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May 21, 2026
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‘Think again’: Police send strong message to visitors scamming Kiwis

Location:

Auckland City

A visiting UK national finds himself in custody after scamming tens of thousands’ out of an Auckland couple for a fake paint job.

The man’s associate, another visiting UK national, has scarpered from New Zealand and will face arrest if he returns.

It’s now the fourteenth time Auckland City fraud detectives have busted overseas visitors using a revolving wheel of scams against Kiwis in the past three years.

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May 21, 2026
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Teen arrested after lucky escape in crash

Location:

Counties Manukau

A series of poor decisions resulted in one teenager’s arrest and a badly damaged vehicle. It could have ended so much worse.

A Police unit patrolling in Highland Park observed a Toyota sports car enter Pakuranga Road from a service station just after midnight.

“The vehicle performed a loss of traction in front of the unit and sped off,” Counties Manukau East Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Peter Kaveney says.

“Police have attempted to signal the vehicle stop but the vehicle fled at speed up Angelo Avenue.”

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May 20, 2026
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SteamOS 3.8.5 Beta: Second Clutch

Note: 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.

These notes contain all changes since the current stable SteamOS 3.7 release, with the new changes since the previous 3.8.4 Beta noted below

New in 3.8.5

Fixed a bug on Steam Deck OLED where rebooting would occasionally cause a loss of speaker output until rebooted again
Further improvements to video memory management on discrete GPU platforms
Fixed a bug in Desktop Mode causing previously open applications to not be remembered when using the ‘Return to Gaming Mode’ shortcut to logout
Fixed a regression from previous 3.8 builds causing controls to misbehave after resuming from suspend on the ASUS ROG Ally
Even more stability and security updates

General

Fixed a case where WiFi performance could become degraded until the device was put to sleep or manually reconnected
Fixed excessive trackpad sensitivity on certain early Steam Deck LCD models
Initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware
Added support for waking from sleep via connected Steam Controller
Updated Arch system base
Updated graphics driver with performance and stability fixes
Fixed a case where per-app performance settings would intermittently fail to apply when launching a game
Substantially improved speed of future OS updates on high-speed connections
Improved support for the screencasts in Game Mode (e.g. OBS/Discord)
Fixed dropdown menus not appearing in some games
Improved VRR frame pacing
Fixed FSR badge remaining off in the performance overlay, even if it was actually active
Improved support for games that attempt to open PDF files in external viewers
Added missing graphics features needed for titles such as “Crimson Desert”
Fixed an issue affecting certain titles (such as “SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide”) where the game window could have an incorrect position
Fixed closing certain titles (such as “STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™”) and Starfield resulting in a session crash
Improved support for certain USB racing wheels and USB devices that boot in a non-standard mode
- Frequently these are devices that appear as USB storage devices with a driver installer, and must be switched to their normal mode by the OS
Steam Deck controller firmware updates now display update progress on the splash screen
Fixes issue on specific Steam Deck revisions where firmware updates could render the left controller inoperative for that session
Fixes for experimental nested desktop mode
Numerous stability and security updates

Bluetooth

Re-re-enable Bluetooth Wake for Steam Deck LCD
- Fix for more spurious wake issues that were present in earlier attempts

Audio

Detect HDMI channel count and expose surround configuration if available
Add a setting to allow using Bluetooth headset mics (Bluetooth playback quality will be worse while capture is active)
Restore internal audio device on reboot if set to “Off” in desktop mode
Increase suspend timeout for HDMI devices so initial audio isn’t cut off after a few seconds of inactivity
Fixed a bug with switching input devices when a wired headset is plugged in
Fixed an issue where audio underruns could be experienced after sleep/resume

Accessibility

Added an option to force mono audio output

Desktop Mode

KDE Plasma updated to version 6.4.3 from 6.2.5, and now uses wayland by default
- Fixes several cases of reduced performance in Desktop Mode compared to Game Mode
- Improved support for rotated displays
- Better scale factor out of the box on TVs
- Adds support for external HDR displays
- Adds support for VRR displays
- Adds support per-display scale factor
- For more information, see Plasma release announcements
  - https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.0/
  - https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/
Keyboard layout and language are now obeying Game Mode settings
Improved windowing behavior for games running in Proton

System Firmware

Includes Steam Deck LCD BIOS v133
- Security updates
- Added “Memory Power Down” setup option
- Preliminary support for hibernation
Includes Steam Deck OLED BIOS v114
- Security updates
- Charging LED now changes color when charge limit is reached, rather than only at 100%

Non-Deck

Improved compatibility with recent Intel and AMD platforms
Greatly improved video memory management on discrete GPU platforms
Fixed a compatibility issue with the SteamOS chainloader that could cause a boot failure on some desktop systems with recent UEFI firmware
Power button short and long presses now supported across a wide variety of devices
Improved controller support for OneXPlayer F1 series, GPD Win 5, GPD Win Mini, Anbernic Win600, OrangePi NEO, and Lenovo Legion Go
Added controller support for OneXPlayer X1 series and Lenovo Legion Go 2
Added system and controller firmware update support for the Lenovo Legion Go 2
Added preliminary charge limiting support for Legion Go, Legion Go S, and Legion Go 2 – currently only accessible in Desktop Mode
Added controller RGB LED color settings for the Lenovo Legion Go 2
Added controller, TDP control, and speaker audio support for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally series
Reduced handheld controller input latency from 5-8ms to 100-500us
Night mode, color vibrance, and color temperature sliders in Steam now work on Z2E and later AMD APUs
Seamless boot fixes for Z2E and later AMD APUs
Automatically handle internally rotated display for some third-party handhelds
Improved motion control support for handhelds with BMI260 IMUs
SD card reliability improvements for some third-party handhelds, including ASUS ROG Xbox Ally, Legion Go 1, Legion Go S, Legion Go 2, and MSI Claw
Fixed washed out colors for Zotac and OneXPlayer handhelds with OLED
Fixed some GPU hangs on Phoenix APU devices (Tales of Arise, Octopath Traveler II)
Fixed ASUS ROG Ally power consumption from fingerprint reader while shut down
Fixed trackpad losing functionality after sleep/resume on the Legion Go
Fixed spurious wake-ups when using a Logitech Bolt receiver

Developer

Desktop Mode now uses Wayland by default
- X11 support may still be selected via Steam developer settings, or via `steamosctl`
Updated Linux kernel to 6.16
Steam now uses steamos-manager to query available desktop sessions and trigger desktop session switching
Added support for setting the desktop password in developer settings
Initial support for running as a Virtual Machine guest (virtio guest drivers)
Added support for third-party devices to trigger the SteamOS boot menu via EFI variable
Added `custom-update` verb to `atomupd-manager` for easier testing of specific builds
System reports now include more audio debug information
Initial support for LAVD CPU scheduler via `steamosctl set-cpu-scheduler lavd`

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May 20, 2026
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Eagle swoops in to rescue woman lost in bush

Location:

Waitematā

An early morning walk turned into a rescue operation after a woman became lost in Piha bush yesterday.

At around 11am, Police received a call from a walker advising she was stuck in dense bush and unable to make her way out.

Exhausted and unsure of her exact location, the woman had been walking for three hours and was surrounded by undergrowth up to her neck.

Waitematā West Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Jon Winthrop says GPS showed the woman was near Marine Parade South, but access to the area had been washed out in a previous slip.

Images(s):

Eagle directed the Tactical Flight Officer to the woman

The officer led the woman out of dense bush

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May 20, 2026
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Update: Blenheim incident

Location:

Tasman

Attribute to Inspector Simon Feltham, Marlborough Area Commander:

Police are continuing to make enquiries after a death in Blenheim yesterday.

Just before 1:30pm, Police were called to Wairau Bar Road after the body of an infant was discovered on the side of the road by a machinery operator.

Police are working to determine the circumstances in which the body came to be at this location.

A scene examination was completed today, and Wairau Bar Road has since re-opened to the public.

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May 20, 2026
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Two arrests in Dinsdale aggravated robbery

Location:

Waikato

Attribute the following to Detective Sergeant Jonathan Carter, Criminal Investigations, Waikato Police:

Police investigating an aggravated robbery at a Hamilton property have arrested a second person in relation to the incident.

On 9 May, four males arrived at a commercial premises on Whatawhata Road armed with weapons and wearing face coverings and gloves.

Two people were injured from the offenders, and items were stolen.

On the night, a Police dog unit tracked the fleeing offenders that were on foot and arrested a 17-year-old.

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May 20, 2026
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Whangārei Police seek help to identify alleged offender

Location:

Northland

Whangārei Police investigating a robbery are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the alleged offender.

At around 3pm on Saturday 4 April the young victim was riding their bike along Mains Avenue when they were approached by an unknown male who demanded money.

The victim has described a tall male, who was standing near a fence outside a property on Mains Avenue, near the intersection of Churchill Street.

The male grabbed the victims backpack, causing the victim to fall off the bike.

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May 20, 2026
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Alleged burglar caught in the act

Location:

Auckland City

An alleged burglar was caught red-handed after being watched on CCTV in Onehunga last night.

Auckland City East Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Tony Ngau Chun says around 11pm Police received a report of an unknown person inside a commercial premise on Onehunga Mall.

“An employee called us to say he could see a man on camera walking around with a torch.

“The man was moving through different parts of the building,” he says.

Police units arrived shortly after and located the man at the rear of the property.

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May 19, 2026
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Update: Blenheim incident

Location:

Tasman

Please attribute to Inspector Simon Feltham, Marlborough Area Commander:

Police are investigating a sudden death in Blenheim.

Just before 1:30pm, Police were called to Wairau Bar Road.

The road remains closed, with a scene guard to remain in place overnight.

A scene examination is due to be carried out tomorrow morning.

We continue to advise people to avoid the area.

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre

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May 19, 2026
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Police get more bang for their buck after shoplifting incident

Location:

Northland

A would-be thief who allegedly attempted to leave a store without paying has been caught red-handed.

At about 10.20pm last night, Police were called following a report of a person inside a retail store who had allegedly taken a number of items and left without paying.

Whangārei Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Rene Rakete, says officers were quick to arrive and located the alleged offender inside a vehicle parked out the front of the Okara Drive store.

“One person was arrested on the spot and a number of clothing items were located inside.