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Police 28 Mar 2009
Robbery in Chirstchurch central

CHRISTCHURCH — Police were called to a Robbery at the Tower Post Office near the intersection of Victoria and Salisbury Street Christchurch around 8.30am this morning.

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Police 28 Mar 2009
Homicide Investigation in Otara

MANUKAU CITY — Counties-Manukau Police have commenced a homicide investigation following a 37 year old being stabbed to death overnight.

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Traffic 28 Mar 2009
Fatal on SH1 Horotiu

HAMILTON — 8:20pm 27 March 2009 Crash investigators are currently at the scene of a single vehicle car crash that has closed SH1 at Horotiu north of Hamilton this evening.

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Search and Rescue 27 Mar 2009
Missing German Tourist in Takaka

TAKAKA — Police are seeking to locate a 33 German tourist by the name of Marcel SCHUPPENHAUER.

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Police 27 Mar 2009
Sudden Death in Tasman District

MARLBOROUGH — Police Ambulance and Fire crews were called to an address in Holdaway Street, Blenheim.

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Police 27 Mar 2009
Hoax email on carjackings

An email currently in circulation about tactics used in supposed 'carjackings' is a hoax and should be ignored.

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Police 27 Mar 2009
Operation Dallington

Saturday marks 100 days since the brutal killing of Mellory Manning.

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Police 27 Mar 2009
Tragedy Avoided At Car Restraint Checkpoint

HAMILTON — Police are praising the prompt actions of a member of Accident Compensation Corporation staff whose actions averted a potential tragedy at a joint child car restraint campaign checkpoint in Hamilton this afternoon.

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Police 26 Mar 2009
Are there any more witnesses?

Detectives investigating the death of 18-year-old Catherine Peters during a bridge swing are appealing for anyone who has relevant information, but hasn't yet spoken to police, to make contact.

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Police 26 Mar 2009
Officer runs out of room in his ticket book

HAMILTON — So at odds with the driving regulations was one Hamilton grandmother that an officer ran out of room in his ticket book at a joint Police- Accident Compensation Corporation child car restraint checkpoint in the City this morning.

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Police 26 Mar 2009
Selwyn Street Dairy robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — Police wish to identify this male who was in the Selwyn Street Dairy, at 301 Selwyn Street near Rosewarne Street, (Christchurch) at approximately 10.40 am on Monday 23 March.

Identity sought

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Police 26 Mar 2009
Second child found driving in Waikato

WAIKATO — Waikato Police are becoming concerned about the attitude of parents after a second underage driver was found behind the wheel of a car, this time taking small children to school.

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Police 26 Mar 2009
Overnight robbery in Whatawhata

HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone with any information to come forward following the robbery of a petrol station on the city's outskirts overnight.

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Police 26 Mar 2009
Curtains for quartet's crime career

It was a case of the final curtain falling on the budding criminal career of a group of young women who broke into a number of vacant Hamilton homes overnight.

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Police 25 Mar 2009
Police Release Images Of Two Suspects

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police have released images of a male and a female who are being sought for interview after an incident in which a police constable was run down in Takapuna.

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Traffic 25 Mar 2009
Car crash road re opened in Central District, 1:45pm 25 Mar 2009

LEVIN — State Highway One north of Levin has now been reopened following the fatal car crash there earlier today.

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Police 25 Mar 2009
Police Have Positive Leads

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police say they have positive leads in their search for two occupants who abandoned a stolen vehicle in the mudflats at Beachhaven early yesterday.

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Police 25 Mar 2009
Car crash - second fatality near Levin

LEVIN — It has now been confirmed that a second person has died as a result of the crash on State Highway One north of Levin.

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Police 25 Mar 2009
Large number of drug arrests in Hamilton

HAMILTON — Continuing pressure by Police on criminal groups earning their living from the illegal proceeds of drugs has resulted in the arrest of two gang members in Hamilton.

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Traffic 25 Mar 2009
Fatal crash near Levin, diversions in place

LEVIN — One person has been confirmed deceased at the car crash on State Highway one north of Levin.

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Traffic 25 Mar 2009
Two car crash near Levin

LEVIN — Emergency services are attending a two car head on crash on State Highway one just south of the Waitarere Beach turn off (north of Levin).

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Crime 24 Mar 2009
Police Search For Occupants Of Stolen Vehicle

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police have issued a description of two persons whom they believe may be able to assist them with their inquiries into this morning's incident in Takapuna in which a police constable was seriously injured.

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Traffic 24 Mar 2009
Motor vehicle collision in Pukekohe

PUKEKOHE — Police are in attendance at a two car collision near 36 Mill Road Pukekohe.

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Police 24 Mar 2009
Search for Stewart continues

Senior Sergeant Stewart Munro, Selwyn Police, says the search for William Alexander Stewart continues however there are no further developments today.

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Aviation 24 Mar 2009
Plane hard landing in Rotorua

ROTORUA — At approximately 1p.m. today a float plane experienced difficulties after taking off from Lake Rotorua.

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Police 24 Mar 2009
Armed robbery in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — On Monday 23 March 2009 at 7.50pm three offenders, 1 male and two female entered the Bishopdale Discounter in Leacroft Street Bishopdale.

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Police 24 Mar 2009
Thames man wanted

Thames Police are hoping the public can help bring closure for the family of a man killed in a motorcycle crash a year ago as they seek the offending driver.

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Police 24 Mar 2009
All for Easter eggs

On Monday 23 March 2009 at 7.50pm three offenders, one male and two females entered the Bishopdale Discounter in Leacroft Street Bishopdale.

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Police 24 Mar 2009
Police Make Arrest In Takapuna Incident

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore police say they have arrested one of the occupants of a speeding vehicle which struck a police officer in the suburb of Takapuna early this morning.

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Police 24 Mar 2009
Tisha Lowry missing for six months

Tisha Lowry has now been missing for six months and family and police still have no idea if a crime has been committed.

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Police 24 Mar 2009
Mystery pair found horsing around Hamilton

HAMILTON — Police are seeking the owners of two horses found wandering in a main Hamilton intersection early this morning.

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Traffic 24 Mar 2009
Serious Crash in Waitemata District, 5:00am 24 Mar 2009

AUCKLAND — Following a serious crash.

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Traffic 24 Mar 2009
Truck crash in Waikato District, 12:40am 24 Mar 2009

NGARUAWAHIA — Police and other emergency services are currently at the scene of a road crash on State Highway 39 (SH39), Ngaruawahia, in the Waikato District.

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Traffic 23 Mar 2009
Fatal crash in Wainui

AUCKLAND — At about 5.30p.m.

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Police 23 Mar 2009
Dairy robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 10.50am this morning, 23 March 2009, a male has entered the "On the Spot" Selwyn Street Dairy situated at 301 Selwyn Street near Rosewarne Street.

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Police 23 Mar 2009
Search for Stewart- Police wait to act

CANTERBURY — Canterbury Police are waiting for further sightings and information in the search for William Alexander STEWART.

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Alcohol 23 Mar 2009
Parents with Excess Breath Alcohol - and their kids, in cars

Several recent stories of parents driving with excess breath alcohol get police worried.

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News 23 Mar 2009
Oil Spill in Wellington District

There is an oil spill from the top of the Ngaio Gorge to Hutt Rd, then along Hutt Rd to SH 2 as far as Petone and motorists are advised that extreme caution is required.

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Transport 23 Mar 2009
Operation targets high-risk drivers

Police issued 355 tickets along State Highway One in the South Island during an operation targeting high-risk drivers and behaviour.

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News 23 Mar 2009
Serious Accident in Wellington District

PORIRUA — Serious Accident in Wellington District New Zealand Police Alert 8:00am 23 Mar 2009 Wellington Location of incident: Johnsonville Porirua Motorway Incident type: Serious Accident A motorcycle has been hit by a van on the motorway southbound near the Tawa off ramp.

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Traffic 23 Mar 2009
Road Conditions in Wellington District

WELLINGTON CITY — New Zealand Police Alert 6:30am 23 Mar 2009 Wellington Location of incident: Wellington City Incident type: Road Conditions Police in the Wellington Area are asking motorist to slow down, increase your following distances, and drive to the conditions.

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Traffic 23 Mar 2009
Vehicle Crash in Wellington District, 4:00am 23 Mar 2009

PORIRUA — New Zealand Police Alert 4:00am 23 Mar 2009 Wellington Location of incident: Whitford Brown Porirua Incident type: Vehicle Crash Police and other emergency services are on the scene of a car crash on Warspite Avenue Porirua.

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Traffic 22 Mar 2009
Fatal Crash in Northland District, 5:00pm

NORTHLAND — At about 4:30 pm this afternoon in the vicinity of SH10 and Wakelin Road, Kerikeri.

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Crime 22 Mar 2009
Police Operation William Alexander STEWART in Canterbury District, 12:45pm

TAI TAPU — This morning a purple late model Ford Falcon XR6 coloured purple and with the registered number CEF988 was stolen from a farm property in the Tai Tapu area south of Christchurch.

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Police 22 Mar 2009
Current Police Operation William Alexander Stewart

CANTERBURY — Police have cordoned, and are currently searching a valley area of farmland in Tiatapu for wanted person William Alexander Stewart.

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Traffic 22 Mar 2009
Traffic delays in Bay of Plenty District

BAY OF PLENTY — There are traffic delays due to the Te Maunga roundabout being resurfaced.

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Deaths 22 Mar 2009
Drowning at Foxton Beach

FOXTON — A ten year old boy has died at Foxton Beach after he was swept out to sea while swimming .

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Police 22 Mar 2009
Escapes custody in Counties Manukau District, 2:00pm 21 Mar 2009

MANUKAU CITY — Ollies Siaea, who managed to steer clear of custody yesterday afternoon is most likely to approach individuals who are familiar to him, says Det Inspector Jim Gallagher, Counties Manukau Police.

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Police 21 Mar 2009
Alert: missing child found in Central District, 5:00am 21 Mar 2009

HAWKE'S BAY —  New Zealand Police Alert 5:00am 21 Mar 2009 Central Location of incident: Hawkes Bay Incident type: missing child found The 6 year old child reported missing in Haumoana earlier this morning has been found safe and well.

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Police 21 Mar 2009
Police Officer injured in disorder incident in Northland District

WHANGAREI — New Zealand Police Alert 4:00am 21 Mar 2009 Northland Location of incident: Raumanga, Whangarei Incident type: Police Officer injured in disorder incident A Whangarei Police Sergeant was hospitalised after he was struck by a rock, thrown by a third party, as he was assisting in the arrest of two males fighting outside a Party on Otaika Road, Raumanga, Whangarei.

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Police 21 Mar 2009
Alert: missing child in Central District, 4:30am 21 Mar 2009

New Zealand Police Alert 4:30am 21 Mar 2009 Central Location of incident: Haumoana, Hawkes Bay Incident type: missing child Police are seeking assistance from the public to locate a 6 year old female who has gone missing from her home in Haumoana, Hawkes Bay.

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Police 21 Mar 2009
Police officer injured in disorder incident in Whangarei

WHANGAREI — A Whangarei Police Sergeant was hospitalised after he was struck by a rock, thrown by a third party, as he was assisting in the arrest of two males fighting outside a Party on Otaika Road, Raumanga, Whangarei.

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Deaths 21 Mar 2009
Balclutha crash deceased named

BALCLUTHA — Balcutha police have realeased the name of the deceased from the fatal crash near Balclutha.

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Traffic 20 Mar 2009
Truck Rolled in Wairoa District

WAIROA — Police are currently dealing with an overturned truck containing fertiliser on SH 2 Kotemaori in the Wairoa district.

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Traffic 20 Mar 2009
Road Fatality in Bay of Plenty District, 2:00pm 20 Mar 2009

TURANGI — New Zealand Police Alert 2:00pm 20 Mar 2009 Bay of Plenty Location of incident: SH 46/47 west of Turangi Incident type: Road Fatality Police are attending a serious road crash, resulting in the death of a young child, West of Turangi.

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Police 20 Mar 2009
Update on police camera issue

LOWER HUTT — Police have now spoken to all those identified in the police camera left at an address in Lower Hutt in December.

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Police 20 Mar 2009
Search continues for wanted man

LYTTELTON — The public is unlikely to be confronted by a man wanted by police, reassures Snr Sgt Stewart Munro.

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Police 20 Mar 2009
Youth Charged With Reckless Driving Causing Death

WAITAKERE CITY — A 15 year old student will appear in the Waitakere District Court this afternoon on serious driving charges after a fatal crash in the West Auckland suburb of Titirangi earlier today.

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Traffic 20 Mar 2009
Alert: Fatal Crash in Southern District, 2:00pm 20 Mar 2009

BALCLUTHA — The deceased person from the overnight Fatal crash near Balclutha was a 22 year old Israeli tourist.

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Traffic 20 Mar 2009
Police release name of deceased in Oxford crash

CANTERBURY — Oxford Police who attended this single car crash have now released the name of the deceased.

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Police 20 Mar 2009
Wanted a Person in Canterbury District, 10:00am 20 Mar 2009

CHRISTCHURCH — Late in the evening last night, the Police disturbed William STEWART who they had been seeking lately because of warrants to arrest being outstanding.

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Traffic 20 Mar 2009
Fatal Crash In West Auckland

AUCKLAND — Waitakere Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in the West Auckland suburb of Titirangi early this morning.

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Police 20 Mar 2009
Drug seizure

AUCKLAND CITY — Members of the Auckland Metro Crime Squads have executed a number of search warrants in the Auckland area over the last 2 days.

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Police 20 Mar 2009
Fatal crash Titirangi Rd

WAITAKERE CITY — At 3.19 am hours this morning a Police patrol observed a stolen vehicle travelling along Titirangi Road, Waitakere.

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Traffic 20 Mar 2009
Fatal crash near Balclutha

BALCLUTHA — At approximately 8.50pm on Thursday the 19th of March 2009 there was a fatal crash involving two vehicles near the Finegand Freezing Works on the Balclutha - Owaka Highway, Balclutha.

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Traffic 19 Mar 2009
Alert: Fatal Crash in Canterbury District, 4:30pm

CANTERBURY — New Zealand Police Alert 4:30pm 19 Mar 2009 Canterbury Location of incident: Prebbleton Incident type: Fatal Crash Police are currently attending a fatal crash at the intersection of Longstaffs and Trices Road in Prebbleton.

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Traffic 19 Mar 2009
Alert: Fatal Crash in Canterbury District, 5:00pm 19 Mar 2009

CANTERBURY — New Zealand Police Alert 5:00pm 19 Mar 2009 Canterbury Location of incident: Waimakariri District Incident type: Fatal Crash Police are currently attending a fatal crash on Oxford Road at Starvation Hill in the Waimakariri District.

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Police 19 Mar 2009
Still looking for William Stewart

BANKS PENINSULA — Still looking for William Stewart 4:07pm 19 March 2009 Police are still looking for William Alexander Stewart and believe he is still in the Selwyn area.

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Police 19 Mar 2009
Man wanted in theft from Chinese visitors located

WHANGAREI — A Northland man wanted for interview by Police in relation to the theft of property from a group of visiting Chinese dignitaries on Monday was arrested in Whangarei yesterday.

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Deaths 19 Mar 2009
Deceased in fatal crash named

CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 12.50 am on Thursday 19th March the Christchurch Police and other emergency services attended a fatal car crash on the south bound motorway on State Highway 1 just north of Belfast.

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Police 19 Mar 2009
Search for dangerous man

CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Police are urgently seeking William Alexander STEWART aged 47 after an incident overnight in Haswell.

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Police 19 Mar 2009
A Family Affair

CHRISTCHURCH — Jake will be retiring soon from the Christchurch Police but three of his children will be continuing to work in the same area he does in Christchurch and at least one other in Masterton.

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Police 19 Mar 2009
New Beckenham Police station arson inquiry

CHRISTCHURCH — The Hornby Police are seeking the help of the public to identify this person seen near the new Beckenham Polcie station on the morning of an arson.

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Births 19 Mar 2009
Female gives birth on international flight

AUCKLAND — Auckland Airport police are assisting a female who gave birth to a child on an inbound international flight.

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Police 19 Mar 2009
Wanted Person in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — William Alexander Stewart aged 47 years has been sighted in the Wigram area of Christchurch.

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Electricity 19 Mar 2009
Power off in parts of Oakura, Taranaki

TARANAKI — 5.35am - Power has been disrupted in the Hussey and Donnelly Streest area of Oakura due to a transformer fault.

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Traffic 19 Mar 2009
Fatal crash on Christchurch motorway

CHRISTCHURCH — At approximately 12.50 am on Thursday 19th March the Christchurch Police and other emergency services attended a fatal car crash on the south bound motorway on State Highway 1 just north of Belfast.

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Police 19 Mar 2009
Missing male in Counties Manukau

MANUKAU CITY — The male is missing from a mental health facility in South Auckland.

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Crime 18 Mar 2009
Vehicle sought in robbery in Auckland City District, 5:55pm

AUCKLAND — Police investigating the robbery of a Glendowie Superette in East Auckland would like to speak to the driver and occupants of a white honda accord, registration EDG595.

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Search and Rescue 18 Mar 2009
Injured Tourist on Fox Galcier in Tasman District, 4:00pm 18 Mar 2009

FOX GLACIER — A European tourist, aged in his mid-20's, was on a guided ice climbing tour when he was caught by a falling rock and pinned to the ice.

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Deaths 18 Mar 2009
Death at RX Plastics

CANTERBURY — Around 2am on the morning of the 18th March 2009 Police attended the sudden death of an employee at the RX Plastics site at Tinwald.

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Traffic 18 Mar 2009
Fatal crash Ngahinapouri

WAIKATO — A young child has been killed and four people injured following a collision between a truck and trailer unit and a four wheel drive west of Hamilton this afternoon.

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Traffic 18 Mar 2009
New Zealand Police Alert 3:40pm 18 Mar 2009

ASHBURTON — Emergency services are currently attending a Truck V Bus Crash at SHW1 Fairfield just north of Ashburton.

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Police 18 Mar 2009
E-Trans aggravated robbery

CHRISTCHURCH — Police need help to identify this person seen here at E-Trans Money Exchange, 730 A Colombo Street about 9am on Friday 6 March.

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Court 18 Mar 2009
Man charged over gorge death

PALMERSTON NORTH — A man has this morning been charged with manslaughter following the death of a teenager during a bridge swing over the Manawatu Gorge earlier this month.

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Police 18 Mar 2009
Sudden death in Ashburton

ASHBURTON — Media Release on behalf of Sergeant Walker at Ashburton Police.

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Marine 18 Mar 2009
Boat recovered following the deaths of two fisherman

LEVIN — A boat that sunk off the coast from Hokio Beach claiming the lives of two fisherman has been recovered.

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Traffic 18 Mar 2009
Serious crash in Masterton

MASTERTON — 9.25pm - Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a serious crash where a vehicle has struck a power pole.

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Deaths 17 Mar 2009
Fishermen in boating tragedy have been named

LEVIN — Two fishermen who died following a boating tragedy off the Manawatu coast have been named as 55-year-old Steven Michael Militch and 51-year-old Billy Tane Apiata.

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Police 17 Mar 2009
IPCA report on Waitara Shooting - Police response

NEW PLYMOUTH — Police Commissioner Howard Broad has welcomed the release of the Independent Police Conduct Authority's (IPCA) report into the shooting of Steven Wallace.

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Police 17 Mar 2009
Truant students arrested for second time

HAMILTON — Arrest appears to offer little deterrent to truant students intent on breaking into other people's homes.

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Police 17 Mar 2009
Daytime burglaries in central Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Central police are concerned about the number of burglaries occurring during the day when the occupants are still at home.

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Police 17 Mar 2009
Person of interest identified in theft from tourists

WHANGAREI — Hamilton Police investigating the theft of several thousand dollars worth of property and foreign currency from a group of overseas tourists yesterday have identified a Whangarei man they wish to speak to.

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Police 17 Mar 2009
Police hunt for hit and run driver continues

MANUKAU CITY — Mangere Police wish to speak to 30 year old Talilotu-I-Fanga TUPOU in connection with a hit and run incident which occurred on the 20th October 2008.

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Police 17 Mar 2009
Man walks away from prison

TE AWAMUTU — A man who fled a minimum security unit at a prison south of Te Awamutu this morning is known to have links in both the Hamilton and Rotorua areas.

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Court 17 Mar 2009
Woman charged over toddler's death

WHANGANUI — A woman will appear in court later today charged with the murder of 3-year-old Cherish Tahuri-Wright.

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Traffic 17 Mar 2009
Log load lost in Northland

NORTHLAND — A logging truck has lost its full load of logs on State Highway One(SH1),on a railway crossing in the Far North.

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Search and Rescue 17 Mar 2009
Boating tragedy claims two lives of Manawatu coast

MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — At about 9.33pm on Monday evening, 16 March 2009, police were alerted to an overdue boat off the Manawatu coast.

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Police 17 Mar 2009
Firearms incident North Shore

NORTH SHORE CITY — Police have arrested two 17 year old youths after two incidents where a gas powered BB gun was discharged at two separate victims.

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Deaths 16 Mar 2009
Name release Ngaruawahia fatal

NGARUAWAHIA — A post-mortem carried out on a young man found dead opposite a Ngaruawahia shop yesterday was completed in Hamilton today.

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