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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Accident and Emergency articles  Accident and Emergency
    Suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman stripped of gun licence prior to police shooting
     27 August 2025
    Dezi Freeman, the 56-year-old Porepunkah man wanted over the fatal shooting of two police officers, last year complained to a court that he had his firearms licence cancelled and lost membership to his gun club.
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    Warnings of delays on Wellington's transmission Gully following a two-vehicle crash
    27 Aug: Warnings of delays on Wellington's transmission Gully following a two-vehicle crash... more
    Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning
    27 Aug: Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning... more
    People going fishing are being urged to wear a lifejacket, even if they're fishing off rocks
    27 Aug: People going fishing are being urged to wear a lifejacket, even if they're fishing off rocks... more
    The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened
    26 Aug: The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened... more
    A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board
    26 Aug: A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board... more
    More details will likely emerge around the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 2023, as the second day of the trial gets underway today
    26 Aug: More details will likely emerge around the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 2023, as the second day of the trial gets underway today... more
    A house has caught fire in South Auckland's Manurewa East last night
    26 Aug: A house has caught fire in South Auckland's Manurewa East last night... more
    A woman whose husband died in the Auckland Anniversary floods believes an emergency mobile alert could've spared his life
    25 Aug: A woman whose husband died in the Auckland Anniversary floods believes an emergency mobile alert could've spared his life... more
    A mobility scooter rider's been taken to hospital after crashing off the road and into the water in Tauranga
    25 Aug: A mobility scooter rider's been taken to hospital after crashing off the road and into the water in Tauranga... more

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