Hokitika — The 17 year-old Hokitika man killed when the car he was driving crashed on the Kaniere-Kowhitirangi Road, near Hokitika, about 1am today was Peter Wayne Gleeson.

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Hokitika — The 17 year-old Hokitika man was killed when the car he was driving crashed on the Kaniere-Kowhitirangi Road, near Hokitika, about 1am today.

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Fox Glacier — A 72 year old man from Adelaide in Australia has died as a result of a single vehicle crash on Friday evening about 20km south of Fox Glacier.

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Haast — Police have released the name of the man who died after being thrown from his vehicle in an accident on State Highway 6 early this morning.

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Franz Josef — A 58 year old man from Germany collapsed while taking part in a guided walk at the Franz Josef Glacier valley basin about midday today.

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Haast — The drivers of both vehicles involved in a fatal collision yesterday afternoon near Haast are still in hospital being treated for their injuries.

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Haast — Two people are dead following a head on collision near Haast yesterday afternoon.

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Franz Josef — Police are now able to release the names of the two tourists who tragically died in the Waiho River at Franz Josef on 9/12/2011.

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Franz Josef — At approximately 9:30 pm on Friday the 9th December 2011 four tourists were on a walk near Franz Josef Glacier.

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Westport — A 16 year-old who was killed in an early morning collision near Westport has been named.

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Westport — A 17 year-old Westport youth died this morning after being hit by a car on Cape Foulwind Rd, Westport.

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Westport — At approximately 8:15 this morning Police were called to a suspected drowning at the base of the Waimangaroa River, Westport.

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Westport — A Westport woman has died after falling from her bicycle on Gladstone Street yesterday (Thursday 8 Sept).

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West Coast — Following the news that a second body has been identified in the Pike River mine, the Green Party is calling on the Prime Minister to take the lead and provide certainty for families.

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West Coast — Police have confirmed that in the opinion of a senior forensic pathologist a video image is "very highly suspicious" of a fully clothed person lying face down in the Pike River Coal Mine.

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Fox Glacier — At approximately midday on the 7th of January 2011 a 55 year old male from Queenstown died in a rugged mountainous area near Fox Glacier, South Westland.

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West Coast — Chief Coroner Judge Neil MacLean said his visit to Greymouth yesterday has given him a thorough overview of the tragic events that occurred at Pike River Mine last month.

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Franz Josef — Police yesterday recovered the body of a man from the Franz Joseph Glacier.

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West Coast — Prime Minister John Key announced today that Cabinet has agreed to establish a Royal Commission on the Pike River mine tragedy.

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West Coast — Police Commissioner Howard Broad said yesterday afternoon's news that a second explosion has ended all hope of finding the 29 Pike River miners alive is devastating for the miners' families and the West Coast community.

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West Coast — The Police Association has full confidence in Superintendent Gary Knowles and the other Police staff involved in Operation Pike, Police Association President Greg O’Connor said today.

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West Coast — Superintendent Gary Knowles has told families there is no hope for the 29 men trapped in Pike River mine, after a second explosion today. Knowles says no-one could have survived the explosion and the search and rescue operation is now a search and recovery mission.

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