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Advertisement Dunedin: A man who allegedly went on a stabbing rampage with two knives at a Dunedin supermarket on Monday has been charged with attempting to murder four people. The 42-year-old man appeared in the Dunedin District Court on Tuesday charged with the attempted murder of two supermarket workers and two bystanders who came to their aid. Workers make their way to safety after a suspected stabbing in Dunedin. Credit:Hamish McNeilly/Stuff The man, who is of no fixed abode according to c...

EFESydney, Australia Four stabbed in New Zealand supermarket attack Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses media in Wellington, New Zealand, 15 March 2019. EPA-EFE FILE/BORIS JANCIC NO ARCHIVES Four people were injured, three of them critically, in a supermarket knife attack on Monday afternoon in New Zealands South Island city of Dunedin. Although investigations are in the early stages, authorities believe that it was a random attack and not a terrorist incident. Just befo...

Shoppers and staff at a New Zealand supermarket have been praised for their bravery after authorities said they managed to stop a man from hurting others after he stabbed four people in an attack, critically wounding three of them. New Zealand Police superintendent Paul Basham said he had watched CCTV footage of the attack at a Countdown supermarket in the city of Dunedin and that the actions of the bystanders in detaining the man until police arrived was “nothing short of heroic”. “What ...

Hamish McNeilly, Sam Sherwood, Nadine Porter and Steven Walton20:08, May 10 2021 STUFF Superintendent Paul Basham talk about the stabbings in a Dunedin supermarket. Followed by Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins. Bystanders who helped tackle a knife-wielding man who went on a rampage inside a Dunedin supermarket have been hailed as heroes by police. Three people are critically injured and fighting for their lives in intensive care after being repeatedly stabbed in the attack at a Countdown supermarke...

Three Critically Injured After New Zealand Supermarket Stabbing Attack Three people are in critical condition after a man allegedly stabbed several individuals in a supermarket in Dunedin, in New Zealand’s South Island on Monday. Witnesses say they heard loud screaming and saw a man holding two knives before injuring four people, three of whom have been admitted to intensive care. Two supermarket employees were among the victims. Southern District Police Commander Superintendent Paul Basham t...

Attributable to Superintendent Paul Basham, Southern District Commander: Police acknowledge the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s conclusion that a claim of officers threatening and intimidating a man in Dunedin in May 2019 was unfounded. The officers’ conduct aligned well with Police values – in particular, professionalism and integrity –  and this was identified in the independent review. Police deal with difficult matters every day, and in this case the officers achieved a good...

Charlie Hebdo, and reportedly included sexist and anti-Islamic messages. Images of the prophet are frowned upon by many Muslims, and in 2015, 12 Charlie Hebdo staff were killed in a reprisal attack by Muslim extremists. The posters, which appeared at the Gorge Rd site on Tuesday, were quickly removed by locals. "We know incidents like this are upsetting for our community and wed like to thank Queenstown residents for the information they have provided to assist our enquiries," Basham said. "I...

Press Release – New Zealand Police Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham: Police have made an arrest in connection to posters being place around Queenstown including at the Islamic Centre on Gorge Road. An 18-year-old man has appeared in the Queenstown District Court today … Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham: Police have made an arrest in connection to posters being place around Queenstown including at the Islamic Centre on Gorge Road. An 18-year-old m...

Teenager arrested over Queenstown posters © RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police have arrested a man in connection with posters being placed around Queenstown, including at the Islamic Centre on Gorge Road. An 18-year-old man has appeared in the Queenstown District Court today charged with possession of a knife. Police said they expected to lay further charges. Southern District Commander Superintendent Paul Basham said police realised that incidents such as the placing of the posters are upsetting...

Mountain Scene By MATTHEW MCKEW Hate-filled posters plastered on and around Queenstown’s new Islamic centre have shocked and disappointed staff from neighbouring businesses. Mountain Scene discovered the posters dotted around the Gorge Road Retail Centre yesterday morning — Queenstown police were on site making inquiries. The posters contained images of the prophet Mohammed, in the style of French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, and were stuck to the windows of the centre, also kn...