 18 May 2026 WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding property owners, and those carrying out building work, that inspectors’ notices are legally binding – and ignoring them...
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Details of NCEA replacement confirmed
Source: New Zealand Government New Zealand’s new senior secondary qualifications will provide clearer, more credible recognition of student achievement, Education Minister Erica Stanford says. “We want young people leaving school...
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NCEA changes doom thousands of students to failure
Source: Green Party The National Party’s decision to scrap NCEA entirely guarantees many thousands of children will leave school with no qualification, no love of learning, and no preparation for...
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Saturday update – fatal house fire, Mairehau
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Detective Sergeant Brent Menzies: A scene examination has been completed at the scene of Thursday’s fatal house fire in Mairehau, Christchurch. The fire sadly...