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Traffic 16 May 2009
Slow down when passing stationary school buses

Following the death of a Matamata boy yesterday Waikato Police are urging motorists to heed the speed limit when passing school buses picking up and dropping off children.

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Crime 16 May 2009
Suspicious Death in Canterbury District, 10:00am

CHRISTCHURCH — Police are investigating a death where a body has been located in the Heathcote River, Beckenham, Christchurch.

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Traffic 16 May 2009
Road closure in Wellington District, 7:00am 16 May

WELLINGTON — Police advise that there has been a motor vehicle crash on The Esplanade in Petone.

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Crime 16 May 2009
Disorder in Southern District, 11:00pm 15 May

BALCLUTHA — At about 1.00am on Friday the 15th of May 2009 Balclutha Police were called to attend the Rosebank Hotel in Clyde Street, Balclutha.

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Deaths 16 May 2009
Matamata schoolboy killed in traffic incident

MATAMATA — Matamata Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a young boy in a traffic incident outside the town this afternoon.

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Crime 16 May 2009
Bank robbery in Auckland City District, 2:45pm 15 May

AUCKLAND CITY — About 2.45 pm on Friday 15 May 2009 there was an armed robbery at the Westpac Bank in Parnell Road.

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Crime 16 May 2009
Homicide in Auckland City District, 3:40pm 15 May 2009

AUCKLAND CITY — Police investigating the discovery of a woman's body at Western Springs can now confirm that they are investigating a homicide.

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Crime 15 May 2009
Second Man Charged In Murder Enquiry

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore CIB advise that a second person has been arrested as a result of their investigations into the killing of Paul CHONG in Glenfield.

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Traffic 15 May 2009
High Winds in Wellington District, 10:00am

WELLINGTON — Police have received reports of high winds between Eketahuna and Masterton on SH 2.

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News 15 May 2009
Missing man in Bay of Plenty District, 7:00am

BAY OF PLENTY — Whakatane Police are seeking help to locate a local man.

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Traffic 15 May 2009
2 injured in Tauranga crash

TAURANGA — 7:45pm 14 May 2009 - Police are in attendance at a car v car crash on the intersection of Tauranga West road and Esdaile Road, Whakamarama.

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Traffic 14 May 2009
Motorway closure in Waitemata District, 1:40pm

AUCKLAND — Statehighway 1 was closed at Oteha Valley Road while police investigate an incident just north of Oteha Valley Road.

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League 14 May 2009
Cronulla Sharks Investigation

CHRISTCHURCH — Despite recent media and public interest into allegations surrounding members of the Cronulla Sharks team following their visit to New Zealand in 2002 Christchurch Police do not intend to reopen the investigation.

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Court 14 May 2009
Man Charged With Murder

NORTH SHORE CITY — A 27 year old unemployed man is to appear in the North Shore District Court today charged with the murder of Paul CHONG in Glenfield.

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Traffic 14 May 2009
Serious vehicle crash in Dunedin

DUNEDIN — 3:00pm 13 May 2009 - Police, fire and ambulance are in attendance at a serious vehicle crash on Dunedin Port Chalmers Rd near St Leonards Drive.

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Travel 13 May 2009
Malfunctioning railway control arm in Wellington District, 5:00pm

PORIRUA — Police are currently at the scene of a malfunctioning railway crossing barrier arm on Steyne Ave, Cambourne, Porirua City.

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Deaths 13 May 2009
Fatal car v pedestrian in Waitemata District, 12:00pm 9 May 2009

AUCKLAND — KOREAN PEDESTRIAN DIES FROM INJURIES.

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Community 13 May 2009
Dash to enter Trolley Derby

PALMERSTON NORTH — Time is running out is you want to take part in one of the most thrilling events to hit Palmerston North - the Blue Light Trolley Derby.

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Crime 13 May 2009
Police look at possible links between ram raids

FOXTON — Police are investigating two ram raids last night (Tuesday, 12 May) that may be linked to up to three other offences over the last few weeks.

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Police 13 May 2009
Post Mortem results show Napier gunman dies from single apparently self inflicted shot

NAPIER — Gunman Jan Molenaar died from a single gunshot wound to the head, police say.

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Traffic 13 May 2009
Non Injury vehicle crash in Canterbury District, 9:00am

CANTERBURY — Police are in attendance at a non injury vehicle crash on State Highway 73, Cora Lynn, Arthurs Pass.

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Police 13 May 2009
Suspicious Death, Western Springs

AUCKLAND CITY — Police in Auckland have cordoned off an address in Western Springs where a middle aged woman has been found dead.

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Deaths 12 May 2009
Thousands expected for slain officer's funeral

NAPIER — Police are expecting a large crowd of several thousand to attend the funeral for Senior Constable Len Snee in Napier tomorrow.

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Crime 12 May 2009
Police Launch Homicide Enquiry In Glenfield

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police say a post mortem has revealed that the man whose deceased body was discovered in View Road Glenfield yesterday, died as a result of a stab wound.

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Crime 12 May 2009
Incident Naenae Rd in Wellington District, 11:40am

WELLINGTON — Police are condoning an address in Naenae Rd following a domestic incident.

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Police 12 May 2009
Funeral information for Wednesday

NAPIER — Roads and parking buildings will be closed in central Napier on Wednesday for the funeral of Senior Constable Len Snee.

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Police 12 May 2009
Chaucer Road Napier open to residents only

NAPIER — 5:11pm 11 May 2009 - Police have removed road blocks from the top and bottom of Chaucer Road and access to the street is now available for residents only.

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Police 11 May 2009
Public trust fund established for slain and injured Napier victims

NAPIER — The Police Families Charitable Trust has established a special fund for donations to assist the family of slain police officer Senior Constable Len Snee and others wounded during the Napier siege.

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Police 11 May 2009
Police appeal to Napier residents

NAPIER — Residents in Napier are asked to check their neighbours and property following the end of the siege incident.

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Police 11 May 2009
Body located in Auckland City

AUCKLAND CITY — Police are presently at an Auckland City down town address where a body has been located.

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Police 11 May 2009
Three gunshot wounds result in instantaneous death for policeman

NAPIER — Senior Constable Len Snee died from three gunshot wounds and his death would have been instantaneous, police say.

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Search and Rescue 11 May 2009
Divers search for missing 73-year-old in Port Waikato

WAIKATO — 6:00pm 10 May 2009 - Police were alerted about 5pm yesterday that a 73-year-old man was missing from the Port Waikato area.

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Police 11 May 2009
Man injured after he jumps from Devenport Ferry

NORTH SHORE CITY — 5:40pm 10 May 2009 - At about 4.27p.m police were called to the Devonport Wharf where Coastguard had rescued a 53 year old Auckland man from the sea.

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Fire 11 May 2009
Suspicious fire in historic Coromandel building

COROMANDEL — 5:16pm 10 May 2009 - Coromandel Police are urging people to stay away from the scene of a suspicious fire that destroyed a historic but vacant commercial building in the town early this morning.

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Police 11 May 2009
Chaucer Road update and funeral set for Senior Constable Len Snee

NAPIER — The Chaucer Road property at the centre of the Napier siege incident has been described as like a "stronghold" by the officer in charge of the investigations which are now underway.

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Traffic 11 May 2009
Fatal crash near Tauranga

TAURANGA — 3:00pm 10 May 2009 - Police are investigating the scene of a fatal 2 car crash on State Highway 29 between Redwood lane and Belk Road.

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Police 11 May 2009
Statement from family of Leonard Holmwood

NAPIER — The family of Leonard Holmwood say they are providing all the support and care they can for him.

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Police 10 May 2009
Update on Napier cordon

NAPIER — Police have lifted much of the cordon around the Chaucer Road area of Napier, meaning most residents can return to their homes.

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Search and Rescue 10 May 2009
MIssing 73 year old male in Waikato

WAIKATO — Yesterday at approximately 5.00pm Police we advised 73yr old male was missing from the Port Waikato area.

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Police 10 May 2009
Bodies identified in Christchurch - Operation Nikau

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police have formally identified the two persons found dead at a city address on 8 May 2009.

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Police 10 May 2009
Relief at end of Napier siege

NAPIER — Police are relieved that the Napier siege has been resolved with no further loss of life or injury to police staff or members of the public.

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Traffic 9 May 2009
Crash closes North Shore roads

NORTH SHORE CITY — Police are presently at a serious vehicle incident invovling a pedestrian on Sunset Road, North Shore.

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Police 9 May 2009
Napier offender found dead in house

NAPIER — The man at the centre of the Napier siege has been found dead inside a bedroom of his Chaucer Road property.

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Police 9 May 2009
Armed stand-off continues in Napier

NAPIER — An armed stand-off with a man on Napier Hill continues today amid rumours that he has been shot dead by police.

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Police 9 May 2009
Assault in Te Atatu

WAITAKERE CITY — West Auckland Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred at the Challenge service Station at around midnite last night.

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Police 9 May 2009
Christchurch Homicide investigation launched - Operation NIKAU

CHRISTCHURCH — Media release on behalf of Acting Detective Inspector Dave Long.

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Police 9 May 2009
Condolence book in Napier Cathedral

NAPIER — A condolence book will be opened in Napier Cathedral on Saturday morning, 9 May, for slain Taradale police officer Senior Constable Len Snee.

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Police 9 May 2009
Napier shooting update - police dog Fi alive and well

NAPIER — 10:44pm 8 May - Police dog Fi has been rescued alive and well from the back of a police vehicle at the property in Chaucer Rd, Napier.

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Police 8 May 2009
Police officer's body recovered

NAPIER — Police have retrieved the body of slain police officer Senior Constable Len Snee.

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Crime 8 May 2009
Statements from families of Napier shooting victims

NAPIER — Statement from the family of Senior Constable Len Snee, Taradale Police.

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Police 8 May 2009
Police pursuit in Levin

LEVIN — A Police car was rammed during a Police pursuit in Levin this morning.

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Traffic 8 May 2009
Fatal Crash in Northland District, 9:00am

NORTHLAND — At about 0900hrs a van left the road and hit a bank near the intersection of SH12 and Waihue Rd, Mamaranui.

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Crime 8 May 2009
Napier shooting update 9am Friday

NAPIER — The offender at the centre of an armed stand-off in Napier remains on the Chaucer Rd property this morning.

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Court 8 May 2009
Motorway accused back in Court

AUCKLAND — Stephen Hohepa McDonald, the 50 year-old accused at the centre of the Northwestern Motorway shooting in Auckland on January 23 when 17 year-old Halatau Naitoko was fatally shot by a Police officer, will appear in the Auckland District Court today to face several more charges.

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Traffic 8 May 2009
Non Injury Crash on Motorway

AUCKLAND — Police are investigating a single vehicle, non injury crash on the Auckland Motorway, Northbound lane, near Hill Road, Manurewa.

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News 8 May 2009
Missing person in Northland District, 7:00am

WHANGANUI — A 68 yr old male tourist is missing.

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Traffic 8 May 2009
Serious crash in Opotiki

OPOTIKI — About 5.30 am Police Communications were advised by a member of the public about a vehicle crash into a bridge at Waihau Bay, Opotiki.

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Police 8 May 2009
Serious assault, shots fired in Kaingaroa

BAY OF PLENTY — About 00.40 am this morning Northcomms received a call about shots being fired in Kaingaroa township.

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Police 7 May 2009
Two missing children in Hamilton

HAMILTON — Police are investigating a report of 2 missing children in Hamilton, 7 and 9 years of age.

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Police 7 May 2009
Accommodation offers for stranded Napier residents

NAPIER — Offers of accommodation are flooding into Napier Police and the Civil Defence Welfare Centre for residents unable to return to their homes on part of Napier's Hospital Hill.

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Traffic 7 May 2009
Fatal crash in West Coast

WEST COAST — At about 4.08 pm police were advised of a fatal crash on SH 6 near Needle Point south of Charleston on the West Coast.

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Crime 7 May 2009
Update from Napier shooting

NAPIER — Two Napier police officers and a local resident are in a critical but stable condition in Hawkes Bay Hospital.

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Traffic 7 May 2009
Warning to motorists - Homer tunnel - Milford

MILFORD — Police are attending a crash on State Highway 94 (The Milford Sounds Highway) at the Homer Tunnel, where a vehicle rolled injuring two people at around 12 pm today.

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Police 7 May 2009
Napier shooting update #2

NAPIER — Police can confirm the offender involved in this morning's shooting incident in Napier is currently contained within a house on Bluff Hill.

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Police 7 May 2009
Shooting in Napier

NAPIER — Police can confirm that three police officers have been involved in a shooting incident in Napier this morning.

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Crime 7 May 2009
Report of stabbing in Gisborne in Eastern District, 5:45am

GISBORNE — Police are investigating a reported stabbing in Gisborne at 4.20am this morning.

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Crime 6 May 2009
AOS callout in Central District, 4:00pm

HASTINGS — Police were called to a Hastings property at 3.30 this afternoon following reports of a male inside the address acting in a threatening manner.

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Crime 6 May 2009
Pursuit ends in Hamilton pair's arrest

HAMILTON — Officers policing rural arterial routes around Hamilton's outskirts needed little further justification of their efforts than a stolen car they encountered being driven at outrageous speeds on wet, busy roads.

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Crime 6 May 2009
Prevention better than cure for Identity Crime

Police are urging people to protect their information and their documents as part of Privacy Awareness Week this year.

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Traffic 6 May 2009
Truck rolled in Waitemata District, 1:00pm 6 May 2009

HELENSVILLE — Police are dealing with a road crash 4 kilometres North of Helensville.

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Traffic 6 May 2009
Fatal Road crash in Waitemata District, 11:30am

AUCKLAND — Orewa police are dealing with a fatal road crash.

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Traffic 6 May 2009
Weather/Road conditions in Central District, 10:00am

PALMERSTON NORTH — Snr/Sgt Nick Dobson from the Palmerston North Police is suggesting motorists drive with their lights on and to increase their folloing distances due to the weather conditions in that area.

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Deaths 6 May 2009
Unexplained death in Waitemata District, 9:45pm 5 May

AUCKLAND — Police were called to a Henderson address where a 63 year old male was found deceased by family members in what were considered suspicious circumstances.

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Traffic 6 May 2009
Fields Track State Highway 4 in Central District, 3:10pm 5 May

CENTRAL PLATEAU — A 49 year male old motor cyclist from Wanganui was killed this afternoon after colliding with a caravan.

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Deaths 4 May 2009
Fatal crash 1 May 2009 in Northland District

KERIKERI — The Northland Police now release the name of the motorbike rider who died following a crash at about 12.15pm on Friday 1 May 2009, at the above location.

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Crime 4 May 2009
Firearms incident in Bay of Plenty District, 3:30pm

TAURANGA — About 3.19 pm staff at Tauranga Hospital reported that there was a person with a hand gun in an office with a doctor.

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Crime 4 May 2009
Stolen trailer

CANTERBURY — Police are keen to locate a trailer stolen earlier this year from Skellerup in Garlands Road area of Woolston.

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Crime 4 May 2009
Farm vehicle stolen

CANTERBURY — William Stewart is believed to have stolen another vehicle in the early hours of this morning near Staveley.

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Deaths 4 May 2009
Name released

CHRISTCHURCH — The name of the 18 year old male who died at the scene of a car crash on Sunday morning on Cashmere Road is Timothy William WORTELBOER of Christchurch.

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Crime 4 May 2009
Hamilton Police have stern warning following fracas

HAMILTON — Several people nursing bumps and bruises face court action this week following a fracas in Hamilton East that saw Police come down hard on those involved.

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Traffic 4 May 2009
Diesel spill in Canterbury

CANTERBURY — A locomotive travelling between Christchurch and Darfield has leaked between 300 and 400 litres of diesel.

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Crime 3 May 2009
Stolen vehicle located in Wellington District, 11:00am

LOWER HUTT — At about 8.10am on Sunday 3 May a vehicle was stopped by Police at an alcohol check point on Hutt Road, Lower Hutt.

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Traffic 3 May 2009
Motor vehicle crash in Canterbury District, 6:00am

CHRISTCHURCH — Police are investigating a fatal collision which occured at approximately 2.30am on Sunday 3rd May 2009 on Cashmere Road (Halswell end), Christchurch.

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Crime 3 May 2009
Robbery United Video Store

MANUKAU CITY — At approximately 7.15 pm two males have entered the United Video Store situated at 185 Great South Road, Manurewa.

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Crime 3 May 2009
William Stewart enquiry in Canterbury District, 1:00pm 2 May

DARFIELD — On a Toyota Hilux utility vehicle was stolen from a farm property near Darfield.

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Guns 2 May 2009
Fatal Shooting in Eastern District, 4:00pm

NAPIER — At approximately 10.00am this morning Napier police were called to Waiohiki on the outskirts of Napier where a man had died of gunshot injuries during a family duck shooting expedition.

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Guns 2 May 2009
Safe and considerate shooting this duck season

'Please consider others and think safety' is the message from Police in relation to the opening of the duck shooting season today.

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Search and Rescue 2 May 2009
Drowning in Northland District, 7:00am

NORTHLAND — At 7.13 this morning the Rescue Coordination Centre received a beacon signal and activated the rescue helicopter.

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Deaths 2 May 2009
Man drowns after boat capsized in Counties Manukau District, 5:00am

AUCKLAND — At about 1.15am Police were advised that a small boat had capsized and sank approximately 200 metres off Omana Beach.

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Traffic 2 May 2009
Fatal vehicle crash in Northland District, 3:30pm 1 May

NORTHLAND — At approximately 3:30pm this afternoon there was a fatal, single vehicle crash on a remote part of 90 mile beach north of Hukatere.

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Crime 2 May 2009
Aggravated Robbery - Westpac Bank, Kilbirnie Branch, Wellington, 6:00pm 1 May 2009

WELLINGTON — At approximately 11:20am on Friday 1 May 2009, a female entered the Kilbirnie Branch of the Westpac Bank and demanded money from a teller by presenting a note.

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Traffic 2 May 2009
Fatal vehicle crash in Northland District, 12:15pm 1 May 2009

RUSSELL — At about 12.15pm on Friday 1 May 2009 a motorcycle collided with a Toyota 4x4 car at the intersection of Aucks Road and Russell-Whakapara Road, near Russell.

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Traffic 1 May 2009
Police urge restraint

Police are urging motorists to buckle up and stay safe after being swamped with seat belt offences during Operation Tahi.

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Traffic 1 May 2009
Serious motor-cycle accident in Northland District, 12:00pm

RUSSELL — Police are presently at the scene of a serious motor-cycle accident approximately 3 kilometres south of Russell in the far north.

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Crime 1 May 2009
Help burst the bubbly thief's bubble

WAIKATO — With the public's help Eastern Waikato Police hope to burst the bubble of the 'bubbly thief', a man suspected of stealing bottles of champagne from liquor stores across the area.

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Police 1 May 2009
No action taken by Police against Tokoroa victim

TOKOROA — Tokoroa Detectives have now completed their detailed investigation into this matter.

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Police 1 May 2009
Wounding With Intent in Manurewa

MANUKAU CITY — Police are currently investigtating a domestic related wounding which occurred in Manurewa this evening.

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Police 30 Apr 2009
Serious incident in Papakura

PAPAKURA — Counties-Manukau Police are investigating an incident that occurred today at 5.20pm in Marybeth Place, Rosehill, Papakura.

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Traffic 30 Apr 2009
Fatal motorcycle crash in Hamilton

HAMILTON — While Waikato Police work to establish the cause of a fatal motorcycle crash in Hamilton this afternoon the name of a Te Kuiti man killed in a smash near Pirongia on Tuesday night has been released.

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Police 30 Apr 2009
Two charged with Murder in Upper Hut

UPPER HUTT — Two Upper Hutt men aged 41 and 28 will be appearing in the Upper Hutt District Court today (Thurs) charged with Murder.

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