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Police 10 Aug 2011
Police responding to incident on Paekakariki Hill Road

Police, assisted by members of the Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) are currently at an address in Paekakariki Hill Road, about 3 kilometres from Pauatahanui.

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Police 10 Aug 2011
Police and Air Force training exercise in Auckland

AUCKLAND — Aucklanders should not be alarmed if they see black clad police and Royal New Zealand Air Force helicopters at work above the city – it’s simply an annual training exercise.

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Police 10 Aug 2011
Body found in Waikato River identified

The body of a man found submerged by a bridge over the Waikato River has been identified.

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Police 10 Aug 2011
Indictments laid for Kara Hurring

New indictments have been laid against 32 year old Kara Hurring in relation to the theft of $6,782,000 from Westpac bank in April 2009.

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Police 10 Aug 2011
Tasman Makos and Tasman Police develop game plan to promote better behavior

TASMAN — The Tasman Makos rugby team has joined forces with the Tasman Police to front a public awareness campaign urging the community to act responsibly when they go out and to respect and take care of each other.

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Court 10 Aug 2011
Indictments laid for Kara Hurring

ROTORUA — New indictments have been laid against 32 year old Kara Hurring in relation to the theft of $6,782,000 from Westpac bank in April 2009.

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Traffic 10 Aug 2011
Crash at Alfriston and Claude Roads, Manurewa

MANUKAU CITY — At about 6:30am this morning there was a crash on Alfriston Road in the vicinity of Claude Road, Manurewa.

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Traffic 9 Aug 2011
Power cut

WELLINGTON CITY — Update for 4:00pm in relation to the power cut in Wellington City.

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Police 9 Aug 2011
Woman survives 30m fall at Whakapapa

A Dutch woman on a working holiday in New Zealand has survived a 30m plunge off a cliff near the Whakapapa ski field.

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Traffic 9 Aug 2011
Traffic light outage

WELLINGTON CITY — There is currently an outage of traffic lights in the Wellington area.

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Police 9 Aug 2011
Counties Manukau metal thieves endangering lives

Counties Manukau Police warn that if metal thieves continue at the rate they are going, it will only be a matter of time before somebody gets killed or seriously injured.

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Deaths 9 Aug 2011
Police find body submerged in Waikato River

HAMILTON — Waikato Police are this afternoon working to formally identify a body found in a river in Hamilton late this morning.

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Traffic 9 Aug 2011
Southern Motorway, Manurewa

MANUKAU CITY — At 10am this morning a heavy truck travelling in the north bound lane of the Southern Motorway has overturned blocking lanes.

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Police 9 Aug 2011
63 year old man charged with assault following early morning incident on Lambton Quay, Wellington

WELLINGTON — A 63 year old man has been arrested and charged with assault following an incident on Lambton Quay earlier this morning.

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Crime 9 Aug 2011
Police continue crackdown on illegal drugs across Wellington District

WELLINGTON — Police are continuing to crack down on criminals operating drug houses throughout the Wellington District.

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Deaths 9 Aug 2011
Deceased skier named

WAIKATO — The name of a man who died in Waikato Hospital on Friday night, following a skiing accident on the Whakapapa Ski Field earlier that day has been released.

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Deaths 8 Aug 2011
Deceased aircraft engineer named

Police have released the name of the aircraft engineer killed in an accident at Woodbourne Air Field this morning.

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Search and Rescue 8 Aug 2011
Grey Terrano becomes a focus of homicide inquiry

Police investigating the disappearance and suspected homicide of Brett Hall are seeking information about a Nissan Terrano which has become a focus of the inquiry.

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Search and Rescue 8 Aug 2011
Hamilton Police want to speak to 3 people who may be able to help in missing person's case

HAMILTON — Waikato Police investigating the disappearance of a man missing from his east Hamilton home for over a week want to speak to three people who may have information key to their case.

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Deaths 8 Aug 2011
Aircraft engineer's age confirmed

It is confirmed the man killed at the Safe Air engine testing facility in Blenheim was 51 years old.

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Deaths 8 Aug 2011
Man killed at aircraft testing facility

Blenheim Police are investigating the death of a man in an industrial accident at Woodbourne Air Field this morning.

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Police 8 Aug 2011
Indecent Assault

Police are appealing for witnesses after a female was indecently assaulted on the cycle track between Glandovey Road and Plynlimon Road about 11.10am on Sunday 7 August 2011.

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Crime 8 Aug 2011
Waikato company director faces fraud charges and Police suspect more victims

WAIKATO — Waikato Police investigating the fraudulent activities of a company director who allegedly conned victims of thousands of dollars thought they'd heard it all until a victim told them he knew the man's offer was too good to be true but invested his money anyway.

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Police 8 Aug 2011
Christchurch - Assault on cycle track

CHRISTCHURCH — Police are appealing for witnesses after a female was indecently assaulted on the cycle track between Glandovey Road and Plynlimon Road about 11.10am on Sunday 7 August 2011.

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Traffic 7 Aug 2011
Powerlines down, burning

Powerlines are down on State Highway 29 on the Kaimais near the woolshed and the Kaimai school.

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Traffic 7 Aug 2011
Tanker broken down

Police advise there is a tanker broken down at the summit of the Kaimai ranges.

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Traffic 7 Aug 2011
Waikato initiative coincides with lowering of alcohol limit for young drivers

WAIKATO — Starting as they mean to continue is the driver behind a Waikato road policing initiative designed at reducing road trauma amongst the region's newest drivers.

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Police 7 Aug 2011
Police name two teenagers killed in crash

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Two young women killed in a road crash in the Manawatu have been named as 17-year-old Holly Ann Eades from Feilding, and 18-year-old Jackie Maree Miller from Sanson.

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Traffic 7 Aug 2011
Road Closure due to serious crash

HAMILTON — Due to a serious crash in Hamilton City, Tristram Street is closed between Thackeray and Clarence Streets.

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Traffic 7 Aug 2011
SH 1 re-opened after fatal crash

TASMAN — Police advise that SH 1 has been re-opened after a fatal crash south of Ward.

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Traffic 7 Aug 2011
Serious Motor Vehicle crash

TASMAN — There has been a serious motor vehicle crash south of Ward on State Highway 1 this evening, involving a truck and a car.

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Deaths 7 Aug 2011
Two teenagers killed in road crash

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Two young women have been killed this afternoon in a road crash in the Manawatu.

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Traffic 6 Aug 2011
Pedistrian struck on Te Irirangi Drive, Flatbush

AUCKLAND CITY — Police and other emergency services attended a car v pedestrian collision this morning in Te Irirangi Drive, Flatbush.

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Police 6 Aug 2011
Police arrest Motueka man

MOTUEKA — On the afternoon of the 5th of August 2011 the Motueka Police became concerned about the mental health of a 39 year old Nelson man residing in the Motueka Valley.

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Police 5 Aug 2011
New Tauranga Police Station exciting development for staff and community

TAURANGA — Tauranga Police will continue to provide full Police services from a central Tauranga site while a new Tauranga Police Station is built on the existing site in Monmouth Street, Tauranga.

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Police 5 Aug 2011
Counties Manukau Police launch Twitter site following fiasco in Mangere yesterday

MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police have launched their own Twitter site (user name: ManukauPolice) following the events of yesterday afternoon when they were called to the Mangere Work and Income site about a suspicious package.

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Police 5 Aug 2011
Police confirm death not suspicious

CANTERBURY — Christchurch police were called to the University of Canterbury campus in Ilam at approximately 8.30am today after the body of a 20-year old male student was found on the Level 5 roof of the Central Library.

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Crime 5 Aug 2011
Sex offender's guilty verdict vindication for victims

Eastern Waikato Police hope the conviction of a man in relation to sexual assaults against children will send a clear message that Police view such complaints very seriously.

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Crime 5 Aug 2011
Waikato Police hope verdict will serve as warning to other fraudsters

TAURANGA — Waikato Police hope the conviction of a man charged with dozens of fraud charges in relation to obtaining several thousand dollars by deception will serve as a warning to other potential offenders.

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Search and Rescue 5 Aug 2011
Missing 15 Year old Female

TAWA — Porirua Police are seeking the whereabouts of 15-year-old Natassja Manuel-Barclay of Tawa.

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Deaths 5 Aug 2011
Serious motor vehicle accident

AUCKLAND — Counties Manukau Police Serious Crash Investigation Team is currently at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident in South Auckland.

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Crime 5 Aug 2011
Further arrest in Masterton aggravated robbery last week

MASTERTON — Wairarapa Police have made a further arrest in relation to an aggravated robbery at a Church Street house last Tuesday night (26 July 2011).

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Deaths 5 Aug 2011
Update on fatal crash in Beachlands - One dead, one critical

PUKEKOHE — A 19 year-old Pukekohe woman is dead and a Manurewa woman in her mid twenties is critically injured after they were hit by a car in Beachlands at about 11:10pm last night.

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Deaths 5 Aug 2011
Whitford-Maraetai Rd in Beachlands

MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police Serious Crash Investigation Team is currently at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident in South Auckland.

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Police 4 Aug 2011
Mum- to- be found

AUCKLAND — Missing pregnant Auckland woman Korina Bray-Taylor was located in a Mt Eden address by Police this morning.

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Police 4 Aug 2011
Police investigate suspicious package at Mangere Work and Income

A suspicious package was reported to Police at about 2pm today, after it was discovered in the carpark of the Mangere Work and Income site on Mascot Ave.

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Crime 4 Aug 2011
Mother of baby buried in Otahuhu backyard charged with murder

MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police have progressed the investigation into the the death of a newborn baby which was found in a makeshift grave at an Otahuhu address on 2 June 2011.

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Crime 4 Aug 2011
Alleged text message scammer charged

The Auckland City District Police Financial Crime Unit has investigated multiple complaints from Trade Me members who paid for non-existent iPhones and iPads after being contacted by a text message scammer.

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Crime 4 Aug 2011
Fraud accused in Court

Auckland City District Police Financial Crime Unit has arrested a 53 year-old unemployed man who will appear in the Auckland District Court today charged with false accounting and using a document.

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Crime 4 Aug 2011
Robbery

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Traffic 4 Aug 2011
New licensing and drink drive changes for youth drivers

From 7th August 2011 the new blood alcohol level for drivers under 20 years of age is zero.

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Police 4 Aug 2011
Missing person now a homicide

Police are treating the disappearance of a Hastings man as a homicide.

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Court 4 Aug 2011
Fraud accused in Court

AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City District Police Financial Crime Unit has arrested a 53 year-old unemployed man who will appear in the Auckland District Court today charged with false accounting and using a document.

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Traffic 4 Aug 2011
Zero alcohol limit for drivers under 20

Police will enforce the new legislation aimed at young drinking drivers from Sunday morning.

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Deaths 4 Aug 2011
Fatal house fire in Whangarei

NORTHLAND — An elderly woman was found dead in a house fire that occurred west of Whangärei this morning.

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Deaths 4 Aug 2011
Fatal crash - State Highway 17 near Dairy Flat

AUCKLAND — Police can confirm that one male is deceased after a crash involving a motor vehicle and a truck on State Highway 17 earlier [yesterday] afternoon.

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Search and Rescue 4 Aug 2011
Search of Waikato River to commence following discovery of missing man's clothing

HAMILTON — A Police scene guard was in place overnight to secure the site where clothing, believed to belong to a missing Hamilton man, was discovered by the Waikato River yesterday.

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Deaths 3 Aug 2011
Highway closed due to fatal crash

A fatal crash has just occured on State Highway 17 east of Dairy Flat.

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Police 3 Aug 2011
Police urge care over visiting children

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch police have made a plea for families to take extra care to check on children visiting their homes.

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Search and Rescue 3 Aug 2011
Hamilton police hold fears for missing man's safety

HAMILTON — Concerned about the safety of a man missing since early Saturday morning, Hamilton Police are appealing to the public for sightings of him or information on his whereabouts.

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Crime 3 Aug 2011
Police Ten-7 episode to feature Mt Maunganui assault

MT MAUNGANUI — Mt Maunganui Police are hoping an item screening on TV 2's Police Ten-7 programme this week will prompt new information about a man who entered a Mt Maunganui property in March and sexually assaulted a sleeping woman.

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Court 3 Aug 2011
Man arrested for burglary at Defence Force munitions depot

NORTH SHORE CITY — A 25-year-old Auckland man has been arrested and will appear in the North Shore District Court today, Wednesday 3 August, charged with burglary.

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Search and Rescue 3 Aug 2011
Kayaker rescued off Matata

NORTHLAND — Whakatane Police were alerted to a kayaker who had fallen out of his kayak approximately 1.5km off Matata.

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Police 2 Aug 2011
Murder trial in China continues

Contrary to some New Zealand media reports this evening, the Hiren Mohini murder accused, Xiao Zhen, has not pleaded guilty to a lesser charge than murder in a Shanghai Court today.

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Crime 2 Aug 2011
Arrest follows ramming of patrol car in hospital

AUCKLAND — The apprehension of one offender by a member of the public and the arrest of another by an injured Constable is testament to the value of partnerships between Police and the community according to the Waikato's District Commander.

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Police 2 Aug 2011
Second arrest in gang shooting

WAIROA — Members of the Gisborne CIB have arrested a second man in connection with the gang shooting that occurred at the Mobil Service Station in Wairoa on the 29th of October 2010.

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Deaths 2 Aug 2011
Elderly Nelson couple found dead

NELSON — A Nelson couple in their 80s were found dead in their home in the city about 1pm today.

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Crime 2 Aug 2011
Wairarapa Police still seeking Paul Anthony Thompson

WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police are still seeking Paul Anthony Thompson who is a person of interest in the Church Street aggravated robbery last Tuesday night (26 July 2011).

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Search and Rescue 2 Aug 2011
Kayaker rescued off Matata

Just before 5.00pm last evening (1 Aug 2011) Whakatane Police were alerted to a kayaker who had fallen out of his kayak approximately 1.5km off Matata.

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Crime 1 Aug 2011
Update: 17 year-old charged with murder appeared in Court late this afternoon

In an unexpected turn of events, the 17 year-old charged with murder today in relation to the fatal stabbing of Warren Rosillo in Pakuranga last Friday night, was given a special sitting late this afternoon at the Manukau District Court.

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Crime 1 Aug 2011
17 year-old charged with murder over Pakuranga stabbing

A 17 year-old man has been charged with the murder of 18 year-old Warren Rosillo in Pakuranga on Friday night.

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Deaths 1 Aug 2011
Greta Valley Crash

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Crime 1 Aug 2011
Prompt 111 calls lead to arrests in Hamilton robbery

HAMILTON — Hamilton Police say a combination of quick thinking by response staff and timely reporting of a crime taking place led to the arrest of three men following a weekend aggravated robbery in the City.

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Traffic 1 Aug 2011
Islington Crash

CHRISTCHURCH — State Hiway 1 at Islington just east of Marshs Road is closed until about 7.00am this morning due to a serious motor accident.

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Deaths 1 Aug 2011
Hawke's Bay Fatal Crash

HAWKE'S BAY — Emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal crash on State Highway 2, approximately 2 minutes drive South of Waipawa (Hawke's Bay).

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Police 1 Aug 2011
Ashburton - Check on licensed premises

ASHBURTON — On Friday the 29th July during the evening, a Controlled Purchase Operation (CPO) was completed in the Ashburton area, targeting On License Premises.

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Crime 1 Aug 2011
Christchurch Assault

CHRISTCHURCH — At about 9pm on Saturday the 30th July 2011, police attended an incident where a male has assaulted a female in Shannon Place, Belfast.

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Crime 1 Aug 2011
Christchurch - Robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police located Samuel LOWSLEY last night in relation to the aggravated robbery of 2 women at a Linwood Motel on Thursday morning.

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Crime 1 Aug 2011
Pakuranga Stabbing

AUCKLAND — Counties Manukau Police were called to a party in Pakuranga at about 11.10pm on 29th July after a report of an altercation out on the street.

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Crime 31 Jul 2011
Operation Manu - Helensville Homicide

HELENSVILLE — Rodney CIB have launched a homicide investigation in Helensville after the results of an autopsy on the deceased body of Mr Lee Ross McMURDO aged 32 years.

Lee Ross Mcmurdo-deceased

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Crime 31 Jul 2011
Assault

CHRISTCHURCH — At about 9pm on Saturday the 30th July 2011, police attended an incident where a male has assaulted a female in Shannon Place, Belfast.

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Crime 31 Jul 2011
Homicide In Helensville

HELENSVILLE — Rodney CIB has launched a homicide investigation as a result of the outcome of a post mortem examination carried out today on the deceased body of a 32 year old male.

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Crime 31 Jul 2011
Male stabbed

CHRISTCHURCH — On Sunday 31 July 2011 at about 1.50am a social function was concluding at the Hornby Soccer Club rooms at Denton Park.

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Crime 31 Jul 2011
17 year old charged in relation to stabbing

MANUKAU CITY — Last night (30/07/11) Counties Manukau Police located the 17 year old Pakuranga man they were seeking in relation to the stabbing death of 18 year old Warren ROSILLO outside a party on Greenhill Crescent Pakuranga.

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Deaths 31 Jul 2011
Police Investigate Unexplained Death In Helensville

HELENSVILLE — The deceased body of a 32 year old male has this afternoon been removed from a Helensville address to Auckland Mortuary where an autopsy to determine the cause of death is scheduled tomorrow.

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Crime 30 Jul 2011
Arataki Agg Robbery

TAURANGA — On Tuesday 19 July the premises of the Arataki Superette was the subject of an Aggravated Robbery.

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Crime 30 Jul 2011
Robbery

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Deaths 30 Jul 2011
Party in Pakuranga

MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police were called to a party in Pakuranga at about 11.10pm on 29th July after a report of an altercation out on the street.

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Deaths 30 Jul 2011
Police investigation in Helensville

HELENSVILLE — The Rodney CIB are investigating the circumstances surrounding an unexplained death of a 32 year old male in Helensville.

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Crime 29 Jul 2011
Robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — Two men sought by Police after armed robbery Christchurch Police are seeking two men in relation to the alleged aggravated robbery of two women at a Linwood motel on Thursday morning.

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Police 29 Jul 2011
Help sought to stop attacks on Mangawhai property

Rodney Police are seeking help from the public to find out who is responsible for repeated graffiti attacks and an arson at a Mangawhai property.

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Crime 29 Jul 2011
Two men sought by Police after armed robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are seeking two men in relation to the alleged aggravated robbery of two women at a Linwood motel on Thursday morning.

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Crime 29 Jul 2011
20 year old Kapiti man charged in connection to stabbing incident

PARAPARAUMU — A 34 year old Paraparaumu man has been treated in Wellington Hospital for stab wounds following an incident in the early hours of this morning.

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Cannabis 29 Jul 2011
Sentencing of former Corrections Officer sends clear signal to community

Police say the sentencing of a former Corrections Officer on charges of cultivating and supplying cannabis should send a clear signal that Police and the Department of Corrections take a zero tolerance approach to this type of offending.

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Crime 29 Jul 2011
Wairoa Police continue search for man

WAIROA — Police are continuing their search today for a third person believed to be involved in the theft of a vehicle and boat from Lake Waikaremoana.

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Crime 29 Jul 2011
Two men arrested in connection to Masterton aggravated robbery on Tuesday night

MASTERTON — Two men will appear in the Masterton District Court today charged in connection to an aggravated robbery at a Church Street address on Tuesday night.

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Crime 29 Jul 2011
Investigations continuing into robbery of Kilbirnie superette

WELLINGTON — Wellington CIB are continuing to investigate an attempted robbery of a Kilbirnie superette on Sunday night (24 July 2011).

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Police 29 Jul 2011
Permanent appointment of Wairarapa Area Commander confirmed

WAIRARAPA — Detective Inspector Paul Basham today ends his eight month stint as the Acting Wairarapa Area Commander, following the permanent appointment of Inspector Brent Register.

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Deaths 29 Jul 2011
Morrinsville baby's sudden death investigated by Police

MORRINSVILLE — Morrinsville Police investigating the sudden death of a baby overnight are focusing on establishing the circumstances leading up to the child's death.

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Traffic 29 Jul 2011
Dome Valley - Serious crash-Statehighway reopened

AUCKLAND — Police and other emergency services are attending a vehicle crash on Statehighway 1 in the Dome Valley between Wellsford and Warkworth where car is on fire and the driver injured and in a serious condition.

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