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Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa

16 February 2026

Police say it could take some time to formally identify a body, washed up on Mahia's Mahanga Beach, near Wairoa

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Police are looking for two men who assaulted a Hamilton woman, while trying to enter her Fairfield home
	15 Feb: Police are looking for two men who assaulted a Hamilton woman, while trying to enter her Fairfield home... more

Gisèle Pelicot intends to visit ex-husband in prison to get answers on other allegations
	15 Feb: Gisèle Pelicot, the woman at the centre of France's largest rape trial, says she intends to visit her ex-husband in jail and look her abuser "straight in the eye" to get answers to other allegations under investigation.... more

French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse
	15 Feb: French SailGP skipper Quentin Delapierre is grateful the frightening high speed collision with New Zealand wasn't much worse... more

A prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord is now allowed back into the Canterbury area - to live in a property he's purchased
	14 Feb: A prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord is now allowed back into the Canterbury area - to live in a property he's purchased... more

The Court of Appeal has heard the mosque terrorist once called his murderous attacks a waste of time - as his appeal week ends
	14 Feb: The Court of Appeal has heard the mosque terrorist once called his murderous attacks a waste of time - as his appeal week ends... more

The very unusual factor in the Nancy Guthrie missing person case
	14 Feb: What initially seemed like a high-profile kidnapping that might be resolved with a multi-million-dollar bank transfer has now morphed into something else.... more

The mosque terrorist filed almost 700 complaints about conditions - over more than four years
	13 Feb: The mosque terrorist filed almost 700 complaints about conditions - over more than four years... more

The Court of Appeal's been told to take no heed of the mosque terrorist's claims he involuntarily pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder and terrorism
	13 Feb: The Court of Appeal's been told to take no heed of the mosque terrorist's claims he involuntarily pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder and terrorism... more

A dirt bike rider who led Police on a chase through Auckland - was allegedly carrying cash and bags of cannabis and methamphetamine
	13 Feb: A dirt bike rider who led Police on a chase through Auckland - was allegedly carrying cash and bags of cannabis and methamphetamine... more

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