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A boatie was lucky to survive after being caught out on a fishing expedition on Lake Taupō – prompting a warning from Police and local iwi.
Police were alerted around 6:45pm yesterday, within minutes of Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) receiving initial reports of a boat fire on Lake Taupō, seen by residents of Kinloch.
FENZ from Kinloch arrived to find fully-engulfed wreckage, and then discovered that the sole occupant of the boat was missing.
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Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Tangoio earlier today.
The single vehicle crash on State Highway 2 was reported just after 11:40am.
The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene.
State Highway 2 has since re-opened.
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Police have arrested and charged a 20-year-old man following an antisocial road user gathering in Gisborne overnight.
In the early hours of this morning, 30 December, Police were alerted to a group of around a dozen vehicles participating in antisocial road activity on the corner of Whatatutu and Matawai roads.
Constable Jak Rowe said Police received multiple reports from disgruntled members of the public, and upon arrival the group quickly dispersed.
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