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Fire crews freed two people who were trapped in separate vehicles.

Police said road spikes were used to stop the fleeing car at about 7.20am.

Five injured, one critically, after a vehicle rolled on Auckland’s Northern Motorway in central Auckland, coming to rest upside down under the Wellington Street overbridge.

The two-vehicle accident happened between Bulls and Sanson at about 10.55am.

The man was confirmed dead upon emergency services' arrival yesterday.

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Police were called to Dominion Road in Nawton at about 3pm today.

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Nobody was injured when both groups began firing at each other.

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A man has been charged with two counts of murder after two people were found dead in Hamilton, police say. The 34-year-old man will appear in the Hamilton District Court tomorrow.

A lockdown started last week after a teacher was allegedly stabbed by a student.

The firearm has likely been discarded in the Murumuru Rd, Parinui or Ruatiti areas.

Police were called about 2.20am.

Thieves rammed vehicles through the hangar, wrecking multiple gliders.

Several instances of a man approaching children have been reported to Wellington police.

The trailer of a truck carrying rubbish caught fire near Bulls.

Police said he is now safe and is being reunited with his family.

Police issued around 40 liquor-ban infringement notices at the event.

Six young people have been injured after an Auckland party spiralled out of control, with reports of machetes, vicious assaults and a car being driven at partygoers. Video / NZH

A parent said scared students were hiding in classroom cupboards.

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Emergency services were called to the crash on Mākara Beach Rd just after 8am.

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Police say Mākara Beach Rd will stay closed until at least 11.30am.

Three females aged 14-18 were arrested following an incident in Manurewa around 2am, where a man’s vehicle was taken. Video / NZ Herald

Police say higher charges mirror wastewater data showing more cannabis use.

The resident heard 'two massive bangs' before the crash involving a 'fleeing vehicle'.