Customs said the operations are calculated and well planned.
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He was the first officer to reach Phillips in the early hours of September 8, the night when the fugitive Marokopa father was killed in a shootout with police.
Emergency services were called to Tokerau Beach in the Far North on the Karikari Peninsula at around 7.30pm.
Under Lotto rules, when a jackpot gets to $50 million, the next draw becomes a must be won.
The products identified were a 14-piece Sandcastle Building Set, and anko brand Blue, Green and Pink Magic Sand sets sold at Kmart.
Large hail and stormy skies were pictured in Timaru this afternoon, and MetService has now lifted a severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Canterbury.
One was the size of a cricket ball, while the other was the size of a golf ball.
The rapper filed a lawsuit against the company, arguing that it was using his trademarked pseudonym "Slim Shady" without permission.
"I did not take any prohibited substance, I do not use performance enhancing drugs and do not support their use," the 33-year-old said in a statement online.
The Department of Conservation recorded 105 confirmed offences nationwide last summer, alongside 126 reported alleged incidents across the 44 no-take marine reserves.
Emergency services were called to the property southwest of the town about 2:30pm.
