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Two dead after crash near Gisborne overnight
Two people have died after a serious crash in Gisborne overnight. Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on Tucker Road at around...
Fatal crash, Rongotea
One person has died early this morning following a single vehicle crash. The crash involved an electric bicycle on Banks Road, Rongotea in the Manawatu...
British tourist killed in Canary Islands bus crash
A British man has died and more than 20 others have been injured after a tourist bus lost control and plunged into a ravine...
Easter road toll at four
Provisionally, four people lost their lives on our roads this Easter holiday weekend. There is still a lot of work to do, and we need...
Fatal crashes – Kaitaia and Tasman
Fatal crash: Tasman One person has died following a crash in Tasman on Friday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Coastal Highway (SH60) and...
‘Explosions’ and fire rock Toronto building (Video)
Police warned that propane cylinders were “possibly exploding” and that debris could be falling onto the street. Police and firefighters responded to reports of a...
Lake Manapouri incident name release
Police can now formally name the man whose body was recovered from Lake Manapouri last week, following a six-day search. He was 42-year-old Regan Soper,...
Two dead after crash in Levin
Two people have died following a two-vehicle crash in Levin on Monday morning. Emergency services were called to Arapaepae Road / State Highway 57 around...
Air Canada plane collides with ground vehicle
New York’s LaGuardia Airport has been closed indefinitely following a collision between an Air Canada Express aircraft and a ground vehicle, prompting authorities to...
Fatal crashes – Southland, Stratford and Waiohau
Fatal crash, Winding Creek Road, Southland One person has died in a single-vehicle crash along Winding Creek Road in Southland. Emergency services were called to the...
One dead after crash on Auckland’s South-Western Motorway
One person has died following a serious crash on the South-Western Motorway, Onehunga this morning. "Police were called to the two-vehicle crash about 6.15am. "Sadly, one...
Fatal crash, Temple View
One person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Howden Road, in Temple View on the outskirts of Hamilton. The crash was reported to emergency...
Four-year-old saves mum during 111 call
Four-year-old Asher Kessell loves playing superheroes, but now it’s official... Asher is a superhero. On 27 February, Asher dialled 111 after his mum, Rue, suffered...
Body found in search for missing man in Lake Manapouri
Police searching for the missing man in Lake Manapouri over the past week, have this morning recovered a body. On Saturday 14 March, around 6.15pm,...
Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga
Cabinet has agreed the Terms of Reference and membership for a Government Inquiry into the Fatal Landslides in Tauranga, Emergency Management and Recovery Associate...
One dead following crash on SH1 near Mangaweka
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Mangaweka. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 involving a motorcycle and a car...
Fatal crashes – Hastings, Whanganui, Mauku
Fatal crash: Titi Road, Mauku Police can confirm a pedestrian has died following a crash in Mauku, South Auckland on Saturday afternoon. The crash, reported at...
Body found, Manawatū River
A body has been found on the Manawatū River. At around 7:20pm on Saturday 14 March, Police were notified that a body had been found...
Human remains found on Coppermine Island identified
Human remains located on Coppermine Island (Mauipane), east of Whangārei have been identified as belonging to a person who went missing in May 2024. On...
One dead after car mounts curb and hits pedestrians
One person has died following a serious crash on William Souter Street, Forrest Hill on Auckland's North Shore this morning. Police were called at around...
Update: Search and Rescue operation, Greymouth
The police search in Greymouth continues after a report of a person who had been swept out to sea this weekend. At around 6pm Saturday,...
Diver and boaties rescued after being blown out to sea near Wellington
Teamwork between the Police Maritime Unit and Westpac Rescue Helicopter successfully rescued a diver and boaties in windy and choppy waters off the Wellington...
Fatal crash on SH1 north of Tūrangi
One person has died after the earlier crash on SH1, just north of Tūrangi, near Rawhira Road. The road remains closed and diversions are in...
Search and Rescue operation underway in Greymouth
A Search and Rescue operation is continuing in Greymouth today. At around 6pm Saturday, emergency services received a report of a person who had been...
Fatal crashes – Dome Valley, Karitane, Foxon and Paparoa
Fatal crash, Paparoa One person has died and another has moderate injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Paparoa, Kaipara District. Emergency services were called to the...
Fatal crashes – Erua and Taihape
One dead following Erua crash One person has died after a three-vehicle crash on SH4, Erua, Ruapehu, late last night. Emergency services were called to the...
Search for man swept off rocks at Union Bay underway
A search and rescue operation is underway after a man was swept off the rocks at Union Bay, Karekare, on Auckland's west coast, earlier...
Fatal crash, Te Koporu
One person has died after a single-vehicle crash on Mahuta Gap, Te Kopuru, Northland, this morning. Emergency services were called to the scene about 7.15am. "Sadly,...
Search for missing man in Manawatū River scaled back
The search for a missing man in the Manawatū River has moved to a limited search phase today. The decision has been made after extensive...
Seven rescued from Waikato River
Seven people were successfully rescued from the Waikato River last night, after Police received reports of several people struggling in the water. Around 7.20pm, Police...
Five rescued from Mt Egmont/Taranaki
Five climbers have been rescued from Mt Egmont/Taranaki following a large-scale emergency response after the group became stranded on the mountain yesterday afternoon. Emergency services...
Fatal crash, Totara Heights
Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on Eugenia Rise, Totara Heights in Manukau on 17 February. Emergency services were called to...
Two dead, three seriously injured in SH1 crash at Redwood Pass
Two people have died and three others have suffered serious to critical injuries following a major crash on State Highway 1 near Redwood Pass...
One dead after vehicle flips in Hillsborough crash
One person has died following a crash in Hillsborough, Auckland, last night. Police were called around 6.30pm, to the crash where a vehicle has hit...
Fatal crash: Ruatangata West, Whangarei
One person has died after being ejected from a vehicle, following a single-vehicle crash on Knight Road last night. Emergency services were notified of the...
Body recovered from submerged vehicle on SH39
A man has died after his vehicle became submerged in floodwaters while travelling on State Highway 39 in the Waikato overnight. A member of public...
Search and rescue warn after surge in outdoor emergencies
Southern Police Search and Rescue are urging anyone heading to the outdoors to be prepared after multiple search and rescue operations since the new...
U.S. warship collides with refueling vessel (Video)
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer hit a Supply-class fast combat support vessel near South America. Two US Navy vessels collided during a replenishment-at-sea operation...
Somalia passenger flight ends in sea landing after mid-air fault
A passenger aircraft carrying 55 people was forced into an emergency water landing off Mogadishu after a technical malfunction shortly after takeoff. The Starsky Aviation...
Body recovered from Waioeka River in Bay of Plenty
Police and teams searching for a man missing since January have located and recovered a body from the Waioeka River this morning at about...
