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Fresh sighting of missing Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips and his children
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Mother charged with reckless driving after fatal crash
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Chiefs stymie Blues in grand final rematch
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Two in custody after 'erratic driving' leads to pursuit across Waikato
Reports from the public of the car being driven dangerously aided the police chase.
Prisoner who nearly died after meth bag burst inside him caught with the drug again
He had been released from prison to attend a tangi when he ingested the drugs.
Police appeal for help finding missing 24yo Hamilton man
Herewini left his home address on Monday and hasn’t been in touch with family since.
Permanent suppression for teen killer partially blinded in ‘prison napalm’ attack
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