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Fatal crash – Lake Rotoma

Police can confirm that one person has died following a crash involving a single vehicle at Lake Rotoma this afternoon. Police responded to a report...

Fatal Crash, SH1 Kekerengu – police appeal for information

Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed this afternoon’s crash on State Highway 1 north of Kekerengu to please contact Police. The road has now...

Fatal crash, State Highway 1, Kekerengu

State Highway 1 near Kekerengu, Marlborough is closed while emergency services attend a fatal crash. The crash involving a single vehicle was reported to Police...

East Coast rugby player dies after collapsing during match

The match took place this morning in Ruatoria between the Ruatoria City club and the Ruatoria Centenntial XV. The game was called off following the...

Fatal crash overnight – SH 35 near Waihau Bay in Bay of Plenty

One person has died following a crash on State Highway 35 last night. The single vehicle crash happened around 10:35pm about 6km north of Waihau...

Police updates – Mangaweka fatal crash, Dunedin pedestrian death

Police updates on crimes and investigatons for 21 October 2022. Pedestrian death - Dunedin A pedestrian struck by a car in Carroll Street, Dunedin has died. The...

Police updates – multiple arrests in Auckland, missing West Melton teen found

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 20 October 2022. A happy end to search for missing West Coast woman Police would like to thank Land...

UPDATE – Fatal crash, Upper Moutere

Police can confirm one person has died following a fatal crash on Moutere Highway, Upper Moutere last night. The two occupants of the other vehicle...

Watch: Videos showing moment of Russian plane crash emerge

CCTV footage caught the precise moment an Su-34 fighter jet caught fire and crashed in Yeysk. Footage has emerged showing the exact moment a Russian...

Officials reveal death toll from apartment building fire following plane crash in Russia

At least four died and 25 more were injured in the town of Yeysk, emergency services have confirmed. At least four people have died after...

Cliff rescue after crash in Kakanui, Waitaki Otago

At 9:30pm last night 17 October Police and other emergency services were notified of a vehicle crash on Beach Road, near Gees Rd Kakanui,...

Witnesses sought after fatal crash in Pukete, Hamilton

Police are asking witnesses to come forward after the death of a man following a crash in Pukete, Hamilton, on Wednesday 21 September. Officers were...

Watch: Tower block catches fire in Istanbul

The blaze ripped through the 24-story residential building. An apartment tower caught fire in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday night, setting all 24...

Police updates – fatal crashes Ashburton and Opotiki

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 October 2022. UPDATE- Fatal crash, SH 35, Opotiki One person has died following a single vehicle crash on...

Fatal collision in Palmerston North overnight

A person has died after being hit by a car in Palmerston North overnight. Around midnight, a vehicle travelling on Main Street, Roslyn clipped another...

Police updates – Turakina and Te Kawa fatal crashes, charges laid Wgtn Motorway protest

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 October 2022. Name release - SH 3, Turakina crash Police can now release the name of the pedestrian...

Pike River – police confirm more boreholes to be drilled

Police this week advised the families of the 29 Pike River mine victims that planning is under way to drill a further 10 boreholes...

Fatal crash, Puni – update

One person has died following a serious two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Waiuku and Aka Aka Roads, Puni, on Wednesday 28 September. Emergency services...

Fatal crash on SH 26 at Hikutaia

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on SH26/Paeroa Kopu Road this afternoon. The crash was reported around 2:30pm. The road is now...

Watch: Man trapped in elevator with burning e-scooter

The incident in southern Russia left the owner with horrific burns. A man in Russia sustained severe burns after his battery-powered scooter bust into flames...

Police updates – Gore car thefts, Flat Bush fatal cyclist crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 22 September 2022. Fatal cyclist crash in Flat Bush - name release Police can now release the name of...

Police updates – names released in Cambridge and Lake Brunner fatal crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 September 2022. Name release - Lake Brunner Road crash Police can now name the man killed in a...

Unexplained death following house fire in Manurewa

Police have recovered a body inside the scene of a fire at Manurewa. The fire occurred around midnight last night at a residential property in...

Fatal crash near Moana in the Grey District

Police can confirm one person has died following a single vehicle crash on Lake Brunner Road, Moana, Grey District. The crash was reported around 2:30am...

Watch: Massive fire consumes Chinese skyscraper

High-rise office bloc goes up in flames in southern city of Changsha. A major blaze has engulfed a 218m-tall skyscraper that houses the offices of...

Crash leaves school bus hanging over Newton Road Bridge in central Auckland

The 30 students and a driver had a lucky escape as the bus drove through the guard rail and was left precariously balanced over...

Police updates – Botany pedestrian tragedy, Invercargill car theft warning

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 16 September 2022. Invercargill vehicle owners - keep security in mind Police are reminding people in Invercargill to lock...

Second fatality in Cambridge crash

Police can confirm the driver of the ambulance involved in this morning’s crash on Tirau Road, Cambridge has sadly died in hospital. The two-vehicle crash,...

Motorist dies following collision with parked ambulance in Cambridge

The serious crash unit is investigating after a fatal crash on Tirau Road in Cambridge in the early hours of this morning. Around 3:39am, a...

Police updates – Mangahauini River drowning, Thorndon fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 13 September 2022. Name release - drowning, Mangahauini River, Tokomaru Bay Police can now name the woman who died...

Police updates – missing Lower Hutt man, Tariki fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 12 September 2022. Have you seen Omri Collins? Police are asking for the public's help finding Omri Collins, 27,...

Police update on today’s Kaikōura maritime search and rescue operation

This afternoon saw a large-scale maritime search and rescue effort in the waters off Goose Bay, Kaikōura. Shortly after 10am today an 8.5 metre vessel...

Gisborne missing person – body found

Police searching for a missing person who was swept into Mangahauini River in Tokomaru Bay earlier today, have recovered a body in the water. The...

Police updates – Marlborough meth arrests, New Plymouth fatal crash

Police updates on crimes and investigations for Saturday 10 September 2022. Arrests following Marlborough search warrants Marlborough Police have arrested four people and disrupted a methamphetamine...

Fatal house fire in Levin

One person has died in a house fire in Levin this morning. Emergency services were called to a Queenwood Road property shortly before 8am. The cause...

‘Ghost flight’ crashes into Baltic Sea

A private jet with four on board has supposedly flown across half of Europe with no one in the cockpit, according to the media. Swedish...

Overdue jet ski fisherman – body found

The body of a man has been found this morning near Shag Island, towards the bottom of Waiheke Island. While formal identification is yet to...

Search underway for overdue Kawakawa Bay jet ski fisherman

A search operation is underway for a man overdue from a fishing trip at Kawakawa Bay. The man left on his jet ski from the...

Watch: Toddler killed in freak hailstorm

Some 50 people were injured in Spain by massive hailstones measuring up to 10cm in diameter. A heavy hailstorm battered the Spanish region of Catalonia...

Body confirmed as that of missing Lake Rotorua kayaker Gregory Flavell

Police can now name the man whose body was found in Lake Rotorua on Tuesday. He was Gregory Flavell, 18, of Rotorua who was reported...

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