Emergency Services

A burst water main in central Wellington has caused a street to flood and sent a large plume of brown out into the harbour.

Cambridge Rd in Waikato is closed after a serious crash.

The timeliness and effectiveness of warnings and the emergency response to the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle will come under scrutiny.

An RNZ reporter surveying the scene by helicopter says the worst affected area appears to be the township of Kohatu, beside the Motueka River, and across to Quinney's Bush.

Whetu Bennett was last seen outside an Auckland mall at midday on Tuesday. Her whānau say they are 'distraught' by her disappearance.

A third person is also injured.

The men got stuck in fast flowing water near the fork of the Ōpihi and Temuka rivers at around 9.30pm on Saturday night, a police spokesperson said.

Police say they were made aware of the death at about 4pm on Friday.

Two teenagers remain in critical conditions after the car they were in left the road and ploughed into property near Auckland.

She has been convicted and discharged in the Invercargill District Court.

At least two people were critically injured, when a car crashed into a Coatesville Riverhead Highway property.

Marie Louise Murphy is one of four accused of fire safety failings linked to the deaths of five people.

St John ambulance took the person to Auckland City Hospital.

Around 50 small businesses impacted by the New World blaze are seeking new retail partners to save revenue. Audio