Emergency Services

The callouts included a small grassfire near Whangārei.

The police received a call about 7pm on Thursday night, reporting a teenager was caught in a rip.

Police say the car crashed into a van, leaving the driver critically injured and needing to be airlifted to hospital.

Two men were seriously injured after falling from the ride at the Rolling Meadow Festival on New Year's Day.

Police have not found any sign of anyone in distress.

State Highway 3 is currently blocked by the crash and diversions are in place.

Police said there are serious injuries in the two-car crash that was reported at 7.20pm.

A man is facing a number of charges following a crash in Levin just before midnight.

St John compared the night to a busy Saturday, while police helped evacuate Twisted Frequency festivalgoers from a rising river.

Police say it is likely the person was hit by a vehicle as they seek dashcam and CCTV footage.

The provisional number of road deaths in 2025 was 272, police say, crediting Operation Open Roads.

Gordon Pengelly was on his deck on Tuesday afternoon when he noticed a catamaran sailing past Elizabeth Reef in rough weather.

A search is underway for a dog missing after a man was rescued from a capsized yacht in Whananaki in Northland yesterday.

The fire truck involved carries gear like the jaws of life - used to extract trapped people after accidents, the union says.

A woman and her teenage children found the 80-year-old and kept him warm with a 'human circle'.

Police were called to the two-vehicle incident in Upper Hutt about 6.35pm.

Police were called to State Highway 1 at the Waitarere turnoff about 11am.

Three fishermen rescued on Friday night after their boat started taking on water did "everything right", police say.

Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes near Petone at 5.15am on Saturday.

It is believed a man who died during a jet ski incident near Port Waikato was not wearing a life jacket.