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Fatality following avalanche, Mount Dixon

Police can confirm one person has died after becoming trapped in an avalanche on Mount Dixon on Sunday morning. Emergency services were called just after...

Body recovered following Tauranga crash

Police can confirm a body has been recovered from the water following a crash in Tauranga. Emergency services were called to Chapel Street about 12:40am...

Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 29

Twenty-eight children and a teacher died in Peshawar, prompting the authorities to investigate the building’s structural safety. At least 28 children and a teacher were...

Over 130 migrants killed in boat disaster off African coast – UN

The vessel was carrying 305 people to Yemen when it overturned, leaving 84 missing and 82 survivors. At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have...

Footage sought following fatal crash in Canterbury

Police are appealing for members of the public who may have CCTV or dash cam footage of the Dyers Pass Road area on Friday...

Death following water related incident, Tangimoana

One person has died after a water related incident in Tangimoana on Friday afternoon. About 2.30pm, Police were called to Tangimoana Beach Road after reports...

Fatal crash, Temuka-Orari Highway, Temuka

One person has died following a two vehicle crash in Temuka this afternoon. Police were called to the Temuka-Orari Highway near the intersection with Opuha...

Body located in water north of Whakatane

A body has been recovered Tuesday afternoon near Moutohorā Island, north of Whakatāne. Police were called to the area about 1.15pm after the body was...

One dead, three seriously injured in SH 6 crash at Kawarau Falls

One person has died in a single vehicle crash on State Highway 6 (Kingston Road), Kawarau Falls this morning. It happened shortly before 4am between...

Search for Erika continues

The search for Erika Rodrigues Coelho will continue Sunday, after several searches on Saturday in the Queenstown area where she is believed to have...

Gisborne Police searching for hero

Gisborne Police are searching for a hero who rescued an 89-year-old from a house fire ON Saturday morning. Emergency services were first made aware of...

Fatal crash, Pukete

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Pukete, Waikato, last night. Emergency services were called to the crash involving a vehicle...

Searches continue for missing woman Erika, Queenstown

Efforts are ongoing as searches continue for missing 47-year-old Erika Rodrigues Coelho near Queenstown. Erika is a Brazilian national currently residing in Queenstown. Police were...

Body located in Waikato River search

Police have recovered a body from the Waikato River following a search operation Wednesday. The body is confirmed to be the man who was reported...

Update: Lake Moeraki search

Police divers have further investigated an object detected in Lake Moeraki today in the search for a Piper Cherokee Six aircraft that disappeared 47...

Eagle swoops in after kayakers capsize

Three kayakers are safely back on dry land after a chilly afternoon on the water ended with an unexpected rescue from the Police Eagle...

Search of Lake Moeraki in relation to missing aircraft

Police are leading a multi-agency operation at Lake Moeraki, South Westland, from Monday 21 September in their latest efforts to locate a Piper Cherokee...

Fisherman rescued after night stranded on rocks in Northland

A man who spent the night surrounded by water after becoming trapped on rocks following an afternoon of fishing is today thanking his lucky...

Fatalities following water incident, Tangimoana

Two people have died and another has been taken to hospital following a water incident near the mouth of the Rangitikei River in Tangimoana,...

Fatal fire, Matakana Island

Police can confirm one person has died in a house fire on Matakana Island this morning. Emergency services were called to the fire, on Paama...

Medical centre accused of refusing aid to dying man

An Auckland woman who performed CPR on a man who collapsed and later died on a Mt Albert footpath has accused a nearby medical...

Mount Albert Grammar confirms student was victim of train incident

Mount Albert Grammar School has confirmed the person killed at Baldwin Avenue Train Station on Wednesday was one of its students. In a report by...

Tauranga Landslides Inquiry delayed until February 2027

The Government Inquiry into the fatal Tauranga landslides that claimed eight lives earlier this year has been given more time to complete its work,...

Boy dies after being struck by train in Auckland

Grieving family members gathered at Baldwin Avenue station in Auckland’s Mount Albert on Wednesday evening after a young boy died after being hit by...

Body located in Rotorua lake formally identified

Police can now confirm the body located in Lake Rotokākahi/Green Lake last Thursday has been identified as Jeremy Palmer Robertson. Officers have undertaken various searches...

Fatal helicopter crash, Canterbury

Police attended a fatal light aircraft crash near a Waimakariri aerodrome about 5.20pm on Tuesday 8 September. "The pilot of the helicopter, the sole occupant,...

25 killed in Cabo Verde bus cliff plunge

At least 25 people, most of them schoolchildren and teenagers, have been killed after a bus plunged into a ravine on Cabo Verde’s Fogo...

Five dead after Amazon cargo jet crashes off Miami Airport runway (Video)

Five people have died and several others were injured after a Boeing 767 cargo aircraft overran a runway at Miami International Airport, crossed a...

Āria death referred to Coroner

Police have referred the death of a person, found deceased in a fire-damaged car at Āria, Waitomo, to the Coroner. "Fire and Emergency New Zealand...

Students feared trapped in Delhi building collapse

A five-storey residential building housing students has collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan neighbourhood, leaving at least three people dead and raising fears that dozens...

Person dies following water incident near Cape Three Points

One person has died following a water-related incident near Cape Three Points, Wainui, on Banks Peninsula today. Emergency services were called about midday after someone...

New lifejacket rule passed for small boats

People aboard recreational boats measuring six metres or less will be required to wear properly fitted lifejackets while underway under legislation passed by Parliament. The...

Maritime NZ investigates fatal incident at Wellington Port

Maritime NZ has opened an investigation after a worker died in an incident at Wellington’s CentrePort this morning. Logistics company C3 confirmed the deceased was...

CTV Families Group demands action over Mount Maunganui landslide negligence

The CTV Families Group wants the Government to take action after new evidence emerged regarding the Mount Maunganui landslide. Led by University of Canterbury Professor...

Seven dead, 23 missing after ferry sinks off Cyprus

At least seven people have died and 23 remain missing after a passenger ferry capsized and sank off Northern Cyprus on Sunday, prompting a...

Six-year-old girl rescued from Nepal flood rubble (Video)

A six-year-old girl has reportedly been rescued alive after spending three days trapped beneath mud and debris following catastrophic flooding in Nepal, with footage...

Fatal crashes – Waitaki and Flat Bush

Fatal crash, SH85, Waitaki Police can confirm one person has died following a crash earlier this morning in Waitaki. About 8.10am, Police were called to a...

Parliament passes overhaul of NZ’s emergency management laws

The country’s emergency management system is set for a major overhaul after Parliament passed legislation replacing the 24-year-old Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002. Emergency...

Motorcyclist dies in overnight Palmerston North crash

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash in Palmerston North overnight. Police were notified just before 2.40am the crash involving a car and a...

US Army Black Hawk crashes during Colorado training flight

A US Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in Colorado on Tuesday, with all four people aboard escaping injury. The aircraft,...

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