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Search and Rescue 15 Nov 2009
Body found in water near Port Charmers

PORT CHALMERS — At approximately 11.25am on Sunday the 15th of November 2009 a partially submerged dingy was located in Deborah Bay near Port Chalmers, Dunedin.

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Court 15 Nov 2009
Nelson Homicide update Sunday 15 November

RICHMOND — 4 people are in custody on a variety of charges and will appear in the Nelson District Court tomorrow morning.

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Crime 15 Nov 2009
Four in custody after shooting

RICHMOND — At around 6pm Saturday 14 November 2009 there was a confrontation between two groups of youths at Branford Park, near Nelson city.

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Crime 14 Nov 2009
Fatal shooting in Nelson

NELSON — At around 6pm Saturday 14 November 2009 there was a confrontation between two groups of youths at Branford Park, near Nelson city.

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Police 14 Nov 2009
Maitai Valley incident

NELSON — Police are dealing with a serious incident in the Maitai Valley in Nelson.

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Traffic 14 Nov 2009
Police readying for Wellington motorcycle protest

WELLINGTON — Wellington Police along with organizers of a protest by motorcycle riders are working to keep disruption to a minimum on Tuesday 17 November.

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Crime 14 Nov 2009
Stabbing in Whangarei

WHANGAREI — Whangarei Police are currently dealing with a stabbing which occurred at about 12.30am today as a result of a party in an address in Morningside in Whangarei.

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Deaths 14 Nov 2009
Accident victim named

WELLINGTON — <p>Police advise that the victim of this mornings fatal accident on Brooklyn Hill, Wellington has been identified as Ling PHANG, a 42 year old local woman.

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Deaths 13 Nov 2009
Man's death is not suspicious

TAUMARUNUI — A police investigation into the death of a man found dead at a house in Taumarunui on Wednesday afternoon (11 November) is complete and the death is not being treated as suspicious.

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Traffic 13 Nov 2009
Fatal Vehicle Collision Waitakere

WAITAKERE CITY — Police have released the name of the 20 year old female that died in yesterday's fatal crash in Waitakere.

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Traffic 13 Nov 2009
Appeal for witnesses to fatal accident in Brooklyn, Wellington

WELLINGTON — Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident involving a suburban bus in Brooklyn, Wellington this morning.

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Crime 13 Nov 2009
Aggravated burglary at BP Mana, Porirua

PORIRUA — Porirua Police are seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery in the early hours of 13 November 2009 at BP Mana, Porirua.

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Traffic 13 Nov 2009
Bus collides with Police station, offender arrested in a flash

HAMILTON — A flasher's behaviour that terrified a female bus passenger appears to have played a major part in a bus colliding with a Police Station in North Hamilton this morning.

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Aviation 13 Nov 2009
Investigation continues into gyrocopter crash

TARANAKI — The two men killed when a gyrocopter crashed into a paddock in Normanby yesterday afternoon (Thursday, 12 November) have been named as Neville Ronald Adlam and Stephen John Chubb.

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Deaths 13 Nov 2009
Man found dead is named

TAUMARUNUI — A man found dead at a house in Taumarunui on Wednesday afternoon (11 November) has been named as 45-year-old Moses Moi Akarana.

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Traffic 13 Nov 2009
Eighth death through not wearing a seatbelt recorded in the Waikato

WAIKATO — The fatal five factors of road safety, keep them in mind and you'll be driving and surviving, ignore them and you take a gamble with not only your own life but those of other road users as well.

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Cycling 13 Nov 2009
Reid to Defend Title

CHRISTCHURCH — Olympic cyclist Robin Reid has signed up to defend his title in the Armstrong Motor Group Festival of Cycling.

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Cycling 13 Nov 2009
Oceania Cycling Championships – Day 2 Wrap

INVERCARGILL — Olympic road racer Joanne Kiesanowski went full circle in her move back to the track glory with a gold medal on the second night of finals at the WHK Oceania Cycling Championships in Invercargill tonight.

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Crime 13 Nov 2009
Taking a 'short cut' earns a short stay in cells

HAMILTON — A Hamilton man will have plenty of time to reassess his navigation skills today after being arrested in the City early this morning taking the wrong 'short cut'.

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Aviation 13 Nov 2009
Two killed in gyrocopter crash

TARANAKI — A gyrocopter has crashed into a paddock in Normanby killing the two men on board.

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Traffic 13 Nov 2009
Police investigate Waitakere fatal crash

WAITAKERE CITY — Police are investigating the cause of a single vehicle fatal crash which occurred at 1.50 pm on the 12th November 2009 on Te Henga Road, Waitakere.

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Court 13 Nov 2009
Man charged after attempted murder

CHRISTCHURCH — Acting Detective Inspector David Long says that a 28 year old man has been charged with Attempted Murder regarding the incident in Gould Crescent.

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Crime 13 Nov 2009
Victim of shooting stable

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police investigating the shooting of a man Wednesday night have located everyone of immediate interest to the inquiry says acting Detective Inspector David Long.

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Aviation 12 Nov 2009
Micro light crash in Taranaki

TARANAKI — Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a micro light crash in Normanby, South Taranaki.

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Police 12 Nov 2009
Man and woman face charges following child's death

WHANGANUI — A man has been charged with murder following the death of a two-year-old boy in Wanganui last month.

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Police 12 Nov 2009
Police investigate man's death

TAUMARUNUI — The death of a man in Taumarunui is being investigated by police.

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Police 12 Nov 2009
Stokes Valley shooting investigation

LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are seeking sightings of a red or maroon Mazda Astina 4 door liftback vehicle believed to be linked to an overnight home invasion in Stokes Valley.

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Crime 12 Nov 2009
CCTV footage provides Star Wars offender images

WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are seeking to identify four males seen on CCTV footage regarding the theft of a Star Wars costume on 3 November.

Star Wars Sith Guard

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Crime 12 Nov 2009
Man injured by shots

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are investigating an incident that occurred last night leaving a 24 year old male with critical chest wounds.

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Traffic 12 Nov 2009
Road fatality Coromandel

COROMANDEL — Waikato Serious Crash Unit investigators are on their way to the scene of a crash in the Coromandel in which a man has been killed.

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Crime 11 Nov 2009
Two charged over cheese theft

FEILDING — A man and a woman have been charged following the recovery of cheese believed stolen from a train en route to Auckland.

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Search and Rescue 11 Nov 2009
Update missing elderly man Whangamata

WHANGAMATA — Search teams continue to scour waterways, parks and reserves as they seek an elderly Whangamata man who went missing from his home overnight.

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Police 11 Nov 2009
Police dog receives special award

CHRISTCHURCH — On Saturday 7 November Christchurch police dog Ryka was presented with a special award from the German Shepherd Dog Advisory Council, at Te Marua, north of Wellington.

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Crime 11 Nov 2009
Five train containers broken into

MARTON — A train believed to be linked to the recovery of numerous boxes of cheese in the Halcombe and Marton areas earlier today has now arrived at Auckland and it has been confirmed that five containers of the train have been broken into.

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Traffic 11 Nov 2009
Pedestrian in serious condition after crash

AUCKLAND — Police are attending a serious crash between a truck and a pedestrian that happened about 1230 pm on Kaiawa Rd, Mangatangi, Franklin District.

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Search and Rescue 11 Nov 2009
Elderly man missing in Whangamata overnight

WHANGAMATA — A Hamilton based Police search and rescue team is currently on its way to assist in the search for an elderly man who went missing in the Coromandel overnight.

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Crime 11 Nov 2009
Stolen cheese thought to have come from a train

FEILDING — Police believe that large blocks of cheese recovered after reports of people acting suspiciously near Halcombe have been stolen from a container on a train en route to Auckland.

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Traffic 11 Nov 2009
Serious injury crash - Tamaki Drive

AUCKLAND CITY — A collision between two vehicles on Tamaki Drive at about 1.50am this morning has left four people injured, two of them critically.

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Police 11 Nov 2009
Waikato Police request sightings of missing teenager

MORRINSVILLE — Morrinsville Police are appealing for sightings of a young teenage girl last seen in Hamilton early in September.

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Crime 11 Nov 2009
Police watch cheesy theft

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Two persons are assisting Manawatu police with inquiries after being disturbed loading suspected boxes of cheese into their vehicle.

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Deaths 11 Nov 2009
Elderly man dies after falling into fire

AUCKLAND — At approximately 5.10pm Police and Emergency services were called to a lifestyle block in Hatfields Beach, Rodney where a 79 year old male had been found deceased.

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Traffic 10 Nov 2009
Blessing marks start of road safety initiative

WELLINGTON — Wellington Police will mark the start of a new road safety initiative tomorrow by blessing a car involved in a local alcohol-related crash.

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Crime 10 Nov 2009
Appeal for witnesses to Saturday's hit & run Hamilton East

HAMILTON — Detectives investigating a hit and run incident 'with a difference' over the weekend are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

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Crime 10 Nov 2009
AOS call out in Darfield

DARFIELD — At 0830 am on the 10 November 2009 Police were advised a male person with a firearm at an address in Northcote Street, Darfield.

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Traffic 10 Nov 2009
Car v Truck causes delays

GREYMOUTH — At 0820hrs on the 10 November 2009 Police were informed of a car v truck crash on State Highway 6 at Rapahoe.

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Traffic 10 Nov 2009
Stats point to significant reduction in road trauma in Canterbury

CANTERBURY — There has been a sharp decline in road deaths this year and road crash discharge figures in Canterbury in the last three months.

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Traffic 10 Nov 2009
SH1, Desert Road closed to remove part of crashed truck

CENTRAL PLATEAU — Police advise that the Desert Road will be closed for approximately half an hour at 9.30 this morning in the vicinity of the Three Sisters.

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Crime 10 Nov 2009
Thieves stealing church spouting arrested

HAMILTON — Two men had plenty of time to 'repent' as they languished in a Police cell early this morning after being caught stealing metal spouting off a Hamilton church overnight.

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Football 9 Nov 2009
Home team takes out National Ethnic Football tournament

PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North’s Omani team beat out Upper Hutt’s UK Kiwi in the thrilling final of the Police run New Zealand Communities Football Cup to become national champions at Arena Manawatu on Sunday.

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Police 9 Nov 2009
Party initiative hailed a success

PALMERSTON NORTH — A joint initiative to reduce disorder around student parties in Palmerston North has been hailed "a great success".

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Court 9 Nov 2009
Court appearance in relation to stabbing

DUNEDIN — John Nathan Boyd, aged 29 years, appeared in the Dunedin District Court today charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, wounding with intent to injure, three charges of male assaults female in relation to three females at the address, and one charge of common assault.

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Crime 9 Nov 2009
Life enhancing communication machine stolen

CHRISTCHURCH — An eight year old boy with cerebral palsy who cannot speak or move was robbed of his communication with the outside world when someone stole his electronic communication device from him - as he was using it, last Saturday 7 November.

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Police 9 Nov 2009
Injured man has sought medical treatment

WHANGANUI — Police and medical professionals no longer have concerns for a man who left hospital on Friday with a head injury.

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Police 9 Nov 2009
New director of OFCANZ appointed

Detective Superintendent Malcolm Burgess has been provisionally appointed as the Director of the Organised & Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand (OFCANZ).

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Court 9 Nov 2009
Woman in court following drug seizures

PALMERSTON NORTH — A joint operation in Palmerston North involving New Zealand Customs, the Central District Organised Crime Unit and the Palmerston North CIB has resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old woman who has been charged with importing the Class C controlled drug BZP (Benzylpiperazine).

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Traffic 9 Nov 2009
Motor vehicle collision Karangahape Gorge

BAY OF PLENTY — Police advise that a car and a tanker have collided in the Karangahape gorge.

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Search and Rescue 8 Nov 2009
74 year old whitebaiter rescued from sea

CANTERBURY — At 5.26pm on Sunday 8 November 2009 police at the Southern Communication Centre received a 111 call advising that a male had been swept out to sea at the mouth of the Rakaia River.

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Aviation 8 Nov 2009
Aircraft lands in reserve after engine problems

AUCKLAND — This afternoon at about 1445hrs a small light aircraft (glacier) made an emergency landing in the Mcleans Reserve which is next to Eastern Beach.

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Deaths 8 Nov 2009
Fatal Fall at Chinamans Bluff

QUEENSTOWN — Police have identified the man who died as the result of a fall on Friday evening, from Chinamans Bluff, a popular rock climbing area North of Glenorchy in the South Island, as Matthew Byron ALLISON, aged 26 years, of Wanaka.

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Traffic 8 Nov 2009
Auckland City Drink Drive Operation- Operation Safer Roads

AUCKLAND CITY — People driving around Auckland City during the period of Thursday 05 -Sunday 08 November were greeted by multiple Police Checkpoints set up to detect drunk drivers.

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Deaths 7 Nov 2009
Rock climber found dead near Glenorchy

QUEENSTOWN — This morning at about 0825am the body of a 26yr old man was recovered at the base of Chinaman's Bluff, an area popular with Rock Climbers, situated North of Glenorchy in the Dart River Valley.

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Police 7 Nov 2009
Matthews homicide investigation into day three

NORTHLAND — The operation Matthews homicide investigation is into day three for Police.

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Crime 7 Nov 2009
Stabbing at Guy Fawkes party near Balclutha

BALCLUTHA — At about 12.45am on Saturday the 7th of November Police were called to an Inch Clutha address near Kaitangata where a man had been stabbed several times.

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Traffic 6 Nov 2009
Serious crash in Papakura

PAPAKURA — Police are attending a serious one car accident on Papakura/Clevedon Rd just south of the Clendon/Takanini Rd.

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Court 6 Nov 2009
Woman charged following cyclist's death

PARAPARAUMU — Charges have been laid against a 70-year-old Te Horo woman following the death of a cyclist in Te Horo in September.

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Deaths 6 Nov 2009
Body found submbergd water Queen Charlotte Sounds

QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND — At about midday today Police were notified that a body had been located partially submerged between Torea Bay and Double Cove in the Queen Charlotte Sounds.

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Police 6 Nov 2009
Missing teen located

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police have located the missing 14 year old girl Ashley SEHNERT safe and well, at a local address.

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Police 6 Nov 2009
Urgent hunt for injured man

WHANGANUI — Police are trying to locate a 33-year-old man who is in urgent need of medical attention.

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Crime 6 Nov 2009
Child's death was not accidental

WHANGANUI — The death of a two-year-old boy in Wanganui is now being treated as homicide.

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Police 5 Nov 2009
Lower Hutt search for gunman over

LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police say the search for a man who pointed what was believed to be a firearm at an officer in Naenae this morning is now over.

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Police 5 Nov 2009
Kaitaia death investigation continues

KAITAIA — Kaitaia Police are continuing their investigations into the death of a Kaitaia woman.

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Traffic 5 Nov 2009
Fatal crash in Thames-Coromandel district

COROMANDEL — Police are attending a crash where a car going down a hill on Manaia Road, Te Kouma in the Thames-Coromandel District crashed through a barrier and went down a bank, about 1 km south of the Te Kouma Rd turnoff.

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Traffic 5 Nov 2009
Wind warning for Masterton District

WELLINGTON — Police advise motorists to exercise caution travelling around the Mt.

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Crime 5 Nov 2009
Search continues for gunman

LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police and the Armed Offenders Squad are still searching for a man who fled after pointing a handgun at an officer during a routine vehicle stop in Naenae today.

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Crime 5 Nov 2009
Large theft of fireworks from Morrinsville

MORRINSVILLE —  Morrinsville Police hope with the public's help they can turn a group of thieves' Guy Fawkes into a fizzer.

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Crime 5 Nov 2009
Lower Hutt Police search for gunman

LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police including the Armed Offenders Squad are searching for a man who fled after pointing a handgun at a police officer during a routine vehicle stop in Naenae this morning.

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Deaths 5 Nov 2009
Identification confirmed

BANKS PENINSULA — Regional Coroner Sue Johnson has today established the identification of the person who died in Little Akaloa yesterday and confirms it is Professor Sir Donald Beaven.

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Police 5 Nov 2009
Missing teen

CHRISTCHURCH — Ashley Sehnert is 14 years old and has been missing from her Papanui/ Edgeware home since last Sunday.

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Deaths 5 Nov 2009
Formal identification of fire victim could take several days

BANKS PENINSULA — Formal identification of a body in a house destroyed by fire in the Banks Peninsula settlement of Little Akaloa yesterday, could take days, say Christchurch Police.

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Deaths 4 Nov 2009
Electrical fault cause of fatal fire

AUCKLAND — A scene examination has been completed by fire safety and police detectives at the address of 56A Bryant Road Karaka.

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Cannabis 4 Nov 2009
Operation Ayrshire - Police Success

AUCKLAND — Orewa Police executed three simultaneous search warrants issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act on residential properties in the Rodney area this morning.

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Traffic 4 Nov 2009
Two unrestrained children seriously hurt in Waikato crash

WAIKATO — It's a simple enough rule- the number of people in a vehicle should not be greater than the number seats, and unfortunately two Waikato toddlers are paying a heavy price for this rule not being adhered to.

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Crime 4 Nov 2009
Operation Peak Road - Investigation Continues

The number of police officers investigating the death of Doctor Graham Robinson on Peak Road, Kaukapakapa, has reached 20 with further staff from across the Waitematä Police District recently being assigned to the enquiry.

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Traffic 4 Nov 2009
Wind warning for Wairarapa

WAIRARAPA — Police advise motorists to exercise caution when travelling through the South Wairarapa area and going over the Rimutaka Hill due to high winds.

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Alcohol 4 Nov 2009
Show week 7 14 November 2009

CHRISTCHURCH — While most of New Zealand and Australia have enjoyed the Melbourne Cup, for Cantabrians, it is only the beginning of the social build up to Christmas.

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Search and Rescue 4 Nov 2009
Picton man missing

PICTON — On the 3rd of November 2009 Police commenced enquiries into the whereabouts of a Christopher Derek John PURDY aged 56 years, who was reported missing by a friend.

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Police 4 Nov 2009
Missing Person

AUCKLAND CITY — Police are concerned for the whereabouts of Mr Oliver Gee.

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Fire 4 Nov 2009
Man dead after barn fire

AUCKLAND — Counties Manukau Police are investigating a fire of a barn at a rural property in Karaka.

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Traffic 3 Nov 2009
If in doubt check it out- the risks are too high

WAIKATO — Take your time, check your mirrors and if in doubt check it out- even if it means exiting your vehicle is the message from Waikato Police after a second child was driven over in 24 hours.

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Police 3 Nov 2009
Police seek information on Fix store robbery

WELLINGTON CITY — At approximately 0250hrs on Tuesday 3 November 2009 two male entered the Fix store located on the corner of Ghuznee and Cuba Streets Wellington.

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Deaths 3 Nov 2009
Police Identify Body Discovered In West Auckland

WAITAKERE CITY — Henderson Police confirm there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in the Oratia Creek yesterday.

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Police 3 Nov 2009
Appeal for witnesses to Huntly robbery

HUNTLY — Western Waikato Police investigating the aggravated robbery of security guards delivering money to a Huntly bank are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

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Crime 3 Nov 2009
Armed robbery of Armourgaurd van

HUNTLY — Police are investigating an armed robbery of Armourguard staff as they transferred money from their van to the ANZ Bank in Huntly.

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Police 3 Nov 2009
Okahu Bay incident

AUCKLAND CITY — The Labour Dept are investigating a work place incident at Okahu Bay, Auckland.

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Police 3 Nov 2009
Was your car in Christchurch damaged last Saturday?

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are seeking witnesses and anyone whose car was `clipped' by another vehicle being pursued by police in the weekend.

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Deaths 3 Nov 2009
Name release Huntly fatal

HUNTLY — The name of a South Auckland toddler who died in Auckland's Starship Hospital on Thursday following a three car collision on SH1 south of Huntly over Labour Weekend has been released.

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Traffic 3 Nov 2009
Crash near Putaruru closes road

BAY OF PLENTY —  Police are attending a serious crash on SH1 at the intersection with Jones Road, Lichtfield, south of Putaruru.

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Crime 3 Nov 2009
If it seems too good to be true- it is!

HAMILTON — Hamilton Police have a warning for those tempted to buy cheap goods at too good to be true prices- it is too good to be true and you will face prosecution for receiving.

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Deaths 3 Nov 2009
Whatawhata toddler death release 2- name release

WAIKATO — The name of a young girl killed yesterday when run over by a motor vehicle in the driveway of her home near Whatawhata has been released.

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Search and Rescue 3 Nov 2009
S&R - Cardrona Valley, Wanaka

CARDRONA — The Wanaka Police and Land Search and Rescue teams spent the afternoon searching for two missing Israeli tourists who were reported lost by a third member of the party.

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