Emergency Services
Patrons lucky to avoid injury after shots fired into Hastings bar
Patrons at a Hastings bar narrowly avoided being shot, when a gun was fired into the entrance way.
Rotorua drink-drive checkpoints net 18 drivers over the limit
Police say drink-drivers are not getting the message after a sting prior to the Six 60 concert in Rotorua yesterday found 18 drivers were over the limit.
Injured tramper who ran out of food rescued from remote West Coast hut
An injured tramper who ran out of food six days ago has been rescued from a remote back country hut on the West Coast.
Fire crews battle fire at car wreckers in Taumarunui
Fire crews are continuing to battle a fire at car wreckers yard in the King Country.
Auckland boat capsize: Aerial search continues for missing child
Police say search and rescue operations have resumed for the person missing after a boating tragedy on Manukau Harbour.
Search continues for missing child after boat capsize
Police say one person is still missing after a boat carrying five people capsized in Auckland's Manukau Harbour on Sunday evening.
Search for missing kayaker enters fourth day
A search and rescue operation is resuming today for a kayaker missing in the Firth of Thames.
Eight injured in crash at Waitomo
Four people remain in Waikato hospital following a serious crash on State Highway 3 at Hangatiki.
Auckland boat capsize: Missing person confirmed to be child
The principal of a south Auckland school has confirmed one of their pupils is the person missing after a boating tragedy on Manukau Harbour.
Three people rescued after forty-foot yacht sinks in the Marlborough Sounds
Three people have been rescued from a small island in the Croisilles Harbour in the Marlborough Sounds after their forty-foot yacht sunk.
Auckland boat capsize: Search continues for missing person
The search for a person missing from a capsized boat off Clarks Beach is continuing with the police Eagle helicopter scouring the area.
Body found after Waikato house fire
A body has been found at the scene of a house fire in Ngāruawāhia.
Air, sea and land search of Firth of Thames for missing kayaker
A large scale search is underway in the Firth of Thames, after a kayaker did not return home last night.
One dead, SH1 closed in two places after separate truck crashes
One person has died, and State Highway 1 is closed at Lake Taupō and Waihola, after separate crashes this morning.
Fireworks being blamed for blaze on Te Mata Peak
A large scrub fire on a mountain peak in the Hawke's Bay last night is suspected to have been caused by fireworks.
Mid-Canterbury volunteer firefighters remain on duty amid union action
The Ashburton mayor will be answering his pager if he can, with local volunteer firefighters continuing to respond during the union strike action.
Public weighs in on calls to ban fireworks
Fireworks sparked a massive blaze north of Christchurch, forcing more than 100 people to be evacuated from their homes this week.
Michael Cropp asked some central Wellington workers whether… Audio
Government makes an offer long-running firefighter pay dispute
Firefighters have called off today's strike action after the Government stepped in with an offer to help settle the long-running industrial dispute.
Fire and Emergency's chief executive Kerry Gregory… Audio
Firefighters concerned after blaze sparked by fireworks
Firefighters say they were gutted to learn a blaze north of Christchurch was sparked by fireworks.
By last night, the fire had burned through more than 180 hectares of pine forest and scrub along… Audio
Woodend residents relieved to return home following bush fire evacuations
Residents are preparing to return home after a fire work sparked a major blaze in North Canterbury.
