New Zealand Police
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WAIKATO — Keep to the basics, watch your speed, keep left and remain attentive is the message from Waikato Police as they brace for a busy weekend on the region's roads this holiday weekend.
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OPOTIKI — Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have had a disappointing start to the long weekend after a drink drive operation last night saw seven people processed for drink driving in Whakatane, six in Opotiki and one in Kawerau/Matata area.
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MARTON — A man has been killed in a road crash in Marton this morning.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Nationally during Queens Birthday weekend in 2010, there were 2 fatal crashes and 92 reported injury crashes.
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WHANGANUI — Police are growing increasingly concerned about a 47-year-old man believed missing in rugged terrain north of Wanganui.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — A man killed in a road crash in Palmerston North last night has been named as Jesse Whakarau, aged 22.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City CIB investigations into two recent high-value jewellery robberies have so far resulted in the arrests of three women and two men, all whom will appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow, June 3, charged with aggravated robbery.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At 5.30am this morning a number of shots were fired into a garage at the front of a property in Hinemoa Street, Spreydon.
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HAMILTON — A busy Hamilton intersection has been reopened after being closed following a fatal collision between a cyclist and a truck this afternoon.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police investigating the alleged indecent assault of a young man picked up at a City intersection by a male motorist overnight are appealing for information on a damaged car.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police and Fire Service fire safety officers investigating the overnight blaze at the Fairfield Intermediate School have determined the fire was deliberately lit.
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WAIKATO — As they release the name of a man killed on Monday in the latest Waikato fatal road crash Police say local people are still not taking care on local roads.
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WAKEFIELD — A school bus tipped on its side and ended up in a paddock after a collision with a car near Wakefield this morning.
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TAURANGA — Tauranga Police are investigating a serious incident which occurred at approximately 8.30 p.m., on Tuesday, 31 May 2011, in Hynds Road, Greerton.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Chief Coroner, Judge Neil MacLean, has welcomed news that further victims of the Christchurch earthquake have been positively identified and announced plans for the second coronial Inquest into the disaster.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police brought a significant drug operation in a Clover Park residence to an abrupt halt last week thanks to an anonymous tip-off from a member of the public via Crimestoppers.
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Police are concerned at the increasing numbers of people, including New Zealanders, becoming involved in drug trafficking as "mules" that carry drugs through the border and are warning people to report any approaches they may get from anyone asking them to carry drugs.
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TASMAN — Police today released the name of the man killed in a collision on the Moutere Highway on Sunday, at the intersection with Golden Hills Road.
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WAIKATO — Don't drink and drive, watch your speed, keep to the left and make your seat-belt click, basic safety measures we've all heard countless times but Waikato Police believe if we stick to them they may just save lives.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police investigating the hospitalisation of three teenage girls following a dance party at a Te Rapa warehouse on Saturday night say claims their drinks were spiked with a date rape drug are not true.
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TASMAN — The passenger in a car involved in a collision with a truck and trailer about 3.40pm yesterday on the Moutere Highway died last night in Nelson hospital.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are investigating an attempted abduction and robbery of a young woman in the central city in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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MASTERTON — A four year old girl was visiting a family address in Masterton , yesterday morning.
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MASTERTON — Wairarapa Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of Eastside Superstore in Colombo Road, Masterton Thursday night.
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ROTORUA — Rotorua Police are appealing to members of the public for information relating to the aggravated robbery of the Springfield Liquor Store at approximately 7pm on Thursday 26 May 2011.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are again warning residents to be on the lookout for bogus tradespeople claiming to be doing repairs or giving quotes.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Taupo Police are pleading with visitors and locals alike to take care in New Zealand’s natural environment, after two search and rescue operations for five people in just four days in the Tongariro National Park.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police have found the stolen vehicle they were hunting in connection to a series of overnight offending yesterday but are yet to locate the three men believed to be responsible.
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TURANGI — Two Taiwanese tourists - a man aged 30 and a woman aged 34 - have been rescued from Red Crater summit on Mt Tongariro tonight after getting lost while hiking on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.
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PORIRUA — Fifty seven new constables will graduate from The Royal New Zealand Police College in Wing 266 today.
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Police in Central District are hoping that a reduction in the number of cannabis plants found during this year's recovery operation is a sign that the hard work to disrupt the trade is paying off.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police investigating a series of overnight offending, including the arson attack on the Karori Community Policing Base, are warning dairy owners and individuals to beware of offenders trying to sell off cheap liquor.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police are looking for the driver of a dark coloured Subaru who hit a pedestrian on East Tamaki road in Otara at about 10:30pm last night (Tuesday).
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police need assistance from the public to help locate two sets of body armour, which were misplaced at the weekend.
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DUNEDIN — Dunedin Police would like to clarify comments in relation to the practice of Mexican waves, and say that they are not `banning' the practice at Rugby World Cup games at Dunedin's new stadium as has been reported.
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GISBORNE — Two Gisborne police officers have raised nearly $10,000 for Christchurch earthquake relief after scooting all the way to Christchurch.
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BALCLUTHA — At about 700 pm on Tuesday 24th May Balclutha police launched a SAR operation in relation to a missing woman named Shelley Marie CARSON aged 36 years.
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WAIKATO — A 28 year old Waikato man is lucky to be alive after disappearing down the Waiotapu Stream at 3:30am this morning (Tuesday 24 May).
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LOWER HUTT — Three men are appearing in the Lower Hutt District Court this morning charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping of a 20 year old Wainuiomata man, during which time he was subjected to a prolonged and calculated assault.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Sergeant Ray Wylie of the Eastern Bay of Plenty Road Policing unit says he is very disappointed at the high numbers of drink drivers apprehended during a recent drink drive operation in the area.
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NELSON — Nelson man Bryan Keane has been charged with two sex offences which relate to separate historical incidents, one of which occurred on or about 1987 and the other in 1997/98.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police are urging drivers under court imposed sanctions to adhere to them and not put the lives of other motorists at risk following a collision in Leamington on Saturday night that left an innocent teenage passenger fighting for his life.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police are appealing for witnesses of a serious crash in Mangere yesterday at about 7.25am.
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HAMILTON — A fleeing driver at the centre of an investigation into the collision between his vehicle and a Police patrol car in Hamilton yesterday has been charged with a variety of offences related to the incident.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury police have today arrested two men after an operation targeting speeding motorists on Christchurch's northern motorway.
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HAMILTON — Amazed and relieved is the reaction from Hamilton Police after a little girl travelling in the front seat of an offender's car suffered only a minor injury in a head-on collision between that vehicle and a patrol car this morning.
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TAURANGA — At 2.16pm on Wednesday 18 May 2011, Police received information from a member of the public in relation to a vehicle travelling on State Highway 29, Kaimai Ranges which passed on no passing lines and was weaving over the road.
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BLENHEIM — A 60 year-old man has died early this morning after being knocked off his bicycle near Blenheim.
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MARLBOROUGH — At around 12:30 am today (Thursday 19/5/11) police were advised of a serious crash on SH1 near Spring Creek, Marlborough.
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OTAKI — Police investigating the murder of a woman in Otaki earlier this month are seeking information about two vehicles.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch police have released the name of a pedestrian killed at an intersection in Addington yesterday.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — A 48 year old male is in police custody after he was removed from a house in Birkdale Avenue on the North Shore today.
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MANUKAU CITY — More than 200 Counties Manukau Police staff were involved in Operation Unite last weekend, as part of a large Trans-Tasman effort to reduce incidents of alcohol related harm and to challenge the ‘drink to get drunk’ culture.
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HAMILTON — Waikato Police are urging pedestrians, particularly older ones, to use pedestrian crossings and controlled intersections, after the second elderly woman in a week was struck down by a car on a busy Hamilton street.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police, Fire and Ambulance are in attendance at a fatal vehicle crash at the intersection of Barrington St and Lincoln Rd Christchurch.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A former Auckland Hospital Patient whose disappearance earlier today sparked a search of the labyrinth of the building's ceiling, is back in police custody.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Do you have friends and family overseas who use Twitter and Facebook? If so, Bay of Plenty Police would like your help to spread their message ahead of Rugby World Cup 2011.
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BLENHEIM — On Friday 13th May 2011 Marlborough Police conducted a Controlled Purchase Operation with the support of Marlborough Public Health, visiting 20 licensed premises.
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AUCKLAND CITY — It appears Andrew Clive Watkins may have left the building, though what he's wearing is unknown.
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BAY OF PLENTY — More than 160 Bay of Plenty Police staff from across the District were part of Operation Unite on Friday and Saturday nights, in a joint New Zealand and Australian Police operation to reduce alcohol-related harm.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Police are working closely with Auckland Hospital management and staff to locate a man who has secreted himself in the hospital ceiling.
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DARGAVILLE — At approximately 9.30am this morning, 2 offenders robbed the Distinction Jewellers located in Victoria Street, Dargaville.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Two heavy motor vehicle enforcement operations in the Ohope area have resulted in just two breaches of the heavy vehicle bylaw, from a total of 421 vehicles stopped.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police are disappointed with Wellington city on-licenses who sold to underagers in a controlled purchase operation, as part of the Trans Tasman Operation Unite over the weekend.
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WAIKATO — The risks posed by impaired drivers affected by drugs and alcohol, no matter what time of day and the willingness to sell alcohol to minors are just two of the themes identified by Waikato Police during a weekend alcohol focused operation.
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It takes more than a weekend of action to change the drinking culture, says Operation Unite’s New Zealand Police spokesperson, Acting Detective Superintendent Ross Grantham.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are warning those people endangering aircraft that they are playing for very high stakes not just in terms of lengthy prison sentences if caught but also in terms of lives potentially lost.
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NORTHLAND — A gyrocopter has crashed in a paddock near Awanui in the far north district.
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UPPER HUTT — Police are looking for two Hutt Valley men linked to a series of alleged burglaries and other offending in the North Island.
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WEST COAST — Following the news that a second body has been identified in the Pike River mine, the Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to take the lead and provide certainty for families.
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WEST COAST — Police confirm that they have shown the families of the Pike River mine victims images taken in the mine.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police investigating a robbery at the Post Shop/Kiwibank in Bay Road, Kilbirnie late yesterday afternoon want to identify a person who may be able to help Police with their inquiries.
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ROTORUA — Thanks to a call from a member of the public, Rotorua Police have arrested a 16 year old Hamilton youth after he was seen tagging a local school early this morning .
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are investigating a robbery at the Post Shop/Kiwibank in Bay Road, Kilbirnie just before 4:30pm this afternoon.
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WELLINGTON — Auckland Police dog Lore and his handler Senior Constable Craig Foote are this year's national police patrol dog champions.
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MANUKAU CITY — A 38 year old Eastern Bay of Plenty man has been arrested and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after a four month old baby boy suffered non-accidental injuries leading to permanent and severe brain damage.
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OTAKI — At 9.00 pm yesterday [Wednesday the 11th of May 2011] Police from the Wellington Covert Operations Group arrested a 21 year old Wellington Male and a 20 year old Wellington Female as they drove through Otaki.
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PAEROA — Waikato Police are crediting the actions of some yet to be identified men who intervened during a violent domestic dispute that had seen two women suffer knife wounds this morning.
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NORTHLAND — Northland Police will be out in force on the roads and streets this weekend in an effort to reduce the harm caused by alcohol abuse.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are looking for 23 year old Paul James Harrington Lund in connection to a recent serious violence incident.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police investigating the death of an elderly woman on a busy City street early yesterday evening believe her death is all the more tragic in that it could have been avoided.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Twenty-five people have been arrested in an area-wide operation this week targeting organised criminals responsible for the sale and distribution of illicit drugs and those involved in dealing in stolen property.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Members of Bay of Plenty Police will join their national and Australian colleagues this weekend to focus on reducing alcohol-related harm in local communities.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch police today arrested six people in an operation against a major burglary ring targeting high-end hair care and fashion products.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The Police investigation into the death of Dick Pere in Waitarere Beach Forest on Wednesday, 4 May is largely complete.
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ROTORUA — DNA testing has now confirmed the identity of a woman whose body was discovered in a burning car off Tumunui Rd, just south of Rotorua, on Saturday April 30.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are looking for sightings of two vehicles stolen from the garage of a Hataitai house overnight.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are urgently seeking the assistance of the public in locating the where abouts' of the following vehicle a 2003 white coloured BMW 330CI two door coupe with a black roof registration number FGF6.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore CIB is investigating an aggravated robbery in Constellation Drive, Mairangi Bay.
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NELSON — Three Nelson College students are in court facing serious charges today following a kidnapping and brutal assault on another student on Thursday 5 May, 2011.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Police in Hawke's Bay have begun an investigation into how a 10-week-old baby sustained significant non-accidental injuries.
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WELLINGTON — It’s best nose and paws forward this week for ten police dog patrol teams and 11 detector dogs and handlers vying for national honours in the New Zealand Police Dog Championships.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police investigating the aggravated robbery of Daawat Indian Restaurant last month believe a vehicle involved in a Police pursuit in Lower Hutt later that night may be linked to the incident.
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NELSON — Nelson Police are seeking information from the public about an incident in which a cyclist was knocked off his bike in the city on Mother’s day.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — At about 11:00 am this morning there was an aggravated robbery of an Armourguard Van on Constellation Drive, North Shore.
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Parents are being urged to have serious conversations with their children about road risks following the deaths of three youngsters travelling unrestrained in overloaded vehicles.
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