Emergency Services

A man has died after being found unresponsive on a popular Auckland beach this morning.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area after a crash in Maraenui, Napier.

Boaties near Kinloch Beach should watch out for debris after a vessel caught fire and sunk.

A man has died in a workplace incident involving a tractor in Tuturau in Southland, police say.

The child was injured at a residential property in Auckland's Manurewa.

Fireworks have been banned in more areas around the country as part of efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire over summer.

A person involved in a crash in Awahuri, near Palmerston North, this afternoon has died.

Fire and Emergency is declaring a restricted fire season for the Coromandel from today.

Two people with moderate injuries have been taken to Christchurch Hospital.

A person involved in a truck crash on SH35 in Hicks Bay on the East Coast has died.

Our emergency departments are already bursting at the seams, Auckland City Hospital surgeon Li Hsee says. Audio

A Wellington home is extensively damaged after being engulfed in flames.

Police were called to the scene after a report of a body found on Bond Street in Dunedin.

The report was released to RNZ under the Official Information Act.

Stolen property including a boat and vehicles is being returned to owners after an operation that has resulted in 19 people facing charges.

Motorists have been asked to delay travel.

A large plume of smoke seen south of Dunedin is not cause for concern, Fire and Emergency NZ say.

A man has been left in critical condition after a serious assault in Warkworth, police say, and they want anyone with information about what happened to come forward.

Police are refusing to release risk assessments around their tapping into automated number plate recognition cameras.

"The complaints process was as distressing, if not more distressing, than the incident that led to the complaint in the first place." Audio