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‘Same families, same calls’: Police raise concern over repeat harm and youth crime in Māngere-Ōtāhuhu

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Māngere Bridge and surrounding South Auckland neighbourhoods, where police are responding to repeat family harm and youth offending. Photo: aboutmangerebridge Local Democracy Reporting | Free Public Interest News Service By Taelegalolo’u Mary Afemata of Local Democracy Reporting. Police are raising concerns about repeat family harm and youth crime in Māngere and Ōtāhuhu, with officers returning to the same households again and again. Speaking to the Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board, Inspector Mohammed Atiq, Counties Manukau West Area Prevention Manager, said the pattern is clear and hard to break. “It’s usually the same people over and over again, so it’s not new that we go to new places when we go to somebody we’ve actually been there before, they don’t have their own capability or problem-solving skills to sort their problems out and that’s why they get into that situation,” Atiq said. He said many of these cases involve children, which means police cannot simply step back....
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Sideline Conversions 20 April (some rugby news and information to start the week)

The Northern United and Hutt Old Boys Marist teams in action at Porirua Park on Saturday. Photo: Kinetic Images. A wild Saturday saw most matches played in conditions more akin to mid-July than Mid-April, and a handful spanning at least four grades that didn’t go ahead. The most high profile of these was the Paremata-Plimmerton...
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Canada Wraps Largest-Ever Arctic Winter Military Operation with Expanded Northern Presence

Canada has concluded Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 2026, marking the largest and most comprehensive winter Arctic operation ever conducted under the broader Operation NANOOK framework. Running from February to April, the exercise highlighted the Canadian Armed Forces’ growing focus on northern readiness as international attention on the Arctic continues to intensify. Approximately 1,300 Canadian Armed Forces members took part in the mission, supported by nearly 200 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including two M777 howitzers. Operations spanned Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, and Manitoba, combining land, air, and joint activities across some of the country’s most remote and demanding terrain. The 2026 edition also featured military participation from Belgium, Denmark, France, and the United States, reinforcing allied coordination in a region of increasing strategic importance. Among the most notable achievements was a long-range patrol covering ...
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Cellula Robotics Strengthens Global Growth Push with Senior Leadership Appointment

Cellula Robotics has appointed Colleen Hahn as Vice President, Technology Transfer and Strategy, reinforcing its senior leadership team as the company expands its footprint in the United States and advances its broader international growth ambitions. Based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Cellula said Hahn’s role will focus primarily on the US market while also supporting the company’s wider global strategy. Her responsibilities will include market intelligence, customer engagement, strategic outreach, and partnership development across Cellula’s subsidiaries and partner network. The appointment underlines Cellula’s continued investment in the relationships, market insight, and strategic direction needed to accelerate growth across both defence and commercial sectors. It also reflects the company’s commitment to ensuring its capabilities remain closely aligned with customer priorities and emerging market opportunities. Hahn joins the business with extensive experience in partnership d...
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AtkinsRéalis and Hanwha Ocean Chart New Course for Canada’s Submarine Future

Canada’s push to strengthen its defence industrial base has gained fresh momentum, with AtkinsRéalis and Hanwha Ocean signing a strategic Memorandum of Understanding aimed at supporting the country’s submarine capability and long-term domestic industrial resilience. Announced in Montreal on April 14, 2026, the agreement aligns with Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy and sets out a framework for long-term collaboration between the Canadian engineering and nuclear leader and the global shipbuilding and submarine manufacturer. Together, the two companies will explore opportunities to enhance Canada’s submarine readiness while helping build industrial capacity at home. The partnership brings together AtkinsRéalis’ extensive expertise in submarine infrastructure and lifecycle support with Hanwha Ocean’s established submarine design and manufacturing capabilities. It marks an early but significant step in what both companies describe as an ambitious collaboration. “At a time when ...
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Built in Canada, Armed for the World: Roshel’s Bet on Sovereign Defence

As Ottawa backs its boldest defence industrial policy in a generation, Brampton’s Roshel is positioning itself at the centre of Canada’s sovereign armoured vehicle capability — from the steel in the ground to the fleet on the front line. When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled Canada’s first-ever Defence Industrial Strategy in February 2026, the message was unambiguous: Canada would stop sending three-quarters of its defence capital budget south of the border. With a commitment to direct 70 per cent of defence acquisitions to Canadian firms — backed by more than $500 billion in projected investment over a decade and a historic achievement of the NATO two-per-cent spending target — Ottawa has issued a long-term call for greater engagement from domestic industry. The Brampton, Ontario-based manufacturer of smart armoured vehicles has spent the past decade quietly building one of the most vertically integrated defence production operations in the country. Now, with the policy winds fir...
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Sotheby’s Paris Notches a $41 M. Modern and Contemporary Sale, Led by a $12 M. Monet Unseen for a Century

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Two paintings by French Impressionist Claude Monet led a Sotheby’s Paris sale of modern and contemporary art on Thursday that racked up €35 million ($41 million). That figure is up more than 84 percent on the equivalent sale from last year and exceeds the pre-sale estimate of €22.4–€32.1 million ($26.6–$37.8 million). The total was the house’s second-highest ever in France for a sale in the category. Nearly 63 percent of lots sold above their high estimates, and 66 percent of lots were making their auction debut.  “Today’s results mark a defining moment for Sotheby’s and for Paris more widely,” Thomas Bompard, co-head of modern and contemporary art, Sotheby’s Paris, said in a statement. “From the extraordinary Monet prices achieved, to the electric atmosphere and spirited bidding that animated a packed saleroom, the auction captured a market alive with confidence as collectors from around the world leaned in, competed, and ultimately turned their eyes once again to Paris.” The s...
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