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Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941-:111? I've been attacked on the summit of Mount Cook. My spleen is ruptured and my leg is broken in four places. Waikato Times, 10 February, 2005.
- Date
- 2005
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- DX-014-660
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A severely injured mountaineer grimaces at the response he gets from an emergency call centre operator. Refers to the police coming under further criticism after a young Hamilton woman was asked to walk to the police station after she had been raped and was still in the house with the offender.
The police's response to emergency 111 calls initialy came under fire when a taxi was sent to respond to Auckland woman Iraena Asher's. The taxi was dispached only after a number of calls and Asher is now missing, presumed dead.
Extended Title - Can you walk to the nearest police station?
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Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941-:111? I've been attacked on the summit of Mount Cook. My spleen is ruptured and my leg is broken in four places. Waikato Times, 10 February, 2005.. Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].. Ref: DX-014-660. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22893973More information can be found in our terms of use.