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High-tech surveillance and GPS tracking break up Hawke’s Bay gang’s meth-dealing ring
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Te Atatū homicide: Police arrest, charge 29-year-old with murdering Nazai Hai, 27
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Five kids recovered in house raid as hunt for Sara's runaway dad intensifies
Five children were dramatically recovered from Sara Sharif's grandfather's house in Pakistan after police looking for the dead girl's runaway father raided the home.
Sara's father, stepmother and uncle have been hiding out in Pakistan since police in the UK found the 10-year-old's body alone in the family home, south of London.
Neighbours today described watching dozens of officers breaking through a gate and raiding the grandfather's house, where the children were staying, according to the BBC.
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After booking eight one-way tickets, seemingly out of the blue, Sara's father Urfan Sharif flew to Pakistan from London four weeks ago with his partner Beinash Batool, his brother Faisal Malik and five children aged between one and 13.
Sharif, Batool and Malik weren't found at the grandfather's property.
Several hours after the raid, the five children were returned to the house in Jellum, a city in Pakistan's north-east where Urfan Sharif had grown up.
Sara's grandfather Muhammad Sharif revealed to the BBC how the five children had been staying at his home since their arrival on 10 August.
"Since they came from the UK, I didn't let them go," Sharif said, as he claimed he wasn't trying to hide them from authorities.
"I told Urfan and Beinash that they can go wherever they want to, but I will not let the children go with you.
"Until today, no one had asked me about the children.
"They kept asking me about Urfan, Faisal and Beinash, no one asked me about the children."
A custody hearing for the children is scheduled for Tuesday (local time).
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Local officer Nasir Mehmood Bajwa told The Guardian police broke the locks of the main gate to force their way in, and confiscated CCTV cameras once inside.
Police are still searching for Sharif, Batool and Malik, he said.
Sharif and Batool released a video last week claiming they were hiding because they were afraid of police in Pakistan and that Sara had died in an "incident".
Police in Pakistan have raided more than 20 properties since Interpol alerted them about Sara's death.
Muhammad Sharif had previously told media Urfan had briefly visited his house after arriving but had fled to an unknown location.
He said he'd urged Urfan to surrender because of the intensifying heat his family was coming under from authorities.
Police in Pakistan have detained several family members as the manhunt has ramped up.
After hurriedly flying out of the UK, Urfan called British police to tell them Sara was dead and that her body could be found in the family's home in Woking.
Last week Sara's mum and grandmother told a Polish broadcaster they could hardly recognise her in a morgue because she was so badly bruised and injured.
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In the aftermath of Sara's body being discovered, police confirmed they had previous interactions with the family in relation to Sara but would not say why.
The mother of one of Sara's school friends said she appeared injured at school one day, and that not long after she had been removed and put into homeschooling.
There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Pakistan.
UK police are working with international agencies, including Interpol and the UK Foreign Office to progress their enquiries with Pakistani authorities.
Home builder collapses owing millions
A South Australian construction company has collapsed owing more than $4.5 million and leaving more than 200 projects incomplete.
Qattro Built Pty Ltd entered liquidation on Tuesday after being in operation for 15 years in South Australia.
Chris Powell and Nick Gyss from Duncan Powell have been appointed liquidators.
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The liquidators said the company owes unsecured creditors more than $4.5 million.
Twenty five people are currently employed by the business.
The company has collapsed with over 200 construction projects worth over $110 million which are incomplete or haven't been started yet.
Some of these projects include the Cedar Woods Fletcher Slip Development, part of the Dock 1 Development and smaller developments including projects in Underdale, Torrens Park and Lighstview.
"Qattro Built has faced increasingly challenging operating conditions that have affected the entire industry and we have significant experience in supporting construction businesses in similar circumstances," liquidator Powell said.
"We will work closely with the management team and the various developers and owners to mitigate ongoing losses and exposures for all stakeholders and facilitate the orderly transition and completion of the projects."
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Director Bradley Jansen said the business is placed in liquidation with a focus on completing the outstanding builds.
"I am devastated to make this decision after three exceedingly difficult years of efforts trying to recover the post-COVID financial sustainability of the company," Jansen said.
"I know the closure of the business will have a significant impact on its many long-term employees, clients, contractors and various local sporting clubs and charities that Qattro has strongly supported over the last 15 years… for this I apologise."
Jansen said after COVID-19 he has downsized operations and offices but has now exhausted all options for staying afloat.
He added the new projects the business secured were profitable but existing projects with fixed-price contracts weighed heavy on the business's bottom line.
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Jansen said he's tried to protect staff and suppliers and has put all his personal assets into the business to try and absorb the $7.5 million in cost increases but to no avail.
"The reality is ongoing supply-chain and labour shortages mean that there is too much cash stuck on near-completed projects to meet the immediate obligations of the company," he said.
"I am proud that Qattro has operated as a trusted, well-respected, and professional business for over 15 years, and the difficult decision to enter liquidation has been made to minimise further forecasted financial losses and the subsequent impact to staff, suppliers, contractors, and clients."
Portuguese town flooded by 2.2 million litres of wine
A small town in Portugal was hit by a massive flood of red wine after an accident at a nearby distillery.
Two tanks of red wine belonging to a distillery in Levira, Portugal burst, spilling their contents in the streets.
Residents watched on as 2.2 million litres of red wine were reportedly unleashed, flooding the town with a deluge of red wine.
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Levira distillery was forced to apologise after a basement in a house near its distillery was flooded with wine.
The company took responsibility for the damage the spill may have caused.
Meanwhile, while local authorities told local media that volunteers prevented the wine from reaching the river and causing what could have been an environmental disaster.
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The company also told local media they were "concerned about the company's economic loss" after losing 2.2 million litres of red wine.
Investigations are ongoing into the cause of the spill.
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