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Witnesses sought after fatal crash, SH1 Wairakei

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Police are asking for witnesses to come forward after a fatal crash this morning on SH1, Wairakei. About 7.30am, two vehicles travelling on a straight...

Three family members killed in Waiuku crash named

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A car crash near Waiuku on Tuesday afternoon has claimed the lives of three from the same family — a mother, her daughter, and...

Investigation underway into Waiuku fatal crash

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A Police investigation is underway into the tragic triple fatal crash in Waiuku on Tuesday afternoon. The sole vehicle involved left Masters Road at around...

Woman and two children killed in Waiuku crash

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A crash on Masters Road near Waiuku, known locally as 'The Rollercoaster', has claimed the lives of a woman and two children after their...

Fatality after serious crash in Hampden, North Otago

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A woman has died following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1, Hampden on Sunday. The crash near Moeraki Boulders Road was reported at around...

One dead after concrete truck crashes into Remuera house

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A person has died after a concrete truck crashed into a house on Rangitoto Avenue in Auckland’s Remuera suburb around 9am this morning. The truck,...

Light plane crashes in UK

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A light aircraft went down soon after taking off from London Southend Airport. A Beechcraft B200 aircraft has crashed in Essex, UK, soon after taking...

Air India crash: Investigators probe fuel switch shutdown that preceded engine failure

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Early findings into the Air India Flight 171 crash that killed 260 people reveal both fuel-control switches on the Boeing 787 were inexplicably flipped...

Police updates – fatal crashes in Hornby, Te Mapara, Tirau, Kumeu and Seddon

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 July 2025. Name release correction - fatal crash, Seddon The man who died in a fatal crash in...

Appeal for information following fatal crash in Ashburton

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Police are appealing for information from the public following a fatal crash on Burnett Street in Ashburton. On Saturday 5 July, Police received a report...

Missing diver, Whatipū Beach

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A search is underway for a diver who has been reported missing at Whatipū Beach this morning. Police were alerted at about 5.23am and search...

Penalties rise over conveyor belt deaths – WorkSafe

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Courts have imposed more than $800,000 in penalties since mid-March, in response to workers being killed on unsafe conveyor belts in the manufacturing industry. Timaru...

Timaru lumberyard fined $450K over death of young worker

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A Timaru lumberyard and its director have been fined a total of $450,000 after 23-year-old Ethyn McTier was crushed to death in a preventable...

Name release – hunting incident, Stewart Island

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Police can now release the name of the man who died in a hunting incident near Lords River, Stewart Island, on Saturday 5 July. He...

Death following hunting incident on Stewart Island

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A man has died following a hunting incident near Lords River, Stewart Island yesterday. Police were notified of the incident at around midday. A Search and...

Police updates – Fatal crashes in Leeston and Motutere

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 5 July 2025. Fatal Crash, Leeston One person has died after a serious crash in Leeston last night. Police were...

Peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Somalia (Video)

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Three of the eight personnel on board survived, authorities report. A military helicopter deployed under an African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia has crashed...

NZ woman killed in elephant attack in Zambia

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Two tourists — Easton Janet Taylor, 68, from the UK, and Alison Jean Taylor, 67, from New Zealand — were killed by a charging...

Oil tanker explodes off Libyan coast – reports

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No injuries or pollution have been reported in the incident so far. An oil tanker carrying around a million barrels of crude has exploded off...

Dozens killed in bus crash in Tanzania

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President Samia Suluhu Hassan has sent condolences to the affected families and urged strict road safety enforcement. A fiery collision between two passenger buses in...

Police updates – Fatal crash Waipukurau, Wai-iti death name release

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Updates on crimes and investigations for 30 June 2025. Fatal Crash, Takapau Road, Waipukurau One person has died following a serious crash early Sunday morning in...

Person dies while clearing floodwaters in Wai-iti

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One person has died following an incident in Wai-iti, south-east of Wakefield, this morning. At around 9.40am, emergency services were called to a property on...

Brazilian tourist dies after fall on Indonesian volcano

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Brazilian backpacker Juliana Marins, 26, died after falling from a cliff while hiking with friends near the crater of Indonesia’s active Mount Rinjani. Despite surviving...

Man found deceased in Waikato River formally identified

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Police have formally identified a man located deceased in a car in the Waikato River last year. He was Michael Murdoch, aged 44, from Ngāruawāhia,...

At least 8 dead in Brazilian hot air balloon tragedy as fire erupts mid-flight

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A hot air balloon accident in the Brazilian city of Praia Grande has left at least eight people dead, according to Santa Catarina Governor...

Fatal house fire, Marton

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One person has been found deceased following a house fire in Marton this morning. Emergency services were called to the Calico Line property, between Bredins...

One person critically injured in early morning car fire near Dunedin

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A person is in critical condition after a car fire on Coast Road in Karitane, north of Dunedin, early Friday morning. Emergency services were called...

Major fire damages central Auckland supermarket

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A major fire at New World Victoria Park in central Auckland prompted a large-scale response involving 20 fire trucks and support vehicles, including a...

Pilot of doomed Air India jet hailed for saving lives

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Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot of the Air India Boeing 787 that crashed in Ahmedabad, is being hailed as a hero for steering the...

Two dead after boat capsizes off Pātea

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Two people have died after a boat capsized off Pātea this morning. Three people were aboard the boat when it got into trouble in water...

Fatal crash – Dargaville

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Police can confirm one person has died following a serious crash Saturday evening in Dargaville. At around 5.20pm, Police were notified of a single vehicle...

Late for check-in: Woman narrowly escapes fatal Air India crash

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Bhoomi Chauhan, a 28-year-old student from Bristol, narrowly escaped death after missing Air India flight AI171 by just ten minutes due to heavy traffic...

Air India jet black box recovered

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India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has recovered a black box from the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad, marking...

Modi visits plane crash site and meets sole survivor

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The Indian prime minister called the scene of the accident “saddening”. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday morning to visit the...

Body found following fire in Waihi

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One person has been found deceased following a fire this morning in Waihi. At around 7:50am emergency services received reports of a fire on Montrose...

Air India crash investigation to explore engine failure, flap issues, and bird strike

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Flight AI171, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner en route from Ahmedabad in India to London, crashed just 1.5km from the runway shortly after...

Video shows survivor in aftermath of Air India jet crash

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A London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 204 people, in what is being described as...

Air India jet crashes seconds after takeoff with 244 onboard

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A London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India, with 232 passengers and 12 crew members on board. The aircraft,...

Police updates – Trentham fire victim name release, fatal crash Cust, missing person found

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 June 2025. Name release: Fatal house fire, Trentham Police are now in a position to release the name...

Drug-impaired crane jump led to tragic death of army veteran – Coroner

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Army veteran Jarreth Colquhoun died after jumping 38m from the Hikitia crane into Wellington Harbour during the busy Manu World Champs in 2023. High on...

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