New Zealand Police
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CANTERBURY — A heightened Police and Army presence in some of the worst effected areas of Christchurch and surrounding settlements has been welcomed by grateful residents.
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More work needs to be done to challenge New Zealand's drinking culture judging by the provisional figures from Friday night's Operation Unite alcohol harm reduction campaign.
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HAMILTON — The mother of two children found home alone in a west Hamilton home early this morning has been located by Police.
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CANTERBURY — Canterbury Police believe it will be several days before the identity of a man found dead after a house fire in the small rural settlement of Darfield can be determined.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Police are warning opportunists not to try and use welfare centres, set up for those without homes following last week's earthquake, as more comfortable places to stay than their own homes.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police were horrified when they arrived at a crash scene outside Hamilton last night to find a crash similar to that earlier in the week that claimed three lives.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are urgently trying to locate the parents of two young children found abandoned in appalling conditions early this morning.
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KAIKOURA — Motorists travelling between Christchurch and Picton are advised to allow plenty of time for their trips and to expect delays with the closure of SH1 south of Kaikoura requiring significant diversions.
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CANTERBURY — Check tradesmen's qualifications and get a second opinion That's the message from Canterbury Police after reports of opportunists offering to remove people's damaged chimneys and do other repair work around Christchurch.
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UPPER HUTT — Two Lower Hutt men have been arrested following an Armed Offenders Squad call out last night, where occupants in a house were threatened with a firearm.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Emergency services are currently attending an injury crash on the Waimakariri bridge on the Northern Motorway, State Highway 1 just out of Christchurch.
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CANTERBURY — Police are urging the community of Canterbury to be patient and stay safe as tiredness and emotional fatigue takes its toll.
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TAURANGA — A Tauranga Police dog handler, Constable James Muir (Zinny), has today been awarded the Charles Upham Award for Bravery.
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CANTERBURY — "Thank you for looking after us, looking after you!" That's the message from Police and Army personnel stationed at the Christchurch City Centre cordons who have been overwhelmed by the generosity, support and tolerance of the community since Saturday's earthquake.
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WAIKATO — The driver of a car involved in a triple fatality crash on SH2 at Maramarua on Tuesday night had been stopped by Police earlier in the day for speeding and carrying unauthorised passengers.
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A one stop shop to help assess, treat and interview child abuse victims is proving it's worth both for staff and for the children they help.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are investigating an incident in which a 25 year old female was indecently assaulted while walking at North Head yesterday.
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CANTERBURY — Police Commissioner Howard Broad has praised the response of Police and other agencies to the Canterbury earthquake during a visit to the region today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The public is being asked to avoid Riccarton Road in Christchurch due to concerns over the stability of two buildings.
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WELLINGTON — A Heretaunga College student is being praised by Police and the Upper Hutt City Council about her passion for road safety, following the production of a DVD, highlighting the dangers of drinking and driving.
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WAIKATO — The names of three Poverty Bay teenagers killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a utility on SH2 at Maramarua on Tuesday night have been released.
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Alcohol fuelled violence on the roads, in homes and other public places will be given extra attention this Friday night as part of Operation Unite - a combined New Zealand and Australia Police safety campaign.
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LYTTELTON — Canterbury Police are aware of a rumour circulating that there is a fire at the Lyttelton petrol tank facility.
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WELLINGTON — Clever Police work has led to the discovery of several stolen items, linked to a spate of Wellington burglaries in recent weeks.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police investigating the death of three people in a two car collision on SH2 at Maramarua overnight are looking into what, if any, part alcohol played in the crash and the serviceability of one of the vehicles.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Far North Police are today appealing for the public's help in tracking down a vehicle that has left the scene of a fatal accident on State Highway 12 last night.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police will show zero tolerance to any suspicious activity around unsecured or damaged property following Saturdays earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have moved one of the access points to the Christchurch central business district restricted zone.
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CANTERBURY — A website has been set up to help Canterbury residents access services and keep informed in the aftermath of Saturdays major quake.
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CANTERBURY — A state of emergency remains in Canterbury today as aftershocks as large as magnitude 5.4 continued to rumble through the region.
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WAIROA — A 57 year old man was killed after he crushed by a cattle beast on Otoi Road, TUAI.
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KUMEU — Rodney CIB is investigating an incident in Kumeu early yesterday morning when a man attempted to kidnap an eight year old girl while she was walking to school.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The emergency management centre has instructed Police to reduce the cordons surrounding the Christchurch central business district.
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TARANAKI — Mokau Road, State Highway 3, New Plymouth District (3 kilometres south of Mokau) This road is completely blocked - a slip is blocking both lanes.
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CANTERBURY — Canterbury people are magnificent, says Minister John Carter.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Some of the aftershocks still rocking Canterbury are literally real crackers says Mayor Bob Parker.
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WELLINGTON — Police and other services are dealing with slips on SH 2 the Rimutuka Hill Rd.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Police cordons for the centre of Christchurch have moved and are now bounded by Cambridge, Gloucester, Madras and St Asaph Streets.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have cordoned off Westminster and Cranford Streets in Christchurch and are asking the public not to enter this area due to danger from falling debris.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Anyone wanting to get access into the centre of Christchurch City will have to go to one of two checkpoints.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Two mothers were apprehended by Western Bay of Plenty Police staff while driving drunk on Tauranga roads over the weekend.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police are alarmed about the apparent disregard for the law, public safety and court imposed sanctions displayed by two out of three drivers caught driving between 150-190km/h over the weekend.
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WELLINGTON — Due to exceptionally heavy rainfall in the Tararua Ranges, Civil Defence are activating their emergency plan concerning the Hutt River.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police wish to advise the motoring public of flooding on State Highway 57 between Levin and Palmerston North.
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CANTERBURY — The Old Waimakariri Bridge, Main North Road, is closed until further notice.
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CANTERBURY — Motorists are being urged to take extreme care on roads from South to North Canterbury due to the stormy, windy weather conditions being experienced across the region.
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FOX GLACIER — Whataroa Police are urging all motorists travelling on State Highway 6, between Fox Glacier and Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island, to exercise extra care by reducing speed and increasing following distances, due to widespread surface flooding after heavy rain falls.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police were at SkyCity Auckland today in response to a male person on the skywalk who was refusing to re-enter the building after being part of a skywalk group.
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FOX GLACIER — A media conference will be held outside Fox Glacier fire station at 1.00pm today (Sunday) following yesterday's plane crash.
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FOX GLACIER — Police have released the names of the nine people killed in yesterday's plane crash at Fox Glacier.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Police advise that pursuant to the Mayor invoking the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act, the inner-City of Christchurch will be closed until tomorrow (Sunday, 05 September) while assessments of damaged buildings is carried out.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Sh 47 between Sh 4 and Sh 48, has been closed until further notice due to ice on the road.
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CANTERBURY — Canterbury Police are urging people to stay at home after this mornings 7.4 earthquake 33km south east of Christchurch.
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WHANGAREI — Police have located a working methamphetamine lab in a Whangärei suburb yesterday.
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CANTERBURY — At about 4.35am this morning an earthquake struck in the Canterbury area.
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WAIRARAPA — Masterton Police need help from the public regarding an aggravated robbery and a suspicious fire overnight.
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HAMILTON — Working through interpreters Hamilton detectives investigating Wednesday's attempted robbery of a Hillcrest dairy believe the offender was the same man who stole tobacco from the shop the day before.
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NELSON — Sergeant David LAUER of the Nelson Police states that Zachary Micheal KENNEDY (aged 20 months) died in The Queens Gardens in Nelson today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Today an area in the vicinity of where Emma's car was found in Dyers Pass Road on 1 May and the forest to the north west of this site were re-checked in a further effort to try and find out what happened to her.
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GREYMOUTH — The death of a Greymouth man, who was killed when a bitumen tank exploded is a tragic reminder to employers and contractors of the risks of welding near sources of flammable fumes, according to the Department of Labour.
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WAIKATO — You're never too old to be bold is the message from one Waikato Police staff member who has made a visual statement to support Blue Friday, a day profiling the issue of Prostate Cancer.
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WAIKATO — A precious and priceless relic stolen from a tomb has been recovered through the combined efforts of police in South Taranaki and Waikato.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Western Bay of Plenty Police have charged the driver of a single vehicle involved in a crash on SH2 at Otamarakau, east of Te Puke on 17 July 2010.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are continuing the hunt for the firearms involved in an incident in Waiwhetu last week.
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Police has referred the matter of data collection from Wi-Fi networks by Google Street View back to the office of the Privacy Commissioner.
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WELLINGTON — Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of 51 year-old Wellington man Robert Logan and need help to piece together his last known movements.
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NORTHLAND — A truck has spilt cream along SH1 on the Brynderwyn Summit South causing a 500 metres long strip of creamy and extremely slippery road.
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HAMILTON — The need to get home ahead of a curfew was the reason an intoxicated woman gave to Police as to why she found herself trapped in a Hamilton school early this morning.
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AUCKLAND — Yet another teenage male driver has been caught drink driving and travelling at an excessive and dangerous speed on the Northern motorway.
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WELLINGTON — A 54 year-old woman is in Police custody after she was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and other drugs at Wellington Airport yesterday afternoon.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Police are investigating an incident in Wellington last night where a dairy store employee was bashed with a hammer during a robbery.
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WELLINGTON — Police are asking the public for assistance in locating the following vehicle.
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WANAKA — Wanaka Police are investigating a complaint of serious sexual assault made by a 22 year old female visitor to the town.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are urging people to contact them if they see something suspicious after the breaking up of a juvenile burglary ring in the City over recent days.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Detective Senior Sergeant HARVEY states that the enquiry team is anticipating to interview the 22 year old driver of the vehicle today.
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The three crew from the Oyang 70 whose bodies were recovered were formally identified on 20 August by some of their fellow crew members.
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PAPAKURA — At about 6.15pm on Sunday 29/08/10, Police were called to a park/reserve at the end of Wilson Place in Papakura.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are highlighting the value of recently introduced new domestic violence legislation after their intervention during an incident in the west of the City resulted in the recovery of drugs, a clan lab and an illegally held firearm.
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TAUPO — The Taupo Off Licence Liquor Accord (TOLLA) is to begin the 'Think Drink' campaign that has been used in other centres in New Zealand.
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The annual meeting of the 39th Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) was held in Brisbane, Australia on 24 - 26 August 2010.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are at an address in the suburb of Glenfield where they are continuing their enquiries into an alleged firearms incident prior to noon today.
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WELLINGTON — A large search operation over the weekend involving over 60 Wellington Police Search and Rescue personnel has failed to find any trace of 51 year-old Robert Logan.
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NELSON — Shortly before midnight teams of Police raided the Red Devils gang address at 14 Natalie Street with a search warrant issued under the Sale of Liquor Act.
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GERALDINE — Police and the Fire service are currently investigating a suspicious caravan fire at the Hanging Rock area of Geraldine.
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NORTHLAND — Police carried out a further search yesterday for a Bay of Islands man who may have drowned after he went missing two weeks ago.
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FEILDING — Post mortem examinations following the deaths of two men and a woman at a house in Feilding have now been completed.
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FEILDING — Police are disappointed after catching five drink drivers in Feilding in just a few hours last night.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Detective Senior Sergeant HARVEY states that a 22 year old man has been charged with Driving While Disqualified.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Shortly after 8.00pm, Police detected a speeding motorist travelling at 89kph along Ferry Road, Christchurch.
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CANTERBURY — At about 3.14pm today police were called to a domestic incident involving a firearm near Little River, Canterbury.
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WELLINGTON — Police and other services are at a 2 car crash on the corner of State Highway 1 and Te Hapua Rd, Te Horo, Kapiti Coast.
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TAUPO — Taupo Police are appealing to the public to help them identify an offender who broke into the Beaut Bakery on Spa Road at approximately 3.40am on Monday.
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WAIOURU — On Sunday, December 2, 2007, 96 medals, including 2 George Crosses, an Albert Medal and 9 Victoria Crosses, were stolen from the Waiouru Army Museum, prompting outrage across New Zealand and overseas.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are investigating an incident last night, where residents have reported what appear to be sounds of gunfire.
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SOUTHLAND — Southern Police will be out and about on state highways monitoring whether drivers are travelling too close to other vehicles in Operation Close, a district-wide enforcement initiative which kicks off in September.
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Police Commissioner Howard Broad says he is disappointed with elements of decision-making as reported concerning the recent appointment of a senior manager at the Royal New Zealand Police College.
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FEILDING — Formal identifications have now been carried out in respect of those found dead at a house in Lees Road, Feilding.
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AUCKLAND — The man pronounced dead in the Mt Albert pharmacy at 0600hrs yesterday has been identified as 43 year old, Bruce Allan JONES, unemployed, from Mt Albert.
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MARLBOROUGH — At about 3.25 am on Wednesday 25th August 2010 a freight train has been travelling through the township of Tuamarina near Blenheim when it has struck a male on the track.
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TE PUKE — At about 1.00am this morning, Police, Fire and Ambulance attended a single car crash in Manoeka Rd in Te Puke.
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