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Southland Police remind revellers to stay safe this festive season
Source: New Zealand Police As the festive season approaches, Police in the Southland Area are gearing up for an operation to make sure punters don’t end up on Santa’s naughty...
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Vandals litter Wellington bike trails with logs, holes and wooden barriers amidst police investigation
Source: Radio New Zealand By Noam Mānuka Lazarus, Massey University journalism student “Track closed” safety sign torn down. SUPPLIED A mountain biking instructor says Wellington mountain bike trails have again...
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Auckland police still cannot say if machete linked to killing of Kyle Whorrall
Source: Radio New Zealand Police find machete in Auckland reserve five months after killing of US man Kyle Whorrall. Supplied/police Auckland police cannot say if a machete found in their...
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Serial tagger caught by Police
Source: New Zealand Police Police have arrested a North Canterbury resident for over 500 tags in various locations throughout Kaikoura, Canterbury and Dunedin. The 23-year-old man will be appearing in...
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‘Tis the season to not get scammed
Source: New Zealand Police As Christmas gift shopping moves increasingly online, scammers are ramping up their activity across the country. Dunedin’s Investigation Support Unit is seeing more and more people...
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Alleged offender couldn’t outrun cameras
Source: New Zealand Police A coordinated Police response meant an offender didn’t get far after she allegedly carried out an aggravated robbery in Newmarket. Around 4pm the alleged offender entered...
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Fatal crash: Castlecliff
Source: New Zealand Police Location: Central Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Castlecliff yesterday. The single vehicle crash on Karaka St was reported just after...
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Analysis: Can Andrew Coster come back from this?
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Coster when he was in charge of the police. RNZ / Angus Dreaver Analysis – Headline writers have had their fun calling it ‘Coster’s Last...
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Eagle helicopter in Christchurch as Police launch youth offending operation
Source: New Zealand Police Canterbury Police have launched a two-month operation to target and disrupt youth-related offending in Christchurch. As part of this operation, the Police Air Support Unit, known...
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No sign of missing Waikato man, as police renew appeal for info
Source: Radio New Zealand Louis Van Der Walt. Supplied Police have yet to find any trace of a man who went missing near Te Aroha three weeks ago. Waikato man...
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On ramp closed: Southern Motorway, Drury
Source: New Zealand Police The on ramp at Drury heading northbound is blocked following a crash. The single vehicle crash was reported to Police at 11am. There are no reported...
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Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ earlier revealed about 130 staff were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”. RNZ The New Zealand...
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Appeal for information about missing Te Aroha man
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Kristine Clarke: Police are continuing to appeal for information regarding missing Waikato man Louis Van Der Walt. Louis, aged...
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Suspicious Invercargill blaze destroys more than $1m worth of gear
Source: Radio New Zealand The site has been cordoned off and an investigation is underway. Matthew Rosenberg/LDR More than a million dollars’ worth of trucks and equipment have been destroyed...
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Police acknowledge sentencing in Ōtara assaults investigation
Source: New Zealand Police A man has been sentenced to preventative detention following two brazen sexual attacks against women nearly a year apart. Counties Manukau East CIB began investigating on...
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Fatal crash, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Lower Hutt this morning. The single-vehicle crash on Rutherford Street was reported at about 5.30am....
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Major Lower Hutt road closed for hours as fuel truck hits building
Source: Radio New Zealand Rutherford Street, between Melling Link and Connolly Street, is closed. X / NZ Transport Agency A fuel truck has collided with a building on Lower Hutt’s...
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Police looking at improving scheme that allows disclosure of history of violence to partners
Source: Radio New Zealand Applications for information about a partner’s history of violence have fallen by nearly 75 percent in the last five years. 123RF A UK criminologist is labelling...
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Lower Hutt road closed following serious crash, motorists asked to avoid area
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER One person is seriously injured following a crash in Lower Hutt. Rutherford Street, between Melling Link and Connolly Street, is closed as...
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Road closed, Rutherford Street, Lower Hutt
Source: New Zealand Police Rutherford Street is closed between Melling Link and Connolly Street following a crash. The single-vehicle crash was reported to emergency services about 5.30am. One person is...
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Name release: Fatal crash, Sheffield
Source: New Zealand Police Police can now release the name of the woman who died following a crash in Sheffield on 19 November. She was 68-year-old Glenda Sally Douglas, of...
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Metallica, Santa and IKEA – How Auckland Transport Operation Centre controls the city’s traffic
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – Whether it’s a Metallica concert, the Santa Parade or, yes, even the much-hyped opening of IKEA, Auckland Transport Operation Centre is tasked with trying...
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State Highway 1, Waitmate Highway, closed
Source: New Zealand Police State highway 1, Waitmate Highway, is closed following a two-vehicle crash. The road is closed between McNamaras Road and Molloys Road and diversions are in place....
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On ramp closed Northern Motorway, Northcote
Source: New Zealand Police Due to flooding the northbound on-ramp to the Northern Motorway has been closed at Esmonde Road, Northcote. Crews are currently in attendance and are attempting to...
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Police make arrest in Raumanga serious assault investigation
Source: New Zealand Police A determined investigation in the past week has led to an arrest following an assault on a woman in her Raumanga home. Whangārei CIB have been...
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I would have sacked Andrew Coster if he hadn’t quit, Sir Brian Roche says
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has resigned as Chief Executive of the Social Investment Agency. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche says...
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Name release – Kotuku Street, Camberley homicide
Source: New Zealand Police To be attributed to Detective Inspector Martin James, Eastern District Manager – Criminal Investigations: Police can now release the name of the woman who was found...