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Media release - name release
7 Oct 2021 2:49pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release: Rotorua fatal crash

Police can now release the name of the person killed in a fatal crash on Te Ngae Road,  Rotorua,  on Saturday night. He was 19-year-old Joshua Heath of Rotorua. Police extend their ... More

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7 Oct 2021 10:39am News:
Bay of Plenty

Police appeal for information following attempted robbery

Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery at an address in Kawerau last night.  Police were called to reports of a vehicle collision at an address on Onslow Street ... More

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Media release - fatal crash
4 Oct 2021 9:11pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Fatal Crash, Rotorua

A person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Rotorua over the weekend. The vehicle struck a streetlight on Te Ngae Road shortly after 11pm on Saturday. One of the vehicle’s ... More

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Media release - name release
27 Sep 2021 1:43pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Name release – Kawerau homicide investigation

Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Rawlinson, Area Manager Investigations: Western Bay of Plenty. Police can now release the name of the woman who ... More

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Media release - Investigation update - arrest
26 Sep 2021 1:28pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Update: Homicide investigation in Kawerau

Please attribute to: Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Rawlinson, Area Manager Investigations, Western Bay of Plenty   A 20-year-old Kawerau man has been arrested and will be ... More

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25 Sep 2021 3:35pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Homicide investigation launched in Kawerau

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a woman in Kawerau. Emergency services were called to an address on Hall Street, Kawerau around 12:41pm where a woman ... More

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