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One dead, four hurt in downtown Wellington crash
Motorists should avoid the area, police say.
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'Fatal consequences': Warning after firefighters vote for four 10-hour strikes
Fire boss warns of 'extreme risk' after paid firefighters vote to strike over pay dispute.
'Devastating': Man dead after digger plunges over wall at rich-lister's seafront property
Multiple emergency vehicles swarmed Secret Cove at Stanley Point on the North Shore.
Nine children sent to Wellington Hospital after head gasket blew on school bus
The bus was carrying 44 students from Wainuiomata Primary School to Te Papa.
'Bring my gear back': St John volunteer's life-saving kit stolen outside house
Emergency medical technician Mike Bryce's bag was stolen after his truck was broken into.
Two people die after light aircraft crashes in remote area near Nelson
Police are working to recover the bodies and examine the remote crash scene.
One seriously injured, SH6 blocked after Southland crash
The crash happened between Lumsden and Dipton shortly after 1pm.
Manhunt underway after two people assaulted with machete in Auckland
Two people were wounded by a weapon.
Three buses crash near East Auckland shopping centre, three people hospitalised
Three patients were taken to Middlemore Hospital in a moderate condition.
Person taken to hospital after car hits tree on Napier foreshore
Emergency services were called to The Esplanade, Westshore, around 12.24am today.
Bus and vehicle crash in Ellerslie, seven people assessed at scene
The crash was reported on Kalmia St at 3.41pm.
CPR and four defibrillator shocks: Batter remains not out after surviving cardiac arrest in cricket match
The batter is recovering in hospital after being airlifted in a critical condition.
Police identify man who died at North Shore beach wearing jeans and goggles
Police said he wore the inner tube of a bicycle tyre as a belt.
‘We’re going to crash’: 9 die as Learjet plunges into ground near Mar-a-Lago
The jet was flying from Texas to the Bahamas when the crash occurred.
Person dies after early-morning crash in Kaikohe
The early-morning crash happened at the intersection of Te Pua and Lake Rds.
Fire crews respond to light aircraft crash at Auckland's Ardmore Airport, fuel leaking
Fire crews are responding to a light aircraft crash at Ardmore Airport.
Chemical spill closes Mt Maunganui street; emergency staff forced to respond from Rotorua
Police advised motorists to avoid the area and expect delays.
Two men seriously injured in separate stabbings hours apart
Police were first called to Ross Crescent in Hamilton at about 12.25am.
Firefighter training deficiencies report includes disputed claim of ‘beasting’ recruits
A 2025 report found firefighter training was outdated, disjointed and unsafe.
Hours-long wait after multi-vehicle caravan crash blocks highway
SH7 reopens after a crash left debris strewn across lanes and some vehicles upside down.
‘Stars aligned’: Kayaker rescued from sinking vessel
Three young surf lifesavers were among those who rushed to the kayaker's aid.
Gisborne man killed in forestry machinery accident
Daniel James Low, 29, of Gisborne, died near Ruakituri on Wednesday afternoon.
One dead, another critically injured in incident on private road
One person died at the scene and another was airlifted to hospital.
Teenage fisherman rescued from Auckland rocks as tide rises
Police deployed a Search and Rescue high ropes team to the area.