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10 Apr 2012 4:32pm News:

Central

Still no sign of missing swimmer

A swimmer is still missing off the Tararua coast despite intensive searches today. The 22-year-old man disappeared while swimming with two other men off of Akitio beach yesterday afternoon... More

1 min read

No road deaths this Easter [video]

Police are celebrating the first holiday weekend in which nobody died on the roads but say that the challenge now is to keep the good results coming.

10 Apr 2012 11:14am News:

Central

Cropped cops

Police and fire commanders will go head-to-head in a charity challenge in Palmerston North tomorrow. Superintendent Russell Gibson, who is the District Commander for Central District Police, threw... More

1 min read

10 Apr 2012 10:06am News:

Central

Search continues for missing swimmer

Searching has resumed this morning for a man who went missing while swimming off the Tararua coast. Police were alerted to the man's disappearance at approximately 4.45pm. The 22-year-old man was... More

1 min read

9 Apr 2012 6:05pm News:

National News

Missing Slovakian woman located

The Slovakian woman who was reported missing to police on Sunday after failing to return home has now been located. Martina Direrova, 22, was last seen hitch hiking towards Motueka from the Mouteka... More

1 min read

9 Apr 2012 11:09am News:

National News

Police trying to locate Slovakian hitch hiker

Motueka Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Martina Direrova, aged 22 years. Miss Direrova is a 22 year-old from Slovakia who is living in a picker's bach in the Motueka Valley. She... More

1 min read

6 Apr 2012 8:24am News:

Central

Over 800 drivers stopped during road safety operation

On Thursday, 5 April the Central District Highway Patrol ran a vehicle and road safety operation on State Highway One at Sanson. The operation ran from 4pm through to 6pm and was designed to reinforce... More

1 min read

5 Apr 2012 4:23pm News:

Central

80 arrests as Police target dishonesty

Eighty people are facing a variety of charges after a series of search warrants were executed across Central District over the last couple of days. The arrests were part of a combined targeted... More

1 min read

5 Apr 2012 3:37pm News:

Central

Hopes for a fatal free Easter

For the last two year's Easter in Central District has been marred by a tragedy on the road and Police are hoping not to see that trend continue. In 2010 two people were killed in a crash near Waiouru... More

3 min read

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