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Police say they could have gone to the media earlier after a prisoner escaped a hospital escort

18 November 2025

Police say they could have gone to the media earlier after a prisoner escaped a hospital escort

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A 50-year-old man has been jailed for three years, and his partner, a 44-year-old woman, has been sentenced to 11 months home detention for immigration and identity fraud
	18 Nov: A 50-year-old man has been jailed for three years, and his partner, a 44-year-old woman, has been sentenced to 11 months home detention for immigration and identity fraud... more

Promise of tougher times for scammers, thanks to a number of new endeavours aiming to build up our defences
	18 Nov: Promise of tougher times for scammers, thanks to a number of new endeavours aiming to build up our defences... more

Warnings from Worksafe after serious company failures led to a man dying when his crane touched powerlines
	17 Nov: Warnings from Worksafe after serious company failures led to a man dying when his crane touched powerlines... more

An inmate who broke out of Mount Eden has been arrested after a week-and-a-half on the run
	17 Nov: An inmate who broke out of Mount Eden has been arrested after a week-and-a-half on the run... more

Southland Police are looking for two people who lured a man in his 50s out of his house and assaulted him, after claiming to have a flat tyre
	17 Nov: Southland Police are looking for two people who lured a man in his 50s out of his house and assaulted him, after claiming to have a flat tyre... more

A man has died after being pulled unresponsive from the water at Auckland's Takapuna about midday
	17 Nov: A man has died after being pulled unresponsive from the water at Auckland's Takapuna about midday... more

Police investigating an unexplained death, have cordoned off a South Auckland Housing NZ apartment complex
	17 Nov: Police investigating an unexplained death, have cordoned off a South Auckland Housing NZ apartment complex... more

Concerns growing about a missing Waikato man
	16 Nov: Concerns growing about a missing Waikato man... more

Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier
	16 Nov: Police are appealing for information, after a burglary at a Napier Red Cross shop in Napier... more

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