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Maria Strathern, Sam Hudson
Feb 14, 2026

Video: Corina Shields (left), Martel Wikeepa, also known as Shubz (centre), and media manager Skye (right) playing loud music while travelling in the rental van to Wellington. (@auntyheihei7 / TikTok)…

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

Bennett Carter
Feb 14, 2026

A 40-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly fleeing Police at high speed through East and South Auckland with children inside his vehicle. The incident began about 12.20am Friday on…

Image: Firefighters inspect a school bus destroyed by fire on Pakiri Road near Leigh, after four children safely evacuated. (Supplied / Press Pool / Courtesy of New Zealand Police)

Bennett Carter
Feb 14, 2026

A school bus was engulfed by fire on Pakiri Road near Leigh yesterday, forcing four children to evacuate as flames tore through the vehicle. Emergency services responded shortly before 8.30am…

Image: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. He is responsible for overseeing justice policy and delivering the Government’s law and order agenda. (File / Press Pool)

Anne K. Rutherford
Feb 14, 2026

OPINION: Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says safety is being restored, but that claim is colliding with a far more confronting reality, one that exposes the limits of political messaging when…

Image: A New Zealand Police officer wearing reflective uniform. Officers respond to incidents and carry out frontline enforcement duties across communities. (File / Shutterstock / Press Pool)

Bennett Carter
Feb 13, 2026

A scooter robbery in east Auckland ended with a swift arrest after technology pointed Police straight to a suspect. Officers were called to Point England Road just after 4pm Wednesday…

Image: The Auckland High Court building, where Moeaia Tuai was sentenced to 16 years and four months’ imprisonment following a slavery and abuse trial. (Shutterstock / Press Pool)

Mereana Patuwai
Feb 12, 2026

A Samoan chief who brought two young nationals to New Zealand with promises of education and a better life has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for…

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

Bennett Carter
Feb 12, 2026

A Christchurch burglar’s plan to cash in on stolen tools has collapsed after the victim found their own property listed for sale online. The tools, taken in January, appeared on…

Sam Hudson
Feb 12, 2026

Video: A clip narrated by Samuel Hudson analysing recovery claims in PM Christopher Luxon’s State of the Nation speech amid a growing disconnect between official government messaging and lived economic…

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

Bennett Carter
Feb 10, 2026

Five young people have been arrested after an early morning operation targeting vehicle offending across the North Shore and west. Frontline units were deployed just before 3.30am after reports of…

Image: A New Zealand Police Dog Unit vehicle. These units are used by specialist teams to track suspects and assist frontline officers during active investigations. (Supplied / Courtesy of Quiet Pact Network)

Bennett Carter
Feb 10, 2026

A Police dog tracked a fleeing teenager to a suburban address after an alleged shoplifting in Te Atatū Peninsula. Officers were called to a dairy on Te Atatū Road just…

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Hobson’s Pledge funded vehicle hire for travel linked to Heal the Nation

Man arrested after fleeing Police with children in vehicle

School Bus engulfed by fire near Leigh, children forced to evacuate

Paul Goldsmith says law and order is back. Victims would struggle to recognise it

AirTag leads Police to suspect after scooter robbery in east Auckland

Samoan chief jailed after slavery trial exposed abuse and exploitation

Burglar caught selling victim’s own tools on Facebook Marketplace

Christopher Luxon’s “Fixing The Basics” is political spin, not economic reality

Youths arrested after overnight vehicle crime spree across North Shore and west

Police dog tracks fleeing teen after Te Atatū dairy theft