Emergency Services

The collision at a home in Gore happened on New Year's Day.

High winds have put Interislander sailings on hold, with more than 1000 passengers affected.

A handful of crashes have slowed traffic throughout the country as many return home from holiday travels.

The old frequent-flyer adage is that sitting at the back of the plane is a safer place to be than at the front - but is that true?

Two police officers and two other people have been injured after a vehicle crashed into the site of an earlier crash.

One person is dead and another seriously injured following a crash in Karaka.

Last year's drownings total was the lowest since 2018 and the third lowest in nearly two decades - but older men continue to be victims.

The section of State Highway 2 between Upper Hutt and Wairarapa has reopened following a two-vehicle crash.

A car was found on fire in front of a house on Kiripaka Road about 5.30am on Thursday.

Police were notified at 5.35am about the incident on Gilbert Road in Ōtara.

The fire has burned through three hectares of bush and pine tree slash.

Diversions were in place and drivers should avoid the area, police said.

Police responded to the crash on Old West Coast Road in Selwyn around 11am, and found two people in a critical condition.

State Highway 25 has reopened after a house fire on Tairua Road in Coromandel.

A police vehicle was hit by another vehicle during a gathering in Buxton Square Carpark, Nelson.

One person has died following a serious crash near Bunnythorpe on New Year's Eve.

A person has died after being found unresponsive in the water at a popular Northland beach.

Metservice meterologist John Law says a tornado is "definitely not out of the question".

Emergency services at summer hot spots are preparing for an influx of rowdy visitors on New Year's Eve.