Police are now in a position to release the name of the man who died several days after the two-vehicle crash on Taurikura Drive, Tauriko on 9 May.

He was 88-year-old, Robert William Norman MacGibbon.

Police extends our condolences to his family and friends during this time.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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Police can now release the name of the man who died in a crash on Rotowaro Road, Huntly on 24 July.

He was 28-year-old Kash McCuish, of Rongotaro.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this time.

The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.

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Police are commending the selfless actions of a member of the public following an incident in Pine Harbour yesterday afternoon, which narrowly avoided a tragic outcome.

Police were called to the Pine Harbour Marina at about 4.20pm following a report of a woman in distress in the water.

Relieving Counties Manukau East Area Commander, Inspector Nga-Wati Chaplow, says the Police Air Support Unit, Deodar and Coastguard were dispatched.

Police can now release the name of the person who died in the single vehicle crash on State Highway 23 in Whatawhata on Saturday 9 August.

She was Julia Organ, 55, of Te Awamutu.

Police’s thoughts are with her family at this time.

The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation.

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Police are now able to release the name of the man who died following a crash on Maniatutu Road, Pongakawa on 4 June.

He was 27-year-old Amarjit Singh, of Te Puke.

Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this difficult time.

A 40-year-old man is set to reappear in the Tauranga District Court on 29 August, charged with driving in a dangerous manner and dangerous driving causing death.

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A disturbance in the night prompted a Police callout, resulting in arrests and stolen property being recovered.

A resident called Police around 10.51pm, after he heard floorboards creaking inside his property.

“The caller said he’d gone to investigate and could see the outline of a man in the darkness,” Inspector Wayne Kitcher, Area Prevention Manager, Auckland City West Area says.

“He’d disturbed the intruder, who got a fright and fled the scene.”

A 111 call-taker took all the available information, and Police were deployed to the area.

Auckland City Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a woman’s death in Parnell.

Police were called to Cracroft Street on the night of 7 August, after a woman was found unresponsive inside an apartment.

Today, Police can name the woman as 59-year-old Leiann Rae Davis.

Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Friend, Auckland Central Area Investigations Manager, says Leiann’s death remains unexplained.

“A post-mortem examination was carried out on Friday, the results of which are inconclusive,” he says.

A man has died after being pulled from the water on Tamaki Drive, Parnell, this afternoon.

Emergency services were notified about 3.35pm that the man had gone into the water from a boat at the marina.

Sadly, he was not able to be revived, and died at the scene.

His death will be referred to the Coroner.

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