New Zealand Police
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TASMAN — One man is dead and another in a critical condition after a shooting incident near Nelson overnight.
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WELLINGTON — A body of a male has been found at Houghton Bay, Wellington around 10:30am this morning.
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OPOTIKI — Last night Police were called upon to warn two protest yachts due to potential safety concerns with respect to the survey ship operating off the East Cape.
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MOTUEKA — At about 3.25pm on Wednesday 20th April Police and Emergency Services were called to Port Motueka.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police have arrested and charged a 5th person in relation to a series of six aggravated robberies committed around Auckland City during the weekend of 9 -10 April 2011, where it is alleged a machete was used by a group to threaten victims, and steal their property.
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KAIKOURA — Marlborough Police are today investigating a suspicious fire at the Ministry of Fisheries offices in Kaikoura overnight.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are delighted with the Liquor Licensing Authority's decision to cancel the licence for Flanagan's Bar and Grill.
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WELLINGTON — Police investigating an unprovoked assault on a 21 year woman at the weekend want to locate a jacket worn by the offender.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A 61 year old female pedestrian is receiving medical treatment for minor head and shoulder injuries after she was hit by a Police officer on a patrol bike yesterday evening.
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CHRISTCHURCH — If you see suspicious people or vehicles in neighbourhoods then call police on 111 - that's the standard crime prevention message wherever you live in New Zealand, including earthquake affected Christchurch.
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WAIRARAPA — Three people have today been arrested in connection with an alleged commercial cannabis growing operation in South Wairarapa.
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WEST COAST — Police have released details of costs for Operation Pike.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police tomorrow (Wednesday, 20 April) wrap up the Vehicle Recovery Team's operations at Hagley Park, Christchurch.
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ROTORUA — Rotorua Police Search and Rescue last night located a 45 year old hunter in the Urewera Forest after he had already spent two nights lost in the bush.
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TAURANGA — A joint operation to target the under-age selling of spray cans has achieved some good results, with six out of six local retail outlets targeted refusing to sell spray cans to a minor.
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GREYTOWN — Police travelling to the Wairarapa have been involved in a crash earlier this afternoon, leaving two officers in hospital with minor injuries.
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DUNEDIN — Dunedin Police are seeking information about the arson of a vehicle in the city's Kaikorai Valley Road.
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LOWER HUTT — Police are trying to identify the owner of a horse that has been found wandering in an area off Coast Road in Rimutaka Forest Park (Lower Hutt).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Damaged roads, changeable weather and the onset of winter means drivers, cyclists and pedestrians need to be more safety aware as they are moving around Christchurch streets.
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WAINUIOMATA — Police have located Joey Falau Vanilau, who escaped from Rimutaka Prison last night.
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NELSON — Police have released the name of the young man killed in a car accident on Main Road Stoke, near Nelson, on Saturday evening.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Following yesterday's fatal crash on State Highway 4, police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed unusual driving behaviour around the time of the crash.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Papanui Police have released the name of a young woman who died after the car in which she was a back seat passenger crashed in Wairakei Road, Christchurch, early yesterday morning (Saturday, 16 April).
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DUNEDIN — Police investigating the death of a 23-year-old unemployed man whose body was found at Warrington, north of Dunedin on Friday morning (15 April), have today laid murder charges against three Dunedin men.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A 21 year old woman is in Wellington Hospital with serious bruising and swelling to the head, following an unprovoked and vicious assault in the early hours of this morning.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police reassurance and response patrols are checking the Lyttelton, Cass Bay and Port Hills areas as a precautionary measure after reports of minor rockfalls following the 5.3 magnitude aftershock which hit the city just before 6pm last night.
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TURANGI — At about 1:30pm on Friday 15th April 2011 there was a fatal motor vehicle crash on the Desert Road, 27 kilometres south of Turangi.
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DUNEDIN — Police have begun a homicide investigation after the body of a young man was found today in the Blueskin Bay Estuary behind the Warrington Beach, north of Dunedin.
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TAUPO — SH1 is currently closed due to a fatal crash that ocurred at about 1.30pm this afternoon.
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CANTERBURY — Canterbury police are urging motorists to take care on the roads as the onset of winter weather makes driving conditions more difficult.
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Mr Kevin Kelly has provisionally been appointed as the General Manager Development for the New Zealand Police.
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PARAPARAUMU — Police are now able to release the name of the 25 year old woman who died as a result of a house fire in Callender Terrace, Paraparaumu Beach in the early hours of yesterday morning.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Overnight (13/14 April) a light blue Subaru Impreza Hatch back style vehicle registration FGZ617 was stolen from Mt Albert, Auckland.
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TAURANGA — Te Puke Police have charged two local Pukehina young men in relation to the Burglaries of 9 Pukehina properties during March and April.
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WHANGAREI — Whangärei Police would like to locate a Subaru Impreza registration number FGZ617.
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ROTORUA — A Rotorua man has been taken into Police custody following a Police operation at his Kawaha Point house after reports that he had threatened to harm himself.
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WELLINGTON — Six people are facing more than 35 serious charges between them, following a series of early morning search warrants executed in Wairarapa, Upper Hutt and Wellington this morning.
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OPOTIKI — Police have this afternoon served notices on the protest flotilla off the East Cape to ensure boats do not get too close to the survey ship or its support vessel.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are concerned about an unprovoked assault on a female teenager near Worser Bay last night.
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PARAPARAUMU — Shortly after midnight this morning Emergency services were called to a house fire in Callender Terrace, Paraparaumu Beach.
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A 58 year old Australian woman has died from complications after coming into difficulties while snorkelling at Denham Bay, Raoul Island.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are seeking owners for the final few vehicles remaining in Christchurch's CBD.
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NELSON — Police are seeking 24 year old Nelson man Hayden James RANGIHUNA who escaped from custody at the Nelson District Court today.
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TAURANGA — Inspector Karl Wright-St Clair, the Acting Area Commander for Western Bay Police, says he has now had the opportunity to review the incident that led to the arrest of a prominent New Zealand musician in a Tauranga bar in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 April.
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OPOTIKI — Police are continuing to monitor the oil exploration flotilla protest off the East Cape to ensure that the safety and lawful rights to protest and conduct business for all parties are respected.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — At about 1040am this morning security officers delivering cash to the Westpac branch at Westfield Albany were robbed at gun point outside the bank.
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TE PUKE — Bay of Plenty Police are today praising the actions of a Te Puke Constable after he put out a fire at a Te Puke house and then carried a woman out of the smoke-filled building to safety.
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TARANAKI — Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a single vehicle motor vehicle crash in South Taranaki.
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NELSON — Nelson Police have yesterday evening recovered a body from the site of an aircraft crash in Mount Duppa, north-east of Nelson.
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TAURANGA — Western Bay of Plenty Police have confirmed that they arrested a 34 year old musician at a Tauranga tavern in the early hours of Sunday morning (10 April).
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OPOTIKI — Police have been monitoring protest activity over the weekend around the Singapore based oil survey ship "Orient Explorer" operating off the East Cape of New Zealand said Superintendent Barry Taylor, Police National Manager: Operations.
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AUCKLAND — At about 4.40pm on Sunday 10 April 2011, a vehicle rolled on Wily Road, Puni, Franklin.
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TURANGI — At about 3.30pm on Sunday 10 April 2011 a sole Police officer on Highway Patrol duties was alerted to a suspected drunk driver on State Highway One south of Turangi.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have a simple message for those people who are waiting for news of their cars trapped inside the Christchurch central business district.
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AUCKLAND — Auckland Police have charged 4 people linked to the series of Machete Robberies over the weekend.
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PORIRUA — Due to a crash at 1330hrs today, there are large traffic delays for both northbound and southbound traffic on SH 1 between Porirua and Paremata roundabout.
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TAUPO — Taupo police are dealing with a collision involving two trucks on a forestry road.
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FOXTON — Police are releasing details of a man wanted in relation to a stabbing incident in Palmerston North on Monday (4 April).
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HAWERA — At 12.58 hours police were advised of a truck and trailer unit rolling over on State Highway 3, approximately 6 to 7 km south of Hawera.
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ST ARNAUD - LAKE ROTOITI — A search is under way in the Nelson Lakes National Park for a 47 year-old Australian tourist after he failed to return from a run around Lake Rotoiti yesterday.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police investigating the murder of Scott Guy have made an arrest.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Weather permitting it is proposed to run a Marine Search and Rescue Exercise approximately three to four nautical miles off the Waverly/Patea Coast in an area commonly know as North Trap.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Western Bay of Plenty Police, local schools, the Ministry of Education, BNZ and Selecta DNA are joining forces to help local schools keep their classrooms safe and reduce the number of school burglaries.
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CANTERBURY — On Wednesday the 6th of April 2011 Police attended a helicopter crash in the Mathias River valley west of Lake Coleridge.
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WAIKATO — The investigation into the death of a baby in hospital after suffering injuries in suspicious circumstances in 2009 is being referred to the Coroner.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have today confirmed the identity of a further person who died in the Christchurch earthquake: • Weiyu ZHANG, 30 (female) of China.
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WAIOURU — Police are in attendance at a diesel spill stretching up to 4 Kilometres along the southbound lane of State Highway 1 just south of Waiouru.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A special conference of the Police Association in Wellington today elected Mr Luke Shadbolt as its new Vice-President.
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WAITAKERE CITY — A 32 year old male is in custody after a police officer was seriously assaulted in the suburb of Massey early yesterday morning.
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INVERCARGILL — At 7.50 p.m on 6th April 2011 three males went to an address in Glengarry wearing face masks, carrying weapons and possibly a pistol.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have today confirmed the identity of a further person who died in the Christchurch earthquake: Hiroko TAMANO, 43 (female), from Japan.
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TAUPO — A 64 year old man has been found dead as a result of what is believed to be an accident, while hunting alone on his own rural property on the outskirts of Taupo.
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HAMILTON — Media reports a Hamilton based contracted rugby player has been granted diversion in relation to assault charges following on from an incident in the City on 21 January are incorrect.
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WEST COAST — A German woman is dead and two of her countrywomen are in hospital following a road accident near Bruce Bay in South Westland earlier today.
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WAITAKERE CITY — West Auckland Police went to an address in Lincoln Road Henderson earlier today where they located the deceased body of a female aged in her fifties.
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ROTORUA — Rotorua Police are now able to formally name the woman who died in a fatal fire in Clayton Rd in the early hours of Monday 4 April.
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MT MAUNGANUI — Mt Maunganui Police are appealing to the public for any information in relation to a number of thefts and boat burglaries in the Pilot Bay area over the past week 30th March-3rd April 2011.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are investigating a sexually-motivated assault yesterday afternoon, which has left the victim shaken.
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WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police have arrested 38 year old Porky Rimene in Masterton last night, after a warrant was issued for his arrest in February 2011.
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TAURANGA — An 18 year old unemployed Greerton man was arrested shortly after 8.00am this morning, 05 April 2011, after he fled from Police on a stolen motorcycle.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Western Bay of Plenty Police have launched their 2011 Winter Campaign with the vow to make SH29, the Kaimai Ranges, a safe road to drive this Winter.
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HAMILTON — It was supposed to be a reconciliation meeting instead it ended up with a man having a wine glass smashed into his face, a car mounting a footpath just missing a police station and a woman in custody overnight.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are attending a crash between a pedestrian and a motorcycle on Brougham Street.
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FEILDING — Feilding Police are investigating a suspicious fire on Manchester Square, Feilding last night (Sunday, 3 April) The fire at a hairdressers and beauty salon was first noticed at approximately 11.45pm by a member of the public passing the scene.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police are seeking information about a stabbing outside the Community Probation Service (CPS) centre on Church Street, Palmerston North.
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ROTORUA — Rotorua Police and other emergency services attended a fatal house fire in Clayton Rd, Western Heights, Rotorua, in the early hours of this morning (Monday 4 April).
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MT MAUNGANUI — A Western Bay of Plenty Police dog handler has today been recognized for the third time for his actions during an incident at Mt Maunganui in June 2007.
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New Zealand Police welcome today’s announcement that 31 people, including 13 police officers, are recipients of the country’s highest awards for bravery and associated honours.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Recorded offences in the Auckland City District dropped 9.9% in the 2010 calendar year.
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CANTERBURY — Figures released today [Friday 1 April] indicate that crime across the Canterbury Police District has decreased by 1.6 per cent in the 2010 calendar year.
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OTAGO — Total recorded crime in Otago Rural (the local authority areas of Queenstown, Central Otago and Waitaki) decreased by 4.2 % in the year to 31 December 2010.
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OTAGO — Total recorded crime in the Dunedin and Clutha local authority areas decreased by 5.6 % in the year to 31 December 2010.
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Police are hailing a drop of 6.7% in recorded offences per head of population for the 2010 calendar year.
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WELLINGTON — Annual crime statistics released today show recorded crime in the Wellington District dropped 7.8% in 2010.
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SOUTHLAND — Proactive policing in Southland is continuing to achieve results with an impressive 12.2% crime reduction for the 2010 calendar year and a 57.9% resolution rate, up from 54.3% in 2009.
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MARLBOROUGH — Police in Marlborough resolved nearly 98 percent of drug crimes in 2010 and have the highest total crime resolution rate for any area in New Zealand.
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In the last two years recorded crime in Central District has fallen by more than 6% and is now at its lowest level since 2004 per head of population.
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OPOTIKI — Opotiki Police have successfully executed a number of search warrants in the area in the last few days, specifically targeting those people involved in selling drugs from residential properties – often known as tinnie houses.
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