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Indian Supreme Court questions crash probe after pilots blamed

Five months after the deadly crash of Flight 171 in India, which killed 260 people shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, the official investigation has...

Police updates – Twyford burglaries, Southland illegal whitebaiting, Gordonton fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 November 2025. Hawke's Bay Police investigating Twyford burglaries Hawke's Bay Police are investigating a series of rural burglaries...

Moment of horror UPS cargo plane crash caught on video

Footage suggests the aircraft was on fire even before it left the ground. Dramatic video footage has emerged online showing the moment a UPS cargo...

Father of drowned man slams Little’s video celebrating fence removal

The father of a man who drowned in Wellington Harbour has criticised new Mayor Andrew Little for filming a social media video at the...

Medieval Torre dei Conti partially collapses in Rome (Video)

A section of Rome’s historic Torre dei Conti, a 13th-century medieval tower near the Colosseum, partially collapsed on Monday, leaving three construction workers injured...

Missing woman found dead near Fox River

A woman has been found deceased over the weekend after failing to return from a tramping expedition in the Tasman district. "Police were called to...

Coroner issues warning after fatal home workshop accident in Northland

A Northland man was killed when a ride-on mower he was repairing slipped off a forklift and crushed him. The coroner found that inadequate support...

Police updates: Fatal crashes Epsom and Matamata

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 31 October 2025. Fatal Crash, Matamata One person has died after a crash in Matamata on Thursday afternoon. At around...

Man’s death prompts warning over dangerous fuel mix in kerosene fridge

An 80-year-old man died after being severely burned when a kerosene-powered fridge exploded at his family’s Marlborough Sounds holiday home. He had been demonstrating how...

Fire rips through old ‘Fitz’ pub in Palmerston North

Firefighters are battling a large blaze at the old Fitzherbert (a.k.a. 'The Fitz) bar in central Palmerston North, prompting warnings for residents to stay...

Child flown to Starship after medical emergency at Northland school

A young boy from Kaikohe East School in Northland was airlifted to Auckland’s Starship Hospital in critical condition after becoming suddenly unwell late Tuesday...

Elderly woman found dead after failing to reboard Great Barrier Reef cruise

An 80-year-old woman was found dead on Lizard Island in the Great Barrier Reef after failing to return to the Coral Adventurer cruise ship...

Water safety warning after multiple Auckland rescues over long weekend

The crew aboard the Police Eagle helicopter had their work cut out for them during the long weekend, assisting with a number of water...

Fatal crash on Waiheke Island

One person has died and another has been seriously injured following a motorbike crash on Waiheke Island. Emergency services were called to Ocean View Road,...

Fatal Crash, Morrinsville

One person has died after a crash in Morrinsville overnight. Police were called to a single-vehicle crash on Matuku Road at around 2.45am. Sadly, one person...

Man dies in hospital following motorcycle crash

A man has died following injuries sustained in a serious crash on 18 October in the Waipa District, Waikato. Emergency services were notified of the...

Ferry fire off Waiheke Island brought under control

Emergency services are responding after a Waiheke Island ferry caught fire in the Hauraki Gulf near Motutapu Island this afternoon. Witness Bruce Cameron reported hearing...

One fatality confirmed in electric bus crash

Police have confirmed one person has died following a collision involving an electric bus in Parnell on Wednesday night. Emergency services remain at the scene...

Electric bus inferno sparks frantic rescues in Auckland crash

Witnesses described desperate rescue efforts after a violent head-on crash between an electric bus and a car ignited a massive blaze on Tamaki Drive...

Coroner clears driver in fatal forestry crash

A coroner has exonerated a forestry van driver previously blamed for a crash that killed four workers, finding police wrongly concluded he had used...

Person dies following boating incident off Napier

A person has died following a boating incident off Napier on Tuesday. Police were contacted at 1.40pm after two people failed to return from a...

Heathcote Valley death referred to Coroner

A man who was located deceased on Horotane Valley Road in Heathcote Valley on 19 September has been formally identified, and the man’s death...

Name release: Whangarei fatal crash

Police are continuing with a critical incident investigation surrounding the events leading up to a fatal crash in Whangārei on 11 October. "We are now...

Fire in Whangārei Hospital carpark

Emergency services are responding to a fire in the carpark at Whangārei Hospital. Fire and Emergency NZ are currently leading the response, however Police are...

Passenger plane hit by suspected ‘space debris’ in U.S.

An unidentified object broke the windscreen of a Boeing 737 MAX 8, reportedly injuring the pilot. A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 has been...

Man dies after being hit by falling branch in Mount Victoria

One person has died after being hit by a falling branch on Mount Victoria. At around 9:20am emergency services received reports of a man suffering...

Coroner urges vigilance around water after child’s tragic drowning at Tauranga park

A coroner has ruled the 2023 death of a four-year-old at Tauranga’s Memorial Park as an accidental drowning, after the child, who was autistic,...

Man dies from injuries after early October Ngaruawahia crash

A man has died following injuries sustained in a serious crash earlier this month in Ngaruawahia. Emergency services were called to the crash, between a...

One dead, two injured after boat overturns near Port Waikato

Police have confirmed that one person has died in hospital following a water rescue near Port Waikato. Emergency services received reports of three people in...

Double fatality following Northland crash

Northland Police can now confirm two people have died following this morning’s crash on SH1, Brynderwyn, Northland. Just after 3am Police received a report of...

Coroner blames drug impairment for Te Awamutu crash

A coroner has found that a fatal crash near Te Awamutu, which killed five people, was caused by a young unlicensed driver who was...

Crash claims two lives in Waikato

Two people have died following the two-vehicle crash near the intersection of State Highway 1 and Horahora Road at Piarere, Waikato, this evening. One other...

Coroner urges safety warnings at Waikato River swimming spot

A Coroner has recommended installing warning signs at a popular Waikato River swimming area following the drowning of a young parent who was swept...

Name release: Fatal crash, Waitaki

Police can now release the name of the man who died following a crash at the intersection of Horse Range Road and Trotters Gorge...

Deaths following house fire in Rakaia

Two people have died following a house fire in Rakaia over the weekend. Emergency services were called to the property late on Saturday night, to...

Five injured as helicopter crashes near popular California beach

Five people were injured when a helicopter lost control and crashed into trees just steps from Huntington Beach in California on Saturday afternoon (local...

Fatal crash in Waitaki

One person has died following a motorcycle crash north of Palmerston in Waitaki District this afternoon. Police were alerted to the crash at the intersection...

Three dead in light plane crash in Australia

Three people have been killed after a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off at Shellharbour Airport, south of Wollongong, around...

Deadly explosion rocks Tennessee Munitions Plant, multiple dead and missing

An explosion at the Accurate Energetic Systems munitions plant in rural Tennessee has left several people dead and others missing, with emergency crews initially...

Coroner warns of rising dangers from unfenced temporary pools

A coroner has warned that unfenced temporary pools pose a “grave hazard” to young children following the death of a 20-month-old who drowned after...

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