New Zealand Police
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A 59-year-old man has appeared in court in Auckland today having been extradited from Australia to face charges of historical sex abuse.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are looking for 31 year old Daniel Wiari who is wanted in relation to a number of matters.
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PORIRUA — Porirua Police are seeking help from the public to locate 43 year old Brent Smith who is required to arrest for breaching his bail conditions.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Western Bay of Plenty Police today arrested six gang associates for cultivating cannabis, possession for supply of cannabis and participation in a criminal group.
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Police are reminding drivers to take extra care and make this holiday weekend one to remember for all the right reasons.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Police and Search and Rescue teams are searching an area of the lower Kaimai range for ten year 11 students who failed to return from an orienteering exercise during a school camp.
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TAUPO — Taupō District Council will brief the media on the draft Long Term Plan in the Council Chambers.
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A Navy submersible has located debris from the helicopter missing near Lake Sumner since Friday but has been unable to locate the pilot.
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PORIRUA — Porirua Police have welcomed the decision by the Liquor Licensing Authority to place conditions on the opening hours of a Cannons Creek liquor store.
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ROTORUA — Rotorua Police are currently investigating four recent aggravated robberies which have occurred over the past six days.
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WAIMATE — The body of a woman found in a remote forest area near Waimate on Sunday is believed to be a 31-year-old Czech Republic tourist Dagmar Pytlickova, also known as Dasha.
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Police would like to acknowledge the very difficult time that Charlene's families have been through - both the Makaza family in Zimbabwe, and the Gwaze family in Christchurch.
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WAIMATE — Police can confirm the man whose body was found in a remote forestry block near Waimate on Sunday is missing local man Jason Frandi.
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Police have put their support behind a new website launched today to help people recover their stolen property.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At about 9.15am this morning police, fire and ambulance were notified of a bus crash on Richardson Terrace Christchurch.
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WELLINGTON CITY — At about 9:20am a small shower of hail and sleet crossed the Wellington area.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are warning commuters in the north of the City's CBD to expect delays as they work to establish the circumstances behind the discovery of a dead cyclist early this morning.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are investigating the death of a cyclist found on Victoria Street Hamilton near the Fairfield bridge in the early hours of this morning.
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The 2011/12 report following the Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct shows a marked improvement on the 2010 report, Police HR General Manager Alan Cassidy says.
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PAEROA — Waikato Police are commending the actions of a teacher following an incident involving an imitation firearm at a secondary school in Paeroa this morning.
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WAIMATE — The investigation in relation to the two bodies located in a remote forestry block behind Waimate, continues to build today.
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NEW BRIGHTON — New Brighton Police are investigating a fire at the Charity Barn situated in the New Brighton mall in the early hours of Saturday 26 May.
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TAUPO — <p>The East Taupo Arterial section of State Highways 1 & 5 has been closed as emergency services deal with the scene of a fatal crash involving a car and a truck.</p> <p>The head-on collision occurred at 3.50p.m.
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Mid South Canterbury Police have commence an investigation following the discovery of two bodies on a remote property in the Waitaki Valley.
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LOWER HUTT — Hutt Valley Police have arrested two people in relation to an alleged burglary ring, after some good old fashioned team work.
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KAWAKAWA — Northland Serious Crash staff are finishing mapping the scene of a fatal two-car crash that occurred this morning at Three Bridges, just north of Kawakawa.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are seeking some witnesses who came to the aid of a young woman following an alleged sexual assault on Wednesday night.
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Today is International Missing Children's Day and NZ Police has now joined 19 other countries that are affiliated to the Global Missing Children's Network.
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RANGIORA — One man has died and another suffered serious injuries following a crash near Rangiora early this morning [Friday 25 May].
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are continuing to investigate an alleged sexual assault which occurred in Seatoun early last week.
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A Navy submersible remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) is expected to start operating at Lake Sumner, in North Canterbury, tomorrow [Friday 25 May] in the search for a missing helicopter and pilot.
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Police Commissioner Peter Marshall says when information came to light about serious criminal activity in the Urewera forest, Police did their job by bringing it to a close.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police are pleased to advise that Ngaire TOLICH (87yrs), reported missing from her Hillsborough address was located by the Auckland Search and Rescue Squad at about 12.30pm.
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An operating pill press, performance and image enhancing drugs, prescription medicines and a large sum of cash were amongst items seized in a series of inter-agency searches of properties across the country this week.
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HAMILTON — As Hamilton Police work to clean up the streets of dishonesty offenders breaching court imposed sanctions they say the discovery of an indoor cannabis growing operation proves age and gender is no barrier to offending.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police are seeking the whereabouts of Ngaire TOLLICH (87yrs), reported missing from her Hillsborough address since 9am today.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police, acting on behalf of the Coroner and in support of the family in relation to the death of a young mother and her new born baby, are pleading with media to show some compassion as reporters take to interviewing children in the hunt for a news story.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Waitakere Police are investigating a needless physical assault on a female in New Lynn.
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ASHBURTON — Police have released the name of a woman who died after her electric scooter was involved in a crash with a small truck at Tinwald, near Ashburton, yesterday [22 May].
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have requested assistance from the Navy in the operation to locate and recover the helicopter believed to have crashed in Lake Sumner, with one person on board.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are issuing the following statement on behalf of Way To Go Heliservices Limited, the employer of Michael Graeme Mehrtens, the pilot missing following a helicopter crash at Lake Sumner yesterday.
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Police have identified the pilot missing following a helicopter crash at Lake Sumner yesterday as Michael Graeme Mehrtens, aged 35, of Rangiora, an employee of Way To Go Heliservices.
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ASHBURTON — A 50-year old Ashburton woman has died following a crash involving a scooter and a small truck, at Tinwald, near Ashburton, early this afternoon.
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Police and emergency services are attending to a single bike accident on SH1 approx 3 kms north of Te Hana.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police have confirmed that the bodies recovered from a car on the Port Hills yesterday [Monday 21 May] were those of two women who had been missing since last Thursday.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington CIB is currently investigating two separate street robberies which occurred in the city late last night.
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Below is a statement from the family of Derek Round: "News of the arrest is a huge relief.
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CANTERBURY — The search for a missing helicopter, with one person on board, is continuing today at Lake Sumner in North Canterbury.
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WHANGANUI — Police have charged a 31-year-old unemployed Whanganui man with the murder of Derek Round.
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MANUKAU CITY — Police report that at about 7.15pm this evening (May 21), they recovered the deceased body of a 7 year old male child in the water underneath the Mangere bridge in Mangere.
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CANTERBURY — The search for a missing helicopter, with one person on board, will resume at first light tomorrow at Lake Sumner in North Canterbury.
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Emergency Services are currently attending an incident in Lake Sumner Hurunui District where it is reported that a Helicopter has crashed into the lake.
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WHANGANUI — A Whanganui police officer has appeared in court today charged with corruption.
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WHANGANUI — It is likely that Derek Round had previous contact with the person or persons who killed him says Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Kirby of Whanganui CIB.
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Counties Manukau Police are investigating the discovery of a human skeleton at Sunset Beach, Port Waikato.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police searching for two missing women have this morning located their vehicle, with two deceased persons inside.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are looking for witnesses to a crash in Johnsonville over the weekend.
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MARLBOROUGH — Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for Adam Power Wahanui who is believed to be currently in the Marlborough Sounds area.
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WHANGANUI — Police investigating the violent death of Derek Round in Whanganui are encouraged by a positive sighting of Derek's car early last Thursday morning.
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WHANGANUI — A post-mortem examination has been completed on the body of Derek Round who was found at his home in Whanganui on Thursday morning.
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Today (May 19) at about 11.30 Search and Rescue members from the Omarama Search and Rescue Team have located a deceased male believed to be aged in his 50's in an area of Canyon Creek in the Ahuriri Valley near 'Base Hut'.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City District Police have ongoing concerns for the whereabouts of a mentally disaffected 15 year old male missing from a Point Chevalier Park.
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HAMILTON — A 23 year old Hamilton man will appear in the Hamilton District Court this morning charged with Wounding with Intent.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have concerns for the welfare of Marilyn Zidich, 62 years old and her daughter Selina Madden, 35 years. Both women have been missing from their Belfast address in Christchurch since Thursday morning. They are believed to be travelling together in a grey Fiat Tipo Hatchbatch with a personalised licence plate 'ZIDICH'.
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WHANGANUI — The man whose body was found at a house in Campbell Street, Whanganui has been named as Derek Leonard Round, aged 77.
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The New Zealand Police budget will not be cut this coming financial year but the organisation is planning some modest reductions in non-sworn support staff to live within its means, the Commissioner of Police, Peter Marshall, said today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The Police would like to thank all those that rang to provide information in relation to the missing French tramper.
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WHANGANUI — A media conference will be held at 3.30pm today, Friday, at Whanganui Police Station as part of the homicide investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in the city yesterday.
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TURANGI — Police have charged the driver of the vehicle which crashed near Turangi on Saturday.
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WHANGANUI — A homicide investigation is continuing in Whanganui following the discovery of a man's body at a house in Campbell Street yesterday morning.
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KAIKOURA — Police yesterday executed six simultaneous search warrants on addresses in Kaikoura, recovering guns, drugs and other items of interest.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a visiting French male who was last known to be tramping in the Tararua Ranges.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are appealing to the public for sightings of a 56 year old man who is reported missing from his home in Devonport.
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Hutt Valley Police have arrested two people in relation to an alleged methamphetamine supply ring, following information received from the public.
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Waikato Police are crediting media coverage as a driver behind a man wanted on a number of warrants to arrest for breaching supervision orders giving himself up in the Central North Island overnight.
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HAMILTON — Breaking into your mothers home, walking in with stolen property as Police interview your mate and ringing 111 to advise you've accidentally been involved in a burglary are all ammunition to the Hamilton Police's argument that truth is stranger than fiction after a trio of events yesterday.
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WHANGANUI — Police are investigating a suspicious death in Whanganui.
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WAIHI — Waihi Police are hoping the arrest of several teenagers following the trashing of a house belonging to a family who were away on holiday in Fiji to escape a year from hell will go some way in giving comfort to the victims.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have confirmed that an officer resigned late last year after being investigated for theft in the aftermath of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are seeking help from the Taita community following a house fire on Friday night.
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The male has subsequently died from the injuries he received in the crash.
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Police would like to urgently speak to the driver of a late model silver BMW 3 series whose vehicle was involved in a collision with a cyclist at approximately 3.25pm this afternoon at the Te Atatu Road on ramp.
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NORTHLAND — As a result of a crash between a logging truck and a car, SH 1 is closed near Ruapekapeka Rd, Towai.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault which occurred in Seatoun last night.
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SH 2 near Takapau in Central Hawkes Bay is now clear for traffic travelling in both directions after Police and contractors finished clearing a earlier traffic incident.
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GREYMOUTH — The media is advised that there will be a briefing at the Greymouth Police Station at 2.30pm today on the mystery parcels that have been posted from Paris.
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Taihape Police are attending a crash 30 km from Taihape on the road to Napier.
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Road users in the Central Hawkes Bay can expect some delays if travelling on SH 2 in the area of Takapau.
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In the past week West Coast Police have been advised that four surprise parcels have been received by people in the Greymouth and Hokitika areas.
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LEVIN — Police are investigating a fatal road collision which occurred today in the Horowhenua involving an articulated truck with semi trailer and a mobile home.
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ASHBURTON — Police have released the names of two men killed in a fatal car crash on the Hinds-Arundel Road, near Ashburton, on Friday morning [11 May].
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TIMARU — Police have released the name of a man found dead in York Street, Timaru, early on Friday morning [11 May].
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TURANGI — The Police investigation is continuing today into Saturday's crash near Turangi which killed three students from the United States.
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BLENHEIM — The man charged with the murder of Richmond woman Sharyn Wilkinson-Foley will appear in the Blenheim District court today.
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MARLBOROUGH — At about 5 a.m on Sunday the 13th of May 2012 there were three suspicious fires at Whenuanui Bay which is also known as Becks Bay in the Marlborough Sounds.
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NELSON — Nelson Police have today released the name of the man killed while working on a fishing boat at Port Nelson on Saturday.
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RICHMOND — Nelson Police have today charged a man with murder in relation to the death of a Richmond woman on Thursday 10 May.
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