19 Dec 2012 10:39am News:
National News

Combined total of 65 years imprisonment for Op Stamp offenders

The last four offenders from a successful police operation (Operation Stamp) were sentenced in the Wellington High Court today. One of the four, Craig Matthews was the main ringleader of the network... More

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19 Dec 2012 9:54am News:
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Father and son killed in SH1 crash

Two men killed in a road crash on SH1 between Tokoroa and Taupo yesterday can now be identified as Dilip Kataruka, aged 56 and Madhav Kataruka aged 19. The father and son were from Jharkhand in... More

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19 Dec 2012 8:33am News:
National News

'Tis the season to be careful - Police want everyone home this Xmas

Police are encouraging motorists to take extra care these holidays as we face an increased road toll for 2012 – and as seven people died in two separate tragic crashes yesterday. More

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18 Dec 2012 6:35pm News:
National News

Police name family of five killed in crash

Police are now able to confirm the identities of the family of five found dead as a result of a road crash near Whakamaru this afternoon. More

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18 Dec 2012 5:00pm News:
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Three children among seven killed in crash

The lives of four adults and three children were claimed in two crashes in the Taupo area today. The first crash happened at 1.05pm when a car travelling south towards Taupo collided head-on with a... More

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18 Dec 2012 3:37pm News:
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Seven dead following separate road crashes

Bay of Plenty District Police are responding to two separate road crashes today which have claimed the lives of seven people. Five people are confirmed dead following a crash on SH32 near Whakamaru... More

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18 Dec 2012 2:38pm News:
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Relieved family to uplift missing farmworker

Eastern Waikato Police are commending the tenacity of family members for the locating of a farm worker who had been missing for four days. Sergeant Mark Toomey of the Morrinsville Police said the 22... More

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18 Dec 2012 1:54pm News:
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Presents taken from under tree prompts Police warning to look your doors this Christmas

Waikato Police are warning the public that unless they start following basic security precautions their Christmas presents will head out the door quicker than Santa can bring them in via the chimney. More

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18 Dec 2012 1:37pm News:
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Morrinsville Police appeal for sightings of missing farm worker

18 December 2012 Eastern Waikato Police are seeking sightings from the public of a local farmworker last heard from on Friday. Sergeant Mark Toomey of the Morrinsville Police said 22-year-old Joshua... More

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