New Zealand Police

OTAKI — About 4.48pm on Friday the 18th of September 2009 a Cyclist travelling North on State Highway One into Te Horo (in the cycle lane) was hit from behind by Mazda station wagon travelling in the same direction.

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AUCKLAND — a 4WD and trailer have rolled near the bottom of the Bombay Hills south bound just before the the road turns left to Coromandel.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are describing the aggravated robbery of a popular hairdressing salon in Takapuna as brutal, callous, and brazenly opportunist.

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DUNEDIN — Dunedin police have nearly completed reviewing charges against those arrested during the two nights of Undie 500 Disorder last weekend.

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WAIRARAPA — Police advise motorists to exercise caution going over the Rimutaka Hill and in the South Wairarapa area due to high winds.

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ASHBURTON — At approximately 1.30am on Friday the 18th of September 2009 Police attended a motor vehicle crash on Wakanui Road, ASHBURTON.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police investigating the aggravated robbery of a bank in Palmerston North yesterday (Thursday, 17 September) hope images of the car used in the crime will help jog the memories of potential witnesses.

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PALMERSTON — At around 2.40am this morning emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on SHW85 the Palmerston – Dunback Road at Stoneburn.

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CANTERBURY — At around 1.40am this morning emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on the Wakanui Road / Milton Road intersection at South Elgin.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The three UK visitors who were killed in a car accident yesterday evening (NZ time) have been named.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police in Palmerston North are investigating the aggravated robbery of a bank in the city this morning (Thursday, 17 September).

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CHRISTCHURCH — Mrs MUNENE is still in a serious but stable condition in an induced coma at Christchurch Hospital.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — A driver involved in a crash in Palmerston North early Saturday morning (12 September) has died in hospital.

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CHRISTCHURCH — New Brighton police are investigating a fatal car crash which occurred at about 6.20 pm on Wednesday 16 September 2009.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — An 18-year-old man from Bunnythorpe is facing a manslaughter charge after the death of his teenage friend in a road crash in Palmerston North in June.

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WAIKATO — This evening police dive squad recovered the body of a male who drowned at Port Waikato.

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BAY OF PLENTY — Police are in attendance at a fatal motor vehicle collision on State Highway 32 Wakamaru.

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TAURANGA — The remaining seven protesters have been removed from East Ambition without incident.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred at Estuary Road, South New Brighton, Christchurch on Wednesday 16 September 2009.

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TAURANGA — Police, working with New Zealand Fire Service personnel and private contractors, have removed five Greenpeace protesters from two of the towers on board the East Ambition, which docked in Tauranga Harbour earlier this evening.

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TAURANGA — The East Ambition was guided into Tauranga Harbour by pilot boats and coastguard late this afternoon, and docked shortly after 6pm in the Port of Tauranga.

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TAURANGA — Police are currently on board the East Ambition and are negotiating with the protesters secured to the crane towers which are four storeys above the deck of the ship.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The man whose body was found at a Burrows Place, Christchurch address on Monday has been formally identified as Stephen Mwangi MAINA, age 38 years, of Ashburton.

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TAURANGA — Tauranga Police are continuing to work with Port officials and relevant authorities in relation to the boarding of a ship, the East Ambition, in Tauranga Harbour by Greenpeace.

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TAURANGA — Police are dealing with an incident involving the boarding of a ship in Tauranga Harbour by Greenpeace.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police confirm that the name of the female victim in hospital is Lydiah Muthoni MUNENE and her husband is Samuel Ngumo NJUGUNA.

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CHRISTCHURCH — At about 2.40pm yesterday afternoon Police received information that a man had been seen carrying a shotgun into a house on Stanmore Road between Cashel and Hereford Streets in the Christchurch suburb of Linwood.

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CANTERBURY — The missing student on Mt Rolleston near Arthurs Pass is named as Edward SAI LOUIE aged 18 years of Auckland.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have launched a homicide inquiry after the body of a dead male and a badly injured woman were found in a house in Burrows Place, Ilam Christchurch yesterday evening.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Speeding motorists on the Christchurch Northern Motorway have shocked Canterbury Highway Patrol staff.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are conducting a homicide investigation after a body was located at a house in Burrows Place, Christchurch today (Monday 14th September 2009).

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DUNEDIN — Police have charged 67 people in relation to the weekend's disorder in North Dunedin.

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On Friday 11 September at about 3.30pm police apprehended a man who had spoken to a driver inferring that he was a police officer.

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TOKOROA — Members of the Tokoroa community should still feel safe and have the confidence to go about their day to day lives in the town, despite a serious incident in the early hours of Sunday morning, says Taupo Area Commander, Inspector Stephen Bullock.

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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police want to speak with witnesses, including a taxi driver, of an 18 year old female attacked by two males on the weekend.

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CANTERBURY — Searchers are winding down the search for a missing 19 year old skier near Arthurs Pass says Senior Constable Phil Simmonds.

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CANTERBURY — At about 5 pm in the afternoon of Saturday the 12th of September a skier/climber got into difficulty as he and a friend were descending from the Low Peak of Mount Rolleston.

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DUNEDIN — Dunedin police say drunken student behaviour for the second night in a row was disappointing but probably predictable.

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NELSON — A second fatal accident in 24hrs has kept Nelson Police busy stated Senior Sergeant Stu Koefoed.

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PORIRUA — Police and other services are at a single vehicle crash on SH1, Porirua.

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TIMARU — At approximately 1715 hrs this evening there was a serious crash just south of Timaru which involved two vehicles which had a head on crash just north of Talbolts Road, Normanby.

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WARKWORTH — Emergency services are in attendance at the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash on State Highway One at the intersection with Valerie Close, Warkworth.

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CHRISTCHURCH — At about 1130 this morning police received a call about a male who was seen walking up and down harker street in christchurch with a bow and arrow .

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COROMANDEL — Emergency Services are in attendance at a serious motor vehicle crash on State Highway 25 (Thames Coast Rd) at the intersection with Trotter Ave, Thames Coast.

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DUNEDIN — Dunedin police are disappointed with the behaviour of students in north Dunedin last night.

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CHRISTCHURCH —  At 0340hrs this morning a shuttle bus and a taxi crashed in the intersection of Manchester and Worcester Streets in Christchurch.

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PUNAKIKI —  The police are investigating a fatal crash on the West Coast of the South Island, north of Punakaiki.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police report due to an Injury accident SH50 Poineer Hwy palmerston North all traffic will be diverted from SH50 into Longburn Rongotea Rd into No.

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WAKEFIELD — Yesterday afternoon at about 3.30pm a van travelling north towards Nelson on SH 6 Wakefield-Kohatu Highway collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction on a straight portion of road.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — At about 2:20pm on Friday the 11th of September 2009 a male wearing a dark coloured jacket, balaclava, gloves and faded trousers with white sports shoes and carrying a blue and white umbrella entered the BNZ on the corner of Bentley Avenue and Glenfield Road, Glenfield.

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WAITAKERE CITY —  A 31 year old male has been arrested and will be charged with the arson at the Prime Minister's electorate office yesterday morning and and another arson at the Helensville Rugby club rooms.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Rebecca was a well loved member of her family and had many friends.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The District Court has lifted the suppression orders on the name of a man charged with the murder of his wife.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police and the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be conducting joint training around Palmerston North and Wellington next week.

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WELLINGTON — Wellington Police are conducting a thorough investigation into the death of an 11 month old baby, Teegan Tairoa-Wichman.

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AUCKLAND CITY —  Police attended at Brittomart after a call was received there saying there was a bomb in the Brittomart building.

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NEW PLYMOUTH — Police in New Plymouth are asking for help from members of the public in locating a 69yr old woman who has gone missing overnight.

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FOXTON — Police have arrested a 25yr old Palmerston North man after a lengthy pursuit between Foxton and Otaki in the early hours of Thursday morning.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are seeking a 27 year old man who is on the run after a domestic violence incident in the suburb of Belmont early this afternoon.

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WAIKATO — Fire Service and Police are presently at the scene of a large scrub fire near SH25, Thames Coast Road and Springfield Ave near Thornton Bay.

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KUMEU —  Rodney CIB is investigating the circumstances surrounding a deliberate fire which has caused only minor damage to the Prime Minister’s electorate office in Kumeu.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Three males will appear in court this afternoon after a 14 year old youth was badly assaulted in town last night.

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TAUPO — In Taupo yesterday at about 5pm a vehicle with patched gang member occupants drove to a rival gang address.

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Proposed changes to police firearms training is about ensuring response staff get more training than they do now in dealing with critical incidents Assistant Commissioner (Operations) Viv Rickard said today.

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OREWA — The Orewa branch of the Westpac Bank has been robbed today.

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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Fielding Police are currently investigating a motor vehicle crash that occurred on Reids Line East, Bunnythorpe at approximately 9.00am this morning in which an 84 year old pedestrian was struck by a west bound Ford Falcon Ute.

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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police say a male inmate has been charged as a result of an incident at Auckland Prison, Paremoremo, on 27 August 2009.

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Police are looking at ways and means to provide better, more efficient and more effective service in the future said Deputy Commissioner Rob Pope.

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WAIKATO — Several people from the Waikato and King Country face dozens of charges following the culmination of an eight month long Police drug operation.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Police have confirmed that the second body removed from under a house in Wainoni is that of Tisha Cecilia LOWRY who went missing on Thursday 25 September 2008.

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WELLINGTON CITY — Police are encouraging Wellington schools to store or lock valuable equipment out of sight to prevent them from being stolen.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Police will not be confirming the identity of a body removed from a Wanoni address yesterday.

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The Police today clarified steps taken to manage costs and ensure Police provide value for money.

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BALCLUTHA — At about 10.04am this morning the Telecom 111 service received a phone call from an anonymous person to say that there was a bomb at the Balclutha District Court.

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It is now a month since the fire at St Paul's Trinity Church, Cashel Street, caused a considerable amount of damage to the building and emotional stress for parishioners.

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HAMILTON — Waikato Police are crediting the accuracy of witness reports as being the key to the arrest of four men responsible for the aggravated robbery of an Asian woman in Hamilton.

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AUCKLAND CITY — An 85 year old female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Brighton Road Parnell at about 7.15p.m.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are seeking any information about an unusual stabbing.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The second body of a woman discovered under a house in Wainoni could be removed late today says Christchurch Police.

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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police want the only disappointment from Saturday night's All Black Springbok match to be that of the losing side's fans not vehicle or property owners.

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WAIKATO — Western Waikato Police are seeking the public's assistance as they work to establish if two aggravated robberies in the Waipa District on Saturday night are linked? Detective Bill Crowe of the Cambridge CIB said the descriptions of the offenders in the robberies were similar.

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TASMAN — At 00.45 this morning, Monday 7th September 2009, Police were called to a residence in Kumara, Westland District, where a fight had occurred.

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AUCKLAND — Rodney Police say a man’s body has been found washed up on rocks at Tawhirinui Peninsula today.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The postmortem on the body of a woman removed from a house in Wainoni, Christchurch, yesterday, is taking place today.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Two passengers, who were injured in a fatal road crash yesterday, remain in a critical condition.

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METHVEN — Shozo DAIFU a 63 year Japanese National died in his sleep yesterday afternoon while on a skiing holiday in Methven.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — A 32-year-old man found dead with a gunshot wound in Palmerston North yesterday afternoon (Friday, 4 September) has been named as Jamie Martin Faulkner who lived in the city.

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CHRISTCHURCH — The bodies of two women discovered yesterday under a Wainoni house are still at the scene [4pm].

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PALMERSTON NORTH — A woman has died and four other people, including three young children, have been injured, at least two critically.

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HAWEA FLAT — At 12.06pm on Saturday the 5 September 2009, a motor cycle travelling towards Makarora from Lake Hawea township crashed approximately two kilometres south of Mead Road at "The Neck" on State Highway 6, Lake Hawea approximately 40 kilometres north-west of Wanaka.

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NORTHLAND — At about 1p.m today Police and emergency services responded to a person in difficulty at Tapuetahi Beach, Far North.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police now believe they know the identity of the man found dead with a gunshot wound in Palmerston North yesterday but formal identification has not yet taken place.

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HAWEA FLAT — At about 12.06pm on 5th September 2009 there has been a fatal crash involving a motor cyclist on State Highway 6 (Makarora-Lake Hawea Road), the neck, Queenstown Lakes District.

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OREWA — Rodney Police say they have grave concerns for the well being of a 22 year old Asian male who is missing in Orewa.

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AUCKLAND — Earlier today Police recieved a report from a motorist on the Northern Motorway that another motorist had pointed a firearm at their vehicle.

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WELLINGTON — Police are currently seeking the whereabouts of a 23yr old male after an aggravated burglary at an address in Waikanae (Kapiti Coast) just before 2am Saturday morning.

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AUCKLAND — Police are at the scene of a single vehicle serious crash that occurred at 5am this morning on State Highway 16 Waimuaku.

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PALMERSTON NORTH — Police in Palmerston North are investigating the unexplained death of a man in the city this evening.

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CHRISTCHURCH — As a result of a missing person inquiry started on Sunday 30 August 2009 the bodies of two women have been discovered under a house at a Christchurch, Wainoni address.

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NELSON — Police have arrested 2 Bulgarian nationals in Nelson overnight in connection with attacks on ATM machines in Canterbury and Nelson.

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