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Tauranga shooting of a man by police in defence of hostages justified, report finds 16 Dec, 2020 09:09 PM 7 minutes to read Police on the scene at Oriana Crescent last year. Photo / File The police officer who fired the shot that killed a man holding his young children at knifepoint during a 15-hour hostage siege in Tauranga has spoken of the moment their eyes locked before he pulled the trigger. Findings released by the Independent Police Conduct Authority today revealed the officer was no more than three metres from the man when the shot was fired at 2.55pm on November 24 last year. The sh...

The house on Oriana Crescent, in Tauranga, where Ethan Kerapa was shot dead by police (FILE). The Armed Offenders Squad, Special Tactics Group and police negotiators all attended and negotiators were unable to persuade him to come out, or allow his daughters, aged six and four, out. It was an extremely hot day in Tauranga, and by early afternoon police received medical advice about the potentially deadly effects of the heat on the children, who were in an upstairs room with no ventilation. As far as police knew, the children had not had any food or water since the incident began, even th...

Close Ad Police could have alerted search teams faster after two fleeing men got lost in bush and died — watchdog • Source:  1 NEWS The Independent Police Conduct Authority says police should have acted sooner to alert search and rescue crews after two men running from officers got lost in the bush and later died at Tongariro National Park. Your playlist will load after this ad Today's discovery follows an extensive search of the park for Vincent Taurim...

Police 'missed opportunities' in search for fleeing men who died in Tongariro National Park 15 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM 5 minutes to read An investigation has found police missed opportunities in the search for two men who fled from police and later died in the Tongariro National Park. Photo / File An investigation has found police missed opportunities in the search for two men who fled from police and later died in the Tongariro National Park. Photo / File Police missed opportunities in the search for two men who fled from police and were later found dead in Tongariro National Park, an investigati...

On August 12, after the pursuit, police found the abandoned car and tracked footprints a short way into the bush but did not find anyone. Overnight the men contacted Taurima’s ex-partner and father who tried to guide them back to the road. Taurima and his father decided not to call police for help. On August 13, Taurima’s parents alerted police that the men were lost and very cold. The men themselves made three 111 calls to police later that morning and a search and rescue operation was launched. Police used cellphone technology to try to determine where one of the emergency call...