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Deaths 10 May 2011
Waikato Police commence investigation into Morrinsville baby's death

MORRINSVILLE — Waikato police are investigating issues surrounding the death of a seven-month-old Morrinsville girl and a medical emergency involving her sibling.

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Crime 10 May 2011
Arrest in Huntly murder case

HUNTLY — A 21-year-old Huntly man has been charged with murder following the discovery of a body on waste land in the town last week.

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Court 9 May 2011
Man charged with murder

OTAKI — A woman who died following a shooting in Otaki has been named as Stacey Marie Lake, and a man has now been charged with her murder.

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Deaths 9 May 2011
Police speak to driver

MATAMATA — Police say they have spoken to the driver of a vehicle they believe was involved in the death of a woman in Matamata early on Friday morning.

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Deaths 9 May 2011
Waiuku man killed in duck shooting incident named

WAIUKU — Police can confirm that the man fatally shot while duck shooting on Saturday evening is Phillip Eric Bright, a 53 year-old farmer from Waiuku.

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Crime 9 May 2011
Homicide investigation launched in Otaki

OTAKI — Police are investigating a homicide as a result of a shooting incident in Otaki Beach yesterday (Sunday, 8 May).

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News 9 May 2011
Police still seek sightings of car

PALMERSTON NORTH — Police investigating the death of Dick Pere in Waitarere Beach Forest have undertaken a leaflet drop in the Waitarere community to try and piece together Mr Pere’s last movements.

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Crime 9 May 2011
Duck shooter presents shotgun in bar

GORE — At 11 p.m.

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Crime 9 May 2011
Wiful Damage - Invercargill CBD

INVERCARGILL — Overnight on Friday 6th May 2011 there were a number of Invercargill central city commercial and government building damaged by way of pieces of concrete being thrown through windows breaking them.

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Search and Rescue 8 May 2011
Police officer winched from ranges

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — A police officer has been found safe in the ranges near Otaki Forks this afternoon.

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Deaths 7 May 2011
Matamata hit and run name released

MATAMATA — Police have released the name of a woman whose body was found on the verge of SH24 near Matamata early today.

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Court 7 May 2011
Another successful Operation Hope file completed

WELLINGTON CITY — A man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment today in the Wellington District Court for historic sexual abuse charges against a girl under the age of 12 years.

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Crime 7 May 2011
AOS deployment

SOUTHLAND — At 0615 hours on Friday 6th May 2011 the Invercargill AOS were deployed to Potted head on Big South Cape Island (Mutton Bird Islands) after a 27 year old male had made threats to harm residents of the island as he had access to firearms.

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Crime 6 May 2011
Aggravated Robbery - Royal Oak, Auckland

AUCKLAND CITY — At about 2.30pm on Friday 6 May 2011 an aggravated robbery occurred at a bank in Royal Oak.

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Police 6 May 2011
Series of poor choices precipitated crash

AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Police say the mix of being an unlicensed, young and inexperienced driver who chose to speed in a stolen car on city streets at 2.20 in the morning, then to flee from Police, was surely a recipe for near disaster in Parnell on August 24 last year.

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Police 6 May 2011
Investigation says Picton officer's pursuit justified

TASMAN — Tasman Police District Commander Superintendent Gary Knowles has welcomed the Independent Police Conduct Authority report into the Police pursuit in Picton on 20 February 2010.

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Crime 6 May 2011
Wairarapa Police looking for Jody Chambers

WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police are looking for Jody Chambers who has recently breached bail conditions.

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Deaths 6 May 2011
Man found dead in Waitarere Forest is named

PALMERSTON NORTH — A man found dead following a car fire in Waitarere Beach Forest has been named as Dick Illya Tikirau Pere, aged 43, from Palmerston North.

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News 6 May 2011
Missing Person - Canterbury

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police have concerns for the safety of 46 year old Australian tourist, David Robert HAMNETT.

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Deaths 6 May 2011
Huntly body identified

HUNTLY — Police have identified the body of a man found on waste land near a railway track in Huntly earlier this week.

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Deaths 6 May 2011
Police investigating Matamata hit and run

MATAMATA — Police are investigating a possible hit and run in Matamata last night after the discovery of a body on the side of the road on the outskirts of the town.

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Deaths 6 May 2011
Body found - Tauranga Rd

MATAMATA — Police are atteding the scene at Tauranga Rd, Matamata near the intersection with Rockford St where a body has been found.

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Deaths 5 May 2011
Glen Eden death not suspicious

AUCKLAND — Waitakere Police went to Glen Eden about 8.00pm last night after a member of the public located the body of a deceased male in a walkway near Kamara Road.

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Crime 5 May 2011
Did you see car before it was found burned?

Police investigating the death of a man found in a burning car yesterday morning are appealing for sightings of the vehicle in the hours leading up to the fire.

Daewoo Nabira

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Crime 5 May 2011
Nearly 70kg of pre-cursor drugs seized in Auckland operation

AUCKLAND — Three people have been arrested and 67.6 kilograms of pseudoephedrine based ContacNT capsules seized in a combined Auckland Police metro drug squad and New Zealand Customs operation this week.

ContacNT capsules

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Crime 5 May 2011
Police keen to return stolen property to rightful owners

UPPER HUTT — Upper Hutt Police have recovered a large amount of stolen property and are keen to return it to its rightful owners.

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Crime 5 May 2011
Wairarapa Police urge residents to be security conscious following spate of rural burglaries

WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police are urging residents to be security conscious following a recent spate of rural burglaries.

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Deaths 5 May 2011
Investigation continues into Huntly death

HUNTLY — Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in Huntly two days ago.

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Deaths 5 May 2011
Death from traumatic brain injury

NGARUAWAHIA — Police investigating the death of a six-month-old baby girl in Ngaruawahia say she died from traumatic brain injury.

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Deaths 5 May 2011
Sudden Death - Glen Eden

AUCKLAND — Late yesterday evening, Wednesday 4 May 2011, a male was found deceased in an alleyway in Glen Eden.

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Deaths 5 May 2011
Investigation continues into death in Waitarere Forest

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Police believe they know the identity of the man found in a burning car in Waitarere Beach Forest this morning but a post mortem and formal identification process needs to be completed before details can be released.

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Search and Rescue 5 May 2011
Injured hunter - Te Urewera National Park

BAY OF PLENTY — At about 10.30 am 3 May 2011 Murupara Police were notified of a missing hunter in Te Urewera National Park, east of Murupara.

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Deaths 5 May 2011
Fatal Road Crash - State Highway one Putaruru

WAIKATO — Police are investigating the circumstance leading up to a fatal road Crash south of Putaruru last night.

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Court 4 May 2011
Man Charged With Murder Over Death Of Seini Ikamanu

AUCKLAND CITY — A 28 year old man has appeared in the Auckland High Court today on indictments relating to the death of Seini Unaloto IKAMANU.

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Business 4 May 2011
Sectors Of Albany Mall & Mega-Centre Reopen

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police say that fifty per cent of the Westfield Mall in Albany is now open for regular retail trading.

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Deaths 4 May 2011
Police Identify Man Killed By Tornado

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police have released the name of the man who died when a tornado struck suburban Albany yesterday afternoon.

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Deaths 4 May 2011
Body discovered in burning car

TARANAKI — A police investigation is underway following the discovery of a body in a burning car this morning.

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Deaths 4 May 2011
Police encouraged by response to Serenity's death

NGARUAWAHIA — Police investigating the death of six-month-old Serenity Scott-Dinnington are encouraged by the response they have had from the Ngaruawahia community.

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Crime 4 May 2011
Last weekends stabbing at the Axces bar in Hamilton

HAMILTON — Last evening Police executed a search warrant in Hamilton in relation to last weekends stabbing at the Axces Bar.

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Deaths 4 May 2011
Investigation continues into Huntly body find

HUNTLY — Waikato Police are continuing their investigation into the finding of a man’s body in Huntly yesterday.

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Court 4 May 2011
Charges laid following double fatal

FOXTON — Two drivers will appear in court today charged in relation to a double fatal road crash in Foxton in February.

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News 4 May 2011
Tornado update

NORTH SHORE CITY — Police cordons will be continuing around Westfield Mall and parts of the Albany Mega Centre.

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Crime 4 May 2011
Second attack on woman near Moera rail overbridge in Lower Hutt earlier this evening

LOWER HUTT — Lower Hutt Police are investigating another attack on a woman in the vicinity of the Moera rail overbridge, which occurred early yesterday evening.

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Traffic 4 May 2011
State Highway 2 near State Highway 25 turn off

WAIKATO — 05:45 - A truck and a car have collided on State Highway 2 just west of the intersection with State Highway 25 in the Waikato, resulting in the death of one of the occupants of the car.

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Deaths 4 May 2011
Update on Tumunui Rd death

ROTORUA — A Police investigation is continuing into the discovery of a body in a burning car in Tumunui Rd, just south of Rotorua, on Saturday morning.

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Weather 3 May 2011
Update to Tornado On Aucklands North Shore

NORTH SHORE CITY — At this stage reports have damage limited to Aucklands North Shore.

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Defence 3 May 2011
Police called to remove Air Force training device

MT MAUNGANUI — At 1.11pm on 3rd of May 2011, Mount Maunganui Police were called to a industrial address on Totara Street, Mount Maunganui for a unexploded explosive device.

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Weather 3 May 2011
Tornado in Albany

NORTH SHORE CITY — A tornado has hit the Albany Megacentre.

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Deaths 3 May 2011
Body discovered near Huntly

HUNTLY — Waikato police have launched an investigation into the circumstances of the finding of a body in vegetation near a railway line in Huntly today.

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Fire 3 May 2011
Fatal house fire - East Coast Rd, Browns bay

AUCKLAND — Fire and Police staff attended a house fire at 735 East Coast road, Browns Bay last night.

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Crime 3 May 2011
Male activities - Motueka

MOTUEKA — At about 700pm on Monday Evening the 2nd of May 2011 a woman living in Tudor Street MOTUEKA was disturbed while taking a shower.

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Crime 2 May 2011
Info wanted re Invercargill incident

INVERCARGILL — Two 15 year old male youths have been arrested after running away from a CYFS home in Dunedin and hitchhiking to Invercargill in the earlier hours of Saturday morning.

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Traffic 1 May 2011
Salesyard Road Otahuhu

MANUKAU CITY — 12:15 01-05-2011 - Otahuhu police are at the scene of a serious road crash.  Shortly after midday today police were told of a collision between a Heavy Motor vehicle (container transporter) and a car.

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Crime 1 May 2011
Serious Assault - Axces Bar

HAMILTON — At about 2.30am on Sunday 01 May 11 police were called to the Axces Bar on Collingwood Street Hamilton.

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Deaths 1 May 2011
Update on Tumunui Rd investigation

ROTORUA — A Police investigation is continuing into the discovery of a body in a burning car just south of Rotorua yesterday.

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Deaths 1 May 2011
Police investigation underway after discovery of body in burning car

ROTORUA — Rotorua Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a burning car just south of Rotorua yesterday morning.

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Crime 30 Apr 2011
Armed offender incident - Orepuki

SOUTHLAND — At 5 a.m.

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Deaths 29 Apr 2011
Police appeal for information about Serenity's death

NGARUAWAHIA — Police are appealing to anyone who may have information about the death of a six month old Ngaruawahia baby to talk to Police about what they know, so that someone can be held accountable for her death.

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News 29 Apr 2011
Man arrested for trespassing at Pike River coal mine

WEST COAST — West Coast Police have arrested a man who was found at the Pike River Coal mine by security staff.

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Traffic 29 Apr 2011
Bridge closed - Far North - 2km north of Te Kao

NORTHLAND — A small 2 lane bridge on State Highway 1, 2km north of Te Kao in the Far North, has been damaged by flooding, and is impassable.

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Deaths 29 Apr 2011
Six month old Ngaruawahia baby dies in Starship Hospital

NGARUAWAHIA — A six month old Ngaruawahia baby, admitted to Waikato Hospital earlier this week with apparent non-accidental injuries, has died this afternoon at Starship Hospital in Auckland.

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Deaths 29 Apr 2011
Teenager killed in a crash is named

WHANGANUI — A teenage girl killed in a road crash near Hunterville early this morning has been named as Tymeka Paige Wheeler, aged 16, from Wanganui.

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Court 28 Apr 2011
Alternative to prosecuting minor offending introduced in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — Police and the Justice sector are working to reduce pressure on disrupted services in the wake of the February earthquake in Christchurch.

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Crime 28 Apr 2011
Turangi man arrested on corruption charge

TURANGI — A 45 year old Turangi man has been arrested and charged with corruption after allegedly smuggling contraband into Tongariro Rangipo Prison, near Turangi, in 2009.

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Politics 28 Apr 2011
New police dog graduates to replace Gage

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch shooting victim Senior Constable Bruce Lamb is now back on duty with his newly qualified narcotics dog Mylo.

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Traffic 28 Apr 2011
Road Closure - Broadlands Road, Taupo District

TAUPO — Police advise that Broadlands Road, Broadlands Forrest, Taupö is blocked.

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Deaths 28 Apr 2011
Image has located what may be body in mine

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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Crime 28 Apr 2011
Wellington Police investigating aggravated robbery believe cash register may lead to offenders

WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police investigating an aggravated robbery at an inner city restaurant on Sunday night believe a stolen cash register may lead them to the offenders.

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Internet 27 Apr 2011
Vigilance needed in online personal information

New Zealand Police are warning people to be vigilant following the hacking of millions of Sony PlayStation accounts worldwide.

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Deaths 27 Apr 2011
Police investigation continues into six month old baby's injuries

WAIKATO — Waikato Police are continuing their investigation into injuries suffered by a six month old baby girl at Ngaruawahia.

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Court 27 Apr 2011
Wairarapa Police looking for Raukawa Collins, wanted to arrest

MASTERTON — Wairarapa Police are looking for Raukawa Collins, also known as Raukawa Hunt, wanted to arrest for failing to appear in Court.

Raukawa Collins, also known as Raukawa Hunt, wanted to arrest for failing to appear in Court.

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Crime 27 Apr 2011
Wairarapa Police seek identity of man in hotel theft

WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police are looking to identify a man who stole a television and all the items from a mini bar at the Copthorne Solway Park last month.

Wairarapa Police are looking to identify this man

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Marine 27 Apr 2011
Police response to flotilla protest

OPOTIKI — New Zealand Police respect an individual or group's lawful right to protest, but will always step in if safety is compromised.

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Alcohol 27 Apr 2011
Rotorua Police pleased with alcohol compliance

ROTORUA — Rotorua Police are encouraged by the results of a recent Police operation that checked licensed premises to ensure alcohol was not being sold to underage persons, nor was it being sold in breach of the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 over the Easter trading period.

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News 27 Apr 2011
Police credit public for safe Easter Holiday Weekend

BAY OF PLENTY — Western Bay of Plenty Police are crediting personal driver responsibility for a relatively safe holiday period on Bay of Plenty roads over Easter.

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Police 26 Apr 2011
Full services restored following FX outage

Full services have now been restored to Police Communications Centres and stations around the country following a failure on the FX voice and data network in Wellington earlier this afternoon.

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Police 26 Apr 2011
111 services operating well, despite network issue

A significant failure on the FX network this afternoon has caused Police Communications Centres to move to manual processing for some of its procedures.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2011
Waitakere City alcohol and drug operation

WAITAKERE CITY — A large scale Police operation targeting alcohol and drug impaired drivers in Waitakere City over the Easter weekend has resulted in a number of arrests.

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Fire 26 Apr 2011
Suspicious Fire at Coromandel Police Station

COROMANDEL — Police are treating a fire at the Coromandel Police station as suspicious.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2011
Tasman drivers "still not getting the message"

TASMAN — Tasman Police were out in force on the roads over Easter Weekend and are pleased to report there were no fatalities and no serious injury accidents.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2011
Road Blocked - Diversions in place - Broadlands Road

TAUPO — Broadlands road, by whites road is blocked due to a large tree falling across it.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2011
Western Bay of Plenty Area: Flooding/road blockages

BAY OF PLENTY — Police and Emergency services are experiencing above average volume calls for assistance in the Western Area of Bay of Plenty due to weather related incidents.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2011
Road blocked, SH5 Taupo / Rotorua highway

TAUPO — Trees and powerlines are reported across SH5 some 20 kilometres north of Taupo due to severe weather conditions.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2011
Surface Flooding - Whitianga/Thames-Coromandel

WHITIANGA — Reports of surface flooding on SH25 between Wade Road and the 309 road Whitianga is causing concern.

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Deaths 26 Apr 2011
Sudden Death - Tauranga

TAURANGA — At approximately 9.30 am on Sunday the 24th April 2011 Tauranga Police were alerted to a male lying in grass under raised seating in the Carlton Street Reserve on Ngatai Road, Tauranga.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2011
Two road closures due to slips - Tauranga and Whakatane

BAY OF PLENTY — Two road closures to report from Bay of plenty area due to slips.

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Crime 25 Apr 2011
Man charged after Nelson stabbing attack

RICHMOND — Nelson Police have arrested a man following a stabbing in Richmond in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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Deaths 25 Apr 2011
Sudden Death - Island Bay Wellington

WELLINGTON — Yesterday afternoon just after 3pm Police were advised that two recreational divers had located what they believed was a body in the surf just off of the beach at Island Bay on Wellingtons south coast.

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Marine 24 Apr 2011
Man charged under Maritime Transport Act

OPOTIKI — Police can confirm a charge has been laid against a man in relation to yesterday's incident involving one of the protest boats off the East Cape.

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Marine 24 Apr 2011
Missing motorboat - Castle Point

CASTLEPOINT — Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for a missing motorboat that was lost off the east coast of the lower North Island yesterday.

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Marine 24 Apr 2011
Protest boat skipper arrested after ignoring safety warnings

OPOTIKI — Police have made one arrest yesterday after a protest boat operating off the East Cape ignored repeated safety instructions.

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Deaths 24 Apr 2011
Frasertown Wairoa District

WAIROA — Just after 6pm yesterday evening Police were advised of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle towing a horse float.

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Search and Rescue 24 Apr 2011
Drowning - Lake Alexandrina

CANTERBURY — At 7.00pm last night Police received several calls that a boat had overturned on Lake Alexandrina with four persons on board.

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Traffic 24 Apr 2011
Motor vehicle -v- Pedestrian

AUCKLAND CITY — At 2.00am this morning Police and Emergency Services were called to a vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Quay Street Central Business area Auckland City.

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Deaths 22 Apr 2011
Deceased Tapawera man's name released

TASMAN — Police have named the Tapawera man who died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds early today.

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Court 22 Apr 2011
Sentencing in one of worst and most complex Operation Hope cases

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — The sentencing of a 78 year old Manawatu man this afternoon for historic sexual offending was one of the worst and most complex cases of Operation Hope, a Wellington Police District operation set up to manage a large volume of uninvestigated reports of child abuse.

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Deaths 22 Apr 2011
Fatal vehicle crash Lake Dunstan

CROMWELL — Emergency services attended the scene of an incident on State Highway 8 near Cromwell at about 1.45pm yesterday afternoon.

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Crime 22 Apr 2011
Arrest follows firearm incident

ROTORUA — A 19 year old Kawerau man has been arrested in Rotorua yesterday afternoon after pointing a firearm at a vehicle in the Tikitere area just after 12 noon yesterday (21 April, 2011).

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Deaths 22 Apr 2011
Wellington Police seek help of public to identify body found in Houghton Bay

WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are seeking the assistance of the public to identify the body of a male found today at Houghton Bay, Wellington.

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