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Senior Sergeant Clem Armstrong (inset) tackled Taniora Peri to the ground while he was holding a machete and meat cleaver.
Caption:Senior Sergeant Clem Armstrong (inset) tackled Taniora Peri to the ground while he was holding a machete and meat cleaver.Photo credit:Supplied / NZME via Open JusticeSenior Sergeant Clem Armstrong was struck in the head with a machete after he chose to tackle Peri to the ground rather than shoot.Supplied / NZME via Open JusticeOpen Justice
Kaikohe District Court
A police checkpoint in Palmerston North.
Auckland District Court
Dr William James Reeder, 79, was sentenced in Hamilton District Court. Photo / Belinda Feek
Joseph Auga Matamata aka Viliamu Samu in court
Wellington Water repairs in Tawa.
A woman holds a jar of coins labelled savings.
The aftermath of a fire in Spur Grove, Tītahi Bay, Porirua, on 21 June 2026, which badly damaged a house and a caravan on neighbouring properties the night before.
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad of the Warriors runs for the try line, NZ Warriors v North Queensland Cowboys, round 16 of the Telstra Premiership rugby league competition at One NZ Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand on Sunday 21 June 2026.
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