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Image: Authorities investigate offensive graffiti discovered outside a Papatoetoe school, leading to the arrest of a local man. The incident was treated as isolated with no ongoing risk to the community. (File. / Sher Singh Manakdheri / Facebook)

Mereana Patuwai
Apr 17, 2026

A 61-year-old Papatoetoe man has been arrested after offensive graffiti was discovered outside a local school last weekend. Investigators worked through the week tracking leads before making the arrest Thursday…

Image: Search and rescue teams prepare for a major multi-agency training exercise across Northland this weekend. (Supplied / New Zealand Police)

Mereana Patuwai
Apr 17, 2026

Northland residents are being alerted to a large-scale search and rescue training operation set to take place across the region this weekend. The exercise will run from Friday through to…

Diesel theft sparks police chase, ute spiked and dumped in ditch north of Hamilton

Bennett Carter
Apr 17, 2026

A suspected fuel thief and his partner are in custody after a CCTV alert triggered a rapid police response and pursuit north of Hamilton. Authorities were called about 8pm on…

Backseat fugitive nabbed in Kaeo after botched escape attempt

Bennett Carter
Apr 17, 2026

A wanted man hiding in the backseat of a moving vehicle has been arrested in Northland after a failed attempt to flee police. Officers were searching for the 44-year-old on…

Image: Westpac website. A brief outage disrupted online banking services for customers. (File. / thisquality)

Mereana Patuwai
Apr 15, 2026

Customers of Westpac Bank were locked out of online banking services on Wednesday afternoon, prompting an urgent investigation by the bank’s technical teams. A Facebook post from Westpac NZ at…

Image: Kiwibank signage. A nationwide outage disrupted app and online banking services for customers. (Supplied / Kiwibank)

Maria Strathern, Sam Hudson
Apr 15, 2026

Kiwibank in a statement confirmed a live outage affected its mobile app and internet banking, leaving customers unable to log in or complete transactions on Wednesday morning. The disruption hit…

Sam Hudson
Apr 14, 2026

Video: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Opposition leader Chris Hipkins join Indian Independence Day celebrations in South Auckland. (File. / Facebook) OPINION: Late April is set for New Delhi celebrations,…

Sam Hudson
Apr 10, 2026

Video: Prime Minister documentary. Dame Jacinda Ardern at the United Nations in 2018, including reaction shots during Donald Trump’s address and subsequent media engagements. (Courtesy of production team / distributors)…

Jess Kimberly, Maria Strathern, Sam Hudson
Mar 28, 2026

Video: Winston Peters delivers his 2026 State of the Nation address at a public meeting in Tauranga, outlining New Zealand First’s position ahead of the election year. (File. / New…

Image: Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern shares a morning coffee with Australian soccer player Alanna Kennedy. (Snapchat / Alanna Kennedy)

Sam Hudson
Mar 25, 2026

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has been spotted in a casual coffee meet-up with Australian soccer player Alanna Kennedy, in an unexpected crossover moment that circulated online.…

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Man arrested over offensive graffiti outside local school

Search and rescue drill to take place across Northland over weekend

Diesel theft sparks police chase, ute spiked and dumped in ditch north of Hamilton

Backseat fugitive nabbed in Kaeo after botched escape attempt

Westpac banking outage affects online customers

Kiwibank outage hits app and online banking services

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