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Saturday, April 19, 2025

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Keeping our local community safe

Look out for one another, get to know your neighbours, and always report crime to the police were some of the key messages outlined...

Counties Manukau District to benefit from additional Police

District Commander Jill Rogers has welcomed the 137 officers allocated to Counties Manukau District this week by Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The new staff were...

Local jeweller robbed at knife-point

Police are investigating an aggravated robbery of a local jewellery store. The jewellery store on Whitford Road in Sommerville was robbed at knife-point Tuesday July...

Anti-drone missile system at school

Students at a local primary school have been trying to take down a pesky drone which has been buzzing the school. Cockle Bay Primary School's...

New police base opening in Beachlands

A new police base will be opening in Beachlands today as part of a new policing initiative. The new community base will bring a valuable...

Life sentence for killer

The man who killed mother-of-two Chozyn Koroheke, 22, in Pakuranga last year has been jailed for life. Turiarangi Tai appeared in the High Court at...

Life sentence for murderer

The man who killed mother-of-two Chozyn Koroheke in Pakuranga last year has been jailed for life. Turiarangi Tai appeared in the High Court at Auckland...

Local man stops attempted ‘carjacking’

Police are praising the quick thinking of a man who intervened in what witnesses say was an attempted carjacking. On Wednesday June 13, a man...

Ashes stolen from Paparoa Cemetery

Members of a local family are devastated after the ashes of their loved ones were stolen from the Paparoa Cemetery. A local woman Olivia Mitchell...

Cop allegedly punched teen during arrest

https://www.facebook.com/geoff.garnett.98/videos/1566120533497584/   Police have defended the actions of a police officer who was seen to punch a teen in the ribs during an arrest. The arrest was...

Fraudster escapes jail

Tony Bull had been mates with Paul Dyson for five decades. They'd been at Owairoa Primary School in Howick together and eventually became electrical contracting...

Cat left for dead, SPCA investigating

An investigation has been launched to find those responsible for reportedly wrapping a cat in masking tape and leaving it for dead in Whitford. An...

Two charged after baby badly beaten in Howick

Two people have been charged in relation to a case in which a baby was beaten. The case involves a 4-month-old girl who was badly...

Tai guilty of murder

Turiarangi Tai has been found guilty of the murder of 22-year-old Chozyn Koroheke. Ms Koroheke died from her injuries after being shot once in the...

Pakuranga Murder Trial: Jury retires for deliberations

UPDATED 3.46PM The jury in the trial of the man accused of killing a young Pakuranga mother of two last April has retired for deliberations. In...
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