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Four other people had injuries — ranging from critical to serious — and were taken to hospital by helicopter or ambulance.
Homicide investigation launched after an incident in Douglas Crescent, Fairfield, overnight that left one person dead and three others seriously injured.
The 48-year-old remand prisoner had "absconded from Corrections staff" while on a hospital visit at around 1.30pm on December 23.
Wally Hirsh — who died on New Year's Eve, aged 88 — was New Zealand's fourth race relations conciliator.
Police responded to a water-related incident off the coast of Ōmaio, in the Ōpōtiki District in Bay of Plenty.
Police responded to the scene on Old West Rd, near Pitt Rd around 11am where two people were found in a critical condition.
The Police Commissioner said Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming was an "outstanding police officer".
A person is in hospital after being assaulted with a weapon while their car was stolen in Auckland's Ponsonby overnight.
The annual tournament is bringing plenty of vibrancy, and an economic boost, to the central city.
A 19-year-old was arrested after two people were assaulted and left with "injuries consistent with stab wounds" at a New Year's Eve party in Northland.
