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Traffic 19 Jun 2008
Fatal Crash on Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt

UPPER HUTT — A 61-year-old male cyclist died at the scene of a crash on Fergusson Drive, near St Patrick's College, Silverstream, about 8.40am today.

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Traffic 19 Jun 2008
Icy Road Conditions, Central Otago

OTAGO — Ice Warning on Roads Central Otago Area: Police are receiving calls from members of the public concerned at icy road conditions throughout the Central Otago Area.

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Traffic 19 Jun 2008
Fatal accident in Upper Hutt

UPPER HUTT — 9.30am - Emergency services are in attendance at a fatal traffic incident on Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt, outside St Patricks College.

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Police 19 Jun 2008
Rugby town

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch will be a rugby town this weekend with the English and the All Black game on Saturday night.

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Police 19 Jun 2008
NZ Sikh Society and family to lay formal complaint about police

MANUKAU CITY — The family of slain liquor store co-owner Navtej Singh are to complain about the police handling of his shooting, saying they are doing it for the community.

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Search and Rescue 19 Jun 2008
Missing 85 year old male from Spreydon

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are concerned for the well being of 85 yr old Adrian Crawshaw who went missing from a retirement home in the Spreydon area late Wednesday afternoon.

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Police 18 Jun 2008
No change in missing Jae Hyeon Kim case

WEST COAST — No change to the overnight situation.

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Education 18 Jun 2008
Truancy Operation

CHRISTCHURCH — On Tuesday 17 June 2008 Christchurch Police and the Christchurch Truancy Service conducted another successful operation targeting students who were absent from Christchurch schools.

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Police 18 Jun 2008
Police statement regarding England rugby team

AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City CIB is investigating an allegation involving up to four members of the England Rugby team.

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Crime 18 Jun 2008
Serious assault in Wellsford

WELLSFORD — Police are investigating a stabbing that occurred last night at about 9.25pm in Wellsford outside an address where a party was being held.

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Crime 18 Jun 2008
Ram Raid/Police Pursuit in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — At about 4.04am on 18/6/08 a ram raid occurred on a Supermarket in Ferry Rd, Christchurch.

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Traffic 17 Jun 2008
Land slide closes road

BAY OF PLENTY — At approximately 6.15 pm this evening there was a land slide on SH 2 at Karangahake, 2 km north of the Waikino Tavern.

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Police 17 Jun 2008
Still no movement in missing Jae Hyeon Kim case

WEST COAST — No change from the overnight situation.

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Crime 17 Jun 2008
Young woman attacked in Rawhiti Domain

CHRISTCHURCH — A woman in her early twenties was attacked as she walked through the Rawhiti Domain, New Brighton, last Sunday night, 15 June.

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Police 17 Jun 2008
Hero Police dog dies

Retired Police dog Cane, hailed as a hero after being seriously injured while tracking and apprehending a burglary suspect last year, died yesterday.

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Traffic 16 Jun 2008
Fatal Crash - Humphreys Road, Gisborne

GISBORNE — Police and the Serious Crash Unit are responding to a single vehicle accident in Gisborne.

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Crime 16 Jun 2008
Hit and run at Manukau shopping centre

MANUKAU CITY — At approximately 3.35pm this afternoon a middle aged female was assaulted in the car park of the Manukau Shopping Centre.

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Police 16 Jun 2008
West port search update

WEST COAST — No change to the situation reported in the last release from Saturday.

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Police 16 Jun 2008
Man charged with Eastgate pharmacy robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — A man was arrested yesterday and charged with the aggravated robbery of the Pharmacy at Eastgate Mall last Thursday plus other burglaries.

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Police 16 Jun 2008
Multi-agency counter-terrorism exercise to run this week

A multi-agency, counter-terrorism exercise will be run in the Waikato and Otago this week.

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Traffic 16 Jun 2008
Fog in Wellington

WELLINGTON — 7.45am Motorists are advised to drive carefully due to fog in he upper Hutt Valley and in Wellington's northern suburbs.

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Traffic 16 Jun 2008
Fatal crash in Tauranga

TAURANGA — A car has crash at the roundabout of SH2 and Maungatapu Rd in Tauranga.

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Police 15 Jun 2008
Road Policing Media Release

MANUKAU CITY — Police Swoop removes 274 Drink Drivers from Counties Manukau Roads.

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Crime 14 Jun 2008
Home invasion becomes homicide inquiry

MANUKAU CITY — Yin Ping Yang the 80 year old victim of a home invasion in her Saralee Drive home on Wednesday, has died as a result of her injuries.

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Police 14 Jun 2008
Search turns up no items with 'definite' link

WEST COAST — Police staff have completed the search of the bush area near the 4 Mile Bridge, south of Charleston, but have not found any items that can be definitely linked to the disappearance of Jae KIM.

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Traffic 14 Jun 2008
Minor injuries Tourist Bus versus car near Tokoroa

TOKOROA — Tokoroa Police are at the scene of a collision between a tourist bus and a car.

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Deaths 14 Jun 2008
Body found under Waimakariri Gorge Bridge

KAIAPOI — At about 0800 hours on Friday 13 June the body of a 45 year old male, a resident of Kaiapoi, was found under the Waimakariri Gorge Bridge.

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Crime 13 Jun 2008
Drug siezures and pursuit North-West Waikato

WAIKATO — Drugs, they're not just threatening lives in the big cities but in smaller rural communities as well, according to Waikato Police who dealt with a number of drug related incidents in the north Waikato over recent hours.

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Crime 13 Jun 2008
Robbery at ANZ National Bank Upper Hutt

UPPER HUTT — At about 2.20pm a Male walked into the National Bank on Main Street Upper Hutt and demanded Money from a Teller.

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Deaths 13 Jun 2008
Deaths on the train

CHRISTCHURCH — "From enquiries made to date, the Police are satisfied that the injuries suffered by the two young men occurred when the train passed under the footbridge just to the south of the Blighs Road railway crossing in Bryndwr", said Detective Sergeant John Rae today.

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Traffic 13 Jun 2008
School patrol 'march for road safety' - traffic delays expected

WELLINGTON CITY — At approximately 10.00am this morning, the Wellington Youth Education Service is hosting the annual School Patrols 'march for Road safety' in conjunction with the Wellington City Council.

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Deaths 13 Jun 2008
Name release of rail victims

CHRISTCHURCH — The names of the two young men who were killed in a rail accident last night in Canterbury have been released.

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Police 13 Jun 2008
Missing person enquiry - Jae Hyeon Kim

WESTPORT — The search of the area of bush near the 4 Mile Bridge, south of Charleston, entered its third day today with police bringing in a digger to assist with clearing of bush and scrub at the site in order to make searching the ground easier.

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Police 12 Jun 2008
Missing Ten year old

WELLINGTON — Police are searching for a Missing Ten year old african boy who failed to return home from school at 4pm today.

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Deaths 12 Jun 2008
Operation Riverton; Media release of behalf of Singh family

MANUKAU CITY — We want to thank the community for their support to us and to the Police.

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Crime 12 Jun 2008
Operation Riverton, release 2

MANUKAU CITY — Operation Riverton officers investigating the Saturday night murder of Navtej Singh have recovered parts of a rifle believed to have been used to kill Mr Singh.

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Crime 12 Jun 2008
Westpac Bishopdale Aggravated Robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — Just prior to 1.40 pm on Wednesday 12 June 2008, staff at the Bishopdale Branch of the Westpac bank were robbed.

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Traffic 12 Jun 2008
Crash on Hutt motorway

WELLINGTON — Vehicle Police are currently enroute to the scene of a car V truck in the southbound lanes of the Hutt motorway (State Highway 2).

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Crime 12 Jun 2008
Bank Robbery, Bishopdale Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — Police have cordoned part of the Bishopdale Mall in Christchurch this afternoon after a male went into the Westpac bank demanding money around 1.30pm this afternoon.

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Crime 12 Jun 2008
Scam complaints in Canterbury

CANTERBURY — In the last week Police have received a number of calls recently from people who have been recipients of a scam.

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Deaths 12 Jun 2008
Bodies on railway wagon identified

CHRISTCHURCH — The bodies of two young men recovered from the top of a railway wagon in a Christchurch rail yard early this morning have been identified.

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Crime 12 Jun 2008
Port Levy victim formally identified

CHRISTCHURCH — The body of the man found at a house in Port Levy on Tuesday night has been formally identified as Kelly Paul DAKEN aged 38.

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Police 12 Jun 2008
Two bodies found on roof of train

CHRISTCHURCH — At 0300hrs on the 12 of June 2008, Police were called to the railway yards near Annex Road in Christchurch.

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Deaths 11 Jun 2008
Port Levy inquiry- body brought to Christchurch for post mortem

CHRISTCHURCH — The body of the deceased man at Port Levy was brought back to Christchurch for the post mortem at 3pm this afternoon.

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Media 11 Jun 2008
Homicide- Media issues in Counties Manukau

MANUKAU CITY — Urgent request to media regarding the Homicide enquiry at Manurewa.

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Police 11 Jun 2008
Man appears in court this morning over Port Levy death

BANKS PENINSULA — At 8.00pm last night Police responded to an address in Port Levy, Banks Peninsula to investigate a serious assault after calls by several people.

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Crime 11 Jun 2008
Shooting in Wanganui

WHANGANUI — Wanganui police are investigating a shooting incident within the city on the evening of the 10th June 2008.

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Crime 11 Jun 2008
Homicide in Banks Peninsula

BANKS PENINSULA — At 8.00pm tonight Police responded to an address in Port Levy, Banks Peninsula to investigate a serious assault.

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News 10 Jun 2008
Police investigate tourists disapperance

WEST COAST — Acting upon information received, Police engaged on the enquiry into missing Korean tourist Jae Hyeon KIM have this afternoon occupied an area of bush in the vicinity of the 4 Mile Bridge, some 5.5 kilometres south of the village of Charleston and adjacent to State Highway 6.

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Crime 10 Jun 2008
Man attacks prostitute in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 6.25 am this morning, a prostitute alleged she was grabbed by the throat then on the bottom by a male.

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Traffic 10 Jun 2008
Fatal crash near Palmerston North

PALMERSTON NORTH — 11.10pm - Police and emergency services are responding to a vehicle collision on Paihiatua Aokautere Road in Palmerston North.

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Traffic 9 Jun 2008
State Highway 4 closed

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Due to a stock trailer tipping over State Highway 4 between Wanganui and Raetihi is closed.

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Crime 9 Jun 2008
Youths arrested in Upper Hutt city centre

UPPER HUTT — Two 15-year-old boys will be appearing in the Upper Hutt Youth Court on Friday after a disturbance at The Razza Bar early yesterday afternoon.

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Police 9 Jun 2008
Arrest in Hutt Valley kidnapping

LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt CIB today arrested a 38-year-old man and charged him with the alleged beating at gunpoint and kidnapping of a 63-year-old man in Stokes Valley four months ago.

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Traffic 9 Jun 2008
Ice Warning in Canterbury

CANTERBURY — Three of Four Kilometres either side of Greta Valley, Hunrunui, Canterbury, sheet ice on the road as at 9.15 am 09/06/08.

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Traffic 9 Jun 2008
Truck fire closes road in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — 8am - Main Road Sumner, near Barnett Park is closed due to a truck fire.

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Traffic 8 Jun 2008
Fatal Crash on Karaka Rd

AUCKLAND — Counties Manukau, Pukekohe and Serious Crash Unit Police are dealing with a fatal crash on Karaka Road (SH22) near Blackbridge Road.

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Traffic 8 Jun 2008
Car Versus Pedestrian Serious Crash

MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police are investigating a crash that resulted in a 12 year old boy being taken to Starship with critical head and internal injuries.

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Search and Rescue 8 Jun 2008
Male Hunter rescued

CANTERBURY — A male was injured a shoulder when a vehicle rolled over whilst out hunting.

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Traffic 8 Jun 2008
Crash Causes Disruption

MANUKAU CITY — A two-or three-car crash has closed the intersection of Stancombe and Chapel Roads in Flat Bush, Manukau City.

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News 8 Jun 2008
Operation Riverton in Counties Manukau

MANUKAU CITY — Just after 9pm on Saturday evening 7th of June 2008 three offenders entered the Riverton Liquor shop in Riverton drive, Manurewa.

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Search and Rescue 8 Jun 2008
Rescuers and body airlifted from Rimutaka Forest Park

WAINUIOMATA — A short break in the weather this morning enabled two rescue teams to be airlifted out of the Rimatuka Forest Park within the last few hours with the body believed to be that of missing tramper Jacek Gryzbowksi.

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Traffic 8 Jun 2008
Ice on roads in the Hurunui District

CANTERBURY — Hurunui District.

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Traffic 8 Jun 2008
Icy road conditions in the Greta Valley

CANTERBURY — Road Warning: Police advise that road conditions are icy and very dangerous on all roads between Waipara and Cheviot in the South Island.

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Crime 7 Jun 2008
Serious assault at bus stop intersection of Rongotai Rd and Bay Rd, Kilbirnie

WELLINGTON — At approximately 3.40 pm on Friday 6 June 2008 a 21 year old male was seriously assaulted near the bus stop at the intersection of Rongotai Road and Bay Road, Kilbirnie.

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Deaths 7 Jun 2008
Body found in Rimutaka Forest Park

WELLINGTON — Police and New Zealand Land Search and Rescue teams have found a short time ago a body trapped in a stream log jam in the Rimutaka Forest Park.

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Search and Rescue 7 Jun 2008
Wind gust increase as search for missing tramper continues

WELLINGTON — Wind gusts are buffeting some of the teams as they push their way through rugged bush,gullies and streams in the search for missing Polish tramper Jacek Grzybowski.

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Crime 7 Jun 2008
Armed robbery at Auckland KFC

MANUKAU CITY — Police are investigating the robbery of a KFC outlet at Papatoetoe.

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Search and Rescue 6 Jun 2008
Specialist equipment used in search for tramper

WELLINGTON —  Specialist equipment used by alpine rescuers to find skiers trapped in snow is being used as part of the search for missing Polish tramper Jacek Gryzbowski.

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Search and Rescue 6 Jun 2008
Team numbers boosted in search for Polish tramper

WAINUIOMATA — The search for Polish tramper Jacek Gryzbowski who has been missing in the Rimutaka Forest Park since Saturday has been boosted today with extra support from outside the Wellington region.

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Police 6 Jun 2008
Aspiring NZ Police recruits access their own 'Virtual Coach'

With a combined experience of over 100,000 years amongst current sworn staff and a healthy number of recruits going through the Royal NZ Police Training College, NZ Police is currently growing in both numbers and experience.

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Traffic 6 Jun 2008
Crash closes SH2

HAWKE'S BAY — There has been a serious crash on State Highway 2 Te Mahanga Poukawa.

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Crime 6 Jun 2008
Aggravated robbery Hamilton service station

HAMILTON — Police are currently reviewing security footage and contacting business owners about tightening security following a robbery of an East Hamilton service station overnight.

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Traffic 5 Jun 2008
Crash at Raumanga

NORTHLAND — As a result of a crash involving a truck and trailer unit, Rewa Rewa Rd and Kioreroa Rd will be closed with diversions in place through SH1.

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Search and Rescue 5 Jun 2008
Searchers hope to find tramper alive

WELLINGTON — Police and New Zealand Land Search and Rescue specialists are not giving up hope of finding missing Polish tramper Jacek Gryzbowski alive.

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Search and Rescue 5 Jun 2008
No sign yet of missing Polish tramper

WAINUIOMATA — Police and civilian land search and rescue volunteers are still combing the Rimutaka Forest Park for missing 28-year-old Polish tourist Jacek Grzybowski.

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Traffic 5 Jun 2008
Partial closure of SH1, Truck crash

WAIKATO — A major state highway linking the Waikato to Auckland is about to be partially closed to allow heavy salvage equipment to be brought in after an early morning truck crash at Taupiri today.

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Search and Rescue 5 Jun 2008
Air Force joins search for missing Polish tramper

WAINUIOMATA — An Iroquois helicopter from the Royal New Zealand Air Force 3 Squadron, Ohakea, will this morning join the intensified search for missing Polish tramper Jacek Grzybowski.

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Police 5 Jun 2008
Eye for detail

HAMILTON — A victim of an assault's sharp eye for detail led Police to his attacker but his 'lack' of accuracy for detail has Police re-interviewing those involved.

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Traffic 5 Jun 2008
Crash closes lanes at Porirua

PORIRUA — 6.40am A car has spun out and burst a tyre in the south bound lane at the Porirua on ramp SH 1.

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Fire 5 Jun 2008
Death at scene of hedge fire in Bay of Plenty

ROTORUA — Police and other emergency services were called to a hedge fire at 3.10am this morning in Hamurana Road, Ngongotaha.

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Crime 5 Jun 2008
Aggravated Robberies in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — At about 8pm on 4/6/08 a robbery occurred at a Takeaway bar at the corner of Yaldhurst Rd and Racecourse Rd, Christchurch.

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Search and Rescue 4 Jun 2008
Fears grow for missing Polish tramper

WELLINGTON — Wellington Police Search and Rescue are becoming increasingly concerned for the wellbeing of missing Polish tramper Jacek Grzybowski.

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Search and Rescue 4 Jun 2008
Forest search begins for missing Polish tramper

WAINUIOMATA — Police and New Zealand Land Search and Rescue teams are today combing tracks in the Rimutaka Forest Park near Wainuiomata for a missing 28-year-old Polish tourist.

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Traffic 4 Jun 2008
Nose to tail in Ngauranga gorge

WELLINGTON — 7.45am Police are warning motorists travelling into Wellington through the Ngauranga gorge to expect delays this morning due to a 3 car nose to tail crash approx 100m north of the rail over bridge towards the bottom of the gorge.

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Traffic 4 Jun 2008
Critical crash in South Auckland

AUCKLAND — 8pm Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious crash on Linwood Road Karaka, South Auckland.

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Police 3 Jun 2008
2 missing rest home patients

AUCKLAND CITY — Police have concerns for the wherebouts of 2 missing patients from a care facility in MacMurray Rd Remuera.

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Search and Rescue 3 Jun 2008
Concern for missing Polish tramper

WELLINGTON — Police are concerned for the safety of a Polish visitor who failed to return on Saturday from a day tramp in the Wellington area.

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Traffic 3 Jun 2008
Truck crashes into butchers shop

WOODVILLE — A stock truck and trailer unit has crashed into a butchers shop on State Highway 2 Woodville.

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Police 3 Jun 2008
Man's disappearance a mystery

WELLINGTON — Lower Hutt Police say there is still no sign of 38-year-old Harold Alamoti Taipa Skudder who was last seen by relatives in the Taita shopping centre in late January.

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Traffic 3 Jun 2008
Truck fire causes road closure

TAUPO — A truck & triler unit carrying a load of cardboard has caught fire on SH1/Bulli Pt, 15 minutes south of Taupo, just before 4am.

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Traffic 3 Jun 2008
Slow down in rural towns

CANTERBURY — Slow down in rural towns is the message from Canterbury Police after Queens Birthday weekend! Over the weekend the Canterbury Highway Patrol and local officers mounted an operation in the small rural town of Culverden on State Highway 7.

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Traffic 2 Jun 2008
Holiday traffic hampered by bad weather

WELLINGTON — Traffic travelling from Masterton to the Rimutaka Hill has begun to build and is described as heavy.

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Crime 2 Jun 2008
Police investigate armed robbery

WAITAKERE CITY — Waitakere Police are searching for two males who robbed the Lincoln Road Dairy.

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Traffic 2 Jun 2008
Dive squad sent into recover vehicle

BAY OF PLENTY — The Wellington based police dive team are travelling to Waioeka Gorge near to Whakatane to assist with the recovery of a submerged vehicle.

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Crime 2 Jun 2008
Attendant threatened with knife during robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — At about 2240hrs on Sunday the 1 June 2008 a male entered a Shell Service station on Moorehouse Avenue and threatened the attendant with a knife.

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Crime 2 Jun 2008
Diary Robbery in Dunedin

DUNEDIN — At approximately 4.06pm on Sunday the 1st of June 2008 a robbery was reported at the Russell Street Store in Dunedin.

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Traffic 1 Jun 2008
2 June road closure

PIHA — Waitemata Police Serious Crash unit, per Sergeant Stu Kearns, advise that a section of Scenic Drive Waitakere will be closed from 0800am - 1200pm on Monday 2nd June (Queen's Birthday Holiday).

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Crime 1 Jun 2008
Man charged with raping 16-year-old girl

CHRISTCHURCH — New Brighton Police are investigating the rape of a 16 year old girl on New Brighton Road in the vicinity of the Anzac Drive Bridge opposite the Kate Shepherd Retirement complex.

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Deaths 1 Jun 2008
body found in Gisborne on rocks near Tuahine Point

GISBORNE — On Saturday 31 May at about 4pm a surfer located a body on the rocks near Tuahine Point Gisborne.

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