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An earlier release referred to a water-related incident in Tauriko.
This was incorrect. The correct location is Poripori Road, Lower Kaimai.
Apologies for any confusion caused.
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A man is missing after a water-related incident in the Waikato River this afternoon.
Police were called to the river near Graham Island about 3.30pm after a report of a struggling swimmer being swept downstream.
They have not been located since.
Emergency services remain on scene carrying out a search of the area, and enquiries are ongoing.
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One person has died after a water-related incident in Taukiro this afternoon.
Emergency services were called about 2.55pm to a location off Poripori Road, where a person had been pulled from the water.
CPR was commenced, however they sadly died at the scene.
The death will be referred to the Coroner.
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One person has died after a water-related incident in Akaroa this afternoon.
Police were notified about 1.15pm that a person had been pulled from the water by the Harbourmaster.
CPR was administered however sadly they were not able to be revived.
Drummond Wharf is currently cordoned off while emergency services work at the scene.
The death will be referred to the Coroner.
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau CIB:
Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a man in Manurewa overnight.
Emergency services were called to Balfour Road around 11.10pm to reports a man had been shot.
Sadly, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Cordons remain in place, while police conduct a scene examination at the address. A postmortem examination will take place tomorrow.
Residents of the area can expect to see an increase in Police presence as they make enquiries.
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Please attribute to Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau CIB:
Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a baby boy in Auckland on Wednesday.
On 2 January, the 10-week-old baby was taken to Pukekohe Maternity Hospital in a critical condition, where staff alerted Police.
The baby was transferred to Starship Hospital where it was established he had suffered non-survivable injuries.
Tragically, the baby passed away at the hospital on Wednesday 7 January.
adminNote: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.
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A Police officer on route to a robbery job got more than he bargained for after a vehicle travelling in front of him took off, driving dangerously to evade the red and blue lights.
At about 5.50pm last night, the officer who was approaching the Bombay off-ramp, observed a blue hatchback take off and overtake a number of vehicles along the shoulder of the road.
Senior Sergeant Anton Maisey, Counties Manukau Police, says the unit called in the Police Eagle helicopter to assist in tracking the vehicle while he continued on to the other job.
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Police can now release the name of the man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash discovered on Seadown Road in the Timaru District on 22 December.
He was 66-year-old Gary Kenneth Penman of Timaru.
Police extend their condolences to Gary’s family and friends.
His death has been referred to the Coroner.
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adminWe have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.
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Fixed a case where the ‘Format SD Card’ would remain greyed out after a microsd card is inserted.
Fixed incorrect controller glyph in library filter selection dialog and filter description.
When connecting a new controller, the glyphs in the footer will now update immediately instead of after the first input from the controller
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Fixed changes to sliders on the Gyro calibration page not sticking
Fixed an issue with Steam Input API joystick actions not getting As Joystick options for Trackpad/Gyro
Added Gyro to Joystick Deflection option: Drag Center Point. When enabled, moving the controller past its maximum deflection angle will drag the center point with it, so that movement back toward the center will immediately register.