Frigging cop goes to court to keep ‘licensce to kill’

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Rotorua area commander Inspector Horne sticks to his guns: The right to use police car as a lethal weapon!

A senior police officer accused of being in a driving incident in his police car could lose his licence, and possibly his job,  if he fails to overturn his latest driving infringement notice.

Rotorua area commander Inspector Bruce Horne has reportedly filed a suit to fight his own police force in court, forcing Commissioner Mike Bush to stand him down from “duties.”

In this backward country, we call it freedom  of information

Bush refused an interview. And Horne would say only that it was not related to speeding and he still carried a full licence. “It’s an issue between me and some other people and is not public information. I have nothing more to add,” he said on Saturday.

Police have been very reticent to disclose details of the June incident.  They refuse to say when it happened, where it happened, what type of driving offence he was accused of, or what other people were involved.

Horne is a hands-on type of guy. In April 2013, he was beaten in the car park of a  Wellington supermarket “while five staff and a security guard looked on and smiled.”
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/84861448/police-inspector-bruce-horne-in-trouble-over-crash-that-could-cost-him-his-driving-licence–or-worse

Frigging Prime Minister: It’s easier to count rodents than kids in poverty
“… putting a number on how many children are living in poverty is admitting there’s a problem, or even worse, a crisis.”

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/84914813/prime-minister-john-key-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-child-poverty-debate

Another rugby player in a coma after match
West Coast rugby player Brogan Watt, 23, remains in a coma after undergoing emergency brain surgery after losing to Poverty Bay in Greymouth on Saturday.

He is the umpteenth NZ pro to receive fatal/near fatal injuries while playing violent sports in recent months.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/provincial/84922474/west-coast-forward-brogan-watt-has-emergency-brain-surgery-after-match

Name release, Wallacetown fatal crash
The man who was killed in a crash in Wallacetown on Wednesday 28th of September was 21-year-old Mark Algodon, police said.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/name-release-wallacetown-fatal

Another fatal quad bike crash at farm in Ashburton
Canterbury

Johnathan Madera, 50, was killed instantly when the quad bike he was driving crashed into a fence at a farm on Blackford Road, Mount Hutt, in Ashburton.

The crash occurred at around 6am, on Sunday 25 September 2016. However, police took eight days before reporting the incident and [presumably] informing Work[Un]Safe NZ. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/fatal-quad-bike-crash-farm-ashburton

One more Frenchman killed in New Zealand

He visited many countries and lived, then he came to New Zealand 

The climber who was killed after falling from Mt Taranaki was a 25-year-old French national Victor Roucher, police have finally revealed.

Roucher and his 24-year-old climbing partner, also a Frenchman, were on their way to the summit, about 200 metres from the crater, when Roucher fell to his death on Tuesday.

RIP. Victor Roucher. The 25-year-old French national had visited many countries and lived, then he came to New Zealand.

The last two people to die on Mt Taranaki were climbers Nicole Sutton and Hiroki Ogawa in October 2013. The couple died of hypothermia after becoming stranded on the mountain overnight.

It is believed Roucher was the 83rd person [?] to die on Mt Taranaki since records began in 1891.  http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80837835/Mt-Taranaki-fall-death-victim-named

How Many Killed Since 2000?

About 3,500 overseas visitors, international students, foreign workers, recent emigrants and refugees have lost their lives and 20,000 others seriously injured in New Zealand since year 2000.

The State’s other Stinking Secrets

Truth about the daily road carnage would hurt New Zealand’s $10 billion tourism industry…

The NZ TOURISTS or truth? (police censorship of road fatalities) campaign continues…

• Blog estimate: About 900 people are killed on NZ roads each year. [Most probably] up to 395 road fatalities have occurred in NZ since 1 January 2016
• No of road fatalities recorded by Minitru: ONLY 153 [as of June 8]
  

Quad bike deaths

Woman killed in quad bike crash in Upper Moutere

A woman was killed in a quad-bike crash on a life-style block near Motueka on Wednesday. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/80830100/serious-offroad-accident-in-upper-moutere

Truck v. Plane

Truck hits plane at Wellington Airport injuring one

At least one person was injured after a truck hit a plane on a tarmac at Wellington Airport. “A ground handling truck struck the Qantas Boeing 737 aircraft bound to Melbourne from Wellington yesterday afternoon.”  http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11652858

Dog attack in Golden bay leaves woman needing plastic surgery

A woman mauled by a dog will receive emergency plastic surgery today. Dog bite caused serious injury to her leg in Takaka, on Tuesday.

“The dog attacked the woman while she was out delivering pamphlets in the small Golden Bay town on Tuesday afternoon, police said.”

“Dog attacks in the Tasman region are becoming more frequent – an ACC report showed 64 bites registered in the region 2006, compared with 108 in 2015.

“99,003 dog bites were reported to ACC between 2004 and 2014, with 5,842 cases requiring hospitalisation – an average of two a day. Over a third of those hospitalised were children, usually with facial injuries.”   http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/80831216/Dog-attack-in-Takaka-leaves-woman-needing-plastic-surgery

Killed in New Zealand, every which way…

Body recovered from the Waitemata Harbour believed to be missing Indian student

A body recovered earlier today is believed to be the Indian student who went missing last week.

Mandeep Singh, 23, a culinary arts student from India, went clubbing with three flatmates last Sunday and was last seen near Viaduct Harbour about 3am.
More “unexplained” deaths in Darkland

Three crew feared dead in sunken vessel off Canterbury coast

Searchers say they have found a fishing trawler that sunk off the Canterbury coast early Sundaywith three men on board on. All are presumed drowned.

Searchers find sunken vessel off Canterbury coast as three crew feared dead

Another body found in Riverton search

Police  have recovered the body of another young man who allegedly jumped from the Riverton Bridge late last night.  http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/body-found-riverton-search

Body found in burnt-out caravan
Police say they have found a body inside a burnt out caravan in a campground in Nelson. A large fire destroyed Club Waimea in Nelson about 8pm last night. “We’re over at the Waimea Old Boys clubrooms and we could see the black smoke and then all our pagers went and the siren went,” said an eye-witness.

Fatal Road Crash – Ngongotaha Valley

Sunday, 18 October 2015 – 10:27am

Bay of Plenty of Deaths -A vehicle crashed on Dansey Road near the intersection of Tarukenga Rd, this morning just after 9am, killing the driver of the vehicle.

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/39264

Fatal vehicle crash

On Saturday 17th October 2015 a single vehicle crash occurred on the Dipton Winton Highway, Southland. The 24 year old male driver of the vehicle was killed in the crash.  http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/fatal-vehicle-crash

Invercargill homicide Investigation commenced

A 28 year old man who was repeatedly stabbed on Dee Street, Invercargill on Saturday the 17th of October,  died in Invercargill hospital. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/invercargill-homicide-investigation-commenced

Body from Rotorua Hot Pools named

Police have named the victim of hot pool death at Kuirau Park as Kerry Hern.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/body-rotorua-hot-pools-named

Police continue to investigate fatal Petone house fire

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-continue-investigate-fatal-petone-house-fire

Victim too badly burned to be identified ?

Body of Bernise Fiveash located

Police in Invercargill say they have removed Bernese’s body and referred her death to the coroner. The victim went missing on Monday, and hefr body was discovered “on Motu Rimu Road, approximately 1 km from where the last believed sighting of her was.”

No comment as to the cause of death and whether they think it was “not suspicious,” or not!?
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/southland-police-locate-body

Bay of Plenty of Deaths

At approximately 2.55pm on Wednesday, 14 October 2015, there was a fatal collision between two vehicles travelling in opposite directions on SH5 just south of Rotorua.

29-year-old Stephanie McHale was killed and a baby from that vehicle was taken to Rotorua Hospital. He is not believed to be injured at this stage. Two men from the second vehicle have been transported to Rotorua Hospital with moderate injuries.

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/updates/39148

Police name man who died in fatal hunting incident

A man who died early this morning following a hunting incident in Te Kaha can now be identified as 27-year-old Carlos Tauhou Ngamoki. http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-name-man-who-died-fatal-hunting-incident

Fatal Crash in Counties Manukau – young student killed

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/fatal-crash-counties-manukau

Toddler killed
Police have released the name of the boy who died after being assaulted in his Hastings home on Monday. He was Matiu Wereta of Flaxmere.  http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/statement-hb-boys-family

Quad bike deaths – Several more  farm workers, young kids  killed

A 42-year-old farm worker was killed after the quad bike he was driving overturned and rolled into a pond in Northland on Monday. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/agribusiness/10608012/Farm-worker-killed-when-quad-bike-rolls

“The accident comes just weeks after Neville Ian Anderson, of Milton, was killed after the quad bike he was driving overturned while he was working on steep terrain on the farm near Waihola Hill in the Clutha District.

“On the same day Anderson died, a 20-year-old man suffered serious injuries after falling from his quad bike while riding in a paddock near Paeroa.

“Two weeks before that accident a South Canterbury man was killed in a quad bike crash on a farm near Timaru.”

Father of two Hamish McLennan, 56, was killed

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/67645955/Hamish-McLennan-killed-in-Wairarapa-quad-bike-crash

Father of two Hamish McLennan, 56, was killed after his quad bike rolled on him while he worked on his dairy farm at Dalefield, west of Carterton, on Tuesday, 7 April 2015.

Two men killed in motorbike crashes

Motorcyclist Terrance Rodney Stewart Ward, 25, of Rotoorangi, died in hospital after a collision with a car in Te Awamutu.

The Te Awamutu crash happened on Wednesday when Ward’s motorbike collided with a car on the corner of Colgan St and St Mary’s Ave, district road policing manager Inspector Freda Grace said.

The man killed in a quad bike accident at a Puketaha farm was Russell Glen Brooker, 45.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/71646401/names-released-after-bike-deaths-in-te-awamutu-and-puketaha

Second quad bike fatality on a West Coast farm

A quad bike fatality on a West Coast farm over the weekend was the second death on the same farm.  Kaye Marie Blance, 54, died on Sunday after a quad bike accident on the Landcorp farm, near Westport. http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/west-coast/68255507/Second-quad-bike-death-on-same-farm

Man killed a quad bike crash on a farm near Timaru
A man was killed in a quad bike crash on a farm near Timaru this on 12th September 2015.  http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/10492310/One-killed-in-quad-bike-crash

Teenage boy killed in quad bike crash near Kaikohe
A 14-year-old boy was killed in a quad bike crash on a farm near Kaikohe Thursday, 9 April 2015.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/teenage-boy-dies-quad-bike-accident-near-kaikohe

Police name boy killed in farm crash
A four-year old boy was killed in a quad bike crash. The child was named as Timothy George MacAvoy, aged four, from Ashburton. The crash occurred on Sunday 27 April 2014 near Tai Tapu, and the boy died at Starship Hospital, Auckland, on Saturday [3 May]. Initial inquiries indicated that the boy had been riding on the quad bike, sitting in front of the relative.
http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/police-name-boy-killed-farm-crash

Six-year-old boy killed driving adult quad bike
A six-year-old boy, named as Charlie John Vercoe, was killed in a quad bike crash on January 6, 2015 while riding an adult-size quad bike by himself.
“While police are continuing to investigate the crash, initial indications are that Charlie lost control of the quad bike he was driving, which rolled before landing in a ditch of water,” police said. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/farming/agribusiness/9581925/Six-year-old-boy-killed-driving-adult-quad-bike

Mystery girl, 6, killed in quad bike event
A 6-year-old girl on a mini quad bike was killed when the quad bike she was riding hit a fence at an organised trail-bike ride at Bideford, northeast of Masterton, on Sunday, 25 January, 2015. She has never been named by the police, or New Zealand media.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/65443115/Kids-and-quad-bikes-a-fatal-mix