Emergency Services
Houses evacuated as winds fan large blaze near Twizel
Fire and Emergency crews are attending to a large fire at Pukaki Downs, north of Twizel.
Helicopters sent to help troubled rescue helicopter in Waikato
A rescue helicopter found itself in need of rescue in the Waikato region on Wednesday.
Driver charged after 18-year-old killed after vehicle flees police
A teenager involved in a crash that killed an 18-year-old this morning has been charged with dangerous driving causing death.
Police searching for Waikato man, and warn not to approach him
Police are searching for a Waikato man wanted on serious charges and say he should not be approached.
Firefighters battling scrub fire in Culverden, North Canterbury
The fire is about 150 metres long and has taken out an old shed.
Police seize knife, arrest woman in Whakatāne
Police in Whakatāne have seized a knife and charged a woman with shoplifting.
Rescuers rush to help pup stuck in 'ruff' situation
A pet owner who came home to find her precious pooch dangling precariously from a hole desperately tried to prop him up, while she waited for help to arrive.
Robbers shot at, arrested, after trying to rob cannabis grower - police
An alleged attempt to rob a cannabis grower has gone wrong for a man who was shot, before he and his accomplices were arrested, police say.
Police ask for footage of illegal dirt bike riders
Hawke's Bay police are appealing for footage of dirt bikes being driven dangerously, after a spate of incidents in the weekend.
'Very frightened' tourist rescued from cliff above Piha Beach
A specialist rescue team has helped a man off a cliff at Piha Beach in West Auckland.
Dramatic rescue to save man stranded 40m above Piha beach
A man who was stranded 40 metres above the sea at Auckland's Piha Beach has been saved after a dramatic rescue last night.
The police eagle helicopter spotted the man 20 metres below the Tasman… Audio
Imitation firearm may have been cause of call-out - police
Armed police have responded to a person sighted with a possible firearm in the Auckland suburb of Grafton.
People who stepped up during Cyclone Gabrielle honoured
People who stepped up during Cyclone Gabrielle have been honoured at an awards ceremony in Napier.
The winners pulled off jet boat rescues in the early hours, fed and housed their homeless… Audio
Two people dead after crash involving Fonterra milk tanker in Manawatū
Fonterra has confirmed one of its milk tankers was involved in a fatal crash south of Palmerston North on Wednesday.
Fire breaks out in Invercargill
A blaze in Invercargill's main street has seen six people evacuated from a three-storey building.
Reporter Bill Hickman spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Fire engulfs three storey building in Invercargill
A blaze in Invercargill's main street has seen six people evacuated from a three-storey building.
Reporter Bill Hickman spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
'I doubt they would have survived the night' - Pair rescued from Mt Ngāuruhoe
Police said it was one of the "worst examples in recent years" of badly prepared day-walkers climbing in an alpine environment.
Police call for witnesses to Whangārei motorbike crash
Police are calling for witnesses to a crash in which a motorcyclist was killed in Whangārei last week.
Police seize meth, cars, guns and more than $250,000 in crackdown
Police say they have seized cash, methamphetamine, cars, and guns in a crackdown on organised crime in Wellington, Porirua and Palmerston North.
Police admit officers were not laying spikes before fatal shot fired
Police say they accept some information initially supplied to media about the events leading up to a man's death was not correct.
