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      Home > News > National > Wellington

    The number of sexual assaults in Wellington has risen by nearly 50 percent in the past five years

    The number of sexual assaults in Wellington has risen by nearly 50 percent in the past five years


    Police data shows the number of acts intended to cause injury, including common and serious assault, has also risen -- by 35 percent.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Wellington News
     14 Nov: A wastewater treatment plant is once again sending a bad smell across Lower Hutt
     13 Nov: Wellington Phoenix skipper CJ Bott returns to the Football Ferns squad for two upcoming football friendlies against the Matildas across the Tasman
     09 Nov: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has accepted that refining the team's much talked about defensive high line will take time
     08 Nov: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano is backing his side to handle the occasion of tonight's first A-League Kiwi derby of the season against Auckland FC in the capital
     08 Nov: Auckland FC will look to avoid getting caught up in the emotion of tonight's A-League derby against the Phoenix in Wellington
     08 Nov: Koko-tau Road, in Wellington's Parkvale, is closed following a serious crash involving cyclists
     07 Nov: Concerns from Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano over the A-League's officiating following a season-ending injury to one of his key attackers
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     Environment:
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     Cricket:
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     Entertainment:
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     Health & Safety:
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     Politics:
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     Entertainment:
    Alex Winter appreciates the fact there is "no bulls***" with him and Keanu Reeves 12:12

     International:
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     Law and Order:
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     International:
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