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Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide

9 February 2026

Police are treating the discovery of a 64-year-old woman's body at a worksite on Taihape Road 0 in Omahu - near Hastings last week, as a homicide

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Closing arguments have wrapped up at an Auckland court martial - where a senior naval officer's pleaded Not Guilty to misconduct
	9 Feb: Closing arguments have wrapped up at an Auckland court martial - where a senior naval officer's pleaded Not Guilty to misconduct... more

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A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged
	9 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged... more

A difficult day for the families of the Christchurch mosque attack victims - with Brenton Tarrant appearing in the Court of Appeal
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A homicide investigation's underway in Kapiti after the body of a woman was discovered
	9 Feb: A homicide investigation's underway in Kapiti after the body of a woman was discovered... more

A defence lawyer's suggesting we could be paying jurors more
	9 Feb: A defence lawyer's suggesting we could be paying jurors more... more

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