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• Murder Charges Filed Following "Senseless" Triple Homicide in Hastings

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A 36-year-old man has been officially charged with murder following a tragic incident that claimed the lives of a woman and two very young children in Hastings. The homicide invest...

• Person of Interest Remains Unconscious in Hospital as Police Probe Stabbing Deaths of Mother and Two Infants in Hastings

  Published: Apr 21, 2026

  Section: Crime

  New Zealand Police have launched Operation Train following the deaths of a woman and two children, aged three months and seventeen months, at a Hastings residence. A male person of...

• Suppression Order Issued as Hastings Mourns Loss of Infants in Avenue Road Tragedy

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The legal proceedings following the "distressing" deaths in Hastings have entered a phase of strict confidentiality. On Monday, a Coroner granted an interim non-publication order p...

• Homicide Investigation Launched: Woman and Two Toddlers Killed in Hastings Tragedy

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Crime

  A quiet neighborhood in Hastings has been rocked by a "distressing" incident that has claimed the lives of a woman and two young children. Police launched a homicide investigation...