New Zealand Police
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North Search and Rescue were called yesterday afternoon to search for a 75 year old man in a disoriented state by the Rangitikei River near Makino Road.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Emergency services and the local power company are currently dealing with a vehicle crash on Devon Road, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth.
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ROTORUA — At approximately 12.20pm on Saturday, 14 July 2012 the Mitchell Downs Tavern, Goldie Street, Rotorua was the subject of an aggravated robbery.
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WESTPORT — WESTPORT CLOSED TO FLOODING The west coast township of Westport is currently closed to all traffic in and out of the town due to severe flooding on State Highway 67 from Westport to Greymouth, State Highway 6 from Westport to Inangahua, and on State Highway 67 from Westport to Karamea.
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Police investigating the theft of firearms from a property in Masterton have executed a number of warrants in Masterton and Carterton today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police are reassuring the community they can continue using recreational tracks on Wellington’s Mt Victoria, following the tragic discovery of a 39-year-old woman’s body in the area on Monday (9 July).
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HASTINGS — Police and other emergency services are at the scene of a fatal motor-vehicle crash west of Hastings.
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PAEROA — Waikato Police investigating the fatal shooting of a Paeroa businessman outside his shop and home say they are working on a genuine whodunit, trying to establish a motive for the man's murder.
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North Shore Police are seeking information relating to the theft of Fire Service Inlet valves from buildings from around New Zealand, particularly the upper half of the North Island.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A man has been charged in connection with the death of a hunter in the South Wairarapa in April.
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Police in Rotorua are hoping that security stills might help identify a number of offenders and put a stop to a small spate of aggravated robberies in the town.
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TARANAKI — Emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal crash on State Highway 3 North of Hawera.
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Police have released the names of the four Argentinean nationals tragically killed in a car crash at National Park last night.
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CANTERBURY — Eight people have been arrested in a Police operation targeting a sophisticated methamphetamine and burglary ring operating across Canterbury.
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GISBORNE — Tairäwhiti Police: CIB are investigating an incident that happened this morning at about 9.15 in the CBD near the intersection of Gladstone Rd and Lowe Street, Gisborne.
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The investigation into the death of a 10-year-old boy in Waikura Valley, East Cape is continuing.
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NORTHLAND — The Commissioner of Police, Peter Marshall, has rejected the claim by a retiring Northland Area Commander that Police is being run as a business.
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LEVIN — Palmerston North Police are pleased to advise, they have located the 14 year old youth they were seeking after he went missing from Palmerston North airport at around 11:15 on Wednesday 11 July 2012.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police have arrested and charged a man with the murder of a woman in the suburb of Burwood this morning (July 11).
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police have confirmed that the body of a 39-year-old woman found on Monday (9 July) near a running track on Wellington's Mt Victoria, is Sofia Helen Athanassiou, of Newtown.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North Police are currently looking for 14 year old Richard REWITI, last seen in the vicinity of the Palmerston North airport at 11:15 on Wednesday 11 July 2012.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are investigating the suspicious death of a woman in Burwood this morning.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police have confirmed that the body of a 39-year-old woman found on Monday (9 July) near a running track on Wellington’s Mt Victoria, is Sofia Helen Athanassiou, of Newtown.
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TAURANGA — Police enquiries into a shooting in Tauranga last night have established that the incident was clearly a targeted attack.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police have formally identified the body of a woman found dead yesterday (9 July) near a running track on Wellington’s Mt Victoria, but cannot yet name her until all next of kin have been advised.
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TAURANGA — Tauranga Police are investigating a shooting in Meander Drive Welcome Bay.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police investigating the aggravated robbery of a Redwood bar have released security camera images from the incident.
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Look, then look again is the message from Waikato Police as emergency services work to clear the scene of a multiple casualty crash outside a private school north of Cambridge this afternoon.
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WAIKATO — Police have today retrieved the body of missing Ohaupo pig hunter Kevin Hayward.
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A woman believed to be in her 40s was found by a group of joggers on Mount Victoria shortly before midday.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Two men killed in a road crash in Eastern Bay of Plenty at the weekend can now be formally named as 17-year-old Turuki Kereopa and 36-year-old Katiana Kereopa.
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The body of a woman has been found near Alexandra Park on Mount Victoria.
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LEVIN — Levin Police are urgently seeking information from the public after a home invasion in the town this morning left a family traumatised.
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WHAKATANE — At about 6.30am this morning there was a two car vehicle crash on State Highway 2, Nukuhou, between Whakatane and Opotiki.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police advise the 6yr old missing from Dalglish Place in Hoon Hay Christchurch has been located.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are assisting family members to locate a 6 year old autistic boy missing from his Dalglish Place address, in the Christchurch suburb of Hoon Hay.
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TAUPO — There are no reports of damage or problems arising from an earthquake which occurred earlier in the Taupo area.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are working to establish the circumstances around a man suffering stab wounds after an incident at an address in Fairview Downs overnight.
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MOSSBURN — Further to the media release yesterday regarding the bus crash north of Mossburn on State Highway 94, 5th July 2012: Police have confirmed with Dunedin Hospital that the 8 year old boy admitted yesterday after the bus crash is still in Intensive Care but in a stable condition.
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WAIKATO — Some sharp eyed detective work by a member of Western Waikato Police has resulted in an inquiry originating in Italy leading to the arrest of a Te Awamutu couple on child abuse, internet child exploitation, firearms and drugs related charges.
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Hutt Valley Police are investigating an assault of a man in Naenae around 10pm last night.
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MASTERTON — A Wairarapa teenager will appear in the Masterton Youth Court this afternoon charged in relation to some weekend burglaries and arsons.
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MOSSBURN — Police and emergency services are working to clear the road following a bus crash on the Te Anau Mossburn Highway (State Highway 94) this morning, about 4km north of Mossburn.
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Kapiti Police are continuing to investigate an arson attack on a large container on a vacant section in Ihakara Street at the weekend.
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SOUTHLAND — Police, Fire and Ambulance are currently attending a bus crash on State Highway 94 (Te Anau Mossburn Highway) in Southland, that occurred just before 0900 hours this morning.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Police have resumed their search for a 44 year old man who has disappeared from his home in the North Shore suburb of Torbay. The search is in lifting fog.
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WAIKATO — LandSAR Volunteers and Police from Taupo, Turangi, Tokoroa, Waitomo, Hamilton and Rotorua will continue their search today for Kevin Hayward, a 41-year-old Ohaupo pig hunter who has not been seen since Monday (2 July).
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HAMILTON — A scene guard is in place and part of a shopping centre is cordoned off as Hamilton Police investigate the armed robbery of a fast food restaurant in the north of the City overnight.
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PAEROA — Waikato Police investigating last month's murder of a popular Paeroa businessman believe the occupants of a car travelling through the town a few hours before the victim's body was discovered may hold information important to their case.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police will be contacting colleagues in Auckland, Wellington and the South island as they work to establish the extent of an alleged fraud in which victims paid for air tickets were left grounded.
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QUEENSTOWN — On 3rd July 2012 Queenstown Police arrested a 28 year old man from the United Kingdom who works as a Duty Manager at a bar in the Queenstown CBD.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police have today arrested and charged 4 men after the disorder incident in Primrose Place, Manurewa, which occurred in the early hours on Saturday 30th of June 2012.
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WHANGANUI — Wairarapa Police are looking for a young woman, last seen by her family in Masterton on the 17th of June.
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Police accept the decision of the jury not to convict Ewen Macdonald for the murder of Scott Guy in Feilding in 2010.
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DUNEDIN — The two young Mosgiel men who were seriously burnt as a result of a gas explosion which occurred yesterday at a residential address in Mosgiel remain in a critical condition.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police have concerns for the safety of 16 year old Laura Katharina Williams, last seen on the 12th of June.
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Search and rescue teams have rescued a 22-year old Christchurch man who crashed into a mountain while speed flying near Temple Basin skifield yesterday [Sunday 1 July].
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MANUKAU CITY — Police Officers from the Counties Manukau District alongside local business owners have donated thousands of tins of food for families in their areas.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are now treating a serious assault in Linwood last month as a homicide, following the death of the victim overnight.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are seeking further witnesses to a serious assault that occurred on the corner of Norton Road and Torrington Avenue, Hamilton at lunchtime on Sunday.
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MANUKAU CITY — <p>Police can confirm that the 59 year old male who died in the early hours on Saturday morning in Primrose Place, Manurewa, died of natural causes.
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New Zealand has a very low rate of deaths in custody according to a report released today by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), which notes numerous safety improvements implemented by Police to ensure the safety of detainees.
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MANUKAU CITY — At approximately 2.15am this morning Police were called to an address in Primrose Place, Manurewa where disorder was taking place.
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TE AWAMUTU — Police are concerned for the safety of Te-Rangi-Kamatau CHASE missing from Te Awamutu. Mrs CHASE is 59 years old, of slight build with short greying hair.
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DUNEDIN — A 25-year-old unemployed Dunedin man will appear later today in the Dunedin District Court on a number of charges in relation to a drive off from a service station in Hillside Road, Dunedin, yesterday.
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TOKOROA — The Tokoroa police are seeking assistance from the public in relation to a serious assault that occurred in Tokoroa overnight.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are renewing their call for any information relating to the whereabouts of Lei Nie, last seen in 2005.
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GISBORNE — Tairäwhiti Police: CIB are investigating two incidents that occurred overnight.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Jane Furlong may have been alive for some days after she was reported missing in late May, 1993.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At 5.30 pm today, Police were advised of a serious crash between two vehicles on the West Coast Rd (SH 73) near Jowers Rd, Christchurch. People have received serious injuries.
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Police are considering the judgement and are in discussions with Crown Law to determine what further action might be required.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Liquor Licensing Authority has granted a license to Calendar Girls.
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SOUTHLAND — Southern Police today delivered a king hit to the illegal cannabis trade in Southland and Otago.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A post-mortem examination got underway at 9.30am on the body of Balmoral homicide victim, 36 year-old Dean Andrew Clark who died in his Balmoral Rd home late on Tuesday night or in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Two arrests have been made by Police investigating the attempted robbery of a service station in Waihi and the aggravated robbery of a dairy in Katikati on 18 June.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Western Bay of Plenty CIB are asking for public assistance in locating Rastaman Angus Rapatini.
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NAPIER — The Taihape-Napier Road from the Kuripapango Bridge through to Taihape, also known as the Gentle Annie, has been closed due to snow.
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At about 2.45 pm today police were notified of a serious crash between two cars on SH 6 between Havelock and Renwick. As a result of the crash two people have been seriously injured.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Motorways Police are giving inattentive and distracted drivers specific attention this week in an effort to significantly reduce the large number of crashes that occur annually on the network of motorways in Metropolitan Auckland.
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NELSON — Nelson Police are advising road users in the Nelson area to take extreme care on the roads.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Shore Road has been closed between Portland Road and Victoria Ave as repairs are being made to a broken gas line.
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PAEROA — Police have arrested two men following the vandalism of memorial items left outside the shop of slain Paeroa businessman Jordan Voudouris, but believe the damage is not connected to his murder.
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June 26 is the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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SOUTHLAND — Southern Police are reminding drivers to take extra care on the roads around Southland and Otago as extreme weather conditions are forecast to hit the region.
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AUCKLAND CITY — BOYD/Faithful/Irene DOB: 30/07/1941 of Rowena Cr, Glen Innes.
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WAIKOUAITI — Vehicle road access to the poultry farm, Zeagold Foods Ltd, at Waikouaiti, has now been cleared with Police having removed three protestors from the scene.
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PAEROA — Police are investigating vandalism to memorial items left outside the shop of Paeroa businessman Jordan Voudouris, to determine whether there may be any connection to his death.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Police have released the name of the man who died in a fatal car crash in the North Shore suburb of Milford earlier today.
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TAUMARUNUI — Police can confirm an eighteen year old Taumarunui man was stabbed once to the upper chest with a large knife.
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WELLINGTON CITY — At about 10.30pm on Saturday the 23rd June 2012 an 18 meter, 53 ton pleasure craft with two persons on board was returning to Seaview Marina when it struck rocks on the north end of Somes Island in Wellington Harbour.
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Overall police are impressed with the behaviour at the 2012 Ohakune Mardi Gras.
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WELLINGTON — The body of a 43 year old man missing in the Belmont Regional Park since Thursday afternoon has been found.
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WELLINGTON — Police in the Hutt Valley are looking for 43 year old Lance Kaiki, last seen in the Belmont Regional Park yesterday.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police are actively investigating a fleeing driver incident that happened today between 10.30am and 10.56am.
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Screentime's Police Ten 7 television series has led to the arrests of 22 people so far this year, after the 20th episode screened last night.
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HOKITIKA — The 17 year-old Hokitika man killed when the car he was driving crashed on the Kaniere-Kowhitirangi Road, near Hokitika, about 1am today was Peter Wayne Gleeson.
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BLENHEIM — Blenheim Police are investigating a complaint from a woman that she was sexually assaulted in Eltham Road between Rogers and Stratford Sts about midnight last night.
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