Napier shootings
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The Napier shootings took place on 7 May 2009 in Napier, New Zealand. At around 9.30 am, Jan Molenaar fired on police officers executing a cannabis search warrant at his house at 41 Chaucer Road, kill
Two NZLAVs were used in the incident
Murder of Matthew Hunt
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Matthew Dennis Hunt was a New Zealand Police constable who was killed in Massey during a traffic stop on 19 June 2020. Eli Epiha, a 24-year-old man, pleaded guilty to his murder while a 30-year-old wo
Palmerston North Clock Tower lit up blue in tribute, 21 June 2020
Hunt's mother, Diane Hunt (right), receiving the insignia of the New Zealand Bravery Decoration from the governor-general, Dame Cindy Kiro, at Government House, Auckland, on 20 May 2025