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Police have named a man fatally shot in Wairarapa's Featherston in the weekend - as 23 year old Doreion Peri Ropata Hard - from Masterton

24 March 2025

Two men have been accused in Wellington District Court of murder, and have a High Court appearance next month.

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18 Aug: A call for witnesses - to a man being assaulted and robbed in Palmerston North by three men about 9.40 last Thursday night - on the corner of Linton and Church streets

18 Aug: A 26-year-old is due in court today following a house fire in Palmerston North yesterday

17 Aug: Three crews are battling a house fire on Palmerston North's Main Street

16 Aug: To provincial rugby ... on Gold Sport ..

16 Aug: The Southland Stags have scored 29 unanswered second half points to stun Manawatu 29-22 in their NPC rugby contest in Invercargill after trailing 22-nil at halftime

13 Aug: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake's shaken Hastings - just before 6pm

11 Aug: Two people have been arrested during coordinated simultaneous drug and firearms busts in Manawatu and Auckland

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