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May 29, 2026
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Operation Spear pumping the brakes on illegal chop-shop in Christchurch

Location:

Canterbury

Canterbury Police have crashed an alleged steal-and-strip operation, arresting a local business owner now accused of dismantling a multitude of stolen vehicles for parts to be shipped overseas.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested in relation to 27 stolen vehicles that have been identified as going through his business, as well as numerous breaches of the Second Hand Dealers Act, and participating in an organised criminal group.

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May 28, 2026
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Breakdown lands offender in Police hands

Location:

Waitematā

A motorcyclist snapped speeding before failing to stop for Police is now facing more breakdowns than one following an early morning ride.

Just before 3am the Police Eagle helicopter was in Te Atatū for an unrelated job when the crew spotted a rider travelling at nearly double the posted speed along Te Atatū Road.

Waitematā West Area Prevention Manager, Acting Inspector Nick Salter, says officers attempted to stop the vehicle, however it allegedly fled.

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May 28, 2026
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Police stop net hunting rifle, knife, ammo, and drugs

Location:

Bay of Plenty

Attributable to Senior Sergeant Roger Schreuder Bay of Plenty Police District Command Centre

Two men will face court following an early morning Police stop which found them to be in possession of a hunting knife, a hunting rifle, ammunition and drugs.

At about 3am today, Police were patrolling on Lake Road in Rotorua and stopped a vehicle after inquiries revealed that it was displaying false registration plates.

While talking to the occupants, Police noticed a hunting knife behind the driver’s back seat, which resulted in the officers conducting a search.

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Some of the ammunition found in the vehicle

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May 27, 2026
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Steam Deck Client Update: May 27th

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable channel.

General

The ‘Legacy Steam Runtime’ compatibility tool is now an optional standalone download instead of being bundled with the Steam client.
Fixed an issue where the Steam Workshop would download an older version of an item if there were multiple versions of the item that were marked valid for game beta branch the user opted into.
Fixed a rare case where the Steam Controller welcome dialog could appear while updating the controller’s firmware.
Fixed a crash related to the Steam Controller.
Fixed streamable non-Steam games showing in Library when Remote Play is turned off.
Fixed the “View friends list” link in the Big Picture home page opening the older non-QAM version of the friends list.
Fixed some startup movies failing to play.
Fixed option to clear custom backgrounds and logos not showing in library.

Library

Improved EULA scrolling behavior when using a controller.

Settings

Updated the layout and styles for client settings across desktop, Big Picture and controller configuration to improve readability and organization.
Notification settings has been updated to allow changing e-mail, client, and mobile notification preferences in one place.
Directly navigating to a specific settings page (i.e by activating the network icon in the header) will now focus the first setting in that section instead of the settings navigation menu.

Friends & Chat

Friend status will now update much more quickly after waking your device from sleep or toggling network connectivity.

Steam Input

Steam Controller: Minor improvement to gyro micro stutter (ignore clone packets).
You can turn off “Track Pad locking” – by default each trackpad is disabled while the corresponding joystick is either deflected or the joystick’s capacitive sensor has been activated. This is to avoid accidental track pad touches when using a joystick. Find the setting in: Settings->Controller->Details->Calibration & Advanced->Trackpad Lockout.
Gyro to Joystick Camera: Defaulted Gyro Deadzone Speed and Gyro Precision Speed to 0 to aide tuning the correct Minimum Joystick Output – these settings would swallow the micro movements needed to check the minimum response to gyro movements. Also: added Minimum Joystick Output slider on the Configurator Quick Settings list.
Added an extra option to Gyro to Joystick Camera – Angle Catchup can be active while gyro ratcheting.
Fixed Gyro to Joystick Camera timing issue – should appear smoother across all controllers.
Removed several configuration options from incompatible inputs. Digital Buttons can no longer be set Press types that require Analog input and Gyro can no longer be set to incompatible Radial Menu or Hotbar. These options will still be available for all compatible inputs.
Fixed detecting the Steam Controller when it is charging on the puck at Steam startup.
Fixed an issue with doubled input when the Steam Controller is charging on the puck.
Fixed FlyDigi Vader 5 Pro in enhanced mode on Linux and macOS.
Fixed “Reset Camera To Horizon” action operating inconsistently in different engines – turn commands chunked into 2 to improve consistency.
Fixed quick settings Left Trackpad to point to correct settings, instead of toward Gyro.
Fixed not being able to use Grip Sense to activate Touch Menus.
Fixed Grip Sense sensor page Grip Range slider, and adjusted explanations.
Added Grip Sense rumble effect to Grip Sense calibration screen.
Fixed an issue where Steam Controller grip thresholds were loaded incorrectly in the device calibration screen.
Fixed an issue preventing the Steam button chord configuration from being edited for the Steam Controller.

Steam Controller Firmware

Fixes for trackpad ‘dead zone’ issues experienced by some Steam Controllers.
Fixed an issue with occasional stutter on the gyro polling rate.
Fixed IMU failures when using extended rumble.
Fixed an issue where continuous rumble would sometimes break Gyro input.

Remote Play

Added an advanced client option to enable microphone streaming.
Fixed the client disconnecting after a short period of time when doing non-local streaming.
Fixed the Steam Link app not showing the computer as online after pairing in some cases.

Desktop Mode

Fixed a case where dropdown windows and profile hover windows could get stuck on screen.

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May 27, 2026
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Steam Client Update – May 27th

A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General

Fixed an issue where the Steam Workshop would download an older version of an item if there were multiple versions of the item that were marked valid for game beta branch the user opted into.
Fixed a rare case where the Steam Controller welcome dialog could appear while updating the controller’s firmware.
Fixed streamable non-Steam games showing in Library when Remote Play is turned off.
Fixed some startup movies failing to play in Big Picture Mode.
Fixed option to clear custom backgrounds and logos not showing in library.

Settings

Updated the layout and styles for client settings across desktop, Big Picture and controller configuration to improve readability and organization.
Notification settings has been updated to allow changing e-mail, client, and mobile notification preferences in one place.

In-Game Overlay

Fixed a case where Performance Monitor could over report frame rate if a game erroneously calls NVIDIA APIs to get new frame tokens at a much higher rate than their actual Present frame rate.
Fixed cases where the overlay may not immediately cover the entire screen when first invoked.
Fixed cases where the Big Picture mode overlay notifications may be positioned incorrectly until the overlay is first invoked.
Fixed a rare case where GameOverlayUI64.exe could stop responding and use too much CPU.

Steam Controller Firmware

Fixes for trackpad ‘dead zone’ issues experienced by some Steam Controllers.
Fixed IMU failures when using extended rumble.
Fixed an issue with occasional stutter on the gyro polling rate.
Fixed an issue where continuous rumble would sometimes break Gyro input.

Steam Input

Steam Controller: Minor improvement to gyro micro stutter (ignore clone packets).
You can turn off “Track Pad locking” – by default each trackpad is disabled while the corresponding joystick is either deflected or the joystick’s capacitive sensor has been activated. This is to avoid accidental track pad touches when using a joystick. Find the setting in: Settings->Controller->Details->Calibration & Advanced->Trackpad Lockout.
Gyro to Joystick Camera: Defaulted Gyro Deadzone Speed and Gyro Precision Speed to 0 to aide tuning the correct Minimum Joystick Output – these settings would swallow the micro movements needed to check the minimum response to gyro movements. Also: added Minimum Joystick Output slider on the Configurator Quick Settings list.
Added an extra option to Gyro to Joystick Camera – Angle Catchup can be active while gyro ratcheting.
Fixed Gyro to Joystick Camera timing issue – should appear smoother across all controllers.
Removed several configuration options from incompatible inputs. Digital Buttons can no longer be set Press types that require Analog input and Gyro can no longer be set to incompatible Radial Menu or Hotbar. These options will still be available for all compatible inputs.
Fixed detecting the Steam Controller when it is charging on the puck at Steam startup.
Fixed an issue with doubled input when the Steam Controller is charging on the puck.
Fixed FlyDigi Vader 5 Pro in enhanced mode on Linux and macOS.
Fixed “Reset Camera To Horizon” action operating inconsistently in different engines – turn commands chunked into 2 to improve consistency.
Fixed quick settings Left Trackpad to point to correct settings, instead of toward Gyro.
Fixed not being able to use Grip Sense to activate Touch Menus.
Fixed Grip Sense sensor page Grip Range slider, and adjusted explanations.
Added Grip Sense rumble effect to Grip Sense calibration screen.
Fixed an issue where Steam Controller grip thresholds were loaded incorrectly in the device calibration screen.
Fixed an issue preventing the Steam button chord configuration from being edited for the Steam Controller.
Fixed Steam Controller input in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.

Linux

The ‘Legacy Steam Runtime’ compatibility tool is now an optional standalone download instead of being bundled with the Steam client.
Fixed firmware updates failing on systems where libhidapi was not installed.
Fixed a case where dropdown windows and profile hover windows could get stuck on screen.
Fixed a crash related to the Steam Controller on Linux.

Remote Play

Alt-Enter now toggles windowed mode.
Window mode, position, and size are saved between sessions.
Added a windowed mode toggle and 1:1 resize button to the mouse/keyboard overlay menu.
Added an advanced client option to enable microphone streaming.
Fixed the client disconnecting after a short period of time when doing non-local streaming.
Fixed the Steam Link app not showing the computer as online after pairing in some cases.

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May 27, 2026
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Property seized in Kawerau linked to Operation Notus

Location:

Bay of Plenty

A property has been seized following a large Police operation in Kawerau today.

Police have supported MBIE in taking possession of a property that has been forfeited following a lengthy court process, pursuant to the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009.

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May 27, 2026
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Community collaboration cracks case of youths targeting vehicles

Location:

Central

Police have charged three youths following reports of suspicious activity around vehicles in Whanganui.

Yesterday, Police were able to act quickly on information received to identify, locate and apprehend youths who were observed acting suspiciously near parked vehicles.

Thanks to the swift actions of members of the public, who alerted Police to footage circulating on a community social media page, officers were able to rapidly assess the situation and respond.

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May 27, 2026
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Update 2: further arrests following dating app assaults

Location:

Southern

Attribute to Acting Inspector Mel Robertson, Southland Area Prevention Manager:

Police can confirm that two further arrests have been made in relation to a series of violent assaults that occurred over a weekend earlier this month.

A 15-year-old male has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, and a 17-year-old male has been charged with aggravated robbery causing grievous bodily harm.

Both appeared in the Invercargill Youth Court today. These arrests relate specifically to the Queens Park assaults.