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Image: A New Zealand Police vehicle. These vehicles are used by frontline officers responding to incidents and maintaining public safety across communities. (Supplied / Alex Harper / Courtesy of Quiet Pact Network)

Mereana Patuwai
Feb 3, 2026

Four people have been arrested and charged following an aggravated burglary at a New Plymouth business in the early hours of last week. Detective Sergeant Seamus Doyle said Police were…

Bennett Carter
Feb 3, 2026

Police swarmed a Napier neighbourhood on Monday afternoon after reports a person had been seen with a firearm. Emergency crews rushed to Nuffield Avenue in Marewa about 2.30pm, triggering road…

Image: Dame Jacinda Ardern celebrates Labour’s 2020 election victory after early results confirmed a landslide win. Screenshot from Breaking: Ardern’s Labour Party wins New Zealand election (Press pool)

Sam Hudson
Feb 2, 2026

OPINION: New Zealand is drifting through a noisy, fractured political age. Everyone is hungry for certainty and short on trust, one familiar name keeps resurfacing in conversations. Dame Jacinda Ardern.…

Image: A map showing the crash location provided by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The agency manages New Zealand’s state highway network and transport system. (Supplied / Courtesy of Waka Kotahi NZTA)

Bennett Carter
Feb 2, 2026

A serious single vehicle crash closed part of State Highway 1 near Lake Grassmere in Marlborough early this morning. Emergency services rushed to the scene about 7.30am after reports of…

Image: The Police Eagle helicopter deployed during a major operation in South Auckland after a large group of dirt bike riders were reportedly driving dangerously. The Eagle air crew provides real time aerial tracking to support officers on the ground during serious incidents and public safety operations. (Supplied / New Zealand Police)

Bennett Carter
Feb 2, 2026

Police have launched an urgent hunt for a pack of hoon dirt bikers over the weekend after a wild afternoon rampage through South Auckland that put children, motorists and entire…

Image: A St John Urgent Response ambulance responding to an emergency callout. St John delivers frontline ambulance and emergency medical services across New Zealand, including patient transport to hospital when required. (Supplied / Alex Harper / Courtesy of Quiet Pact Network)

Bennett Carter
Feb 2, 2026

One person died after a serious two vehicle collision on Puketutu Road near Matamata Sunday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the rural stretch of road about 12.15pm following reports…

Image: A St John Ambulance. St John provides frontline ambulance and emergency medical services across New Zealand responding to medical emergencies and transporting patients to hospital when required. (Supplied / Alex Harper / Courtesy of Quiet Pact Network)

Mereana Patuwai
Jan 30, 2026

One person has died following a single vehicle crash on Nelson Road in Taupaki. Emergency services were notified about 5.20pm yesterday and responded to the scene. Newsletter Banner Weekly Newsletter…

Image: Police at the centre of a homicide investigation in Pukehina after a woman was found dead and a man was charged with murder over the New Year’s Day incident. (Supplied / Courtesy of Quiet Pact Network)

thisquality
Jan 30, 2026

A homicide investigation is under way after a woman was found dead at a Pukehina property on New Year’s Day, with a man now facing a murder charge. Police were…

Image: Destiny Church Leader Brian Tamaki at a public gathering. Public reports detail tax disputes and plans to march thousands across Auckland Harbour Bridge despite safety concerns from authorities. (Supplied / Facebook / Brian Tamaki)

Sam Hudson
Jan 29, 2026

OPINION: Here we are again with Brian Tamaki, the man who seems to think the Auckland Harbour Bridge is some giant red carpet laid out just for his latest performance.…

Image: A Z service station in Napier where a robbery took place during the early hours of the morning. Police are investigating and appealing for information about the suspects and their getaway vehicle. (Supplied / thisquality / Google Maps)

Bennett Carter
Jan 28, 2026

Police are appealing for information after a late night robbery at a Napier service station where staff were threatened and cash was stolen. Sergeant Lee Ann Grant said four men…

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Four charged after aggravated burglary at commercial address in New Plymouth

Armed police swarmed Marewa after firearm scare on suburban street

A nation waiting for the return of the Podium of Truth

Person seriously injured following Marlborough crash

Hoon dirt bikers sparked Eagle Helicopter operation

One dead in two vehicle crash near Matamata

One person dead after single vehicle crash in Taupaki

Man charged with murder after woman found dead at Pukehina home

The bridge might break, Brian Tamaki

Police launch manhunt after robbery at Napier service station