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    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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    Christchurch Police have revealed a woman who died in custody on Monday - had earlier been tasered at a Rakaia property after threatening to harm others with a knife
    27 Aug: Christchurch Police have revealed a woman who died in custody on Monday - had earlier been tasered at a Rakaia property after threatening to harm others with a knife... more
    Our medieval murder maps reveal the surprising geography of violence in 14th-century English cities
    27 Aug: In the 14th century, Sundays were particularly deadly.... more
    Former Maori All Black Shane Christie has died in Nelson, aged 39
    27 Aug: Former Maori All Black Shane Christie has died in Nelson, aged 39... more
    Two people have been arrested following a targeted police operation in Hutt Valley
    27 Aug: Two people have been arrested following a targeted police operation in Hutt Valley... more
    The mother of a baby found dead in Auckland's Albert Park on Sunday has pleaded not guilty
    27 Aug: The mother of a baby found dead in Auckland's Albert Park on Sunday has pleaded not guilty... more
    One of New Zealand's worst sex offenders is accused of approaching Christchurch schoolgirls, offering them cash in exchange for inappropriate favours
    27 Aug: One of New Zealand's worst sex offenders is accused of approaching Christchurch schoolgirls, offering them cash in exchange for inappropriate favours... more
    The man accused of approaching Christchurch school girls offering cash for inappropriate favours, is one of the country's worst sex offenders
    27 Aug: The man accused of approaching Christchurch school girls offering cash for inappropriate favours, is one of the country's worst sex offenders... more
    More accounts are expected in court today, of those who escaped and fought a fire which engulfed Wellington's Loafers Lodge
    27 Aug: More accounts are expected in court today, of those who escaped and fought a fire which engulfed Wellington's Loafers Lodge... more
    Victoria Police are hunting an armed and dangerous fugitive - said to have killed two officers in cold blood
    27 Aug: Victoria Police are hunting an armed and dangerous fugitive - said to have killed two officers in cold blood... more

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