Emergency Services
Bus catches fire outside depot
Staff noticed smoke coming from the engine of the diesel-powered bus around 8.48am.
Councils warn they can't afford to comply with proposed rules that will force them to upgrade their emergency preparedness
Councils are warning they can't afford to comply with proposed rules that will force them to upgrade their emergency preparedness. Gisborne mayor Rehette Stoltz talked to Corin Dann. Audio
Serious crash closes SH2 into Wellington
Southbound motorists are being diverted along an alternative route until the road is clear.
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by truck
Te Poi Road, southeast of Matamata, will be closed for some time after a crash between a truck and a pedestrian.
Delays on Auckland road after cyclist critically injured
Emergency services have now left the scene on Tamaki Drive in Parnell.
Man dies after car crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway
Emergency services were called to the crash near the Te Irirangi on-ramp in Manukau shortly before 8am.
Person critically hurt after being hit by vehicle
A person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Road in Auckland's Henderson.
Three fires across country, one being treated as suspicious
The fires were in Auckland, the Manawatū District and Hokitika.
Building fire-safety review hears concerns on clarity, inconsistency
Multi-storey warehouses built for robots and automatic retrieval systems present new firefighting challenges, a review prompted by the fatal Loafers Lodge fire hears.
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Hamilton
The pedestrian was taken to hospital, but died a short time later.
Fire at former Seaview Hospital in Hokitika treated as suspicious
The building was formerly a jail, then a psychiatric hospital.
Plane reports smoke in cockpit
Firefighters were called to the Woodbourne Base west of Blenheim shortly before 1pm Sunday.
'Extremely icy' road south of New Plymouth closed
Several vehicles have reportedly slid on ice and left the road.
Deceased Wellington diver named as Chiu Minh Looc
Friends speak of his passion for scuba diving and gathering seafood for his family.
'No one injured' as police respond to incident in Rotorua
Police said there were reports someone had been injured, but upon arrival it appeared "not to be the case".
Person allegedly threatened with weapon in Auckland road rage incident
Police were called to Massey in West Auckland following the road rage incident on Saturday night.
'Sitting in a paddock': New firetrucks on ageing chassis head to stations
The 30 Angloco MAN trucks were bought, stored, shipped to the UK to be turned into firetrucks, then shipped back.
One dead, several injured after car hits tree
The single car crash happened on State Highway 23 in Whatawhata on Saturday morning.
Fire at Tairua police station destroys car
A garage and a police car have been destroyed in a fire at a police station in Coromandel.
