New Zealand Police
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TAIHAPE — Police are asking motorists to exercise caution when travelling on State Highway One between Taihape and Mangaweka.
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AUCKLAND — A Glen Eden woman is in a serious but stable condition in Green Lane Hospital after being hit by an arrow fired from a loaded crossbow.
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LEVIN — At about 4.45 am this morning emergency services were called to the scene of a double stabbing at the intersection of Weraroa Road and York Street, Levin.
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FOX GLACIER — On Thursday the 8th January 2009 two Australian tourists were crushed by falling ice at the terminal face of Fox Glacier.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Emergency services are at the scene of a motor vehicle crash on State Highway 2 near the intersection of State Highway 50 in Takapau.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police in Palmerston North are trying to find out how a man ended up in Tweed Street with a fractured skull.
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FOX GLACIER — Emergency services are currently attending a search and rescue incident at Fox Glacier in Westland where it is believed two people are trapped under ice.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Police are asking motorists to exercise caution when travelling through the Desert Road this evening.
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CHRISTCHURCH — We have been approached by one of the girls working on Manchester Street who told us that on the evening of the 2nd of January 2009 she was approached by a man who wanted to talk about Mellory Manning's death.
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NORTHLAND — A 53 year old man was killed today when the Porsche 911 Turbo he was a passenger in left the road and landed upside down down a bank at about 12.40pm.
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CROMWELL — Cromwell Police have concerns for the safety of a 28yr old local woman, Jessica Roberts, who has been missing since 3 January 2009.
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BANKS PENINSULA — Emergency Services are at the scene of a vehicle crash on the Christchurch Akaroa Road (SH75) in Duvauchelle, near Akaroa.
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CHEVIOT — Emergency services responded to a flare sighting near Gore Bay at around 1145 am this morning.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — A recent Palmerston North case demonstrates the parlous state of the New Zealand justice system - particularly with regard to the enforcement of bail conditions, ACT New Zealand Law & Order spokesman David Garrett said today.
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WELLINGTON — Emergency services are on the way to reports of a three car crash at the summit of the Rimutaka Hill.
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WAIKATO — A hazardous chemical heavy truck and trailer has rolled on State Highway 1 approximately 2 kilometres west of Tirau.
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PAPAKURA — The section of the Southern Motorway where collision occured earlier near Walter Strevens Drive overbridge, Papakura has now been closed for a period of time.
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NORTHLAND — Kaeo Police advise an accident occurred this morning when a party of 7 persons went diving at the mouth of the Whangaroa Harbour this morning.
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CHRISTCHURCH — 40 Police staff are now working on the Mellory Manning homicide investigation and the team has either talked to or received information from around 900 people.
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WELLINGTON — Kapiti Police are currently investigating a spate of incidents involving wilful damage to both residential and commercial premises.
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CROMWELL — Cromwell Police have concerns for the safety of a 28yr old local woman, Jessica Roberts, who has been missing since 3 January 2009.
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BAY OF PLENTY — At approximately 9.50am this morning a young girl holidaying in the Taupo area with her family was water skiing on Lake Taupo with their family boat.
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QUEENSTOWN — At 7.30pm on Monday the 5th of January 2009, Police were notified of a crash between a jet boat and a jet ski on the Kawarau River near Frankton.
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OTAKI — Due to very long delays for vehicles leaving the grounds after the same event last year Otaki Police undertook a problem solving exercise.
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WANAKA — Wanaka Police and Land SAR volunteers have located the pack carried by the missing Auckland tramper, Irina Yun.
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WELLINGTON — Detectives investigating Saturday's robbery of the Johnsonville Medical Centre Pharmacy say the agitated offender ignored methadone and cash in favour of morphine tablets valued at $30.
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AUCKLAND — Police advise a male body has been recovered from the Drury Creek in Karaka.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The road toll for Central District during 2008 was the lowest it has been for 15 years, hopefully a sign that the proactive educational and enforcement work of the police is helping to drive the road safety message home.
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WANAKA — After a break in the weather this afternoon, members of the Wanaka Police and Volunteer Search and Rescue groups were able to fly back into Mt Aspiring National Park to continue their search for missing tramper, Irina Yun.
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AUCKLAND — Police are presently searching in the area of Bottle Top Bay, Hingaia (near Papakura) for a male person who appears to have fallen from a boat.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington CIB is investigating a robbery to the Johnsonville Medical Centre Pharmacy, situated on Moorefield Road, which occurred at 12.20pm on Saturday 3rd January 2009.
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NORTHLAND — The Police and other services have been busy tonight dealing with six water rescue incidents.
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WAIKATO — At about 10:10 pm this evening there was a motor vehicle crash on Kakaramea Road, Ngahinapouri involving a truck and a car.
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WEST COAST — West Coast Police and emergency services were kept busy attending four seperate accidents involving motorcycles between otira and Bruce Bay this afternoon.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Drowning Mototapu Is.
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WELLINGTON — Police request motorists to be patient travelling in the lower North Island this weekend.
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WELLSFORD — Police request motorists to be patient travelling between Wellsford and Te Hana.
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WANAKA — Wanaka Police and Land SAR volunteers have been stymied by bad weather today when attempting to continue their search for missing tramper, Irina Yun.
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TARANAKI — Torrential rain causing flooding.
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COROMANDEL — The Auckland Police Maritime Unit would like to hear from anyone who can identify the person or persons responsible for setting off 2 distress flares at Waimate Island in the Coromandel Harbour area on New Years Eve.
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AUCKLAND — Police are assisting council with a burst water main on the north shore, that has flooded Wairau Road Forrest Hill.
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WAIROA — At approximately 19.46 Hours on Friday the 2nd of January 2009 Wairoa Police were called to a domestic incident at Putere Road Raupunga.
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BAY OF PLENTY — At about 7:25 pm this evening a truck and trailer unit rolled into a ditch in the vicinity of Settlers and Birch Roads, Reporoa.
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WAIKATO — At approximately 5:15am this morning Police received a call regarding an alleged fight between two males at an address in Hauturu, which is in the vicinity of Kawhia.
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CANTERBURY — High winds are currently hitting the Ashburton -Rakaia areas causing power poles/trees to fall over.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Earlier today the Police were notified of a petrol theft drive off, the vehicle was stolen .
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COROMANDEL — Advice to all motorists traveling from the Thames Coromandel area back to Auckland.
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GISBORNE — Police and other Services are on way to a car v pole on or near the corner of Back Ormond Rd, and Matawai Rd, Hexton, Gisborne.
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AUCKLAND — In the early hours of New Year's Day the Police launch Deodar III responded to a mayday call from a distressed boatie.
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Counties Manukau Police are urgently seeking the where abouts of Jamie MARTIN and Wade STEVENS of Manukau.
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BAY OF PLENTY — At about 11pm on New years eve Taupo Fire Service and Taupo Police were called to an incident at a Reid's Farm near Taupo.
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WANAKA — Wanaka Police and Land SAR volunteers have spent the day searching the Cascade Track in Mt Aspiring National Park looking for a missing tramper.
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GISBORNE — At about 2.45pm today a 2 1/2 year old male went missing from the Turihaua Camping Ground.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Police at Maketu Bay of plenty were called to a water rescue shortly after 3pm yesterday.
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CANTERBURY — Cheviot Police have released the name of the male who drowned in the Hurunui River on 31/12/08.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — At about 10.15am yesterday morning a campervan was travelling down State Highway 48 toward the intersection with State Highway 47.
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QUEENSTOWN — Shortly after 1000this morning the Queenstown Police located a fatal motor crash which involved a motor cyclist in the 'Devils Staircase' near Queenstown.
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BALCLUTHA — Â Balclutha Police and other emergency services are attending a fatal crash which was reported at 1000 this morning but beleived to have occured sometime overnight.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Police had a steady but otherwise unremarkable New Years Evening.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Central Police report that the New Eve celebrations were reasonably quite and the majority of people celebrating in the city were well behaved.
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WANAKA — Wanaka has enjoyed another family orientated New Years Eve.
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LEVIN — At about 1.30am on the 1st of January 2009, a fatal vehicle crash occurred on State Highway 57 just north of the intersection of Arapaepae Road, and Queen Street, Levin.
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PUNAKIKI — On the 31st of December 2008 at approximately 9.00pm police were alerted to three young men who had failed to return after a walk into steep limestone country near Punakaiki on the West Coast.
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CANTERBURY — At about 5pm on 31/12/08 a male, aged in his 40's was swimming in the Hurunui River, near State Highway One, with family.
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TAUPO — Emergency services are currently dealing with a serious 2 car accident on the Napier-Taupo road (SH5).
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HAWERA — Detectives investigating the rape of a 22-year-old woman on Christmas Day in Hawera have charged two men.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police require information from the public in relation to 3 Aggravated Robberies that took place around the Linwood /Richmond Area between 6.30am and 3pm on Sunday the 28 December 2008.
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TASMAN — Three 26 year old males went for a walk up the Pororari River Near Punakaiki at 6.30p.m on Tuedsay night.
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BLUFF — A small pleasure boat with three occupants sunk off 'Landsend' south of Bluff at 1225hrs.
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CANTERBURY — At about 8.30 pm on Tuesday 30/12/08 a 28 year old female was killed instantly after the vehicle she was a front seat passenger in left the road and hit a tree on Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road(sh72) near Alford Forest.
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WAITAKERE CITY — Waitakere CIB and the Auckland Serious Crash Unit are investigating an incident in which a pedestrian was seriously injured.
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AUCKLAND — This afternoon 2 woman went for a short walk while on Ponui Island, Hauraki Gulf.
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WAITAKERE CITY — At approximately 4.35 am this morning a vehicle has collided with a pedistrian in Rathgar Road, Henderson.
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METHVEN — Methven Police report that at approximately 8.30pm a vehicle travelling between Christchurch and Queenstown via State Highway 72 failed to take a moderate left bend, lost control and left the road.
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TASMAN — At approximately 8.30 pm on 30th December 2008 police were advised that a male was trapped under a rock at Kaihoka Point, near Cape Farewell.
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OTAGO — At approx 3.45pm on 30th December 2008 , the Police Comms centre was advised of a bus crash on Cannibal Bay /Ahurir Flat Road in the Catlins area.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 5.30pm today in Christchurch, the body of an elderly person was discovered in the Heathcote River, Cahmere.
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MT MAUNGANUI — Tauranga CIB are currently investigating an Aggravated Robbery which occurred at the Super liquor Store on Newton Road, Mt Maunganui, at about midday on Tuesday the 30.12.08.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At about 3 pm this afternoon the Police were called and advised that a doctor in a medical practice in Riccarton Road, Christchurch had a patient with him and that patient had a handgun.
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HAWERA — Police in Hawera are continuing to investigate the rape on Christmas Day of a 22-year-old woman, but a second allegation made on December 29 by a 24-year-old woman has been found to be false.
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TAIHAPE — A farmer was airlifted out of a gorge near Rangiwahia today.
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TASMAN — Please be advised that State Highway 6, 6km East of Hira, is closed due to a vehicle crash.
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WELLINGTON — Emergency services are at the scene of a two car collision on the Melling Bridge at Lower Hutt.
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UPPER HUTT — Media Release on behalf of Upper Hutt Police.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Police Marine Search and Rescue Staff(SAR), local Coast Guard Units and the Rescue Cooordination Centre (of)New Zealand (RCCNZ) are currently involved in a search for a missing boat of the coast of Maketu.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Emergency services are on the scene of a serious motor vehicle crash on Railway Road in Palmerston North.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Police are attending a serious road crash on the Kaimai's.
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WELLINGTON — The Area Commander of the Wellington Police, Inspector Kevin Riordan is advising motorists to take care on the road this Xmas period.
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WELLINGTON — Emergency services are at the scene of a two car accident northbound on SH1 bewtween Plimmerton and Pukerua Bay.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Police last night arrested a 24 year old male and charged him in relation to the alleged theft of electrical transformers that occurred in Auckland City in October 2008.
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WAITAKERE CITY — Police in West Auckland are investigating the Armed Robbery of a Liquor Store.
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OREWA — Police are pleased with motorists during a recent alcohol breath testing checkpoint operated on Grand Drive, Orewa.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 6.15 pm Sunday 12th December 2008 Christchurch Police were called to an address where several people were reported to have threatened the occupant.
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WELLINGTON — A crash occured on the Paekakariki Hill road, near the Pauatahanui Golf Course, between two motorcyclists and a car.
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CANTERBURY — At about 4:20 pm on Saturday the 27th of December 2008 their was a fatal vehicle collision on the Christchurch Akaroa Highway between Tai Tapu and Motukarara.
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WELLINGTON — Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on the Paekakariki Hill Road.
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KUMEU — Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal motor crash on Old North Rd Kumeu, in the Rodney District.
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