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    Venezuelan families wait in hope for release of political prisoners
     16 January 2026
    Venezuela's new leader says political prisoners are being freed, but hundreds remain jailed, with families clinging to hope that America's intervention and ongoing pressure will eventually secure their loved ones' release
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    Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has been spotted at a cafe with his former boss, Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche
    16 Jan: Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has been spotted at a cafe with his former boss, Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche... more
    A 17-year-old has been charged over a firearms incident in Christchurch's Hornby on Christmas Day
    16 Jan: A 17-year-old has been charged over a firearms incident in Christchurch's Hornby on Christmas Day... more
    The sister of a man who died in a shooting early yesterday at Waitarere Beach - says her brother had messaged her half an hour before
    15 Jan: The sister of a man who died in a shooting early yesterday at Waitarere Beach - says her brother had messaged her half an hour before... more
    Whanau have held a vigil outside the scene of yesterday's Waitarere Beach shooting
    15 Jan: Whanau have held a vigil outside the scene of yesterday's Waitarere Beach shooting... more
    Police say yesterday's shooting at Waitarere Beach - was preceded by a family harm incident last Friday
    15 Jan: Police say yesterday's shooting at Waitarere Beach - was preceded by a family harm incident last Friday... more
    A fully loaded semi-automatic firearm's been seized from a cupboard in South Auckland's Manukau
    15 Jan: A fully loaded semi-automatic firearm's been seized from a cupboard in South Auckland's Manukau... more
    A man's been arrested - accused of assaulting a bus driver in Auckland's Mt Eden on Tuesday
    15 Jan: A man's been arrested - accused of assaulting a bus driver in Auckland's Mt Eden on Tuesday... more
    Communities Against Alcohol Harm isn't backing down, despite a well-known brewery being given the all-clear over its F-word branded gin
    15 Jan: Communities Against Alcohol Harm isn't backing down, despite a well-known brewery being given the all-clear over its F-word branded gin... more
    A senior manager at Civil Defence has been fined 15 hundred dollars after being caught with five times the daily paua limit
    15 Jan: A senior manager at Civil Defence has been fined 15 hundred dollars after being caught with five times the daily paua limit... more

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     02 Jan: Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour" +++++++++++++
     07 Jan: Its sixty years today since a tragedy on Lake Taupo claimed the lives of four Wanganui Collegiate students +++++++++++++
     24 Dec: Extreme caution's being urged to users of synthetic cannabinoids, especially in Auckland +++++++++++++


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    Politics:
    Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has been spotted at a cafe with his former boss, Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche 7:57

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