A carload of out-of-town teenagers have had their return plans halted after Police stopped their stolen vehicle in south Auckland.

Just before 6am, Police received information a stolen Toyota Hilux was travelling south on the Southern Motorway.

Senior Sergeant Simon Cornish, of Counties Manukau East Police, says the vehicle had been reported stolen from the Hamilton area.

“It is alleged the vehicle was stolen overnight, and the Police Eagle helicopter deployed to the area,” he says.

Police can now confirm the name of the man who died following a crash on SH6, Okaramio on 19 July.

He was Tachyon Hutt, 23, from Picton.

Police extend our condolences to his loved ones during this difficult 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 following a crash on the Dunedin Northern Motorway on 12 April.

He was 35-year-old Charles Chen Cheing, of Waitati, Dunedin.

Our condolences are with his friends and family at this time.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Police are now treating as suspicious the fire at the old Hokitika Seaview hospital complex early on Sunday 10 August.

To be attributed to Detective Inspector Daryl Smith:

Two further men have been arrested and charged with murder in relation to the death of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton late last month.

Tyreece, 20, was fatally injured during an altercation on Alexandra Street shortly after midnight on 20 July.

Earlier this month, two 19-year-old men appeared in Hamilton District Court on murder charges.

Police are now in a position to release the name of the woman who died following a crash in Waitahuna on 24 July.

She was 41-year-old Erin Lee Van De Water, of Dunedin.

Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.

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Police can now release the name of the person who died following a crash on State Highway 1, Desert Road on 7 June.

She was 71-year-old Karen Jennifer King, from Cambridge.

Our thoughts remain with those close to her at this difficult time.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the crash remain ongoing.

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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.