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Police seeking missing man last seen in Middlemarch : Police and family have concerns for a missing man who was last seen in Middlemarch on Friday evening ...
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Police seeking missing man last seen in Middlemarch
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 12 October: It is the final face-off in the battle of the Chrises with TVNZ's televised debate ...
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Election 2023: All the latest developments on 12 October
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Leaders’ debate #2, election 2023: the verdicts: Who came out on top in tonight’s leaders’ debate? Here are our debate watchers’ verdicts.
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Leaders’ debate #2, election 2023: the verdicts
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Campaign marred by assault, home invasion: Condemnation of assault on Labour MP and home invasion and threat against Te Pāti Māori candidate
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Campaign marred by assault, home invasion
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Hipkins turns his eye to crime in Hamilton: During a tour of Hamilton, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins vowed to deliver a ratio of one police officer for every 470 ...
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Hipkins turns his eye to crime in Hamilton
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The Kiri Allan story: 'This job really pushes you to your limit. Spiritually, physically, mentally. It’s a very uncomfortable environment.'
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The Kiri Allan story
Quick Glance: The Journey of Kiri Allan
  • Kiri Allan stepped down from her positions and returned home to reflect on her political future.

  • According to Chris Hipkins, Allan was experiencing 'extreme emotional distress' at the time of the incident.

  • Jacinda Ardern appointed Allan, who won the East Coast electorate in 2020, as the minister for conservation and emergency management.

  • Allan was on a mental health break following a personal relationship crisis when Hipkins returned to New Zealand.
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Allan was reportedly found about 500m from the crash site, while her car remained at the scene. Full details: 🔗 tinyurl.com/nzhkiriallanlatest
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NZ could lose ‘hundreds’ of police officers to Queensland - Police Association: A campaign set up for Australia to poach NZ officers is a 'real risk'.
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NZ could lose ‘hundreds’ of police officers to Queensland - Police ...
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#UPDATE : New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has reassured the shooting "appears to be the actions of one individual" and that there is not ... Show more
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"This is the information that we are able to share so far. The offender was armed with a pump action shotgun. He moved through the building site ... Show more
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PM finally hits right note on tough-on-crime talk: It took three days but Chris Hipkins, with the help of his Justice Minister Kiri Allan ...
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PM finally hits right note on tough-on-crime talk
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Hipkins changes tune on youth crime as pressure builds: Three months out from the election the Prime Minister’s tone on youth crime is quickly changing from the ...
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Hipkins changes tune on youth crime as pressure builds
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Watch: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins gives briefing on Auckland shooting deaths: The Prime Minister says the whole nation is mourning after this morning's ...
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Watch: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins gives briefing on Auckland shooting ...
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New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament would go ahead as planned after a shooter killed two people in ... Show more
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National claim a leaked Labour tax policy, police take to the sky in the search for missing real estate agent and global boiling is here as the earth’s ... Show more
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Auckland shooting: Hipkins says questions remain, further investigations under way | Live Updates
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Auckland shooting: Hipkins says questions remain, further investigations ...
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Police halt investigations into offshore scams, National announces $500 million road transport policy and Kiri Allan and Michael Wood back on the tools in the ... Show more
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Hipkins changes tune on youth crime as pressure builds: Three months out from the election the Prime Minister’s tone on youth crime is quickly changing from the ...
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Hipkins changes tune on youth crime as pressure builds
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A solemn day in a shaken city: Both major party leaders put politics to the side as they responded to the shooting on Auckland’s Queen Street
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A solemn day in a shaken city
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Watch: PM Chris Hipkins speaks after Cabinet meeting: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is speaking to media after this week's Cabinet meeting. Watch live.
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Watch: PM Chris Hipkins speaks after Cabinet meeting
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Retail crime: $11m added to Fog Cannon Subsidy Scheme to help businesses: Crime looks to become a key issue ahead of the general election in October.
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Retail crime: $11m added to Fog Cannon Subsidy Scheme to help businesses
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At Least 6 Dead After Fire At New Zealand Hostel: New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins described the fire as “an absolute tragedy."
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At Least 6 Dead After Fire At New Zealand Hostel
Quick Glance: Crews Reopen Plumpton Road After Large Trailer Fire
  • A large trailer fire caused a road closure in Plumpton, which was reopened after three hours of work by locals and firefighters.

  • Fire crews from Penrith and Lazonby stations were called to Plumpton Road at 7:26pm on May 13, where a large amount of straw bales were on fire.
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Timeline of a tragedy: Wellington’s Loafers Lodge fire in pictures: When fire first broke out, nobody could imagine the horror that would unfold.
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Timeline of a tragedy: Wellington’s Loafers Lodge fire in pictures
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Body of New Zealand schoolboy found following cave tragedy: New Zealand police said on Wednesday they had recovered the body of a teen killed during a “tragic” ...
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Body of New Zealand schoolboy found following cave tragedy
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PM Chris Hipkins reacts to the findings from the IPCA investigation into the Parliament protest while on a visit to Auckland's Chelsea Sugar Factory ... Show more

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Week in Politics: For Labour's sake, Nash must go: Analysis - The Stuart Nash scandal has the potential to damage Labour's election chances ...
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Week in Politics: For Labour's sake, Nash must go
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Police Minister Ginny Andersen vows to focus on community safety: Ginny Andersen, who was named in the role yesterday, says she will be working every day to make ...
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Police Minister Ginny Andersen vows to focus on community safety
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Hipkins loses sight of his no-distractions policy: The Prime Minister has undone any credit he’d earned for his swiftness in getting Stuart Nash out of the ...
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Hipkins loses sight of his no-distractions policy
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Ginny Andersen named new Minister of Police: Ginny Andersen will be the new minister of police, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says.
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Ginny Andersen named new Minister of Police
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Nash's poor judgment only half the story: The Prime Minister has acted swiftly to get Stuart Nash out of the police portfolio, but he’s only dealt with half ...
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Nash's poor judgment only half the story
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Week in Politics: Nash's resignation upsets Hipkins' family-friendly week: Analysis - Stuart Nash admits he "completely stuffed up" after losing the police ...
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Week in Politics: Nash's resignation upsets Hipkins' family-friendly week
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Stuart Nash pokes fun at Cabinet demotion in social media post: Nash appears to be looking on the bright side after being told off by the PM.
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Stuart Nash pokes fun at Cabinet demotion in social media post
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National MP ‘waiting on evidence’ of man-made climate change | Live Updates: Live Updates for Feb 21 2023
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National MP ‘waiting on evidence’ of man-made climate change | Live ...
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New Zealand cyclone: Death toll climbs to 11 as thousands remain missing: The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as ...
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New Zealand cyclone: Death toll climbs to 11 as thousands remain missing
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Hipkins 'out of touch' on security risks in flood zone: Hawkes Bay locals challenge the PM to come and see the evidence for their crime fears for ...
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Hipkins 'out of touch' on security risks in flood zone
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Hipkins taking his lead from Queensland flooding disaster: The Government is taking its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery cue from Queensland rather than the ...
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Hipkins taking his lead from Queensland flooding disaster
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Week in Politics: The trigger was co-governance, Campbell says: Analysis - National's Three Waters alternative begs the question: Who will pay? And Rob Campbell ...
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Week in Politics: The trigger was co-governance, Campbell says
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Optimise your home loan package with ANZ | Live Updates: Live Updates for Mar 2 2023
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Optimise your home loan package with ANZ | Live Updates
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New Zealand fears more fatalities from flooding and landslides after cyclone kills 4
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Cyclone Gabrielle lashed New Zealand's North Island, devastating vast swaths of land and displacing more than 10,000 people. As of Thursday evening ... Show more

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Cyclone Gabrielle live updates: PM announces forestry slash inquiry, fresh rain warning for Hawke’s Bay, access closed to Auckland’s West Coast beaches
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Cyclone Gabrielle live updates: PM announces forestry slash inquiry ...
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Chris Hipkins to visit flood-hit Gisborne | Live Updates: Live Updates for Feb 16 2023
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Chris Hipkins to visit flood-hit Gisborne | Live Updates
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Chris Hipkins To Be New Zealand's Next Prime Minister: The lack of other candidates indicated party lawmakers had rallied behind Hipkins to avoid a drawn-out ...
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Chris Hipkins To Be New Zealand's Next Prime Minister
Quick Glance: Chris Hipkins will be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand.
  • Following Jacinda Ardern's surprise resignation, New Zealand's Education Minister is set to become the island nation's next prime minister.

  • Hipkins first gained public attention during the coronavirus pandemic, when he took on a crisis management role.

  • When Ardern became Prime Minister at the age of 37, she was praised around the world for her handling of the nation's worst-ever mass shooting and the early stages of the pandemic.

  • Ardern, fighting back tears, told reporters on Thursday that she would leave the position no later than February 7.
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The beginner’s guide to Chris Hipkins, our next prime minister: What's his deal?
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The beginner’s guide to Chris Hipkins, our next prime minister
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Small businesses offer PM Chris Hipkins advice: ‘Take some of the pain off’: Employment and immigration settings topmost in concerns.
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Small businesses offer PM Chris Hipkins advice: ‘Take some of the pain ...
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New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins begins choosing cabinet: New Zealand's Labor Party caucus selected Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda ...
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New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins begins choosing ...
Quick Glance: Labour lawmakers in New Zealand confirm Chris Hipkins as Jacinda Ardern's replacement
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  • Following Jacinda Ardern's resignation, Chris Hipkins is expected to be named New Zealand's next prime minister.

  • New Zealand's ruling Labour Party chose Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as its new leader and the country's 41st prime minister on Sunday, according to Radio New Zealand.

  • Grant Robertson, the current Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, is expected to retain his position.

  • Ardern must tender her resignation to King Charles III's representative in New Zealand, Governor General Cindy Kiro, before Hipkins can become Prime Minister.
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WATCH LIVE | PM Chris Hipkins speaks at Parliament after visiting flood-hit regions.
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Climate crisis: At least three dead after record rain in Auckland: Auckland - Authorities say at least three people have died after the extreme rain in New ...
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Climate crisis: At least three dead after record rain in Auckland
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New Zealand swears in new prime minister following Ardern's unexpected resignation
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New Zealand swears in new prime minister following Ardern's ...
Quick Glance: Jacinda Ardern bids an emotional farewell as Chris Hipkins takes over as Prime Minister of New Zealand.
  • On Wednesday, New Zealand welcomed a new prime minister, six days after Jacinda Ardern abruptly resigned ahead of an election.

  • Prior to becoming Prime Minister, he served as Minister of Education, Minister of Police, Minister of Public Service, and House Leader.

  • Onlookers applauded and applauded as Ardern exited Parliament on Wednesday.

  • Ardern made her final official appearance as prime minister on Tuesday, accompanying Hipkins to the annual Mori religious festival in the village of Rtana.
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Police photo law change will entrench discrimination: Legislative changes to legalise the police practice of photographing rangatahi will undermine the trust ...
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Police photo law change will entrench discrimination
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Police want to change the laws they've broken: First the police denied it was a problem. Then they minimised the problem. Now they want the law changed so ...
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Police want to change the laws they've broken
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Schools and police to team up to stop 'tragedy' of 12yo ram raiders, says Chris Hipkins
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Schools and police to team up to stop 'tragedy' of 12yo ram ...
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Audit underway into police use of number plate recognition cameras: A full audit of how police officers use number plate recognition cameras is taking place ...
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Audit underway into police use of number plate recognition cameras
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Flake news: what is a sausage roll cake, and why does it exist?: The birthday ‘cake’ given to New Zealand MP Chris Hipkins raised many questions ...
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Flake news: what is a sausage roll cake, and why does it exist?