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Fatal crashes Kaipara, Auckland and Pleasant Valley

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Fatal crash, Kaipara One person has died following a single vehicle crash in Kaipara on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Ararua Road just before...

Body recovered in search for missing Dargaville man

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Police and teams searching for missing man Saxzin Steedman have recovered a body from the Wairoa River, near Dargaville. Police Search and Rescue, Surf Lifesaving,...

20 dead and 5 missing in India tunnel collapse

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Thirteen bodies have been recovered from a tunnel that was under-construction in the northeastern state of Sikkim. At least 20 people are dead and five...

Dozens of migrants dead or missing off African coast – UN

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Only 38 people survived after one vessel that departed from the coastal village of Bafuloto in Gambia spent nearly 25 days stranded in the...

Police confirm final planned search for Jeremy Robertson

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Police are planning a further search for missing man Jeremy Robertson in Rotorua this week. "On Wednesday 22 July, approximately 20 Police Search and Rescue...

Bodies of 15 boat accident victims returned to India

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The bodies of 15 tourists who drowned in a speedboat accident in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon have been returned to India. The vessel was ferrying...

Bangkok bar fire kills 27, dozens more critically injured

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A late-night fire at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok's Chatuchak district has claimed at least 27 lives and left 73...

Boeing passenger partially sucked out of ‘dislodged’ window mid-flight (Video)

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The elderly man involved in the accident was reportedly saved by his wife, who “held him by the legs”. A passenger was reportedly partially sucked...

Two dead in Ahipara crash

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Two people have died following a crash in Ahipara this morning. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash on Kaitaia-Awaroa Road at around 9:40am. Two people died at...

Police urge public to not walk along the Waikato Expressway

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Police are reminding the public of the dangers of walking along the Waikato Expressway. Around 7.10pm yesterday , the Police Emergency Communications Centre received 15...

PLB credited in Mt Taranaki/Egmont rescue

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A climber injured in a fall on Mt Taranaki/Egmont has been rescued after activating a personal locator beacon (PLB), with Police praising the device...

Search continues for missing fisherman in Taharoa

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A search for Dilane Harding, 55, a missing fisherman in Taharoa is continuing this week. Dilane was reported missing at around 7pm on Thursday 18...

Appeal for information following crash, Papakōwhai

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Wellington Police are seeking information relating to a crash in Porirua on Thursday 18 June. The crash involving a car and a scooter on Whitford...

One dead after freight train collision in Germany (Video)

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Two rail cars have plunged off a bridge in Munich just hours after another crash killed one and injured 89 in the UK. One person...

Fatal crashes – Johnsonville, Great Barrier Island and Gisborne

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Fatal crash: SH1, Johnsonville Porirua Motorway Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on State Highway 1, north of Wellington on Friday. The...

Police renew appeal for witnesses in fatal Waikato crash investigation

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Police are progressing the investigation into a fatal crash on Te Pahu Road, south of Whatawhata, Waikato, in October last year but want to...

Auckland police smash car window to save driver from sinking vehicle

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Three Police officers had merely minutes to prevent a tragedy. All three members from the Auckland Police Maritime Unit sprang into action as a vehicle...

Eight feared dead after B-52 bomber crashes during test flight in California

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Eight people are believed to have died after a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base on...

Second person dies after Taupō crash

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A second person has died following a crash in Taupō on Te Heuheu Road on 29 May. Emergency services were called to the two vehicle...

Popular American singer among six killed in helicopter collision (Video)

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Popular American singer among six killed in helicopter collision. American singer Oliver Tree was among the six people killed when two helicopters collided over southwest...

Fatal crash, Loburn

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One person has died and three others are injured following single-vehicle crash at Loburn, Waimakariri, on Saturday. Senior Sergeant Chris Wakelin says the crash occurred...

Fatal crash, Te Poi, Matamata-Piako

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One person has died following a serious crash in Waikato overnight. Emergency services were called to the intersection of State Highway 29 and State Highway...

Police seek owner of unattended dinghy found at Hihi Beach

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Police are appealing for information after an unattended dingy was found at Hihi Beach, near Doubtless Bay in Northland, around 5pm on Thursday night. The...

Body located, Lake Tekapo

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Police have located a body in Lake Tekapo following a report of a person entering the water around 8pm on Thursday night. Around 2pm, the...

Wellington Airport evacuated after fire triggers flight disruptions

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Wellington Airport’s main terminal building and southwest pier were evacuated on Friday evening after a smoke alarm was activated and a fire involving a...

Search operation underway for man missing in Lake Tekapo

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A search operation has been launched for a man in Lake Tekapo overnight. Emergency services were called about 8pm after reports that a man had...

Two confirmed dead following Hikurangi crash

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Police can confirm two people have died following a crash in Hikurangi in Northland on Tuesday. The crash involving two vehicles on State Highway 1,...

Six injured after train derails in Wellington

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A train derailment near Khandallah Station in Wellington on Saturday evening left six people injured, with emergency services responding to the incident shortly after...

Police seek mystery driver after fatal Christchurch crash

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Police investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on Grahams Road in Christchurch on Monday 27 April are appealing to the public for further information. Police undertaking...

Pedestrian killed in early-morning Dargaville crash

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A person has died following a crash in Dargaville this morning. Emergency services responded to the crash between a car and pedestrian at the intersection...

Rescuers praised after safe return of four teens stranded by flooding

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Police are praising rescue staff who retrieved four teenagers from Mid Wairoa Hut in the Richmond Ranges over the long weekend. A personal locator beacon...

Death in Police custody, Tauranga

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A man has died in Police custody in Tauranga on Tuesday night. The man had been Tasered by Police moments earlier, after he attempted to...

Human remains identified as missing Portobello man

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Human skeletal remains located on the Portobello coastline near Dunedin in March have been identified as those of a person who went missing nearby...

Pedestrian dies days after being struck by vehicle in Waikanae

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A woman involved in a crash last week in Waikanae has died. On Thursday 28 May, around 12.40pm, Police were called to Ngaio Road after...

Horror night on roads a sobering reminder for those travelling today – police

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A horror night on the roads with three fatal crashes is a sobering reminder for those travelling home today to drive safely, say Police. Superintendent...

Fatal crash: Poihipi Road, Wairakei

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One person has died following a crash on Poihipi Road, Wairakei yesterday evening. Police were alerted to the single vehicle crash at 7.25pm. The driver was...

Preventable death triggers call for action on industrial machine safety

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WorkSafe New Zealand is renewing its call for businesses to act on machine safety, as a court case concludes over the preventable death of...

Police seek witnesses after fatal SH 1 crash near Allanton

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Police investigating a fatal crash in Allanton yesterday evening are asking for the public to assist with information. The two-vehicle crash at the intersection of...

Fatal Christchurch house fire not suspicious – police

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Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) investigating the fatal house fire on Whitehall Street, Mairehau in Christchurch on 14 May 2026 have...

Keep our roads safe this King’s Birthday weekend

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New Zealand Police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and Hato Hone St John are urging all road users to seriously consider your safety and...

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