Police say they were called to reports of a motorbike hitting a pedestrian at the Tweed Street and Aberdeen Street intersection about 8.45 this morning.

Tweed Street is closed and motorists are being urged to avoid the area.

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01 Dec: Police have named a man killed in an altercation in New Plymouth last month - as 68-year-old Martin James Mooney

30 Nov: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Kaipara, Auckland City, Waikato, Waitakere, Franklin, Rodney and Albany areas

30 Nov: A man's been arrested after a gun shot was allegedly let off yesterday, near a popular Thames swimming hole

28 Nov: State Highway 36 Pyes Pa Road near Tauranga is blocked, after a car collided with a power pole

26 Nov: A person has died after a two-truck crash on Waikato's State Highway Two near Maramarua about 11.30 this morning

25 Nov: A woman's moderately injured - after being assaulted in her Whangarei home overnight

25 Nov: Police have revealed an 11-year-old was one of two who drowned off Whangarei's coast 11 days ago

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International:
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Accident and Emergency:
A person's died after a crash in the Bay of Plenty township of Taneatua 7:27

Law and Order:
A Coroner has decided against opening an inquiry into the death of a 13-year-old Christchurch school girl who fell and hit her head on a school ice skating trip 7:17

Law and Order:
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International:
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