West Coast police have advised the public not to approach a man with a distinctive spider web tattoo under his right eye, who they consider to be dangerous.
They said Shane Dibben, who is 24, was in breach of his bail conditions, and was known to have been on the coast as recently as yesterday.
He was described as 173 centimetres tall, European, and of slim build. Police believed he might have been trying to leave the area.
Police say a man who doused himself in petrol and set himself alight at a city intersection has critical injuries.
Police are praising one of their newly-graduated constables for putting his own life at risk to rescue a woman who had jumped into the Waikato River.
No serious injuries are being reported after a crash involving a school bus, a milk tanker, a campervan, and a four-wheel drive in Canterbury this afternoon. Audio
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