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A man's been taken into custody after armed police attended a family harm callout in Waikato's Parawera, southeast of Te Awamutu

2 March 2026

A man's been taken into custody after armed police attended a family harm callout in Waikato's Parawera, southeast of Te Awamutu

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Strait of Hormuz: if the Iran conflict shuts world’s most important oil chokepoint, global economic chaos could follow
	2 Mar: Iran has warned it could close down the strait, through which 20% of the world’s oil transits each day.... more

Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast
	2 Mar: Wellington's mayor says the Council is not looking at compensating businesses on the wastewater plagued-southern coast... more

Canterbury Police are asking the public to help find missing Rangiora woman Bethany who has Down's Syndrome
	2 Mar: Canterbury Police are asking the public to help find missing Rangiora woman Bethany who has Down's Syndrome... more

A Nelson mother on her 13th conviction for driving while banned, including with children, has been sent to prison after a Judge's patience ran out
	2 Mar: A Nelson mother on her 13th conviction for driving while banned, including with children, has been sent to prison after a Judge's patience ran out... more

Police are hunting people who damaged St John ambulances in South Auckland on Saturday
	2 Mar: Police are hunting people who damaged St John ambulances in South Auckland on Saturday... more

Crusaders prop Tamaiti Williams has been cited for what's been deemed a reckless or dangerous act during their Super Rugby win over the Chiefs in Hamilton
	2 Mar: Crusaders prop Tamaiti Williams has been cited for what's been deemed a reckless or dangerous act during their Super Rugby win over the Chiefs in Hamilton... more

Trump and Netanyahu want regime change, but Iran’s regime was built for survival. A long war is now likely
	2 Mar: A public uprising might not be enough to topple a deeply entrenched political system backed by armed paramilitary groups.... more

Neither preemptive nor legal, US-Israeli strikes on Iran have blown up international law
	2 Mar: With the latest strikes on Iran, The international legal order is now in free-fall.... more

A warning Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is in a financially unsustainable position
	2 Mar: A warning Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium is in a financially unsustainable position... more

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Business:
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