13 Aug 2012 9:43am News:
National News

Media Briefing - Ruatapu accident

There will be a media briefing at Greymouth Police Station at 11am today. The officers involved in last night's rescue of the eight year-old girl from the submerged vehicle, Senior Sergeant Allyson... More

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13 Aug 2012 8:45am News:
National News

Name release Whiritoa fatal

The name of a motorcyclist killed in a collision near Whiritoa on Friday has been released. Waikato District Road Policing Manager, Inspector Leo Tooman, said the man was Daryl Wayne BRYENTON, 48, of... More

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12 Aug 2012 10:42pm News:
National News

One child survives, one deceased in submerged vehicle

An eight year-old girl has been rescued alive from a vehicle which rolled into a pond at a goldmine near Ruatapu in Westland this evening. The girl spent more than two hours in the submerged vehicle... More

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12 Aug 2012 8:37pm News:
National News

Vehicle rolls into pond

West Coast Police are currently at the scene of an accident at a gold mine site at Ruatapu, near Hokitika where a four-wheel drive vehicle has rolled into a pond. The driver of the vehicle managed to... More

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12 Aug 2012 11:31am News:
National News

Young woman killed in West Coast road accident

Police are today investigating the cause of an accident on State Highway 7 near Ngahere on the West Coast of the South Island in which an 18 year old woman died. Police were alerted to the accident... More

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10 Aug 2012 5:01pm News:
National News

Police advise motorists heading to Coromandel to expect delays following fatal

Waikato Police are advising motorists heading towards the Coromandel and particularly Whangamata to expect delays following a fatal collision between a motorcycle and a utility this afternoon... More

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10 Aug 2012 1:11pm News:
National News

Advisory: New Plymouth media conference

When: 3.30pm, Friday 10th August Where: Civil Defence Emergency Management Office, 45 Robe Street, New Plymouth Who: The wife of missing instructor Bryce Jourdain will speak to media along with... More

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10 Aug 2012 10:50am News:
Canterbury

Missing Man Located

Eighteen-year-old Queenstown man, Shin Takizawa, who was last seen on Tuesday (7 August) at Tarras about 4pm, has contacted Queenstown Police. Mr Takizawa telephoned Queenstown Police this morning... More

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