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RNZ News
8 hours ago
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Arrest after attempted burglary at Whitford house
Photo: 123RF One person has been arrested and police are searching for another after an attempted burglary near Whitford, in rural Auckland. Officers were alerted just before 12.30am on Wednesday after residents heard glass breaking and secured themselves in part of the house. The offenders were unable to get in, and left the scene. Officers, a dog unit, and the police Eagle helicopter were deployed, and arrested a man after a sighting on Wades Road. Police have charged a 44-year-old man with burglary and unlawfully being in an enclosed yard. The victims were shaken by what took place, relieving Counties Manukau East Area Commander Inspector Rakana Cook said.
RNZ News
6 days ago
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Man accused of fatal shooting in Hamilton overnight appeared in court
The man appeared in Hamilton District Court on Thursday. (File photo) Photo: A man has appeared in court charged with murder after the discovery of a body in Hamilton on Wednesday night. The 20-year-old, who was granted name suppression, entered the district court room in a a blue prison suit with an obvious limp on Thursday afternoon. After the body was discovered a police chase involving the Eagle helicopter and the police dog unit ensued, during which a car was stolen from a motorist at gunpoint. The man was spotted by the dog unit just after midnight and taken into custody. The man also faced charges of aggravated robbery and failing to stop. He was remanded in custody to appear again next month. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
7 days ago
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Man charged with murder after shooting, carjacking in Hamilton
Photo: 123rf A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder after a shooting and carjacking in Hamilton. Police were called to a house on Bellmont Avenue in the suburb of Chartwell around 6.40pm on Wednesday, and located a 31-year-old man deceased. The alleged offender, who was known to the victim, had fled the scene and police searched for him with the assistance of the Eagle helicopter. About 12.20am on Thursday the alleged offender stole a car from a driver at gunpoint, police said. The driver had stopped to pick up the man who was hitchhiking on Gordonton Road. The driver was uninjured but were understandably shaken by the incident, Detective Inspector Daryl Smith sid. About 12.40am on Thursday a police dog unit spotted the stolen car and chased it north to Ngāruawāhia, where road spikes were deployed. The car came to a stop in Ngāruāwahia and the alleged offender was arrested, Smith said. The man has been charged with murder, aggravated robbery and failing to stop for police. A local resident, who did not want to be named, said earlier on Wednesday she had seen about six to 10 armed police and four to five police cars around the corner of Comries Road and Bellmont Road. She said a helicopter had been circling since around 8pm. The resident said when she approached police to ask about what was going on, an officer told her it was a "dangerous" situation and asked her to leave. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
19-06-2025
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Cordons lifted in central Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill after police incident
Police used distraction tactics to separate a man and woman during a family harm incident in Mt Roskill, following a standoff. They said a man has now been taken into custody and nobody was injured. An RNZ reporter at the scene of the incident on White Swan Road, said police confirmed the Eagle Helicopter circling above was used to identify an opportunity for distraction techniques to be deployed. Four loud noises were heard at 4.07pm but it's unclear if they were gunshots. Police closed off a section of White Swan Road before 1pm as officers responded to a family harm incident. Cordons were in place between Ellis Ave and Richardson Rd as officers attempted to engage with an individual in a nearby house. Photo: Marika Khabazi The reporter said earlier an officer armed with a sniper was deployed outside a house, monitoring the situation from a distance. Some residents living on the section of White Swan Road where the incident had unfolded were unable to return to their homes and had been told by police to stay away in the meantime. About a dozen White Swan Road residents, including parents with children who had just finished school, were not allowed to enter the cordons to get home. One resident said they'd been given no information on how long the road would be blocked for. The principal of Lynfield College was at the scene, trying to help students who weren't able to return home. Kath Knell said the school would be providing a safe place for students while they waited. It's understood the school, along with Marshall Laing Primary School, had not needed to lock down. WHITE SWAN RD, MOUNT ROSKILL - FINAL UPDATE - 5:00PM White Swan Rd is now OPEN in both directions. All buses have resumed their regular routes. Allow extra time for delays in the area to ease. ^ND All cordons in the area where lifted just before 5pm. After the four-hour stand-off, an Auckland man was arrested on family-harm charges. Police have since confirmed that, despite not being injured, the man was taken to hospital for observation. St John said it took one person to hospital in a moderate condition, while another was assessed at the scene and was also in a moderate condition. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
16-06-2025
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Teen clocked driving nearly 200km/h on Auckland's Southern Motorway
Photo: Unsplash / Robert Calvert A teenager is alleged to have reached an "eye-watering speed" of nearly 200km/h on an Auckland motorway overnight. The 18-year-old has had his car impounded and will face charges after being detected driving at high speed on the Southern Motorway near Mt Wellington around 11pm on Sunday. It was spotted by a Motorway Patrol unit, before being picked up by another unit as it neared the Mt Wellington off-ramp, accordding to Sergeant Chris Mann. "It locked the vehicle at an eye-watering speed - nearly twice the speed limit," he said. Officers tried to pull the car over, but the driver failed to stop. The vehicle was later tracked by the Eagle helicopter in the Mt Wellington area, where road spikes were used to slow it down. The driver and vehicle were later found parked up on Pt England Street. "Alongside having his vehicle impounded, the driver has also been suspended from driving for 28 days," Mann said, adding that it's fortunate police "weren't knocking on someone's door last night to advise of a fatality". Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
