Emergency Services
Serious injury in Mount Maunganui following gas incident
One person has been taken to Tauranga Hospital after an accident involving gas in Mount Maunganui.
Three-vehicle crash blocks main highway around Coromandel Peninsula
The incident was the latest in a series around the upper North Island on Thursday.
'Fly high wee little man': Boy killed in Otago crash named
O'siah Prasad from Dunedin was described as a 'bright, loving, and adventurous little boy'.
Auckland Emergency Management defends storm alert timing
Some Aucklanders said the severe weather alerts, sent several minutes of each other on Saturday, were too little too late, with flooding reported on Easter Friday night. Audio
Power still out for some Aucklanders
Vector staff will be out in force today with some households still without power after stormy weather at the weekend.
Auckland Emergency Management General Manager Adam Maggs spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio
Easter road toll rises to four after Waikato crash
A person has died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash in Mangakino this afternoon.
'Just doesn't make sense' - Fire station hit by repeat vandal
The same man is alleged to have broken a window for the fifth time in 12 months, police say.
Woman, dog rescued from cliff in Otago by specialist team
A specialist lines crew was brought in as a helicopter winch rescue was unsuitable.
Police appeal for information after fatally injured man found at bus stop
Auckland police are keeping an "open mind" over what happened at a Meadowbank bus stop.
Second farm vehicle death of weekend reported
Emergency services were called to a property on State Highway 5 in Wairakei shortly after 3.30pm on Saturday.
Police hail 'game changer' Missing Persons Map
A new nationwide interactive map documents the last known location of people who have gone missing in the last 50 years.
Man missing after falling into Waikato river
Emergency services are searching for a man who fell into a fast-moving Waikato river this morning.
Bottles thrown at police confronting boy racers in Wellington
Nearly 80 infringement notices were issued and 21 vehicles were ordered off the road.
Person dies following crash between car, cyclist
One person has died following a serious crash between a car and a cyclist in Haumoana this morning.
Firefighters battle blaze at Auckland apartments
The fire broke out in a three-storey residential building.
'Could not escape' - Kayaker died after being trapped in river, coroner says
The Queenstown kayaker Jeremy Norbury died in Westland's Turnbull River in 2023.
Firefighters battle large blaze at country pub and hotel
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said water availability in the area is hampering the efforts of firefighters in South Taranaki.
Porirua fire causes Kāpiti train cancellations
A Kiwirail spokesperson says the trains are now up and running as normal.
Person dead, car crashes into New Plymouth house
Police received a report of a car crashing into a house on Riverside Drive in Merrilands about 9.15am.
