New Zealand Police
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Please attribute to Assistant Commissioner Sandra Venables: Police investigating the fatal shooting of Kaoss Price between New Plymouth and Waitara last week are appealing for potential witnesses to come forward.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Emergency services are at the scene of a residential fire on Mangere Road, Ōtāhuhu.
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OPOTIKI — The search for a man that failed to return from a fishing trip on Sunday afternoon is due to continue this morning after efforts to locate him yesterday were unsuccessful.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Please attribute to Assistant Commissioner Sandra Venables: Police enquiries are ongoing following the fatal shooting of Kaoss Price in New Plymouth last week.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — Police can now release the name of the man shot by Police in New Plymouth on Saturday 16 February.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — A person has died after being shot by Police in New Plymouth tonight.
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AUCKLAND CITY — One person has died in Takanini after a fleeing driver incident.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are wanting to identify the man in the attached photo in relation to a fake $100 note (also attached) he used on Tuesday to pay for a coffee at a Pak N Save supermarket.
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Police are thanking the New Zealand public for their co-operation since the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act became law on Wednesday night.
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WAIKATO — A worry, likely only appreciated by those who have faced similar situations, is how the parents of a missing man describe their feelings today.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Fourteen students from across the region will don their helmets and hit the roads of Palmerston North next Friday 6 December in a bid to become Central District's Young Cyclist of the Year.
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After a warm winter and sunny days ahead many people will be taking advantage of the good weather, including those who may be taking advantage for illicit reasons, and Central District Police are asking people to keep an eye out for suspicious activity in their communities.
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Road safety agencies are putting the brakes on speeding, drunk and dangerous drivers this summer, with new tools to reduce death and trauma on our roads.
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Police welcome today's conviction of former senior constable Gordon Stanley Meyer on corruption and indecency charges, and say others may have information important to their ongoing inquiries.
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Police are encouraging parents, caregivers and children to celebrate Halloween safely by following some simple safety tips.
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WANAKA — Police say that while the death of 22-year-old Rutger Hale in a motor vehicle crash on State Highway 6 yesterday morning is unexplained they don't believe it is suspicious.
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Police have released the name of the 22-year-old man who died in a crash on State Highway 6 about 12km from Wanaka early yesterday morning.
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Hamilton Police say businesses and individuals need to realise synthetic cannabis is assessed as being one problem combined Government agencies are determined to take action on.
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North Shore Police are urging New Zealand businesses to be extra vigilant when paying money to overseas suppliers.
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WAIKATO — Waikato Police are seeking the public's help in locating firearms stolen from a home in the south of the City earlier this week.
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Police think someone in the community knows what has happened to missing Otago man Simon Garrick and have posted a $20,000 reward in the hope of finding him.
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More care and less complacency is the message from Waikato Police as they investigate a crash that saw several school aged cyclists injured near Taupiri yesterday.
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At about 4.50 pm on Thursday the 22nd of August 2013, a group were snow caving near Delta Corner at the Whakapapa Ski Field, Mt Ruapehu.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are warning city retailers to be on the lookout for counterfeit $20 notes.
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Christchurch Police have launched a Facebook page to engage local residents in preventing crime and finding offenders.
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Following the Psychoactive Substances Act coming into force at midnight (Wednesday 17th July), Police will be proactive in clearing communities of the newly prohibited substances, says Deputy Commissioner Mike Bush.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Police are warning anyone who's offered high spec firearms at discount prices not to enter into negotiations and to call Police.
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ROTORUA — Anonymous information from the community and through Crimestoppers has helped police to locate and shut down four significant Rotorua drug operations in the past six weeks.
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Fraud Awareness Week 2013 is focusing on scams that target seniors this year.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — The man shot by Police following a burglary at the New Plymouth Golf Club this morning can now be named as Adam Te Rata Charles Morehu, aged 33, from the New Plymouth area.
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ROTORUA — One teenager is dead and a number of people have been injured following a fire in Rotorua.
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WHANGANUI — Police can confirm that Whanganui Constable Hayden Bradley who was recently acquitted of corruption has resigned.
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Police have accepted the findings of the Independent Police Conduct Authority's report on Operation 8 and have already made significant changes to address many of the issues canvassed in the report.
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Tauranga Police dog Turk and his handler Senior Constable Derek Orchard are this year's national police patrol dog champions and winners of the Frank Riley Cup.
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A mother dealing with the fallout of having a son addicted to so-called legal highs says many young people are under the false belief that because the items were able to be sold legally, they must be safe.
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Police has today announced changes that will see officers receive enhanced tactical training that better matches their role and will improve staff and public safety.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Bay of Plenty Police will be joining law enforcement agencies from around the world this week to increase awareness of police work via social media.
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HAMILTON — In a case of a family that grows together goes to court together, a mother, her daughter and the daughter's partner all face drugs charges following a successful operation by Waikato Police today.
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TAUPO — A man will appear in court in Taupo later this week after allegedly assaulting an athlete by pushing him off his road bike during a New Zealand Ironman training session.
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Expect double the enthusiasm at the annual New Zealand Police Association Raft Race in Rotorua on Friday (1 March) as competitors make up for the cancellation of last year's event caused by adverse weather.
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Police Commissioner Peter Marshall says the decision for Police to roll out smartphones and tablets to frontline staff will fundamentally change the way these officers do their jobs.
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CANTERBURY — Canterbury police have praised the actions of two Lincoln fourteen-year olds, who pulled an unconscious driver from a submerged vehicle last night.
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NORTHLAND — Police Commissioner Peter Marshall says New Zealand Police has lost a mighty totara following the death of Sergeant Patrick (Paddy) Whiu.
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Five men and a woman from Tauranga have been sentenced in the Rotorua High Court for their part in a syndicate involving drugs and money laundering.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch police are appealing for information on an apparent road rage incident in the city this week, in which a woman's car was pushed off the road.
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COROMANDEL — A formal identification process has commenced following the discovery of a body in ocean off the Coromandel coast overnight.
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MANUKAU CITY — Serious Crash at 1803 hrs Clevedon Rd and Kawakawa Rd, Clevedon.
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NORTHLAND — 18 month old child dies in driveway incident At 1pm today police and emergency services attended an address at State Highway 12 Ohaeawai Northland.
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Police across the country have smashed an alleged paedophile ring, saving four children from further abuse and making 35 referrals to overseas jurisdictions.
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The cannabis growing season is now underway and Central District Police are appealing for the public’s help in maintaining drug-free communities.
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LEVIN — Levin Police have launched a homicide investigation following the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old Levin man overnight.
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Police today honoured four officers and a civilian whose deaths at the hands of lone gunmen were the catalyst for sweeping changes to Police tactics that have saved countless other lives.
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KAIKOHE — Northland Police investigating the circumstances around how a pedestrian came to be struck first by a member of the public's vehicle and then by a following patrol car say it appears neither driver was at fault.
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PORIRUA — At about 2.00am this morning, Police and Ambulance attended a residential address in Niagara Street in Waitangirua.
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Police are reminding drivers to slow down near schools as the majority of school children return to school next week, and as the country marks the lowest January road toll on record.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police investigating an attempted Robbery of a 49 year old female hospital worker overnight are urging two men in the vicinity of the attack to do the right thing and come forward.
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As a result of a car crash involving the one vehicle, South Head Road is blocked between Slater Road and Tarawera Road.
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The search for 35-year-old Leighton Grant in Taupo has been suspended after a thorough search of Motutaiko Island gave no further indication as to his whereabouts.
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HAMILTON — Concerned for the wellbeing of a Hamilton man reported missing overnight, Police are appealing for sightings of both him and his vehicle.
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A 16-year-old Taumarunui woman is lucky not to have drowned after she had been swimming in the Whanganui River yesterday (30 January, 2013) after consuming alcohol.
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Just after 6.00pm tonight Hutt Valley Police have charged a 29-year-old woman with the murder of Sean VERMA.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police have confirmed that the body found this morning in Bottle Lake Forest Park is that of missing German woman Britta Kappel.
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BLENHEIM — Police in Blenheim are currently dealing with a male who has barricaded himself into a room at a premises and making threats.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police and search teams are continuing the search for German visitor Britta Kappel, who was reported missing from Christchurch on Tuesday [29 January].
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Hutt Valley Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 30-year-old man died from a stab wound to his chest overnight.
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Waikato Police say the body of a person found at Waihi Beach this afternoon is not that of a man who is the subject of an extensive air, land and sea search in the inner Tauranga Harbour following an overnight capsizing.
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While searchers have recovered a boat involved in an overnight capsizing in the inner Tauranga Harbour a missing man remains unaccounted for.
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Police investigating the death of a 48 year-old man near Rongotea, Manawatu, on Saturday 27 January are treating the death as not suspicious.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A man will appear in the Christchurch District Court tomorrow [Tuesday 29 January] on 10 charges of burglary relating to the removal of hot water cylinders from red-zoned homes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are praising the actions of a Somerfield resident after her 111 call led to the arrest of two burglars on Friday afternoon.
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Christchurch Police are seeking information to help identify a man who indecently assaulted a teenage boy on a bus on Saturday afternoon [26 January].
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MANAWATU-WHANGANUI — Police are working to establish the circumstances around the unexplained death of a 48 year-old man in Manawatu on Saturday 27 January.
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TIMARU — At approximately 1.20am on Saturday 26 January 2013, a 21 year old Timaru man and a 20 year old Timaru man were stabbed during a fracas on Church Street, Timaru.
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REEFTON — West Coast Police are currently at the scene of a fatal crash on SH7, between Reefton and Blacks Point.
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It's expected to be a busy time on the roads over the next week as families make the most of Auckland anniversary weekend before the children head back to school.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police have been asked to release the following statement on behalf of the family of Steve Andrews.
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TAURANGA — Police are seeking public help in identifying a man who was in a Tauranga taxi when the driver was violently assaulted.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Three people will appear in the Christchurch District Court this morning on motor vehicle theft charges after being arrested overnight.
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OPOTIKI — At approximately 3pm today police were called to the report of a fatality on the grounds of Opotiki College.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police have located a man they were seeking in relation to reports of inappropriate behaviour in the Port Hills area.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Emergency services say a fire in the West Melton area, west of Christchurch, this afternoon is now contained.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Emergency services are continuing to respond to a significant scrub fire in the West Melton area, west of Christchurch.
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HAMILTON — Waikato Police are seeking the assistance of the public to locate a 15 year old girl, missing since November.
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Police Fire and Ambulance are currently in attendance at a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of South Eyre Rd and Browns Road, Swannanoa.
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BALCLUTHA — Police can confirm that the identity of the body located in Balclutha River on Saturday 19th January was that of missing teenager Blake Mckenzie Sinclair aged 18 years of Clydevale who went missing on Saturday 12th January following a boating accident.
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HAWKE'S BAY — Shortly after 4pm today Hawke's Bay Emergency Services responded to two females who were swept out to sea at Waipatiki Beach, a holiday settlement about 40 kilometres north of Napier.
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Police and Navy are now back from Firth on Thames, they are downloading the information collected with the Remis, the torpedo type tool used to swim along the bottom of the sea bed and photograph large areas.
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PUKEKOHE — One person was killed in a car crash on Rutherford Road Pukekohe this morning.
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The search for the 13 year old missing boy has now progressed to the second stage of the Search and Rescue process, Body Recovery.
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MANUKAU CITY — Man shot on 2 January dies in Middlemore Hospital The 23 year old man that was shot on 2 January 2013 outside 35 Eastland Road, Richmond Park Flatbush unfortunately died at Middlemore Hospital this afternoon.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Local Search and Rescue teams are reminding trampers, hunters and mountain bikers to take precautions if they are heading out over the long weekend.
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Three Papakura people were rescued at about 8am after about 20 hours in the water of the Firth of Thames between Coromandel and Waiheke Island.
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Central District Police have launched their wanted person's webpage on the Police website today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — With traffic expected to be heavy over the Wellington Anniversary weekend, the NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to plan ahead for potential delays.
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KAWHIA — Waikato Police investigating last Friday's assault on a Kawhia Constable have identified a youth in relation to the attack and say their investigation is receiving support from not only locals but the wider community as well.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A 39-year old Christchurch man has been arrested following a serious assault in St Albans overnight.
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FEATHERSTON — Wairarapa Police can confirm that Hayden RANSON, 27, handed himself in at the Upper Hutt Police Station at 10.55am today.
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