Emergency Services
Auckland CBD fires treated as suspicious
Emergency services are treating fires overnight in Auckland's CBD as suspicous.
Scrub fire near Queenstown under control - FENZ
A scrub fire started by a burning car coming down from the Remarkables near Queenstown has now been contained.
Person killed in Levin crash was using a walking frame
The person who died in a fatal crash was using a walking frame, not a mobility scooter as first announced by police.
Man hospitalised after hit and run in Invercargill
A man has been hospitalised in a serious condition after a hit and run in Invercargill this morning.
All lanes re-open on Auckland's northwestern motorway after multi-vehicle crash
All lanes are now open on Auckland's northwestern motorway, following a multi-vehicle crash.
One dead after Hikutaia crash
One person has died following a crash on SH26/Paeroa Kopu Road in Hikutaia this afternoon.
Police name ambulance officer, driver killed in crash
The names of the driver and ambulance officer killed in a crash in Cambridge last week have been released by police.
East Tamaki blaze extinguished
A fire in a commercial warehouse in the Auckland suburb of East Tamaki has been extinguished.
Cars go up in flames as fire spreads through scrapyard
Police and fire investigators are examining a Christchurch scrapyard where about 100 cars caught fire last night.
Hato Hone St John tackles staff shortages with new training programme
Hato Hone St John says its new Residential Emergency Medical Technicial programme has been successful so far in tackling staff shortages.
Man charged with murder in relation to Hamilton death
A 48-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of another man in Hamilton earlier today.
Rotorua ambulance staff mourn colleague who died in crash
Black ribbons line the fence outside the Rotorua Ambulance Station commemorating the death of one of their own. St John chief executive Dan Ohs says the loss of their officer is hard to stomach.
Ambulance worker killed in Waikato crash
The ambulance driver involved in the fatal accident near Cambridge at 3.40 yesterday morning has now also died.
St John said it was devastated to be grieving the loss of one of its own.
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Ambulance driver dies after crash in Cambridge
St John says it is devastated to be grieving the loss of one of its own following a serious crash near Cambridge early this morning.
One dead after two vehicle Waikato crash
A person has died in an crash on State Highway 3, south of Kihikihi.
Fatal crash in Cambridge, ambulance driver critically injured
A person has died and an ambulance driver was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Tirau Road (SH1) at Cambridge.
Ill-prepared 'non cavers' spark late night cave rescue in Tasman
Ill-prepared, and with the wrong equipment, three have-a-go cavers descended into a complex cave system, sparking a late-night rescue.
Kaikōura boat tragedy: One person still in hospital after five die in capsizing
One person is still in a stable condition in hospital after five people from the Nature Photography Society of New Zealand died when a boat capsized at Goose Bay yesterday.
No risk to public after mercury spill in Cromwell - FENZ
The exact size of the spill is yet to be determined but there have been no reports of poisonings or injuries in relation to it.
