New Zealand Police
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AUCKLAND — The traffic lights at the junction of Great North Road and West Coast Road, Kelston, are out.
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AUCKLAND — A man has been injured in a firearms incident in the West Auckland suburb of New Lynn.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The man leading the Operation KEPPEL enquiry Acting Detective Inspector Mark Benefield says he’s encouraged by the public response so far to appeals for information on the whereabouts of missing Remuera woman Carmen Thomas.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Police advise that as a result of a land-slip, SH35 is blocked off to traffic travelling in both directions.
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BAY OF PLENTY — At 12:20 this afternoon a vehicle travelling along SH2 Pukehina, in the vicinity of the Otamarakau Marae lost control, left the road and ended up in a paddock adjacent to SH2.
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AUCKLAND — Police investigators are active in both Auckland and Hamilton today as the search for a missing 32 year old Remuera woman, Carmen Thomas, continues into the weekend.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are urging residents in the Northcote and Takapuna area to keep their doors and windows locked, and not admit any stranger into their homes, after reports in the past two days of burglaries in the Takapuna and Northcote suburbs of the North Shore, where it appears that the same criminal is targeting Asian families.
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TE AWAMUTU — Te Awamutu Police attended a serious motor vehicle crash on Rewi Street in Te Awamutu at about 8.40 pm on Friday 16 July 2010.
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WELLINGTON — A man has appeared in the Wellington District Court this morning, in connection with a drug investigation.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch police dog Gage was farewelled in a private ceremony in the city today.
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AUCKLAND CITY — An Asian Organised Crime Ring has been busted today after the termination of a year long operation by the Organised and Financial Crime Agency NZ (OFCANZ) and Auckland Metro Crime and Operations Support (AMCOS).
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AUCKLAND CITY — A joint New Zealand Police and Customs Service investigation into a recent spate of EFTPOS pin-pad thefts resulted in three Canadians being arrested by the Auckland City Police Financial Crime Unit on Wednesday, July 14.
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AUCKLAND CITY — 2.50pm - Dominion Road, Mount Eden is closed in both driections between Burnley Tce and Paice Ave following a serious crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police are appealing to members of the public for any sightings of or information about missing 32 year-old Remuera woman Carmen Thomas.
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GISBORNE — The Gisborne CIB are investing the robbery of an English tourist who had her hand bag and it's contents stolen from her following a brief struggle as she was walking along Gladstone Road between Gray and Cobden street at approximately 10.30 pm last night.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are concerned about the whereabouts of a 41/2 year old boy who has gone missing from his home in Roche Ave, Christchurch address.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Due to a truck fire the Desert is currently closed.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are seeking anyone who witnessed a crash involving a van and cyclist on Pages Road opposite Cowles Stadium on Wednesday the 14th July 2010 about 5.40pm please call Constable Robinson on 363 7451 thank you.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The two Christchurch police officers who were shot and injured in the city on Tuesday morning are expected to be released from hospital later today.
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HAMILTON — A Good Samaritan sought by Hamilton Police investigating last month's murder of a man in the City's CBD didn't realise he had picked up a group of people linked to the investigation and given them a ride.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Police investigating the death of a 43 year old woman in a suspicious house fire in the North Shore suburb of Glenfield last month, have arrested and charged a man with her murder.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are warning young people in possession of forged drivers licences they risk serious repercussions should they be caught trying to use the false documents.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Statement from Superintendent Dave Cliff, Canterbury District Commander: "This morning police were looking for a person who'd had threats made from an individual who had been released from psychiatric services.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The families of two Christchurch police officers shot and injured in the city yesterday say they are overwhelmed by the care and concern shown to them.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A gas main has been ruptured outside Wellington Girls College, 4 Pipitea St.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two men will appear in the Christchurch District Court today on charges resulting from yesterday's incident in Buccleugh Street, Phillipstown, in which two officers were shot and injured and a police dog killed.
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KAWERAU — Following an extensive scene examination of the remains of the Kawerau hotel buildings Police are satisfied that the fire was deliberately lit.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are currently attending an incident in Phillipstown, Christchurch where several shots have been fired.
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CANTERBURY — The crash at SH1, Rakaia is confirmed as being a fatal car crash.
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PORIRUA — Porirua Police want to hear from anyone who may know the whereabouts of 20 year-old Daylin Chapman from Titahi Bay.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police believe a man caught driving at over 100 miles per hour on a rural provincial highway yesterday was defying not only speed limits but probably the laws of gravity as well.
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CANTERBURY — Emergency Services have responded to a serious crash on State Highway One, Rakaia.
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WELLINGTON — Police are urging commuters to take extreme care when travelling to work this morning due to icy roads.
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GREYMOUTH — At about 6am this morning a middle aged male died after the vehicle he was driving left the road ending up at the bottom of a steep bank on the Taylorville Road near Greymouth.
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CANTERBURY — About 2.30pm on Monday, 12th July 2010, a female skier aged 54 years who resides in Christchurch was involved in a fatal accident at Mount Hutt ski field near Methven.
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FEILDING — At a media conference in Palmerston North this afternoon (Monday,12 July) Detective Inspector Sue Schwalger issued the following update in relation to the death of Scott Guy in Feilding.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Murton says that the Christchurch Southern CIB is investigating the death of a 10 year old girl at Christchurch Hospital in the early hours of Sunday 11 July 2010.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a 29 year old woman at a Manurewa address overnight.
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AUCKLAND — Police and Ambulance were called to an address in the Otara suburb of South Auckland where several males were reported to have smashed their way into this address.
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AUCKLAND CITY — People driving around Auckland City over the period of Friday 9 and Saturday10 July were greeted by multiple Police Checkpoints set up to detect drunk drivers.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At about 8:10 pm on Friday 09 July 2010, a man entered the Cashel Convenience Centre Diary located on the corner of Cashel Street and Olliviers Road, Christchurch.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police say an incident occurred about 4-30pm this afternoon where police were called to the suburb of Birkenhead to assist a taxi driver with a troublesome fare.
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A homicide inquiry has commenced into the death of Scott Guy after post mortem results confirmed he suffered gunshot wounds.
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FEILDING — The man found dead in Feilding yesterday morning (Thursday, 8 July) has been named as Scott Grahame Guy, aged 31, from Feilding.
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GISBORNE — The Gisborne CIB have arrested and charged two further people in connection with the gang fight during the early hours of Saturday morning.
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FEILDING — The body of a man in his 30s, found dead this morning in Feilding, has now been removed from the scene.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police investigating an incident in which a 40 year old male cyclist has received multiple injuries after being hit by a motor vehicle are mystified that there appear to be no witnesses to the crash.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At about 10.45 pm on Wednesday 7 July 2010, two men entered the Glenbyre Tavern located in Keighleys Road, Christchurch.
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FEILDING — Around 7.10 this morning (Thursday, 8 July, 2010) police were called to an address in Aorangi Road, Feilding.
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UPPER HUTT — Sixty Upper Hutt teenagers have spent part of their school holidays this week upskilling themselves when it comes to getting behind the wheel.
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AUCKLAND — Between 7.30pm and 8.30pm last night a Silver Toyota Previa Station Wagon was broken into whilst it was parked at the rear of the La Porchetta restaurant on Lincoln Road in Henderson.
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WHANGAREI — Police have arrested another person in connection with an operation targeting drugs and gangs.
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WHAKATANE — Whakatane Police have still not located any sign of an Ohope man who was reported missing to them by his family on Monday afternoon.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are expressing their gratitude to a man who discovered a four year old boy wandering alone in the North Shore suburb of Bayview early this morning.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police are warning the public not to approach a man on the run following an escape from Waikeria prison overnight.
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Assaults against police officers are a major concern and we are pleased to see the proposed change to the Sentencing Act to make assaults on officers an aggravating factor at sentencing said Deputy Commissioner Operations Rob Pope.
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WELLINGTON — Police have today named the man found dead at Reading Cinemas on Sunday night as 23 year-old Anthony Damien Smythe.
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Police say the Investigator Special: The Case Against Robin Bain which screened on TV One last night has not raised any issues that were not either implicitly or explicitly put before the court.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are investigating the aggravated robbery of the BP service station in Newlands last night.
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WAIROA — A third person has been arrested and charged with the Aggravated Robbery of the Mahia Road Dairy in Wairoa on the 22nd of June 2010.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A thorough scene examination and results of a post-mortem indicate that a young man fell to his death at the Soho Apartments at the weekend.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Land Search and Rescue (SAR) personnel have located the missing 35 year-old motorcyclist, reported missing yesterday afternoon.
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AUCKLAND CITY — At around 10:30am today, 5 July 2010, the White Swan Superette, corner of White Swan and Richardson Rds in Mt Roskill, was the subject of an Aggravated Robbery.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police are investigating the sudden death of a young man at Reading Cinemas last night.
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Police advise that Manaia Rd., Manaia (alias SH25 Manaia), is flooded north of the single-lane bridge.
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KAWERAU — Eastern Bay of Plenty Police say the investigation into a suspicious fire which destroyed the Pinelands Hotel in Kawerau last week is continuing.
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LOWER HUTT — An extensive Police search is underway in the Akatarawa Forest Park area for a missing Lower Hutt man, who failed to return home from a motorbike ride yesterday afternoon.
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WELLINGTON CITY — A post mortem examination will be carried out later this morning on the body of an 18-year-old found yesterday morning in the Soho Apartment Complex in central Wellington.
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NGARUAWAHIA — Police are attending a very minor crash at the bottom of the Ngauranga Gorge heading into Wellington.
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UPPER HUTT — On Sunday, 4 July at 7:30pm, a male was reported overdue to police after failing to return from a motorbike ride somewhere north of Upper Hutt.
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MANUKAU CITY — At approximately 7.46pm, Police were called to Tullis Place, Burswood in Manukau and located a male lying on the footpath with chest injuries.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington CIB have carried out a scene examination in Egmont Street following the death of a young man overnight.
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WHANGAREI — At about 10.15am on Sunday 4 July 2010 a Holden car collided with a Nissan car on SH1 350 metres north of Mangapai Rd, Oakleigh, near Whangärei.
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WELLINGTON CITY — 3 July, 2010 - 18:00hrs Wellington Police have released the name of the man who died when his motorcycle crashed on the Wellington Urban Motorway at Kaiwharawhara yesterday evening.
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WELLINGTON CITY — At approximately 8:30 this morning, emergency services were called to a location in Egmont St, Wellington CBD where the body of a male has been located.
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NORTHLAND — Police and Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident on State Highway 1, Oakleigh.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police have released the name of the elderly man who died when a car crashed into the bedroom of his house in the suburb of Northcross yesterday.
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DARFIELD — Police Search and Rescue staff and the Rescue Helicopter were called to an incident in the Waimakariri River near Darfield around 5.45pm this evening where a jet boat had flipped over.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police were called to an address in Glenfield around 1.30am this morning after a vehicle was found on fire in a garage by neighbours.
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LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are urging people of the dangers of methadone, after a small pharmacy bag containing the medication was dropped in Naenae earlier today.
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KAWERAU — Eastern Bay of Plenty Police have confirmed that a criminal investigation is underway after a suspicious fire at the Pinelands Hotel site in Kawerau in the early hours of this morning.
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AUCKLAND — A version of events reported in the New Zealand Herald today about the alleged actions of an off-duty Police officer at a private function in a Takapuna restaurant last week, varies greatly to those of the function patrons and on-duty officers who attended the premise late that night.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The two men jointly charged with murder, in relation to a Wellington assault last year, have had their name suppression lifted.
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TAUPO — The actions of a quick-thinking shop assistant resulted in Taupo Police locating and charging a man within 24 hours of a robbery earlier this week.
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WAIROA — The Gisborne and Wairoa Police are investigating a gang related shooting which occurred at approximately 10.20pm yesterday evening in Mclean Street Wairoa.
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TAURANGA — Tauranga South Police have apprehended a group of offenders who have admitted to breaking into more than 40 motor vehicles in the Welcome Bay and Maungatapu areas.
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MATAMATA — POLICE ADVISE THAT A LARGE YELLOW TRUCK AND TRAILER UNIT HAS LOCKED-UP AND IS BLOCKING ONE LANE, APPROX 600 METRES TO THE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION ON SH 27 & SH 29.
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LEVIN — Levin police are appealing to members of the public for information in relation to a hit and run accident that occurred on Roosevelt Street, Levin on Thursday the 1st July at about 5:50 p.m.
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WAIROA — A 20 year old man received facial injuries after he was shot during a confrontation in WAIROA.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Police are investigating an incident on the North Shore in which an elderly man has died after a car crashed into the bedroom of his house.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — At approximately 1.05pm, a vehicle travelling on East Coast Road in Northcross left the road and drove into a house, the impact resulting in the vehicle going through a wall of the house and hitting an elderly male resident inside the house who died at the scene.
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HAMILTON — Statement by Stewart family read out to assembled media representitives Hamilton Central Police Station 13.00hrs Thursday 01 July 2010 Hello, my name is Gordon Stewart and I am one of Donald's brothers, beside me I have Don's daughter Tracey and her husband Cameron, Tracey is understandably upset at this time and has asked not to have questions directed to her.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Papanui Police in Christchurch have had handed in at the station a metal shooting box.
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WELLINGTON — Two men have appeared in the Wellington District Court this morning, jointly charged with murder, in relation to an assault in Te Aro late last year.
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AUCKLAND — After executing five search warrants this morning, the Auckland City District Organised Crime Unit arrested three people, discovered two large-scale marijuana growing operations, seized 11 vehicles and up to $100,000 in cash.
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First, my announcement last night that I would not be seeking a further term of office.
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NGARUAWAHIA — Police investigating the death of a man who stepped out in front of a car on SH1 south of Ngaruawahia on Wednesday night have absolved the driver of the car of any blame.
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WAINUIOMATA — Police are praising the actions of a member of the public, who did the right thing when he came across a woman, reported missing to Police late last night.
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