The Piper Cherokee Six, registration ZK-EBU, vanished on a scenic flight from Dunedin to Queenstown and Milford Sound on December 29, 1978.

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Sonar sparks search for plane missing 48 years with seven aboard

A sonar target in Lake Moeraki has prompted hopes of finding a scenic flight that vanished near Milford Sound nearly 50 years ago.

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A car with the design of Chinese police vehicles spotted in Auckland central.

New Zealand

Cars bearing Chinese police markings appear in Auckland

Police have moved to reassure Auckland's Chinese community after cars displaying what appeared to be foreign police markings have been spotted on the city's streets.

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Privileges Committee's chairperson Chris Bishop.

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Privileges Committee chair calls urgent meeting over leaked FENZ report

The meeting comes with just three sitting days left of the parliamentary term.

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Public toilets with missing copper pipes after being targeted by thieves overnight. (Source: Far North District Council)

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Public toilets closed after being stripped by copper thieves

The pipes were stolen from toilets in two popular coastal areas in Northland.

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The image posted by police on the North Shore, Rodney & West Auckland police page, featuring an AI-manipulated guitar. (Source: NZ Police)

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Police admit to using AI on photo posted to their social media

The image sparked confusion over a recovered instrument's true value.

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Police have arrested two teenage girls in relation to multiple assaults and robberies.

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Two teens arrested after girl was violently robbed twice in Takapuna

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Cigarettes were smuggled into NZ via frying pots.

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Pair tried to avoid nearly $4m tax by smuggling cigarettes in a fryer

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Twelve-year-old Māori entrepreneur Kasey Tuhakaraina of Kasey's Kai Kart in Tauranga.

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Kasey Tuhakaraina has been recognised as a young trailblazer, winning an award for her business, Kasey’s Kai Kart.

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