Emergency Services
Injured person rescued from blaze in Auckland CBD
Fire crews were called to a property in Greys Avenue at 12.30am.
Person dies after assault on Auckland bus, manhunt underway
It is understood the person suffered stab wounds to the upper body.
Concerns grow as search for missing 83-year-old swimmer ramps up
The man, who regularly swims in Whangārei Harbour, has not been seen since Saturday.
Person trapped, critically hurt after quad bike crash in Far North
A person critically injured in a quad bike accident earlier today has been airlifted to hospital after a challenging rescue involving a helicopter and a coastguard vessel.
Scrub fire at Tekapo contained, drone forces helicopters back from Waikato blaze
A scrub fire at the Tekapo Military Training Area has been contained overnight.
Fire and Emergency on fire at wetland
A large scrub fire burning for three days in Waikato has now spread through more than 1000 hectares of land including through an ecologically significant wetland. More than 50 firefighters are… Audio
Scrub fire burns through 1000 hectares of land
A large scrub fire in Waikato has burned more than 1000 hectares of land including through an ecologically significant wetland. Tinaka Mearns is the DOC's regional director for Hauraki, Waikato… Audio
Highway closes as fire breaks out at fertiliser factory
A chimney fire that broke out at Ravensdown on State Highway 51 has been put out.
One critical after crash near Rotorua
A person has been critically hurt in a crash on State Highway 30, east of Rotorua.
Ammo disposal sparks scrub fire at Tekapo
A fire that broke out at the Tekapo Military Training Area now covers 200 hectares.
Weekend cyclist found dead on Dunedin road
Police were called at 3.30pm on Sunday afternoon to reports a man had been found dead on Portobello Road, on the Otago Peninsula.
'We're depressed, upset, and shocked': Family of man killed in boating accident mourn
A close friend of the man who died in a boating accident on Sunday said his relatives were in shock.
Cuba faces third day of blackouts as Hurricane Oscar nears
Just 16 percent of the country had power restored when the aging energy grid again overloaded.
One dead after boat capsizes on Manukau Bar
Boaties helped rescue those in the water after a capsize on Auckland's Manukau Bar.
Three seriously injured after fleeing driver crashes into another vehicle - police
A driver running from police has slammed into another vehicle at an intersection, leaving three people seriously injured, police say.
Three injured as police deal with two group confrontations
Three people have been left with injuries from disorder and assaults, with police officers scrambling to a firearms incident in Auckland and a fight in Hamilton.
Air NZ plane lands in Sydney after bomb threat
A passenger says they were held on board for an hour and a half because of a "bomb scare".
'Suspicious' fire destroys old Queen Mary Hospital building
The fire at the century-old hospital site took more than four hours to put out.
An hour of terror - What happened inside the Abbey Caves
The full terror of what happened in the caves - and acts of heroism that almost certainly saved students' lives - has been revealed.
