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Police 27 Apr 2012
Police seek Brian Conroy on warrant to arrest

PORIRUA — Porirua Police are actively seeking Brian Conroy after a warrant for his arrest was issued by the Lower Hutt District Court earlier today.

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Police 27 Apr 2012
Help us help her

Balmoral Police want help identifying a young woman found in the Tay Street Reserve, Western Springs, at 7am on Thursday morning [April 26].

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Police 27 Apr 2012
Eastern Waikato Police say drug and firearms focused operation will impact on burglaries as well

The Eastern Waikato's Police commander is crediting his Thames staff's good work after a month long operation netted three much wanted offenders, firearms, drugs and a stolen car.

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Police 27 Apr 2012
Nelson home to country's top Police dog team

Nelson dog handler Constable Julian Lewis and his dog Saegar have cleaned up at the national Police Dog Championships held at Trentham this week.

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Police 27 Apr 2012
Kapiti Police seek identity of credit card fraudster

Kapiti Police are seeking help from the public to identify a male who used a credit card multiple times at a Raumati ATM machine, which had been earlier stolen from a car in Waikanae.

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Crime 26 Apr 2012
Rodney Police Seize Cash, Drugs & Weapons

A 39 year old male will appear in the North Shore District Court today on serious drug and weapons related charges after an incident at Dairy Flat prior to dawn on Anzac Day.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2012
NW Mway - Traffic update

The Royal Rd on-ramp is now open to city-bound traffic.

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Traffic 26 Apr 2012
NW Motorway - Overbridge crash update

The NW motorway citybound is closed between Hobsonville and Lincoln Rds.

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Crime 26 Apr 2012
Serious Assault - Tokaanu

A man charged with seriously assaulting a 64 yr old man in his home re-appeared in the Taupö District Court on Tuesday.

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Deaths 26 Apr 2012
Missing Levin man's body found

LEVIN — The body of missing 21-year-old Luke Rickett was found yesterday in a forestry area on the outskirts of Levin.

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Crime 26 Apr 2012
Arrest made over Pioneer Stadium kidnapping

CHRISTCHURCH — Police in South Auckland have arrested a 16-year old male in relation to an alleged kidnapping at Pioneer Stadium in Christchurch, on 1 April.

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Crime 26 Apr 2012
Assault on Police

MOTUEKA — At about 5.40pm on Tuesday 24th of August 2012 Police went to an address in Bennett Street, Motueka in relation to a breach of electronic bail.

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Crime 26 Apr 2012
Motueka - Assault on Police

MOTUEKA — At about 5.40pm on Tuesday 24th of August 2012 Police went to an address in Bennett Street, Motueka in relation to a breach of electronic bail.

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Deaths 25 Apr 2012
Franklin Zoo - Fatal incident

MANUKAU CITY — Police were called to what is now a fatal incident between an elephant and its female keeper at the Franklin zoo shortly after 4.30pm this afternoon.

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Search and Rescue 24 Apr 2012
Concern for missing Levin man

LEVIN — Police are growing concerned for a Levin man missing from his home for over a week.

Luke Rickett

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Police 24 Apr 2012
Police mark Anzac Day

Police staff will be marking Anzac Day by attending services throughout New Zealand.

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Police 23 Apr 2012
Dog teams vie for national honours

This week twelve police dog patrol teams and eleven detector dogs and handlers are competing for national honours in the National Police Dog Championships being held in Upper Hutt.

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Deaths 23 Apr 2012
Waimakariri River boating victim named

Police have released the name of a man who died during a jet-boating incident on the Waimakariri River in North Canterbury yesterday [Sunday 23 April].

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Deaths 23 Apr 2012
Victim of train incident named as German visitor

Christchurch Police have released the name of a man who died after being struck by a train near Ensors Road in the early hours of Sunday morning [22 April].

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Police 23 Apr 2012
Wairarapa Police seeking 63 year old Russell Kennedy

Wairarapa Police are looking for 63 year old Russell Kennedy who has a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in the Wellington District Court late last month.

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Police 22 Apr 2012
Truck plunged 15 metres off gorge

Police at the scene of this afternoon’s fatal crash on SH73 in the Otira Gorge said the accident happened in exactly the same spot as a fatal truck crash last year.

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Deaths 22 Apr 2012
Passenger killed in Otira truck crash

One person has died and two others are injured after a truck crashed on the Otira Gorge road about 12.30pm today.

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Search and Rescue 22 Apr 2012
Police and family praise pair's efforts after missing Whitianga woman found safe and well

WHITIANGA — Whitianga Police and the family of a missing elderly woman are crediting the selfless efforts of a neighbour and strong local community spirit for the locating and rescue of the woman this morning.

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Fire 22 Apr 2012
Water Rescue

GREYMOUTH — At 11.09am Police were advised of a boat on fire out at sea  from Greymouth on the West Coast.

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Search and Rescue 21 Apr 2012
Police concerns grow as missing Whitianga resident remains unaccounted for after 3 days

WHITIANGA — Whitianga Police working to locate a woman missing for three days say they are becoming more concerned for her safety as time goes on and are appealing for sightings of her, or her vehicle from the public.

Shirley Anne Erin LOFT

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Cannabis 20 Apr 2012
Cambridge Police seek man following large cannabis discovery

CAMBRIDGE — Cambridge Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man wanted in relation to a large amount of drugs found at a rural property outside the town yesterday.

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Police 20 Apr 2012
Witnesses Sought to Serious Incident On Motorway

The Waitematä Serious Crash Unit is seeking witnesses to an incident on the Southern Motorway early this morning.  A motorcyclist has been injured after being struck by a car travelling in the wrong direction.

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Fire 20 Apr 2012
Invercargill - Suspicious Fire

INVERCARGILL — At about 3.40 p.m.

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Technology 20 Apr 2012
New technology plays major part in top offender's arrest

WAIKATO — Police are crediting new technology in being instrumental in the capture of an offender who could be described as being close to the Waikato's most wanted man following an incident in the District yesterday.

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Crime 20 Apr 2012
Man charged with Nelson rural arsons

NELSON — Nelson Bays Police have arrested a man and charged him in relation to a series of arsons in rural forestry blocks.

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Traffic 20 Apr 2012
Road Closure

BAY OF PLENTY — Police advise that SH28 in the Kaimai Ranges is currently closed both north and south bound.

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Crime 20 Apr 2012
Following instincts leads to recovery of stolen car and burglars' arrests

HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are crediting the value of following your instincts following the arrest of two cigarette burglars and the recovery of a stolen car early this morning.

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Deaths 19 Apr 2012
Death Of male on Boat

Police are advising media that the name of the 69 year old male passenger of a sail boat who passed away suddenly of natural causes on the 18/04/2012 at 0500hrs off the East Coast of the North Island is Roger Neil CROAD but known to many as Neil Croad of Blenheim.

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Deaths 19 Apr 2012
Woman's Body Discovered On North Shore

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are in attendance at an address in the suburb of Totaravale after the body of a woman in her thirties was discovered inside a house this morning.

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Police 19 Apr 2012
Family at home where human remains found ask person's dignity be respected

HAMILTON — The family who occupy the Hamilton home where a human bone was recovered say they are as interested as anyone else in the eventual outcome of who the person was and how they come to be there.

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Crime 19 Apr 2012
Man Appears In Court On Stabbing Related Charges

WAITAKERE CITY — A 20 year old male has appeared in the Waitakere District Court on serious charges after a stabbing in West Auckland last night.

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News 19 Apr 2012
Hamilton Police seek to identify bone of contention

HAMILTON — Hamilton Police will be consulting with a variety of forensic, Iwi and historical experts as they seek to identify the age of a human bone found underneath a Beerescourt home early this week.

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Crime 19 Apr 2012
Man Aged 95 Years Stabbed In His Home

A 95 year old man is in a stable condition in Auckland Hospital after being stabbed in his home by an intruder.

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Deaths 18 Apr 2012
Driver thrown from vehicle in fatal Haast crash

HAAST — Police have released the name of the man who died after being thrown from his vehicle in an accident on State Highway 6 early this morning.

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Community 18 Apr 2012
Police mucking in with community clean-up

LEVIN — An area of Levin is set to receive a make-over on Saturday (21 April) in an initiative led by Levin South Neighbourhood Policing Team and dubbed Project K2.

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Police 18 Apr 2012
Help sought to identify those responsible for Crown Research Unit breakin

ROTORUA — Rotorua Police need further help from the public in identifying the individual of individuals responsible for the break in and destruction of trees at the Scion Crown Research property in Sala Street, Whakarewarewa.

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Search and Rescue 18 Apr 2012
Missing Person located

AUCKLAND CITY — Police are seeking no longer seeking the whereabouts of Mr Tapenga LUKA, a 70 year old male from Haverstock Rd in Sandringham.

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Crime 18 Apr 2012
Youth arrested after assault on Waikanae Beach resident

TAURANGA — A 16-year-old was arrested in Tauranga this morning in relation to the assault of an elderly Waikanae Beach resident, Kapiti Coast, at his home last weekend.

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Search and Rescue 18 Apr 2012
Missing 70 year old male

AUCKLAND CITY — Police are seeking the whereabouts of Mr Tapenga LUKA, a 70 year old male from Haverstock Rd in Sandringham.

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Search and Rescue 17 Apr 2012
Help sought in finding man

PORIRUA — Porirua Police are seeking public help to find Moses Allen, a 37-year-old patient who ran away from Capital and Coast District Health Board’s Regional Intellectual Disability Service facility in Porirua on Friday night, 13 April.

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Police 17 Apr 2012
Post mortem held on northern Taranaki shooting victim

The body of a 50-year-old northern Taranaki woman will be released to her family as soon as possible following completion of a post mortem in Palmerston North.

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Police 17 Apr 2012
Police enhance understanding of family violence

Police continue to record family violence incidents and will continue to make those statistics publicly available as we have always done says Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Bush.

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Search and Rescue 16 Apr 2012
Missing person sought

AUCKLAND CITY — Police are seeking the whereabouts of Mr Lafaere LUI, reported missing from his home address in Mount Wellington, Auckland this afternoon.  Mr LUI was last seen by his partner leaving their bedroom between 7am and 8am on the 16th of April 2012.

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Deaths 16 Apr 2012
Deceased skateboarder named

NORTH SHORE CITY — Police advise that the name of the Long Boarder who died yesterday in Birkenhead during the skate boarding race, is James Robert EISING.

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Court 16 Apr 2012
Court appearance update re Taranaki shooting - no victim details to be published

TARANAKI — A 13-year-old boy has appeared in the New Plymouth Youth Court today charged with the murder of a 50 year old woman in Okoki, northern Taranaki.

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Deaths 16 Apr 2012
Body Discovered In Devonport

NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police say the body discovered in the Waitematä Harbour at Devonport this morning was that of a deceased male aged 70 years.

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Crime 16 Apr 2012
Four Arrested After Knife Attack In West Auckland

AUCKLAND CITY — Waitakere Police have arrested two adults and two juveniles after they used a knife to carry out a vicious assault on two young girls at Pukematakeo Summit in West Auckland on Friday.

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Deaths 16 Apr 2012
Police release name of northern Taranaki shooting victim

TARANAKI — New Plymouth CIB can now release the name of a 50-year-old woman who died after being shot at her Okoki, northern Taranaki, home yesterday.

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Crime 16 Apr 2012
Police arrest and charge 13 year old with murder

TARANAKI — A 13-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the murder of his caregiver near rural Okoki in northern Taranaki.

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Crime 15 Apr 2012
Shooting

New Plymouth CIB are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting of a woman believed to be aged in her fifties that occurred about 3.30 pm this afternoon.  The shooting occurred in a rural area inland from Urenui in North Taranaki and Police have cordoned off the scene of the incident.

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Crime 15 Apr 2012
Inquiries continuing after man injured in Hamilton bar incident

HAMILTON — Hamilton Police, working to establish the circumstances in which a man suffered a serious neck wound in a confrontation in an inner-city bar early this morning, are interviewing people in the bar at the time.

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Crime 15 Apr 2012
Man seriously injured after confronting burglar

HAMILTON — Hamilton Police investigating the stabbing of a man at his home early this morning are urging people not to put themselves at risk when confronting an intruder but to seek help at the earliest opportunity.

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Crime 15 Apr 2012
Assaults overnight - Wellington Central City

WELLINGTON CITY — Members of the Wellington CIB are today investigating two unrelated incidents of assault that occurred on Courtenay Place, Wellington between 2.00am and 2.30am on Sunday the 15th of April 2012.

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Search and Rescue 15 Apr 2012
Templeton Canterbury - Missing Person

CANTERBURY — A 15 year male, Logan Ratima has been reported missing from the Brackenridge Estate, Templeton at 10.00am this morning.

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Traffic 15 Apr 2012
Serious Motor Vehicle Accident - Road Closure

Due to a serious motor vehicle accident on SHW 73, between Arthurs and Waimakariri River Valley Road.  Police advise that the road is now closed to all traffic.

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Crime 14 Apr 2012
Fielding - Wanted Person

FEILDING — Feilding Police are seeking the assistance of the public to help them locate Marc Rhys TUFFEY.

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Search and Rescue 13 Apr 2012
Search continues into weekend for missing Fijian swimmer

PALMERSTON NORTH — The search for Eroni Ravaga Gaunavou missing off Akitio Beach will continue into the weekend at which point police will reassess their involvement.

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Guns 13 Apr 2012
Queenstown - Media Release

QUEENSTOWN — Queenstown Police today arrested a 29 year old Frankton man who was allegedly seen in possession of a Pistol in the Lower Stewart Street area of Frankton at Queenstown.

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Deaths 13 Apr 2012
Police name victim of forestry accident

WHANGANUI — A man who died in a forestry accident yesterday in the Brunswick area of Whanganui can now be named as Glenn Simon Giltrap, aged 33, from Whanganui.

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Traffic 12 Apr 2012
Truck recovery - expect traffic holdups

MATAMATA — Police advise that SH29 will be down to one lane at the scene of last nights fatal truck crash while a crane is used to remove the truck from its position down a bank The location of the scene is about one third of the way down from the sumit on the Matamata side of the Kaimais.

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Traffic 11 Apr 2012
Update - Diesel Spill : Road Closure SH1

Police advise that SH1 has now been closed due to the large diesel spill while contractors are at work.

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Traffic 11 Apr 2012
Large Diesel Spill

Police are advising motorists who are  travelling north through Dome Valley to drive with caution due to a large diesel spill.

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Police 11 Apr 2012
Caption this! ~ @BetterWorkStory

From time-to-time, Police Officers encounter some truly bizarre incidents.

Driver loses control of car and careers through a fence into a billboard. Police car arrives at scene.

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Crime 11 Apr 2012
Man charged with Khandallah Post Shop aggravated robbery in February

WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police have arrested and charged a 29 year old Upper Hutt man with the aggravated robbery of the Khandallah Post Shop on the 7th of February this year.

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Deaths 11 Apr 2012
Man dies in forestry accident

WHANGANUI — At approximately 10.20am today (Wednesday, 11 April) Police were advised by Ambulance of the death of a man in the Brunswick area of Whanganui.

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Search and Rescue 11 Apr 2012
Police praise community for support of search effort

The community of Akitio is being praised for its support of efforts to find a missing swimmer.

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Search and Rescue 10 Apr 2012
Name of missing swimmer released

Police have just received confirmation that the Fijian family of the 22-year-old missing swimmer have been notified of his disappearance and his name can now be released.

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Search and Rescue 10 Apr 2012
Still no sign of missing swimmer

A swimmer is still missing off the Tararua coast despite intensive searches today.

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Traffic 10 Apr 2012
No road deaths this Easter

Police are celebrating the first holiday weekend in which nobody died on the roads but say that the challenge now is to keep the good results coming.

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News 10 Apr 2012
Cropped cops

PALMERSTON NORTH — Police and fire commanders will go head-to-head in a charity challenge in Palmerston North tomorrow.

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Crime 10 Apr 2012
Arrest Made

AUCKLAND CITY — Over the Public Holiday weekend Auckland Police have arrested and charged four Canadian nationals with participating in an organised criminal group and fraud related offending.

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Search and Rescue 10 Apr 2012
Search continues for missing swimmer

Searching has resumed this morning for a man who went missing while swimming off the Tararua coast.

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Search and Rescue 9 Apr 2012
Missing Slovakian woman located

MOTUEKA — The Slovakian woman who was reported missing to police on Sunday after failing to return home has now been located.

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Traffic 9 Apr 2012
Easter Monday traffic update Waikato, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is asking motorists to be patient today with very heavy traffic flows expected on highways in the Waikato, Coromandel and Bay of Plenty as people head home after the long weekend break.

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Police 9 Apr 2012
Attempted Kidnap

CHRISTCHURCH — At about 12.20 pm today, a male approached a 12 yr old girl who was at the Beckenham Primary School, Christchurch, and grabbed hold of her.  The girl managed to break free and phoned the police.

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Search and Rescue 9 Apr 2012
Missing 79yr old Male

Henderson Police have been searching for a 79 year old male known as Pascual GARRIDO.

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Search and Rescue 9 Apr 2012
Police trying to locate Slovakian hitch hiker

MOTUEKA — Motueka Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Martina Direrova, aged 22 years.

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Deaths 9 Apr 2012
Name of hunter fatally shot in Wairarapa named

WAIRARAPA — Wairarapa Police are now able to release the name of the hunter fatally shot in the Aorangi Forest Park, near Pirinoa, on Saturday.

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Search and Rescue 9 Apr 2012
Motueka - Missing Person

MOTUEKA — Motueka Police are keen to locate the whereabouts of Martina DIREROVA, 23yr old female from Slovakia.

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Deaths 9 Apr 2012
Body of hunter removed from Aorangi Forest Park near Wairarapa

The body of a hunter fatally shot in the Aorangi Forest Park, near Pirinoa, yesterday has been removed from the scene a short time ago.

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Traffic 9 Apr 2012
Warkworth - Crash Update

WARKWORTH — Two people are reported to have received minor to moderate injuries in the previously-reported crash south of Warkworth.

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Traffic 8 Apr 2012
Multi-vehicle Crash

WARKWORTH — Police and emergency services are on the way to a reported crash near the satellite station, just south of Warkworth.

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Police 8 Apr 2012
Water-Related Events

Summary of water-related incidents over last 24hrs.

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Deaths 8 Apr 2012
Drowning

WAIKATO — A 27 year old man drowned this afternoon at the Waitawheta Rd waterfalls in the Waikino Gorge near Waihi.

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Deaths 8 Apr 2012
Body of deceased hunter likely to be removed later today

The body of a hunter fatally shot in the Aorangi Forest Park, near Pirinoa, yesterday is likely to be removed from the scene later today.

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Crime 8 Apr 2012
Wairarapa Police investigating Carterton stabbing

A 41 year old man is in a serous but stable condition in Masterton Hospital with stab wounds following an incident in Carterton last night.

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Traffic 6 Apr 2012
Heavy Traffic to North

WARKWORTH — Traffic northbound on SH1 is heavy.  There is a 1km queue at the Puhoi tunnel and traffic north of the tunnel to Warkworth is extremely slow, averaging 30km/h.

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Traffic 6 Apr 2012
Serious Crash

AUCKLAND CITY — A 19 year old man is in a critical but stable condition in Auckland hospital after the car he was driving struck a power pole on Mt Albert Road early this morning.

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Traffic 6 Apr 2012
Over 800 drivers stopped during road safety operation

On Thursday, 5 April the Central District Highway Patrol ran a vehicle and road safety operation on State Highway One at Sanson.

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Deaths 5 Apr 2012
Train Fatality

At approximately 3pm, Police and Emergency services were called to the  platform at Ranui Train Station, West Auckland.

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Crime 5 Apr 2012
80 arrests as Police target dishonesty

Eighty people are facing a variety of charges after a series of search warrants were executed across Central District over the last couple of days.

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Traffic 5 Apr 2012
Hopes for a fatal free Easter

For the last two year's Easter in Central District has been marred by a tragedy on the road and Police are hoping not to see that trend continue.

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