New Zealand Police
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland City Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 27 year-old man died in Panmure's Pilkington Rd shortly after 4am.
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The provisional road toll for 2012 stands at 306.
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NELSON — Nelson Bays Area Commander Inspector Steve Greally got the New Year’s Eve he had asked for, with no reported assaults and just a handful of arrests.
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LEVIN — At about 2.15am on Tuesday the 1st of January 2013 Police were called to a Fatal vehicle collision on Hokio Beach Road, Levin.
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Nearly 45,000 people took to Twitter last night to follow Bay of Plenty Police on a virtual ride-along with an overwhelmingly positive response.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch police are repeating their call for information on two fires in the central city earlier this month - including a request for footage that bystanders may have captured on their cellphones.
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Do you know where your children will be tonight? The biggest concern for Bay of Plenty Police this New Year's is the vulnerability of unsupervised teenagers exposed to the risks of alcohol.
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Police Commissioner Peter Marshall has congratulated the nine New Zealand police officers, two of them recently retired, who receive Royal Honours announced in the New Year’s list for 2013 today.
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FEILDING — Officers from the Feilding and Palmerston North Police are currently investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at the Feilding Countdown supermarket yesterday evening (27 December 2012).
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OPOTIKI — Police received a report about 8.30 am about a truck rolling on Waioeka Rd, Opotiki in an area also known as the Waioeka Gorge.
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HAMILTON — Staff at Hamilton’s Waterworld facility arrived this morning to find that 2.5m of copper pipe had been stolen from the gas line to the Spa pool.
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HAMILTON — The name of a woman killed in a two car collision at a busy Hamilton intersection on Christmas Day has been released.
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Central District Police have been using a fixed-wing aircraft this holiday season in their efforts to reduce the risks to motorists travelling through the central North Island.
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NELSON — Four search teams looking for missing tramper Alistair Levy camped in the field in Kahurangi National Park overnight.
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WAIKATO — After the third assault of officers in the Waikato over the past four days, a senior commander says offenders need to be aware that Police will not tolerate such attacks and those caught will face the full brunt of the law.
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BLENHEIM — This morning at approximately 5am Ambulance Officers were called to a rural property in Blenheim by a 30 year old male stating he had been shot in the leg.
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Police are receiving reports of heavy and slower moving traffic on State Highway 1 north of Wellington and through to the Manawatu.
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Five teams of searchers, including a dog and specialist cavers are today in Kahurangi National Park searching for a man overdue from a tramp.
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DARGAVILLE — At about 8pm on Christmas day two Police officers were attacked after being called to deal with a group of intoxicated youths seen damaging letter boxes and street signs in Dargaville.
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NEW PLYMOUTH — At approximately 1.15am this morning there was an armed robbery involving a firearm at the Treehouse, a licensed bar in Devon Street West New Plymouth.
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AUCKLAND — A large number of drivers are not heeding the Police warning about a lowered speed tolerance over the holiday period. Nationally, Police are issuing tickets to drivers detected driving any more than 4km over the speed limit, in a concerted effort to keep the holiday road toll down. Traffic Safety Cameras have also been set to issue tickets for this speed.
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Too many people are dying on rural roads is the message from Waikato Police as they review the District's road toll, which is currently equal highest in the country.
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PALMERSTON NORTH — Palmerston North Police are investigating two separate aggravated robberies at city supermarkets on the evening of 23 December 2012.
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Police Commissioner Peter Marshall is warning people that drunken violence against police will not be tolerated and urges people to take responsibility for their families and friends this Christmas.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Police arrested a 29 year-old unemployed Manurewa man early this morning as a result of investigations over the past six weeks into four firearms incidents in various parts of the City District between November 13 and December 19.
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Wellington Police executed a search warrant on an inner-city commercial premises yesterday which they believe was a major drug-manufacturing site.
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CANTERBURY — Canterbury Police are urging drivers to be patient over the Christmas and New Year Holiday Period.
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GISBORNE — Police will be setting up checkpoints on the outskirts of Gisborne City in the days leading up to Rhythm N Vines in a bid to deter pre-loading and drink-driving.
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Motorists heading away on their Christmas Holidays today are reminded that a reduced 4km/h speed tolerance is in place from 4pm today, through until 7am, Monday 7 January.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington Police have pulled apart a sophisticated drug ring overnight with further arrests likely.
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Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a front-line police officer on New Year's Eve? Bay of Plenty Police are inviting the Twitter community to join them on a virtual ride-along taking them on patrol around central Tauranga and Mount Maunganui.
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Wellington Police have now received the pathologist findings regarding the death of Sofia ATHANASSIOU.
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Police have signed a letter of agreement which outlines an inter-agency response for victims of forced marriage in New Zealand.
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Christmas has not come early for those arrested during a targeted Police operation (Operation Safe Home) aimed at reducing opportunities for burglars.
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NORTHLAND — More than 150 offenders across the lower North Island have been arrested in an operation targeting known drug dealers, burglars and receivers of stolen property, in an effort to protect communities from crime this festive season.
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Waitakere CIB has launched a homicide enquiry after the suspicious death of a 29 year old male in the West Auckland suburb of Ranui last night.
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Two men killed in a road crash on SH1 between Tokoroa and Taupo yesterday can now be identified as Dilip Kataruka, aged 56 and Madhav Kataruka aged 19.
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Police are encouraging motorists to take extra care these holidays as we face an increased road toll for 2012 – and as seven people died in two separate tragic crashes yesterday.
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Police are now able to confirm the identities of the family of five found dead as a result of a road crash near Whakamaru this afternoon (December 18).
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TAUPO — The lives of four adults and three children were claimed in two crashes in the Taupo area today.
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The Police Dive Squad has today located the deceased body of a man aged 50 years who went missing on Sunday in the waters of Lake Wainamu at Bethell’s Beach.
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BACKGROUND David Cunningham died on 27 August 2012 at a property in Ramarama where he was unknown to the occupants.
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ASHBURTON — Canterbury Police investigating the death of Sina Solomona in Ashburton on Saturday say it is highly unlikely the incident was a random attack.
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WAIHI — The name of a man who died in Waikato Hospital on Sunday afternoon after suffering serious injuries while reversing at a Waihi refuse centre has been released.
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Canterbury Police have confirmed that the suspicious death of Sina Nerisa Solomona in Ashburton on Saturday is being treated as a homicide enquiry.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two Christchurch retailers will be charged after they were found breaching anti-graffiti rules designed to restrict access to spray cans.
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OHAKUNE — Police are now treating the death of nine year-old Antony Christensen as suspicious.
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Reflecting on the sixth month anniversary of the murder of a Paeroa businessman, Waikato Police say they are no less committed to resolving the homicide and say they still believe the public holds the key to the case.
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HAMILTON — A piece of military ordnance buried under a central Hamilton home that was discovered by house movers today has been declared harmless by explosive experts.
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Recent arrests and search warrants executed in Auckland central city have given Police an insight into the movement of stolen property used in exchange for drugs and cash.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — North Shore Police are at an address in Birkenhead investigating an incident in which a 25 year old male victim has received life threatening injuries to his upper right leg.
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Just hours after a joint Iwi-Police crime and crash reduction initiative was signed in Wellington, two members of the target audience were arrested and charged with drink driving in the same car in Hamilton overnight.
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The Justice Minister has today (December 13) made public two reports considering David Bain's application for compensation.
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WHANGANUI — Police can now confirm the identity of the woman who died in the house fire at Maxwells Avenue, Durie Hill, Whanganui on 11 December 2012.
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HAMILTON — Hamilton Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspicious smoker, caught on security camera footage trying doors in central Hamilton yesterday.
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the New Zealand Police have signed a unique agreement to work together to reduce domestic violence in the Pacific.
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PAPAKURA — Police have identified the 23 year female who was found dead yesterday at 7.30am by a family member as Alicia McCallion.
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NELSON — Eighty four year old Feilding hunter Roy Marston has been found safe and well.
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Police in Bay of Plenty have smashed open an organised drug ring, putting two clan labs out of operation and potentially preventing millions of dollars worth of methamphetamine from hitting the streets.
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Thirty six new constables will graduate from The Royal New Zealand Police College in Wing 275 on Thursday.
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UPPER HUTT — Today Hutt Valley Police based in Upper Hutt attended an assault complaint at St Josephs School in Pine Avenue, Upper Hutt.
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PAPAKURA — A 23 year female was found deceased today at 7.30am by a family member.
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NELSON — Search teams are continuing to scour the hills around Lake Rotoroa in Nelson Lakes National Park for missing 84 year old Fielding man David "Roy" Marston.
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WHANGANUI — Whanganui Police are investigating the death of a 32 year-old female who died in a house fire at approxiamately 1pm today (11 December 2012).
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LEVIN — Armed police from around the central district executed a number of search warrants in Ötaki today (11 December 2012) in relation to the home invasion in Joblins Road, Levin, on the morning of 27 November 2012.
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ROTORUA — Police are now able to confirm the name of the pilot who was killed on Saturday (8 December) near Rotorua.
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Kapiti Police are extremely happy with the decision of the Liquor Licensing Authority (LLA) to not renew the on-licence for the Retro Bar in the Kapiti Lights Complex.
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An examination into a fire at an address in Katikati at the weekend is now complete and Police can confirm that a clan lab was present.
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Counties Manukau Police have created their own ‘Christmas chain letter.’ The letter is in the form of a locally designed Christmas card and wishes you and your family a safe festive season.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Police investigating the disappearance of Bin "Cissy" CHEN, since Monday 5 November 2012, have requested the services of the National Police Dive Squad in their ongoing efforts to locate her body.
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New Zealand Police has announced the release of a public consultation paper on a proposal for Cost Recovery. Police is seeking public feedback on the possible introduction of charges for the police vetting service.
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TAURANGA — Police in Western Bay of Plenty are appealing for information that will help them locate a missing teenager.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Christchurch man missing since Friday morning, who may be in the Tasman district.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A man wanted in relation to the aggravated robbery of the Sideline Sports Bar in Richmond last month will appear in court this afternoon, after he turned himself in to Police.
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TAURANGA — Police are trying to trace the movements of 29-year-old Ira Shephard who has been identified as the man found dead in Tauranga Harbour on Saturday (8 December).
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More than 1500 Police staff across the country took part in a weekend blitz against alcohol-fuelled crime and crashes.
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BAY OF PLENTY — Three people will be in court this morning following a fire in Katikati yesterday (Sunday, 9 December) which occurred as police executed a drugs warrant.
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A man who was found deceased in a burnt out vehicle in Kinleith Forest, between Taupo and Tokoroa on Wednesday, 5 December can now be identified as 41-year-old Marcelo Jose Luis Pazzelli from Taupo.
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HAMILTON — Waikato crash investigators are currently at the scene following a fatal pedestrian crash in the north of Hamilton this afternoon.
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Ohakune police are investigating the unexplained death of a nine year-old boy that was discovered deceased at his Raetihi home early this morning (Friday 7 December 2012).
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Over the weekend beginning 30 November 2012 to 03 December 2012 a burglary occurred at the South Makirikiri School near Marton.
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AUCKLAND — Police have released the names of the three men who died during a tornado which ripped through Whenuapai and Hobsonville yesterday.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Auckland Police are advising motorists be mindful of flash flooding on several routes in and around the city due to heavy downpours in the last hour.
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Two men will appear in court today thanks to the courageous act of patrons who intervened in attempts to rob a bar.
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A post mortem examination is being carried out today on a body found in a burnt out vehicle in forest between Taupo and Tokoroa yesterday.
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A scene examination is currently underway in an area of forest between Taupo and Tokoroa following the discovery of a body during a fire this morning.
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TASMAN — Two people have died following an horrific crash at Pelorus Bridge in Marlborough today.
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The southern motorway is heavily congested following a truck crash at 2.30p.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Police are investigating a suspicious death following the discovery of a body inside a burnt-out vehicle in North Canterbury yesterday.
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WAIKATO — With three vehicle related deaths in the Waikato over the weekend the District's chief road policing officer is urging motorists to act responsibly no matter if they are on the road or on the land this summer.
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