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      Home > News > National > Lower North Island

    A police officer in Palmerston North's been injured after being struck by a person on a dirt bike in Awapuni

    A police officer in Palmerston North's been injured after being struck by a person on a dirt bike in Awapuni


    Police were attending an unrelated matter when the collision occurred at around 2.30am.

    The rider didn't stop after crashing into the officer who was standing on a footpath.

    The officer is in a stable condition in hospital.

    Police are searching for the rider, who was wearing a red and black Swanndri-style top, black track pants and gumboots.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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