New Zealand Police
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GISBORNE — The three people who died in the car crash on 20 October 2012, Matawai Road, Gisborne, have been identified.
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A conference hosted by New Zealand Police from next week brings together some of the world’s leading experts in Taser best practice.
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TAURANGA — Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of 22-year-old Tauranga man Liam Kane.
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Statement from Assistant Commissioner (Investigations) Malcolm Burgess: Police will reassess aspects of undercover operations following the judgement in the High Court in Nelson yesterday involving the Red Devils gang.
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TAURANGA — The body of a man found this morning on the western side of the Omokoroa Peninsula has now been formally identified as 23-year-old Tauranga man Shaun Hogarth.
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OTAKI — Four people have been arrested and charged with firearms offences by Police following an altercation between rival groups in Otaki yesterday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Superintendent Andy McGregor has been appointed to the position of Area Commander for the newly-created Christchurch Metro Area, in the new Canterbury Police District structure.
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A hunter found after three days lost in the bush has now been evacuated and met by elated family and friends.
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TAURANGA — At about 11.30am this morning a member of the public has located a body in knee deep water on the Western side of the Omokoroa Peninsula.
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Investigations by Rodney Police into recently reported cases of unexplained approaches to young females has already resulted in one male being spoken to.
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A hunter will soon be reunited with his wife and three young children thanks to search and rescue teams who found him after three days lost in the bush.
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Hutt Valley Police are investigating the brutal assault of an 82 year old Wainuiomata man inside his home last night.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are appealing for assistance from the public to help locate a 67-year old man missing from Christchurch since yesterday.
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WAIKATO — As they work to establish the cause of the third fatal crash to happen on Waikato roads in less than a week, the District's Police commander is pleading with motorists to drive to survive this summer.
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Police remain hopeful and determined in the search for a missing hunter after discovering a note dated yesterday stating that he was alive and well but lost.
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WHAKATANE — On Saturday, 20 October 2012, Whakatäne staff recovered stolen property from a burglary during a routine vehicle stop.
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Police units are currently at the scene of a truck and trailor crash on State Highway One near the township of Pokeno.
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GISBORNE — Police would like to hear from the two men who assisted at the multiple crash scene at Kaiteratahi on Saturday 20 October 2012.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch police have continued to make arrests for breaches of public place liquor bans during a focus on alcohol-related offending.
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WAIKATO — Reflecting on a fatal free Labour weekend Waikato Police say a combination of variable weather, larger than usual traffic volumes and driver attitudes all played a part in keeping motorists safe.
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Police are committed to ensuring youth are dealt with in a way that is more likely to reduce re-offending and the need for them to be held in custody.
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Speed, alcohol and a failure to buckle up were common factors in a tragic holiday weekend on the nation’s roads.
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HAMILTON — Detectives investigating a suspicious fire that seriously damaged a patrol car parked at the East Hamilton Police Station on Sunday 21 October are asking for witnesses to come forward.
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Police are disappointed by the behaviour of road users so far over the long holiday weekend.
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Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a crash on SH 4 involving four motor cycles.
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HAMILTON — A fire that seriously damaged a patrol car at a suburban Hamilton Station overnight is being treated as suspicious.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police investigating the recent vandalism of Jewish graves in Auckland have today arrested two men, a 19 year-old and a 23 year-old.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police and the Fire Service are investigating a suspicious fire to a residential garage on Ruru Road Christchurch.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — At 2:30 pm on Saturday 20 October a 45 year old woman was found in the back seat of a purple Holden Commodore near a place known as Meeting of the Waters, south of New Plymouth.
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GISBORNE — Multiple Fatal Crash south of Te Karaka Township The community of Whatatutu is in distress after one of their members was killed in a road crash on State Highway 2 just south of the Kaiteratahi Bridge, which is 30 Kms south of the Te Karaka township.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Police have launched a homicide enquiry after a body was found in the back seat of a vehicle at 2.30pm today.
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At about 8.15pm on Friday the 19th October 2012, a single vehicle crash occurred on Plateau Road, Reporoa approximately 35kms south of Rotorua.
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A man is in hospital after hiding in a thermal pool while trying to evade police.
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At about 12.50 pm today a worker for a contract company on the Milford Road was killed whilst working on slip clearing.
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At about 12.50pm today a worker for a contract company was killed while working on slip clearing near Monkey Creek on the Milford Road (State Highway 94).
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Rodney Police are investigating two unexplained approaches to children which have recently occurred in the Red Beach area.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police inquiries into the vandalised Jewish graves and headstones today have established the damage must have occurred sometime since Wednesday afternoon.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Police have initiated an investigation into the damage and desecration of headstones and graves in a Jewish part of a Karangahape Road cemetery.
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Police are urging all road users to have a safe weekend this Labour Weekend and are reminding drivers of the lowered speed tolerance of 4km/hr.
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NGARUAWAHIA — Ngaruawahia Police investigating an aggravated assault in the town that saw three people taken to Waikato Hospital following an alleged attack by a man armed with a meat clever overnight.
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Waikato Police bracing for a busy holiday weekend on the region's roads say analysis of two separate fatal road crashes overnight leave some chilling warnings, particularly speed kills.
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At 3.10 pm on 18 October 2012 female prisoner Mohana RAPIHANA escaped from the cells at the Waitakere District Court in Ratanui Street, Henderson.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Police are urging Hawkes Bay motorists to drive with caution due to extremely high winds.
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Canterbury Police will maintain a high-visibility presence on State Highways across the district this weekend, in a bid to prevent crashes during the holiday period.
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Police acknowledge they still have work to do to achieve the goals set out by the 2007 Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct (COI).
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TAURANGA — A SAR operation continues in the Tauranga Harbour for missing 23 year old Tauranga man, Sean HOGARTH.
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TAURANGA — Two of the men who were in a boat that capsized in Tauranga Harbour last night have been charged with theft of the boat.
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NELSON — Request from public for information regarding whereabouts of Daniel Waka MINOGUE Police across Tasman District are currently looking for Daniel Waka Minogue, aged 31years, who is wanted to be spoken to in relation to several incidents involving acts of serious violence between late September and early October 2012.
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ROTORUA — Six men are due to appear in court tomorrow following a fight in Rotorua last month.
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TAURANGA — A man missing after boat capsized in Tauranga Harbour last night has been named as Shaun Hogarth, aged 23, from Tauranga.
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TAURANGA — A boat located by Matakana Island this morning has been confirmed as the boat that capsized in Tauranga Harbour last night with four men on board.
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Traffic flow on the southern motorway in the last couple of hours has been extremely slow as a result of a truck and trailer unit being on fire as earlier reported.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Police and Fire are attending a truck and trailer on fire on the Southern motorway in Auckland. The truck and trailer was travelling south when it started to smoke and burst into flames in the vicinity of the Ellerslie/Panumure off-ramp.
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WHAKATANE — A man who escaped from custody in Whakatane has been arrested this morning in New Plymouth.
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TOKOROA — As a result of extensive enquiries over the last few days, Police in Tokoroa have arrested and charged a man for the robbery and kidnap of dairy owners in the town at the weekend.
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TAURANGA — Searching has resumed this morning for a man missing after a small aluminium boat sank in the Tauranga Harbour.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Police are urging drivers to take care on Western Bay of Plenty roads over the Labour Weekend holiday period.
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The findings of a recent survey claiming falling public trust in Police were deliberately engineered to mislead the public and bolster a complainant’s case against Police, says Acting Commissioner Viv Rickard.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police, Maori Wardens, Pacific Wardens, the community and victims of crime aim to tackle burglary together and get results.
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One person died on the Bay of Plenty roads during the 2011 Labour Weekend holiday period and that was one person too many.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Former New Zealand cricketer Bryan Young has learnt a hard lesson about what can happen to valuables left in view in parked vehicles.
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Police in the Central District are urging all motorists traveling over the coming long weekend to please drive with care.
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PORIRUA — Porirua man Koru Coker is no longer wanted by Police.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police have arrested a 27 year old unemployed male overnight and charged him with the murder of Manurewa resident Richard John Lees.
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UPPER HUTT — Hutt Valley Police are investigating reports of gun shots being fired in a residential area in Upper Hutt earlier today.
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COROMANDEL — A post mortem examination conducted on the bodies of two men found in an abandoned mine in the Whitianga area of the Coromandel has been completed.
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UPPER HUTT — Hutt Valley Police have released CCTV images of two men in connection to an aggravated robbery at the Thirsty Liquor bottle store in Upper Hutt last Tuesday night (9 October).
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police continue to investigate the homicide investigation into the violent death of a 55 yr old man in Manurewa.
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NELSON — A 39 year old male has been arrested in Picton for a serious assault on a Nelson man on Friday the 12th October, 2012, at a Washington Valley Road address.
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A 25 year old skier reported missing from National Park on Saturday afternoon has been located deceased at the bottom of a rocky area on Mount Ruapehu known as the 'Pinnacles'.
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WAIKATO — Waikato police are investigating the death of two men who have been found dead in a cave in the Coromandel Peninsula.
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NELSON — Police are seeking information from the public on the whereabouts of Steven Keith PENGELLY, 39.
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Police are urging high-sided vehicles to take extreme care on West Coast roads in the South Island, particularly from Harihari through to Franz Josef on State Highway 6.
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WELLINGTON CITY — As the result of a fuel spill on the western side (Wgtn) of the Rimutaka Hill, State highway 2 has been temporarily closed.
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Police have suspended the search for 21 year old Victor Edward BORAMAN, missing after being swept into the sea at the Rakaia River mouth last Sunday night (7 October).
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BAY OF PLENTY — Police are asking the public to report any sightings of a man wanted for serious assault on his female partner.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police confirm that their investigation into the death of a 55 year old man in Manurewa is now being treated as a homicide.
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MANUKAU CITY — Counties Manukau Police are investigating a suspicious death in Manurewa that was reported this morning around 10.00am.
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Officers from the Auckland City Police Adult Sexual Assault Team, along with volunteers from partner agencies whose objectives are to prevent sexual violence and abuse, will be out and about in the CBD tonight to deliver the message "No consent means no sex".
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Police are warning revellers that pre-loading will backfire on them in the wake of several arrests at the Hastings races last weekend.
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HUNTLY — Motorists travelling on SH1 through Huntly can expect delays for the next two hours as police and emergency services process the scene of a serious crash.
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UPPER HUTT — Hutt Valley Police are continuing to investigate an aggravated robbery at the Thirsty Liquor bottle store in Upper Hutt earlier this week.
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ARROWTOWN — Queenstown Police today appealed for any information leading to the identification of a Burglar who has twice targeted the same Arrowtown address in the past 6 months.
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WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police are now able to release the name of the young boy who died as a result of a quad bike accident at a Kahutara Road address in South Wairarapa yesterday morning.
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CANTERBURY — Police Commissioner Peter Marshall today presented 117 Canterbury police staff with the first of a new award marking the courageous and dedicated efforts of police personnel following the 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The first week of a Christchurch police focus on alcohol-related crime has netted a four-fold increase in arrests for liquor ban breaches.
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WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police have arrested a 23-year-old man following the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Masterton on Saturday 29 September.
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WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police have arrested 41-year-old Alex Dittmer, who was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant issued in the Masterton District Court (MDC) last week.
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KAIKOURA — Police have today released the name of the man they believe died in a fire in a vehicle parked near Kaikoura.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Hawke's Bay Police have disbanded a significant methamphetamine supply ring which they believe has been operating throughout Hawke's Bay and Auckland over the past year. This is the second major methamphetamine ring taken out in as many months by the Eastern Organised Crime Squad.
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Otahuhu Police have been investigating a number of people in regards to an immigration scam involving members of the Tongan community living in New Zealand and being promised Permanent Residency status for a cash fee.
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WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police are at a Kahutara Road address in South Wairarapa, following the death of a young boy earlier this morning.
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