Emergency Services

The Timaru man failed to return from a fishing trip last Thursday.

A crew has been monitoring the site of a scrub fire at Mahurangi East in Auckland overnight.

A year on from Sam Kelman's death, the postal service has reviewed its electric vehicles and updated its processes.

Firefighters have brought a blaze under control at an industrial building in the Christchurch suburb of Hornby.

A search is underway for a fisherman missing at a river mouth north of Timaru.

A man is in critical condition after a paragliding accident in Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland.

Police were called to the scene of the single-vehicle crash about 7.45pm.

A popular Auckland swimming spot is asking holidaymakers to avoid the area while a rāhui is in place, following the death of a man yesterday morning.

Emergency services are responding to a crash on State Highway 30 that has left four people seriously injured.

A bushfire in Whangaroa this afternoon is considered suspicious.

Lifeguards sprung into action to help 31 people to safety at Bethells Beach west of Auckland yesterday, while further north two missing children were found.

Firefighters have responded to three fires around the country overnight, and are warning there could be more if people aren't careful.

The Christmas Day accident killed their parents, described as looking 'exhausted' by the last person who likely saw them alive.

A child critically injured in a vehicle incident in South Auckland is believed to have been run over by a car backing out of a driveway.

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.