UpdatedTom RoseJournalist·NZ Herald·19 Aug, 2026 11:35 PM3 mins to read‌NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Thursday, August 20, 2026.

A further four probes will follow Paul Davison KC's sobering review into the deadly slip at Mount Maunganui.Auckland Council is suspending hunting operations for its Kawau Island pest eradication programme after a contractor was shot overnight.One helicopter was sent to the Hauraki Gulf island and a person was airlifted to Auckland City Hospital in a critical condition, Hato Hone St John said.

Acting Detective Inspector