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Inflation on the rise and boy racer meets | NZ Herald News Update: July 21, 2025

Inflation is on the rise again and the Government is working on anti-boy-racer legislation. Video / NZ Herald

Prime Minister warns drivers of crackdown

Hundreds of boy racers spent Saturday night in a cat-and-mouse chase with police across Auckland as the Prime Minister warns that the drivers’ ‘days are coming to an end’.

'I felt physically ill': Woman learns ex charged with domestic violence is on dating app

The woman wants alleged abusers to face bail conditions barring them from dating apps.

'Wasn't pretty': Witness recalls horror scenes following cow-car crash

Two cars collided with a herd on Friday night, leaving over a dozen cows dead or injured.

Police hunt for teen killer with quashed murder conviction, warn not to approach

Haami Hanara's murder conviction was quashed in 2023. He admitted to manslaughter.

Watch: 'Auckland invasion' – Night out with hundreds of boy racers; PM warns of crackdown

The Herald followed the drivers as they took police on a cat-and-mouse chase.

Man who allegedly escaped police custody found in Hawke's Bay

The 37-year-old is facing a raft of charges.

Youths seen brandishing knives and machetes before fatal Hamilton street fight

Police describe the incident as a 'senseless act of violence'.

Cops want to identify 61 women after Auckland man admits making secret intimate recordings

Some of the victims were filmed in a Newmarket clothing store changing room.

Police investigate "serious firearms incident" in Chartwell, Hamilton.

Police maintain a visible presence as they investigate a serious firearms incident in Chartwell, Hamilton, this evening. Video / NZ Herald

Ute flips onto beach in Hawke's Bay

Bollards were smashed near the community hall and playground.

Denied entry to NZ: The numbers, what happens afterwards and the airlines that broke rules

How much Air New Zealand and Jetstar had to pay for breaking the rules is revealed.

Cops claim Kiri Allan told police she wrote the law, grabbed shrubs during arrest

New police documents claim Allan refused to accept the court summons served on her.

Police search for Michael Tautari, urge public not to approach him

He is known to frequent the wider Auckland and Waikato regions.

'Risk to the public': Police search for wanted man

Huirua has connections to the Eastern Bay of Plenty region.

Cop kissing serial shoplifter also 'hoicked up a ball of spit' and spat at police

The officer did not give "implicit or explicit consent" for the kiss, the summary said.

'Wound has reopened': Mum's anguish after public tributes for murdered daughter taken

The tributes on Ōwairaka were removed, leaving her family devastated.

Should stealing kids be protected from citizen’s arrest? Child welfare watchdog airs concerns

Chief Children’s Commissioner says children should be free from 'all forms of violence'.