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A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington

2 June 2025

A pensioner is lucky to be alive after being knocked out by freak waves while fishing at Otaki Beach north of Wellington

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One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday
	1 Jun: One person has died following a crash on the Napier-Taupo road on Wednesday... more

A chaotic Friday boy racer meeting in Levin and Palmerston North, has prompted calls for quicker, and stricter, punishments
	1 Jun: A chaotic Friday boy racer meeting in Levin and Palmerston North, has prompted calls for quicker, and stricter, punishments... more

Police are vowing to have a strong presence in Central Hawke's Bay for a large gang gathering
	1 Jun: Police are vowing to have a strong presence in Central Hawke's Bay for a large gang gathering... more

A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly
	31 May: A man has been imprisoned for 10 years and eight months after abducting a woman and raping her repeatedly... more

Urges for stronger crack downs on boy racer gatherings, following violent events in Levin and Palmerston North
	31 May: Urges for stronger crack downs on boy racer gatherings, following violent events in Levin and Palmerston North... more

Police have spent much of the night, responding to a large boy-racer meet-up in Levin
	31 May: Police have spent much of the night, responding to a large boy-racer meet-up in Levin... more

St John says it was called to a crash on Wallace Road just before midnight last night, and transported one person to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition
	31 May: St John says it was called to a crash on Wallace Road just before midnight last night, and transported one person to Palmerston North Hospital in a serious condition... more

Police are out in force in Levin this long weekend -- a year on from a meet-up that saw a crowd of more than 200 people turn violent and hurl projectiles at Police
	31 May: Police are out in force in Levin this long weekend -- a year on from a meet-up that saw a crowd of more than 200 people turn violent and hurl projectiles at Police... more

Hawke's Bay Police are urging the public to report unlawful use of dirt bikes following two serious incidents in the past month
	21 May: Hawke's Bay Police are urging the public to report unlawful use of dirt bikes following two serious incidents in the past month... more

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