Hello again everyone, hope the long weekend was a relaxing one. Here is a bit of what has been going on in the past week.

On Monday there was a vehicle crash as a result of failing to give way. Take care at intersections.

There was a burglary report where the occupant scared off the intruders, please lock your house up.

They hightailed it out of the area but were located the following day.

On Wednesday and Thursday police deployed search and rescue to locate two groups who were overdue in the Mount Aspiring National Park. Both groups were stranded by high river levels in the Wilkin and Haast River’s respectively. The Wanaka Swift Water rescue team were deployed to rescue the group stranded by the swollen Haast River near Fantail falls.

On Wednesday there were three family harm incidents attended as well as a crash in the Cardrona Valley.

A stolen car was recovered which was in fact no longer stolen.

Sadly, on Friday two families lost loved ones and our thoughts are with them in this difficult time. Police attended to support the families and on behalf of the Coroner.

There were reports of people scoping about building sites but police were unable to get sufficient information to identify them. Tradies please secure what tools you can to minimise the risk of theft.

In the early hours of Saturday morning a number of inebriated individuals roaming the streets required police help. One thought they were in Twizel and the other thought the road was a good place to sleep.

The day shift saw a number of driving complaints reported and some trespass notices served.

In the evening some turkeys on Lake Hāwea decided it would be a good idea to test if an old flare still worked. It did in fact work and thankfully some local knowledge knew who set it off thus not setting off a full blown rescue response.

An individual at a local watering hole took exception to being refused alcohol and being asked to leave, so lashed out and assaulted a staff member. They were subsequently arrested and dealt with appropriately.

On Sunday police attended another sudden death. Again our thoughts are with that family.

Have a great week everyone.