New Zealand Police
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A police Search and Rescue team have recovered the body of a missing opossum trapper from an area of bush near Puhoi.
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SHANNON — 11.15pm - Police are warning motorists in the Manawatu to take extreme care on the roads tonight and avoid travel completely if possible.
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WELLINGTON — From the Metservice as at 2046hrs.
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AUCKLAND — The Deceased Person who was found in the sea on the 17th August 2008 adjacent to the Wynyard Wharf in Auckland is as follows.
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WELLINGTON — We are getting reports of torrential rain along with thunder and lightening in the Kapiti Coast area.
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AUCKLAND — A 34 yr old company director from Herne bay has been arrested and will appear in the Auckland District Court today charged with six counts of male assaults female and one count of injuring with reckless disregard.
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QUEENSTOWN — At about 3:50pm on Sunday August 17, 2008 an avalanche occurred at Temple Peak, which is a part of the Richardson Mountain range and lies approximately 50km North West of Queenstown.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At 2:15pm on Sunday the 17 August 2008 Ambulance and Police were advised that a male had collapsed on the Bridle Path Track about 200 metres from Summit Road.
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WEST COAST — Overnight 15-16/8/08 snow and ice closed State Highway 6 between Franz Josef and Fox Glacier, Westland.
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WANAKA — At 7-20 am today Saturday 16 August 2008 ski field staff preparing to head off to work discovered the body of a 22 year old male on the foreshore of Lake Wanaka near the intersections of Dungarvon and Ardmore Streets.
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CANTERBURY — At about 2.15pm on Saturday the 16th August 2008, the deceased Stephen HALES aged 33 years was taking part in a Canterbury ATV motorbike association hill climb race at the Ashley Forest, North Canterbury.
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LOWER HUTT — Police are investigating the death of 52 year old woman at the Waterloo railway station this morning.
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UPPER HUTT — Early Friday afternoon, the body of missing Upper Hutt man John Gerraty was found in an area of Upper Hutt.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — Police advise Sh1 Desert Rd / Rangipo has been closed due to snow - SH49 Waiouru to Ohakune is still open.
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PORIRUA — Porirua Police are currently in attendance at the BP Service Station in Porirua.
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SHANNON — 1.20pm - Police advise there are icy road conditions around the area of SH 57 Shannon.
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CHRISTCHURCH — On 23 May 2008 a complaint was lodged with the Electoral Officer of the Christchurch City Council alleging Councillor David Cox had breached the Electoral Act 2001 in that he had filed a false return and exceeded the maximum allowable expenditure during his election campaign.
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LAKE TEKAPO — The body of Gottlieb Braun-Elwert has been recovered and flown back to Lake Tekapo this morning along with the remaining people in the group.
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WELLINGTON — A severe hailstorm is causing traffic problems on State Highway 58 Haywards.
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LAKE TEKAPO — Late last night the search and rescue team who went to assist members of the Prime Ministers skiing party following the death of their guide.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Initial tests indicate that the powder mailed to Parliament Buildings yesterday is safe and very unlikely to pose a risk to staff members who came in contact with it.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A dispute between neighbours in the Christchurch suburb of Bryndwr this afternoon has left a man with a pellet wound though not a serious injury, says Detective Senior Sergeant Virginia Le Bas.
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CANTERBURY — A short stretch of highway is disproportionately responsible for the number of deaths on Canterbury roads.
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WELLINGTON CITY — At about 8.15 this morning a two car collision occurred on Moorefield Rd, Johnsonville at the Northbound entrance to the motorway near the McDonalds Restaurant.
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NATIONAL PARK — 7.40am - National Park Police advise snow is falling on sh 47 between National Park and the Chateau.
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BLENHEIM — 11.40pm - Emergency services are attending the scene of a motor vehicle crash in Tuamarina, just North of Blenheim.1 State Highway One is closed as a result.
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AUCKLAND — Police are investigating a collision between a car and a power pole at Penrose by the motorway.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Several burglaries at shops in the Mairehau area in the last day may be linked says Detective Bruce Woodley, Papanui Police.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A middle aged man was struck by an ambulance as he crossed the Main North Road in northern Christchurch this afternoon.
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PUKEKOHE — Police have made an another arrest regarding this investigation.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Found at a recent burglary scene, the offender has decided to write the complainant a note.
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WELLINGTON — Police are advising motorist to slow down in the area of the Ngauranga Interchange and the Hutt Road.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A vehicle crash on SH 54 has reduced the road to one lane.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A male held up the Briggs Road Superette about 1.45pm today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Hornby Police have made an arrest regarding the Aggravated Robbery of the Challenge Service Station,Opawa Rd 26 July 2008.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two men, aged 40 and 57 years, will appear in court this morning charged with eight counts of theft from charitable collection boxes of which a number relate to the Foundation for the Blind.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police are working with the British Consulate and Jewish community to return the body of an English tourist killed in a quad-bike crash to her family.
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TE PUKE — Western Bay of Plenty Police have today completed their scene examination of a rural Te Puke property after the death of a new born baby on 8 August 2008.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A firearms offence was reported to Christchurch Police.
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WELLINGTON — Police are concerned for a male in his sixties who has gone missing from Pirie St in Wellington.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Road closure due to vehicle crash.
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UPPER HUTT — Police are advising motorist that the Rimutaka Hill Road is still closed due to ice.
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TAURANGA — Western Bay of Plenty Detectives today commenced investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a new born baby.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police are working with Interpol to formally identify an overseas tourist killed in a quad-bike crash near Te Anga earlier today and to notify her family of the tragedy.
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UPPER HUTT — The Rimutaka Hill - State Highway 2 has now been closed due to heavy snow.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New Brighton Police continue to investigate the aggravated robbery of the Wainoni Food Market on Monday 4 August 2008 where a BB gun was discharged at the offenders.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are searching for a gunman who robbed a crowded fast food restaurant in the city overnight.
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WELLINGTON — Police advise that a large boulder is blocking the north bound lane of Paekakariki Hill Road 500 metres south of Battle Hill.
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COROMANDEL — Henry SAUNDERS, reported missing from Papakura,has been located safe and well in the Coromandel area.
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LOWER HUTT — Police and other services are on way to a car that has rolled on Eastern Hutt Road just north of Taita College.
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MANUKAU CITY — Police are still asking for assistance from the public to locate a missing person.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police Community Police officer Deborah Smalley appeared on Fair Go this week on the perennial story of the tree pruners and others who 'cold call' at your back door offering gardening and hedge trimming.
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INVERCARGILL — Missing Invercargill teenager Janelle Savage aged 14 years, has been located.
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AUCKLAND CITY — 11.40am - Emergency services are dealing with a gas leak near the intersection of Mt Albert Road and Alberton Avenue.
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MORRINSVILLE — A Motumaoho mother of two took time to pay tribute to the bravery of the boy she rescued from a pack of dogs that attacked him in Waitoa last month during an awards ceremony held in Morrinsville Police Station today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — 9pm - A landslip has occurred on Marine Drive, Point Howard.
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MANUKAU CITY — Police have concerns for the welfare of an 82 year old man who has failed to return home after an appointment at 10:30 am today [Wednesday].
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Police are investigating the stabbing of a man in a toilet block in Aotea Square at about midday.
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MATAMATA — Waikato Police investigating last month's murder of a Matamata man in Waharoa have arrested a third person.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A group of thirteen new police officers from Wing 251 step out on to the streets in Canterbury Police District this week, twelve in Christchurch and one in Timaru.
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Police Commissioner Howard Broad has today announced the appointment of three new Assistant Commissioners of Police and a District Commander for the Auckland City District.
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WAIKATO — Hamilton Police will resume a search of the Waikato River today looking for the body of a man who fell from a central city bridge on Saturday night.
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WAIOURU — Sleet and/or snow is expected between Waiouru and the summit for a time this morning but should clear this afternoon.
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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police have concerns for the well-being of a 53 year old woman who has been missing from Karori since Monday morning.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At about 8.30pm on Monday 4 August 2008 two Males have entered the Wainoni Dairy located on the corner of Wainoni Road and Orrick Crescent, Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The name of the man believed to have been struck and killed by a train in South west Christchurch on Saturday night has been named as Wayne Michael McKenzie, a student aged 23.
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INVERCARGILL — Janelle Savage aged 14, has been missing from her home in Invercargill since 9 May this year.
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AUCKLAND — The Defendant Deqiong DENG aka Aaron DENG and his legal team have withdrawn their application for continued name suppression that was to have been heard today.
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NAPIER — 12pm - Police report there has been a motor vehicle accident involving a van and power pole.
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HASTINGS — 11am - Police are currently attending a fatal crash in Flaxmere Hastings.
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WELLINGTON — 11am - Police advise a Truck has rolled on Sh 2 Rimutaka Hill.
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CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 6.00 p.m.
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DARGAVILLE — Police are at the scene of a fatal vehicle crash, south of Dargaville.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Serious crash Unit investigators were back out at the scene today of a collision that claimed the lives of three people overnight at Rangiriri.
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HAMILTON — A 21 year old male is missing after fallen off a central city bridge into the Waikato River in Hamilton over night.
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Motorists travelling on the Napier/Taupo Road have rung police tonight reporting very strong winds near the summit.
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5.20pm - Police wish to advise motorists of two slips that have closed roads.
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CANTERBURY — Private searchers yesterday found the body of missing nelson man Ian Murray Collins.
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WHANGAREI — Update to serious crash first posted at 1600hrs 1 August 2008.
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WHANGAREI — A man in his early twenties is in critical condition in Whangarei Hospital following a vehicle crash on SH1, south of Whangarei just before 4.00 pm today [Friday].
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NAPIER — 2am - Napier Police are currently at the scene of a serious incident that occured at around 12.20 am this morning.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Thanks to the honesty of a woman, a Christchurch couple will still be heading off on an overseas holiday.
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OTAGO — Central Otago's new community policing team will be out and about getting to know the community better next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The safety of secondary school students cycling in the mornings has caught the eye of Christchurch Police.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A burglar with a head for heights and agility has been operating in Central Christchurch recently, targeting apartment buildings.
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WAIKATO — Police investigating the shooting of a Matamata man in Waharoa last Sunday have charged a second man for murder.
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WHANGAREI — SH 1 has been closed following a serious crash south of Whangarei between Otaika and Oakleigh.
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MATAMATA — In a major breakthrough Waikato Police have charged one man with murder and identified a second man they believe is linked to the shooting of Matamata man, Desmond Arahanga.
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WAITAKERE CITY — The Waitakere Police Officer injured while on duty last night is expected to be in hospital for several weeks as she recovers from a broken pelvis and lower back injuries.
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CANTERBURY — Police have been advised that roading contractors are running short on signs to cover the extent of flooding and road closures all over Canterbury.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police wish to advise that SH56 is closed due to flooding of the road.
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WAIKATO — A baby's placenta, missing when a car it was stored in was stolen from a Morrinsville marae, will be returned to its family today.
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BLENHEIM — Police advise that due to severe flooding and swollen rivers State Highway One between Blenheim and Woodend is hereby closed until further notice.
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WELLINGTON — Police advise motorists to take care travelling on State Highway Two, Rimutuka Summit.
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CANTERBURY — There is surface flooding on the east coast of the South Island from Picton to Christchurch.
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NORTHLAND — Police have arrested a man after a domestic related shooting in Maungaturoto, Kaipara District last night.
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WAITAKERE CITY — A Waitakere Police Constable has sustained serious injuries after being hit and crushed against a Police car by a vehicle the patrol stopped.
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