New Zealand Police

CHRISTCHURCH — Police have concerns for 12 year old Riapo TIPENE who has not been at home since Friday 30 January.

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SOUTHLAND — Southern District police today announced the appointment of Inspector Barry Taylor to the position of Area Commander Southland, and Central Otago Sub-Area Commander, Senior Sergeant Mike Cook, to the position of Area Commander Otago Rural.

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WELLINGTON — Emergency services are currently at the scene of a motor vehicle crash on State Highway 58, Haywards Hill.

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TE AWAMUTU — Te Awamutu Police are following strong leads following a street robbery in the town early this morning.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City police are dealing with a protest in Queen Street.

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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are hoping that forensic analysis of a hit and run victim's clothing will help identify the colour of the vehicle involved.

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HAMILTON — Quick action on the part of bystanders is being credited with saving the life of a Hamilton motorist who had a heart attack while driving this morning.

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WELLINGTON CITY — People who use the NZI Sevens festivities in Wellington as an excuse to get drunk and disrupt the enjoyment of others will find themselves 'off side' with the law.

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NELSON — At 4.45pm on the 3 February 2009 Fire and Police were advised of a large fire on the hill side at Dodson Valley near Nelson.

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Police and other Services are off at a scrub fire on the hillside next to Bradey Rd, Whitby.

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NGARUAWAHIA — Police are on way to a ladder on the road, northbound up the gorge by Tyres Rd.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Traffic lights affected by power outages are in the following areas Panmure, Remuera, Orakei, Kyber pass thru to Mt Albert, Royal oak inclusive of the areas in between.

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HAMILTON — Police investigating today's early morning robbery of a Hamilton taxi driver have carried out a scene examination and are following up strong lines of inquiry.

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CHRISTCHURCH — A woman has laid a complaint with police after family found a brass plaque and headstone damaged at the Linwood Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, last weekend.

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TAIHAPE — Police and other services are at a scrub fire on SH1, Taihape.

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CHRISTCHURCH — A 20 year old man has appeared in court for a number of burglaries in South Christchurch including several in Ashgrove Tce.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Power outage in Auckland affecting traffic lights in Auckland City eastern area.

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SOUTHLAND — Police are seeking to contact the occupants of a White Transit Camper Van JX4839 believed to be travelling in the Southland Area on holiday.

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WAIKATO — A woman was extradited by Waikato Police from Australia overnight to face kidnapping charges in the Hamilton District Court today.

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PALMERSTON — The 25-year-old man and 20-year old woman involved in yesterday's incident near Palmerston will face a number of charges this afternoon in the Oamaru District Court.

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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are investigating the links between an aggravated robbery of a taxi firm this morning and suspicious activity a short time earlier.

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PALMERSTON — A 25-year-old man with a gun who had been travelling in a stolen vehicle with a 20-year-old woman and two toddlers surrendered to police at 3pm this afternoon, after being surrounded by the armed offenders' squad, in an incident just north of Palmerston in Otago.

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PALMERSTON — In an unfolding incident near Palmerston, police have closed SH1 and have cordons and checks on nearby roads.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Police investigating fraud by credit card "skimming" arrested two Romanian men aged 24 and 35 in a central city motel last week and charged them on January 28 in the Auckland District Court with dishonestly using a document.

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MAHIA — Emergency services are attending a fire that is threatening houses' Two helicopters have been fighting the large scrub fire since 4pm this afternoon Six houses along YMCA Road have been evacuated .

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NORTH SHORE CITY — A light plane has come off the runway at North Shore airfield on Postmans Road Dairy Flat on Sunday.

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HAMILTON — With the investigation into last Thursday's Duke St shooting entering its fifth day Hamilton Police confirm they have made three arrests as their inquiries continue.

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OTAKI — Police and other services are off at a single vehicle crash on SH1, Otaki near County Rd.

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WELLINGTON — At about 4.45pm on Sunday 1 February 2009, police attended a triple fatality on State Highway One, approximately 50 metres north of the Peka Peka Rd, intersection.

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WAITAKERE CITY — Police are presently at the scene of a serious crash in Swanson Road, Swanson.

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OTAKI — Police and emergency services are attending a head on crash on State Highway one North of Peka Peka Road .

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PAPAKURA — Male found dead in Papakura has been identified.

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WELLINGTON — Lower Hutt Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Lower Hutt man Stephen Baden ADAMS aged 50 years.

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PAPAKURA — At 7:55am this morning a bus driver discovered an elderly male deceased on the side of Porchester Road.

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WAIRARAPA — A 111 call to police from an alert member of the public resulted in the rescue of 4 men from Lake Wairarapa this morning.

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KAIKOURA — At about 2:45am on Sunday the 1st of February, a distressed 16 month old child was located in the front yard of a business address on Beach Road Kaikoura by members of the public.

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WELLINGTON — Police are seeking help from the public to locate the following vehicle.

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TAUPO — Police are searching residential areas and the CBD of Taupo for a boy reported missing just before 2pm today.

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DUNEDIN — Mr Jason Noel DAVEY who had been reported as a missing person to the Balclutha Police earlier this week has been located in Dunedin.

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BALCLUTHA — Concerns are growing in relation to the disappearance of 38-year-old Balclutha man, Jason Noel Davey.

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MANUKAU CITY — Police are in attendance at an injury vehicle collison on Pakuranga Road.

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CANTERBURY — At 1115hrs this morning a Cherokee plane crash on Kaitorete Spit and has caused a fire in the surrounding tussock country.

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TARANAKI — Police are investigating the deaths of three men in two car crashes in South Taranaki that happened within two hours of each other early this morning.

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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police investigating yesterday's shooting of a man outside his Frankton home will be carrying out a scene examination today.

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TARANAKI — At approximately 2:15am a Subaru Legacy station wagon has left the road and crashed into a river.

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TARANAKI — Approximately just after midnight the male driver of a car, involved in a crash, has died at the scene as a result of his injuries.

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MANUKAU CITY — At about 7pm a motorcycle and a car collided near the intersection of Tamaki Drive and Solent St.

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WELLINGTON — Police Search and Rescue are disappointed with the continuing level of irresponsibility a few people in water craft continue to display, despite an ongoing comprehensive water safety publicity campaign aimed at increasing the need for preparedness when undertaking any water activity.

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SOUTHLAND —  Operation Tahi, the intensive six-month road policing operation that targets driver behaviour on and around State Highway One, kicks off this week in the Southern District with a focus on 'back to school' policing.

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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police investigating the shooting of a local man in the city today are appealing for information from the public.

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HAMILTON —  A Hamilton man sought in connection with an alleged hit and run at a busy city intersection was arrested by Police this morning.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police were called to a report of a firearm being presented at a security guard shortly after 6a.m.

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CANTERBURY — The body of the tourist who was missing in the Mount Cook National park was recovered by Department of Conservation and Police staff today.

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DUNEDIN — Dunedin Police today charged a 50-year-old man with murder in relation to the death of a 21-year-old woman in a stabbing incident in St Kilda, Dunedin, on Monday night.

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HAMILTON — In what is believed to be a national first Hamilton Police working in conjunction with the Ministry of Education have launched their 'Campus Cops' campaign placing officers in four strategically placed schools.

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Operation Tahi will kick off with all South Island Districts working together to reduce speed around schools as students go back to work next week.

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A South Island-wide Police operation focussing on driver safety from Picton to Bluff will swing into action in February, and continue through to June 2009.

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CANTERBURY — Department of Conservation staff at Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park have located a body close to the Mueller Glacier.

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DUNEDIN — Dunedin Police have this afternoon continued to talk with witnesses and examine the scene in relation to the stabbing incident that occurred in Bay View Road, South Dunedin, last evening, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old woman.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — No bar in Palmerston North will now open past 3am following a successful application by police to reduce the licensing hours of The Red Doors.

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CHRISTCHURCH — To date, since the previous release last Thursday, no person has come forward telling us that it was them that was at Dallington Terrace around 11 pm on the evening of 18 December 2008 or accounting for the large splash sound that was heard by two witnesses.

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DUNEDIN — Dunedin police are seeking further witnesses to the stabbing incident which occurred in Bay View Road last evening, resulting in the death of a 21-year-old woman.

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TAUPO — The last of three prisoners who escaped from a Police escort van in Hamilton last week was recaptured in Taupo yesterday.

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DUNEDIN — A 21 year old Dunedin woman has died as a result of knife wounds after a domestic altercation in Bay View Road, South Dunedin.

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MANUKAU CITY — Just before 1:00am this morning as he was taking out the rubbish after the restaurant was closed, an employee of Burger King was confronted by two armed men, He was forced at gunpoint to return inside where the other three employees were in the process of cleaning.

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CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 8.50pm on Monday 26 January 2009 two oncoming cars collided on the Christchurch Southern Motorway (SH 73), west of the intersection with Barrington Street in Christchurch.

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AUCKLAND — At about 5:10 pm this afternoon in the vicinity of 401 Karioitahi Road, Franklin District.

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Police Commissioner Howard Broad is returning to New Zealand after visiting New Zealand Police staff deployed to Bougainville.

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MANUKAU CITY — Just before 4:00pm this afternoon police responded to an aggravated robbery at the dairy in Tiraumea Drive in Pakuranga.

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WAIPUKURAU — A glider has crashed at the Waipukurau Aerodrome.

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AUCKLAND — Police are seeking witnesses following an early morning fatality collision on the Northern motorway near Onewa Road.

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AUCKLAND — At about 3.30am on Monday 26th January 2009 a vehicle has crashed on State Highway 1 just prior to the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

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WELLSFORD — At about 9pm on Sunday the 25th January a motor vehicle and a motorcyclist have collided on Port Albert Road, Wellsford.

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TAUPO — The Taupo Police this afternoon extended their thanks to the public attending the A1GP event, and the powerboat racing series 'Thunder on the lake' over this long weekend.

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AUCKLAND — The 50 year-old man at the centre of the tragic conclusion to a Police pursuit on Friday, January 23, was released from Auckland Hospital late this morning where he had been under Police guard since Friday evening.

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BLENHEIM — At about 1.30pm Sunday the 25th of January 2009, Police attended a motor vehicle crash on Graham Street, Blenheim.

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WAIROA — On Wednesday 21st January 2009 a house in Kabul Street Wairoa, was extensively damaged by fire.

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AUCKLAND CITY — At about 8:25 am this morning, the police armed offender squad were deployed to an address in Remuera, following threats received from a person at the address.

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TE AWAMUTU — At about 10:20 am this morning in the vicinity of 390 Pirongia Road there was a motor vehicle collision involved two cars.

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WAIKATO — At about 9:30 am this morning in the vicinity of the Waitakaruru Township a helicopter crash landed in a heavily mangroved area.

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NORTHLAND — At about 9:20 am this morning in the vicinity of 871 Waiotemarama Gorge Road, Waimamaku, Far North District a car lost control and collided into an embankment.

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KAIKOURA — At about 1:30am on Sunday the 25th of January 2009, an altercation has taken place in Beach Road, Kaikoura where a 22 year old Kaikoura man and a 22 year old woman received stab wounds.

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HASTINGS — Police are currently investigating a fatal vehicle collision that occured at 3:00am this morning at the intersection of York Road and Maraekakaho Road, Hastings.

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KUMEU — Police report a serious crash on State Highway 16 100m north of Trig Road, in Kumeu.

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Members of Police Search and Rescue and the Westpac Rescue helicopter spent several hours on Saturday searching for a hunter and his dog in the Waiotauru/Renata Ridge area of the Tararua ranges.

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AUCKLAND CITY — Acting Police Commissioner Lyn Provost has expressed her deep regret over the death of Halatau Naitoko in yesterday's Auckland motorway shooting.

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HAMILTON — The arrest of a second Hamilton escaper has prompted Police to give a clear warning to those harbouring the last remaining fugitive that they face dire consequences when caught.

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AUCKLAND CITY — The post-mortem examination of 17 year-old Halatau Naitoko, who was fatally shot while travelling on the Northwestern Motorway yesterday afternoon, was carried out this morning and was attended by an ESR ballistics expert who has advised Police that the fatal shot came from a Police issue firearm.

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UPPER HUTT — We ask drivers in the Upper Hutt area to be patient as today is Wellington Cup Day at the Trentham Race Course.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Shortly after midnight, the morning of Saturday 24 January 2009, a 20 year old Asian female was the subject of a sexually motivated assault beside the New Brighton Pier.

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HAMILTON — The arrest of a second Hamilton escaper has prompted Police to give a clear warning to those harbouring the last remaining fugitive that they face dire consequences when caught.

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AUCKLAND — SH1 Northbound through Silverdale and beyond is presently heavily congested with traffic.

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AUCKLAND CITY — The man taken into custody by police after yesterdays motorway fatal shooting was kept in Auckland hospital under guard last night and will undergo surgery this morning to remove shrapnel from surface wounds.

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ROTORUA — Rotorua Police were called to an address in Western Heights this morning to a report that a male had been stabbed.

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PAHIATUA — Police have arrested a 25yr old male after a lengthy Police pursuit from Masterton to Pahiatua.

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FOXTON — Police are currently at the scene of a vehicle crash on State Highway One just south of Foxton.

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AUCKLAND CITY — A motorist was killed after being confronted by an armed man who was at the time being pursued by Police on the North Western Motorway shortly after 2pm today.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Police this afternoon located 14 year old Emily GRATTAN at an address in Upper Riccarton.

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MANUKAU CITY — A 16 year-old girl and an 18 year-old man appeared in the Pukekohe Youth Court this afternoon where they were jointly charged with the arson of the Wellington St home where a woman in her 40s was found dead by Fire Service Officers shortly after 1am today.

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WAIRARAPA — Police are currently attending a fatal vehicle collision on Kahutara Road, South Wairarapa.

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