Emergency Services
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 22 July 2024
On today's episode, Kamala Harris says she intends to do everything she can to earn and win the Democratic nomination, following Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race for re-election, a Northland… Audio
First Union ambulance officers confirm strike action
The union for ambulance workers is accusing Hato Hone St John and government ministers of being misleading and disingenuous over staffing levels. First Union's Faye McCann spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Two seriously injured in Ōtaki house fire
A bedroom was alight when crews first arrived.
Kits to guard firefighters against cancer need more work - union
Decontamination kits to guard firefighters from cancer are about to be issued, but their union says more needs to be done.
Otago fire puts one in hospital
One person has been flown to hospital in a serious condition following a commercial building fire in Otago.
Fire & Emergency wants annual home levy to rise $40
If levies aren't hiked, the organisation says it will be out of cash reserves by 2026-27.
Plea to St John to keep region's ambulance
A petition of more than 1100 signatures will be presented to Parliament urging St John not to replace its Rāwene-based ambulance with a smaller first response vehicle.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 19 July
On today's episode, we hear from Mackenzie District mayor Anne Munro about the conditions that led to two bus crashes in the district yesterday, it looks like the end-game for Joe Biden's re-election… Audio
'They were flying': Icy highway should have been shut before bus crash - driver
A driver who had just stopped to call police about black ice when the two buses went past says warning signs weren't big enough. Audio
Warnings remain in place after bus crashes in Canterbury
Warnings remain in place for Canterbury's State Highway 8, a day after two buses crashed in polar conditions on Friday. Reporter Niva Chittock spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Person killed in Tasman car crash
Emergency services were called just before 1am to the intersection of Selwyn Street and Abel Tasman Drive in Pōhara.
Mackenzie District Mayor on bus crashes
Two buses in a three-coach convoy, rolled within a hundred metres of each other along State Highway 8's Tekapo-Twizel Highway shortly after 8.30am on Thursday. Mackenzie District Mayor Anne Munro… Audio
Two buses roll off icy highway near Lake Tekapo
Passengers were left lacerated, bleeding and shaken up after two buses rolled off an icy highway near Lake Tekapo this morning. The crashes happened about 100 metres apart on State Highway 8 near… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Thursday 18 July 2024
On today's episode, two separate buses crashes this morning on the road between Tekapo and Twizel have sent four people to hospital. Public health experts are alarmed the Associate Health Minister has… Audio
Woman hit after fleeing car in Hamilton
Police are appealing for the male driver - who knew the injured woman - to come forward.
Men force way into home, point gun at residents in Auckland burglary
Residents in a nearby West Auckland suburb this afternoon reported armed police surrounding a house.
Vehicles destroyed after overnight explosions heard
Multiple explosions were heard as vehicles burned at the Ferry Landing, opposite the Coromandel town's wharf.
Hit-and-run driver might not know they collided with someone
The driver of a Toyota Aqua might not realise they hit someone on Ghuznee Street in June, police say.
Ten households can't go home after residential building fire
A fire in a central Wellington apartment block has left authorities scrambling to find accommodation for the occupants of ten Kāinga Ora flats.
Two injured and highway closed after two-truck crash in heavy fog
A crash between two trucks has left two people injured and blocked part of State Highway 36, the road between Rotorua and Tauranga.
