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Deaths 25 Aug 2010
Bodies recovered from house in Feilding

FEILDING — The bodies of two men and a woman found dead in a house in Feilding yesterday (Monday, 23 August) were removed from the house this evening.

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Deaths 24 Aug 2010
Early information about pharmacy intruder corrected

AUCKLAND — Police investigating the death of an intruder in a Mt Albert pharmacy this morning have corrected earlier mis-information about who found the man.

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Police 24 Aug 2010
Policing service not affected by latest tragedy

FEILDING — The community of Feilding can still expect an effective police service despite another tragedy in the town.

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News 24 Aug 2010
Missing person - Aranui

CHRISTCHURCH — Cheyenne Nicole DAYMOND aged 15 years has been missing from her home address in Aranui since Wednesday 18 August 2010.

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Aviation 24 Aug 2010
Emergency landing - Wellington International Airport

WELLINGTON — At approx 5:47 this morning, emergency services were placed on stand by at Wellington International Airport.

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Crime 23 Aug 2010
Wellington hotel worker confronted by gunman

WELLINGTON — Police are investigating an incident in Wellington this morning where a hotel employee had a gun pointed at him.

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Deaths 23 Aug 2010
Police investigate deaths of two men and a woman

FEILDING — Police investigating the deaths of three people in a house in Feilding can now confirm that the location of the incident is Lees Road.

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Crime 23 Aug 2010
Police investigate deaths at Feilding house

FEILDING — Police are investigating the unexplained deaths of three people in a house in Feilding.

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Deaths 23 Aug 2010
Police name motorcyclist killed in road crash

STRATFORD — A motorcyclist killed yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 22 August) has been named as Stephen Robert Armstrong, aged 38 from Midhurst.

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Crime 23 Aug 2010
Tauranga Police investigate Parkvale disturbance

TAURANGA — At about 11pm last night, Sunday 22 August 2010, Tauranga Police were called to a disturbance in Parkvale, Tauranga.

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Crime 23 Aug 2010
40,000 worth of property stolen from commercial Taupo address

TAUPO — Taupo Police are investigating the theft of a large number of mag wheels and a Go Kart from a commercial Taupo address earlier this month.

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Police 23 Aug 2010
Police investigate aggravated robbery of Whangarei supermarket

WHANGAREI — Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of a Whangärei supermarket on Saturday night (August 21).

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Fire 23 Aug 2010
Two escape house fire - Tieke Place, Tokoroa

TOKOROA — Earlier this morning just before 5:00 am there was a house fire in Tokoroa.

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News 23 Aug 2010
Police concerned for missing person

DUNEDIN — Dunedin Police are seeking information as to the whereabouts of Brad Gordon ANDERSON of Dunedin as there are concerns for his safety.

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Deaths 23 Aug 2010
Motorcyclist killed in road crash

STRATFORD — A motorcyclist was killed this afternoon (Sunday, 22 August) in a road crash in Stratford.

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Crime 23 Aug 2010
Grateful for offers of rewards

FEILDING — The team investigating the shooting of Scott Guy would like to thank the community for its support and generous offers of rewards.

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Deaths 23 Aug 2010
Man killed in river crash is named

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The man killed when his Subaru car crashed into the Manawatu River near Ashhurst yesterday morning has been named as 38-year-old Darren Ellis from Upper Hutt.

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Deaths 22 Aug 2010
Body of man found in river following road crash

WOODVILLE — The body of a man has been located in the Manawatu River following a road crash this morning.

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Crime 21 Aug 2010
Kylee Guy appeals for her husband's killer to "do the right thing"

FEILDING — On Thursday, 8 July, 31-year-old Scott Guy was shot and killed on the driveway of his home in Aorangi Road, Feilding.

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Deaths 21 Aug 2010
Searchers find body - West Auckland

AUCKLAND CITY — The body of a 40 year old man reported missing from the Auckland Central area two days ago has been found in west Auckland bush.

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Police 20 Aug 2010
Police begin interviewing Oyang 70 survivors

LYTTELTON — "This afternoon the Police will begin interviewing the survivors from the Oyang 70 on behalf of the Coroner.

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Police 20 Aug 2010
Arrest in undercover operation against child sex tour operator

AUCKLAND — Police swooped on addresses in Remuera and Mangere this morning and arrested a 46-year-old Auckland motel and property manager believed to be involved in the child sex tourism industry The arrest follows an eight month investigation into the man’s activities by Police and Customs.

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Crime 20 Aug 2010
Information should come to Police

AUCKLAND CITY — Police investigating the disappearance and death of Remuera mother Carmen Thomas say it's important that anyone - irrespective of their occupation, profession or interest in the mystery - who has information that could progress the investigation pass it onto Police.

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Traffic 20 Aug 2010
Boy struck by 4WD after leaving school bus

NELSON — A 12 year old boy received serious injuries after being struck by a 4WD vehicle on Atawhai Drive in Nelson this afternoon.

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Crime 20 Aug 2010
Police investigate incident where woman dragged along a Johnsonville street

WELLINGTON — Police are investigating an incident in Johnsonville yesterday where a woman had her handbag grabbed from her and was dragged down the street, leaving her shaken but relatively unharmed.

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Police 19 Aug 2010
Police to launch enquiry into Oyang 70 sinking

CHRISTCHURCH — "Tomorrow the Police will begin an enquiry on behalf of the Coroner into the deaths and disappearance of crewmen from this ship which sank in the Southern Ocean yesterday.

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Police 19 Aug 2010
Police and family not giving up hope of finding missing boy

GISBORNE — The parents of missing four-year-old Gisborne boy Lucas Ward are not giving up hope that their son will be found alive.

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Crime 19 Aug 2010
Christchurch police concerned by theft from vehicles

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are concerned about the increase in thefts from vehicles in the Christchurch City and surrounding area.

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Search and Rescue 19 Aug 2010
Police Dive Squad continues Gisborne search for Lucas today

GISBORNE — The search for missing four-year-old Lucas Ward continues in Gisborne today, with the police dive squad again searching the Waimata River.

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Police 18 Aug 2010
Gisborne Police need help with sightings in search for missing boy

GISBORNE — Sightings of children including a young boy in the Kaiti area of Gisborne late yesterday are vital in the search for Lucas Ward who has been missing for over 24 hours.

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Police 18 Aug 2010
Police dive squad called into missing child search in Gisborne

GISBORNE — The police dive squad is due in Gisborne today to help search for a four-year-old boy who went missing yesterday afternoon.

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Police 18 Aug 2010
Missing people listed on new website

Police have today launched a Missing Persons website through the NZ Police main website.

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Search and Rescue 18 Aug 2010
Improving marine safety on the east coast

The unforgiving eastern coastline of Central District now has a vastly enhanced communications system to improve marine safety, and it will be officially launched this weekend in the culmination of five days of search and rescue training.

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Crime 18 Aug 2010
Police in Whitford to confirm sighting

AUCKLAND — Staff investigating the death of Carmen Thomas will be in Sandstone Rd, Whitford from about 6.30 tomorrow morning in an effort to firm up on a reported sighting of her car parked in the area about the time she went missing.

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Deaths 17 Aug 2010
Man killed by rubish truck

MANUKAU CITY — A man has been run over and killed by a rubbish truck in South Auckland at about 10.00am this morning.

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Police 17 Aug 2010
Man found injured near Wairoa park

WAIROA — A Wairoa man is in Hawke's Bay Regional Hospital with serious head injuries after he was found lying injured near a park in the town this morning.

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Traffic 17 Aug 2010
Crash closes Whitford-Maraetai road

MANUKAU CITY — 1.55PM -- Counties Manukau police request that motorists avoid the Whitford-Maraetai road for the next two hours as the scene of a crash is cleared.

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Police 17 Aug 2010
Papanui police seek owner of diamond ring

CHRISTCHURCH — A diamond ring, belonging to a small woman, has recently been handed in to the police at Papanui, who are now seeking its owner.

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Traffic 17 Aug 2010
Crash - Porirua

PORIRUA — Police are currently at the scene of a truck and trailer that has rolled and blocked all lanes southbound on SH1 just south of Porirua.

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Police 16 Aug 2010
Arrest made in Jervois Rd assault

AUCKLAND CITY — A 22 year old unemployed chef from Grey Lynn has been arrested and charged with Common Assault.

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Police 16 Aug 2010
Wellington Police investigating firearm incident in Miramar

WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington CIB is investigating an incident in Miramar on Friday night where a young man in his vehicle had a gun pointed at him.

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Police 16 Aug 2010
Witnesses sought to Porirua hit and run

PORIRUA — Porirua Police are seeking witnesses to a hit and run early last night on Mungavin Avenue.

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Police 16 Aug 2010
Information about bin vital to homicide investigation

AUCKLAND CITY — The head of the Carmen Thomas homicide investigation, Detective Inspector Mark Benefield, says a recycling wheelie bin missing from Carmen's Ngaphui Rd home could be one of a number of vital links in the search for her body.

Police are investigating the disappearance of 32 year-old Remuera woman Carmen Thomas

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Traffic 16 Aug 2010
Police Alcohol & Drug Impaired Operation In Waitakere

WAITAKERE CITY — A weekend police operation targeting alcohol and drug impaired drivers in West Auckland has resulted in a large number of drivers being detected for EBA.

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Police 16 Aug 2010
Police Museum opens new road policing exhibition this week

PORIRUA — The New Zealand Police Museum in collaboration with the Road Policing Group at Police National Headquarters is celebrating the history of road policing in New Zealand by opening two new exhibits about Road Policing and how Police investigate serious crashes.

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Deaths 16 Aug 2010
Fatal Darfield Crash Victim Named

DARFIELD — Darfield Police advise that the person who died in the fatal crash on the Old West Coast Road, Darfield, last night was Terrence Walter BEARDSMORE, a 51 year old man, of Oxford.

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Traffic 15 Aug 2010
Fatal motor vehicle crash in Darfield

DARFIELD — Police are currently at the scene of a single motor vehicle collision, on the Old West Coast Road, Darfield.

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Crime 15 Aug 2010
Operation Keppel:

AUCKLAND CITY — Police investigating the disappearance of 32 year-old Carmen Thomas believe she has been killed and her body disposed of.

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Traffic 15 Aug 2010
Slip - State Highway One - Koromiko (near Picton)

PICTON — A large slip (rock fall) has fallen onto State Highway One at Koromiko, in the gorge between Picton and Blenheim near Para Road.

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Traffic 15 Aug 2010
Para Swamp, Koromiko, Marlborough District

MARLBOROUGH — Police have received reports of a slip blocking SH1 between Picton and Blenheim at Para Swamp.

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Crime 15 Aug 2010
North Shore Police

NORTH SHORE CITY — A 22 year old male is currently under police guard at hospital after crashing a vehicle that had been stolen a short time earlier in a robbery in Freemans Bay.

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Crime 15 Aug 2010
Wanaka Rape

WANAKA — The Wanaka Police are investigating a complaint of rape made this morning (14 August 2010) by a 21 year old visitor to the town.

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Traffic 14 Aug 2010
Tree blocking road - Maida Vale Rd, Roseneath, Wellington

WELLINGTON — The local council and other services are at a tree that had fallen partly blocking Maida Vale Rd, Roseneath at about number 96.

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News 13 Aug 2010
Police concerned for missing person - Motunau Beach

CHEVIOT — Cheviot Police have concerns for the whereabouts of a 46 year old female who normally resides in Christchurch.

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Police 13 Aug 2010
35 year old Mamaku man in Police custody

ROTORUA — The Mamaku man who Police were searching for in the village yesterday, is now in Police custody after coming forward to the Tokoroa Police station this morning.

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Crime 13 Aug 2010
Don't alter ski passes!

QUEENSTOWN — Queenstown Police are issuing a warning to anyone who has, or is considering, altering their NZ Ski season pass, in order to try and obtain free transport up and down the Mountain - Don't! Police have arrested and charged three overseas Tourists involved in three separate incidents in the past 24 hours after vigilant Ski staff noticed that the Passes presented had been altered.

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Traffic 12 Aug 2010
Truck closes road near Hira

NELSON — 2.11pm - Motorists travelling between Nelson and Blenhiem on State Highway 6 are advised that a truck has rolled near Hira.

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Police 12 Aug 2010
Cordon in place around Mamaku Village

ROTORUA — 3:45 PM - Rotorua Police are asking members of the public to avoid the Mamaku Village area, located north of Rotorua, off State Highway 5.

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News 12 Aug 2010
Missing person - North Shore - Auckland

NORTH SHORE CITY — Police have concerns for the whereabouts of Bobby TAMATEA, whose car was located at the Murray's Bay Beach yesterday afternoon.

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Deaths 11 Aug 2010
Police release name of Taumaranui crash victim

TAUMARUNUI — One person was killed and two others injured in a head-on crash near Ongarue, north of Taumarunui, where car and a van collided just before 3pm yesterday.

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Skiing 11 Aug 2010
Coronet Peak secures major ski races

QUEENSTOWN — Two major ski races will be staged at Coronet Peak next week following a decision to move them from Australian ski area Mt Hotham.

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Traffic 11 Aug 2010
Johns Rd and McLeans Island Rd, Harewood, Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — "Between the evening of Saturday 31st of July and the morning of Sunday 1st of August a substantial vehicle crash occurred near the intersection of Johns Road and McLeans Island Road Harewood.

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Traffic 11 Aug 2010
One dead in fatal crash near Taumarunui

TAUMARUNUI — One person is dead and two others injured after a car and a light van collided on State Highway 4 between Taumarunui and Te Kuiti this afternoon.

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Crime 10 Aug 2010
Man injured in Wairoa gang shooting

WAIROA — A gang related shooting in Wairoa has left one man hospitalised with facial injuries and 24 people arrested on charges of unlawful assembly after a brawl in the town this morning.

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Crime 10 Aug 2010
Proactive Police approach to be maintained in Tokoroa

TOKOROA — Tokoroa Police take gang activity seriously, and will maintain a proactive policing approach to any gang presence in the area, says Area Commander, Acting Inspector Tony Jeurissen.

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Alcohol 10 Aug 2010
Another disappointing result in recent controlled purchase operation in Porirua

PORIRUA — Porirua Police say some licensed premises in Porirua are continuing to flout the law, following another controlled purchase operation in the city at the weekend.

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Traffic 10 Aug 2010
Slip - Ngaio Gorge Rd, Ngaio, Wellington

WELLINGTON — A slip has blocked Ngaio Gorge Road.

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Police 9 Aug 2010
Missing person - Auckland - Counties Manukau

AUCKLAND — Police have growing concerns for a missing Otahuhu woman, who requires urgent medical attention.

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Traffic 8 Aug 2010
Crash - Leeston - Canterbury

LEESTON — A single car crash in the Leeston area of Canterbury as resulted in the death of the driver of that vehicle.

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Flooding 8 Aug 2010
Flooding - South Canterbury

CANTERBURY — Motorists are advised to take care when travelling in the Pleasant Point - Timaru and south towards to Oamaru.

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Traffic 7 Aug 2010
Police Disappointed with Driver Speeds in Heavy Fog

CANTERBURY — Police charged two drivers with driving at a dangerous speed on State Highway 1, Selwyn near Christchurch on Friday morning (06 August 2010).

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Traffic 7 Aug 2010
Slip - SH25 Whangamata

WHANGAMATA — A large slip has completely blocked State Highway 25 just south of Whangamata approximately 1 km south of Wentworth Valley Road near the refuse station.

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Police 6 Aug 2010
Police locate missing 7 year-old girl from Linden, Tawa

WELLINGTON — Police have found the 7 year-old girl, missing since overnight on Tuesday, but are yet to locate her father Lau Leota.

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Deaths 6 Aug 2010
Mount Hutt Skifield, Mount Hutt, Ashburton District

MT HUTT — A man was rushed to Christchurch Hospital as a result of injuries received whilst snowboarding at Mount Hutt Skifield, earlier today.

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Traffic 6 Aug 2010
BMW Clocked On Auckland Motorway At 200 kmph

AUCKLAND — Officers of an Auckland Motorway Patrol Unit were left speechless early this morning when a BMW car passed by their stationary position on the Northern Motorway at a speed of 200 kilometres per hour.

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Crime 6 Aug 2010
Theft of road cones a criminal offence

Police are warning anybody who is found in unlawful possession of orange road cones will be charged with theft.

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Traffic 6 Aug 2010
Crash - SH1, Hundalee, Hurunui District (Limestone Stream)

CHEVIOT — Motorists travelling on State Highway One between Kaikoura and Cheviot need to be aware of likely delays in the Hundalees area.

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News 6 Aug 2010
New Zealander missing in Hong Kong

The New Zealand Police are seeking assistance from the Hong Kong Police to help locate a New Zealand male Stephen John MORRISSEY missing in Hong Kong.

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Police 5 Aug 2010
Wellington Police arrest man in connection with Allison McPhee

WELLINGTON CITY — Police have arrested and charged a 52 year-old man for the murder of Allison McPhee, who was found dead in her flat in Newtown last Wednesday.

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Traffic 5 Aug 2010
Crane crash causes delays in Henderson

WAITAKERE CITY — Police advise that the bridge spanning the Huruhuru stream on Triangle Road, Henderson has been reduced to one lane as a result of a crane toppling over.

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Crime 5 Aug 2010
Wanaka Crime Report

WANAKA — 28/07/2010 - Local youth reported to YAS for theft of DVD’s from library.

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News 5 Aug 2010
Lonely flight home for Carmen's Mum

AUCKLAND — The mother of missing 32 year-old Remuera woman, Carmen Thomas, departed Auckland this morning on a long flight back to her home in South Africa.

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Crime 5 Aug 2010
Taupo Police seek public help after assault

TAUPO — Taupo Police are seeking assistance from the public following a serious assault that took place on Sunday morning, 1st August, at about 1:00am, outside the Burger King restaurant on Roberts Street , Taupo.

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Traffic 5 Aug 2010
Joint road safety initiative sees Eastern Waikato rural school children provided with hi-visibility vests

WAIKATO — Wanting school pupils to be safe and be seen was the driver for a joint Police, council and local schools road safety initiative in the Eastern Waikato.

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Traffic 5 Aug 2010
Bus crash - no injury - Bower Ave - New Brighton

CHRISTCHURCH — Police are currently attending a crash involving two buses at the intersection of Bower Avenue and Travis Road, in the New Brighton suburb of Christchurch, that occurred around 7 am this morning.

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Crime 5 Aug 2010
Scott Guy homicide - renewed appeal

FEILDING — It is four weeks today since Scott Guy was shot dead on the driveway of his Feilding home and Police are taking the opportunity to renew their appeal for information.

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Police 4 Aug 2010
Update on Newtown Park Flats homicide

WELLINGTON CITY — Police say Allison McPhee was the victim of a violent attack before her death.

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Traffic 4 Aug 2010
Fatal crash - Dargaville

DARGAVILLE — Police and emergency services are presently attending to a two car crash on Baylys Coast Rd in Dargaville.

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Crime 4 Aug 2010
Police locate high risk offender George Warren

UPPER HUTT — Police have located George Warren without incident at an Upper Hutt address earlier this morning.

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Crime 4 Aug 2010
SNAP partnership delivers forensic marking kits to Waikato schools

WAIKATO — Waikato Police are putting their weight behind an initiative that will see DNA marking kits made available to Waikato schools in an effort to minimise the risk of school burglaries.

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Deaths 4 Aug 2010
Cambridge death natural causes

CAMBRIDGE — A post-mortem examination carried out into the death of a Cambridge man found dead in his rural home on Sunday has revealed he died of natural causes.

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Corrections 4 Aug 2010
Porirua Police seek help to locate high risk offender

PORIRUA — Porirua Police need help to locate a high risk offender who has failed to report to Probations.

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Police 3 Aug 2010
Organised Crime Unit takes two into custody

AUCKLAND — Two men are in custody after a search warrant was executed early this afternoon in Glenfield by the Auckland Organised Crime Unit supported by the Armed Offenders Squad.

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Police 3 Aug 2010
Inquiries continue into attempted rape in Kawerau

KAWERAU — Police inquiries are continuing today into the assault and attempted rape of a 16 year old Kawerau girl in her own home in the town on Sunday afternoon.

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Traffic 3 Aug 2010
Crash - Levin

LEVIN — Police and emergency services are currently attending the scene of a head-on motor vehicle collision on SH1 at the intersection with Koputaroa Road, Levin.

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Deaths 2 Aug 2010
Two men killed in Waiouru crash are named

WAIOURU — Two men killed in a crash on the Desert Road at the weekend have been identified as Kuljinder Singh and Jagroop Singh, both aged 22, and living in Papatoetoe.

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Deaths 2 Aug 2010
Re: Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Moorhouse Avenue

CHRISTCHURCH — The sole rider of a motorcycle which crashed at the intersection of Moorhouse Avenue and Madras Street at 8.20 pm on Saturday 31 July 2010 has died as a result of the injuries he suffered.

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Deaths 2 Aug 2010
Cambridge sudden death

CAMBRIDGE — Waikato Police are awaiting the result of an autopsy being carried out today to establish the cause of the sudden death of a man near Cambridge over the weekend.

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Traffic 2 Aug 2010
Death of men in Kihikihi crash avoidable

WAIKATO — A car at the centre of a double fatality crash in Kihikihi early Saturday evening had been stopped by Police for speeding earlier in the day.

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Crime 2 Aug 2010
Public's help needed to solve attempted rape in Kawerau

KAWERAU — The Eastern Bay of Plenty Police say members of the local community will likely hold the key to identifying an offender responsible for an assault and attempted rape that took place in a Kawerau house, just after noon on Sunday 1 August.

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