Emergency Services
'Gang numbers will fall': Commissioner announces new 'National Gang Unit'
Police are setting up frontline teams to tackle crime and intimidation by gangs, Andrew Coster has announced.
Police warning lifts for residents in East Coast township
Officers are looking for a person who fled after being signalled to stop.
Two young men killed in Auckland house fire
Two people died and a third was left with serious injuries in a ferocious house fire in south Auckland. Melanie Earley reports. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 13 May 2024
On today's episode, two have died and one person is seriously injured in a house fire in Auckland, reporter Melanie Earley has the latest, Police are investigating three new complaints in connection… Audio
'Fully in shock': Passerby saves man at house fire that killed two
The father of the sole survivor broke down in tears as he spoke at the scene. Audio
Two dead after Auckland house fire
The family of the man seriously injured in an Auckland house fire where two people died have just spoken to media. RNZ reporter Melanie Earley spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
79-year-old man killed in late-night crash in Northland
A 79-year-old man died at the scene after his vehicle crashed into a ditch south of Mangōnui.
Canterbury confident it's prepared for a major disaster
Those working in Canterbury's emergency management believe the region is prepared for and is capable of responding well to major events - at the level of Cyclone Gabrielle or larger. Niva Chittock… Audio
'Massive heart attack': Club rugby player collapses on field; wife gives CPR
Stunned spectators watched as a rugby player collapsed and was given CPR, including by his wife, during a match at the Silverdale Rugby Club on Saturday.
Police not looking to alter their ban on use of generative AI
Police say they are not looking at altering the ban on the use of generative AI on their devices.
Helicopter called, person seriously hurt in crash on SH6 in Marlborough
The weather was foggy and police have urged drivers to take extra care.
Northland house fire treated as arson, homicide probe launched
Police are now looking for a person captured on CCTV footage.
Nearest fire station unmanned during deadly fire at military camp
The fire station closest to where a 16-year-old girl was killed in a blaze at Burnham Military Camp was unmanned when it broke out.
One injured after ambulance, school bus collide
An ambulance transporting a patient to hospital has collided with a school bus in central Auckland.
One dead, three injured after fire at Burnham military camp
A teenage girl has reportedly died after the blaze early on Wednesday morning.
Search for missing fisherman off Raglan coast paused
The search for the man who went missing off the coast of Raglan more than two weeks ago has been paused.
Person dead after house fire at Burnham military camp
One person has died following a house fire at the Burnham military camp in Canterbury. Reporter Anna Sargant spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 7 May
On today's episode, we hear from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon about the $1.9 billion promised for corrections, and we get reaction from former prisoner and penal reform campaigner Cosmo Jeffery… Audio
Junior doctors' picket outside hospitals
Junior doctors are picketing outside hospitals around the country this morning as they strike in support of 300 doctors in line for a pay cut. Natalie Akoorie outside Waikato Hospital, Krystal Gibbens… Audio
Te Whatu Ora chief clinical officer on junior doctors' strike
About half of the country's junior doctors have walked off the job. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora chief clinical officer Richard Sullivan spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
