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More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa

8 January 2026

More than four million dollars worth of the stupefying drug Fantasy has been seized from a storage container in Wairarapa

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Our newsroom understands a three-year-old boy was found dead at an Auckland home on New Year's Day
	8 Jan: Our newsroom understands a three-year-old boy was found dead at an Auckland home on New Year's Day... more

Police are on the hunt for 50 year-old Lawrence Schwalger - believed to be in the wider Auckland areas
	8 Jan: Police are on the hunt for 50 year-old Lawrence Schwalger - believed to be in the wider Auckland areas... more

US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position
	8 Jan: An expert in international maritime law spells out what the international law of the sea has to say on incidents of this sort.... more

A major signing from the Wellington Phoenix
	8 Jan: A major signing from the Wellington Phoenix... more

A person is seriously injured after being trapped under a vehicle in central Auckland.
	8 Jan: A person is seriously injured after being trapped under a vehicle in central Auckland.... more

Canterbury Police carried out more than 14-thousand roadside breath tests during a major drink driving operation in December
	8 Jan: Canterbury Police carried out more than 14-thousand roadside breath tests during a major drink driving operation in December... more

Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day
	8 Jan: Police in Whangarei are appealing for information about an aggravated robbery on Boxing Day... more

Trump wants Greenland. Europe’s tepid response is putting NATO and global security at risk
	8 Jan: So far the response across the continent to both the Greenland threats and the US’ actions in Venezuela, have been feeble and confused.... more

One person's seriously injured after a glue drum exploded at an industrial site near Motueka
	8 Jan: One person's seriously injured after a glue drum exploded at an industrial site near Motueka... more

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