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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1309/
- Published: 2025-10-08T17:30:25.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-08T17:30:24.000Z
- Description: Bell was known for his straight-talking and wry presenting style, for which he won a cult reputation, according to NZ On Screen.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> Graham Bell, a veteran former detective inspector and the former host of *Police Ten 7*, has died.  
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> Bell, 78, died yesterday following a battle with cancer, *1News* reported.  
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> Bell had a police career spanning 33 years, mainly focused on criminal investigations.  
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> For 13 years, Bell was the presenter of *Police Ten 7, a* weekly NZ television programme aimed at helping solve serious crime and showcasing the work of the police.  
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> During his time in the force, Bell rose to Detective Inspector in charge of criminal investigations in the Bay of Plenty.  
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> Bell was known for his straight-talking and wry presenting style, for which he won a cult reputation, according to NZ On Screen.  
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> His colourful descriptors included “morons”, “scumbags”, “murderous thugs”, “mindless lowlifes” and “gutless goons”.  
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> He once referred to an offender as “a lunatic scumbag with a steak knife”.  
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> NZ Herald

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