New Zealand Police are a busy bunch of people, responding to emergency situations at all times of the day.
But among those sometimes life-threatening situations reported to the 111 number are some questionable calls.
For the 2014/2015 financial year they received 1,840,078 calls for service. Of these, 791,662 were emergency calls meaning the rest weren't so urgent.
Here are some of the less urgent calls:
A man called to complain there was a fly in the chicken he purchased at a local dairy;
A woman asked police to deposit money into her bank account;
A young woman in Auckland called 111 complaining that she had her hair coloured and cut but later discovered the person who did the colouring treatment was not properly certified. She wanted action taken against this person and a refund;
An intoxicated person called to enquire about how to roast a chicken;
A woman wanting police to call her mother and ask her to come and pick her up from town. She also made the same request to the ambulance;
A caller reported a snail in her fridge;
A caller's cat was stuck in a plastic bread basket. This call was referred to the fire service.
A young person called to complain that their older brother who was babysitting them wouldn't let them choose what to watch on TV;
A young girl called to enquire about whether it was okay if her family drove their car from Tokoroa to Rotorua;
National operations manager of the communications centres Inspector Mal Schwartfeger says police do not discourage people from calling 111 if they are genuine and in need of assistance, but balanced against this is the on-going challenge police face in managing calls that are not emergencies.
UK Metropolitan Police have also released a list of their top 10 most time-wasting calls, including a man looking for the best bacon sandwich.
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