Gisborne police lose Taser

Taser

A police officer has lost a Taser stun gun following a struggle with youths who had been aiming fireworks at passing cars in Osborne. Police are now appealing for the return of the 50,000-volt weapon after a thorough search failed to turn it up.This is an incident that we are taking seriously, and we acknowledge the potential risk that could be posed if the Taser ends up in the wrong hands," Tairawhiti area commander Inspector Sam Abraham said in a statement.On Saturday night police were called

If you come across it please call 111 so local police can recover it safely.

Guy Fawkes display goes horribly wrong in Whakatane

Thousands watched in awe as 40 minutes worth of fireworks mistakenly went off in just 40 seconds at a public display in Powhatan last night.. It was just amazing, ," says eyewitness Raceway. "It was like a bonfire and it went right across the whole entire bank." Over this fireworks is about$10,000 worth of fireworks erupted all at once. "You're standing right there and you're just like, seeing a great big explosion in front of your face," says Raceway. "There were lights flashing around everywhere, and everyone was like, is it finished?" says resident Dayton. Officials had safety-checked the riverbank in the town center earlier in the day, but one of the first fireworks fell over, setting others alight - and locals witnessed a hot, spectacular and very loud eruption.

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