25 Jan 2013 4:00am News:
Canterbury

Christchurch Police speaking to man over peeping-tom incident

Christchurch Police investigating reports of a man peering into a Mairehau house on Tuesday evening [22 January] say a person is now assisting them with their enquiries. Police received a number of... More

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25 Jan 2013 2:56am News:
Bay of Plenty

Serious assault on taxi driver

Police are seeking public help in identifying a man who was in a Tauranga taxi when the driver was violently assaulted. The taxi picked up four men from the Welcome Bay shops and drove to Ohauiti Road... More

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24 Jan 2013 11:20am News:
Bay of Plenty

Man who died in Opotiki is named

A man who died yesterday as he assisted with repairs on mowing equipment on the grounds of Opotiki College was 76-year-old Robin Paruru, from Opotiki. There are no suspicious circumstances. The matter... More

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24 Jan 2013 10:37am News:
Canterbury

Christchurch arrests foil out-of-town car thieves

Three people will appear in the Christchurch District Court this morning on motor vehicle theft charges after being arrested overnight. A 24-year old male from and a 19-year old female, both from... More

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23 Jan 2013 5:27pm News:
Bay of Plenty

Fatality in Opotiki

At approximately 3pm today police were called to the report of a fatality on the grounds of Opotiki College. A local man in his 70s had been assisting with repairs on mowing equipment belonging to the... More

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23 Jan 2013 4:17pm News:
Canterbury

Police locate person of interest in Port Hills enquiry

Christchurch Police have located a man they were seeking in relation to reports of inappropriate behaviour in the Port Hills area. Detective Constable Fiona Croft says Police visited a Christchurch... More

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23 Jan 2013 4:16pm News:
Canterbury

West Melton fire Update 2 - 4.00pm: Blaze now contained

Emergency services say a fire in the West Melton area, west of Christchurch, this afternoon is now contained. The fire, which broke out at the NZ Army's West Melton Rifle Range, is largely contained... More

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23 Jan 2013 2:30pm News:
Canterbury

Emergency services responding to West Melton fire

Emergency services are continuing to respond to a significant scrub fire in the West Melton area, west of Christchurch. The fire is centred in the vicinity of the West Melton rifle range on the Old... More

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22 Jan 2013 12:42pm News:
Wellington

Two men arrested and charged after joint drug operation

Wellington Police have arrested and charged two men with conspiracy to import and importing 220 grams of methamphetamine after a joint Police and Customs operation. Two Wellington men, aged 54 and 36... More

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20 Jan 2013 5:04pm News:
Canterbury

Name of Kaiapoi crash victim released

Christchurch Police have released the name of the man killed in a motor vehicle crash near Kaiapoi on Friday. He was David Robert Hill, aged 42, of Christchurch. Mr Hill was the driver of a utility... More

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