Emergency Services

In the past year, 17 people have died in avoidable house fires, compared to 13 in a typical year. Audio

Investigations into the crash are ongoing.

The cyclist was taken to hospital in a serious condition after the incident.

One person has died following the two-vehicle crash south of Waitahuna around 4.50pm.

Despite recent heavy snowfall and freezing conditions, the man didn't have any food or shelter with him.

But Fire and Emergency says it believes the offer is "fair" balancing staff's cost of living pressures alongside the agency's fiscal pressures.

Motorists are advised to follow diversions and expect delays.

A neighbour said no one could have survived a fire of that scale, which lit up the whole New Plymouth street. Audio

Police say commuters heading to Wellington City on Thursday morning will be impacted by a serious crash in Petone.

Emergency services were called to Lamorna Road just before 8pm.

Police say the incident involved a group of young people.

NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 1 between Ōtaki and Levin has reopened after a serious crash.

Seven fire trucks and nearly 30 firefighters tackled the blaze at its peak.

Sources have told RNZ that the stabbing may have been linked to a club event in the central city.

The official Vietnam News Agency reported that all the tourists were Vietnamese, including several children.

Emergency services were called to the single vehicle crash on SH6 at Okaramio in which one person died.

Seven people were critically injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd outside a nightclub, the LA Fire Department says.