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Five trapped villagers found alive in flooded Laos cave as rescue mission continues

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Rescuers in Laos have located five of seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, sparking emotional celebrations among search crews as...

Police seek two men seen with diver before Whakatāne Heads death

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Police making enquiries into the death of a diver at Whakatāne Heads are seeking information from two men. The diver’s body was located around 9am...

Fatal crashes – Kaipara, Tekapo and Waitakaruru

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Fatal crash, Waitakaruru Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Waitakaruru in the Hauraki District on Saturday morning. The single vehicle crash...

Spearfisher dies in second fatal Australian shark attack in weeks

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A 39-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark while spearfishing off the Queensland coast, marking Australia’s second fatal shark incident in...

Dozens dead in Chinese coal mine explosion

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President Xi Jinping has ordered an all-out rescue operation after a blast rocked the Liushenyu mine in the northern part of the country. At least...

Body located in search for missing diver in Whakatane

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A body has been located in the search for a missing diver in Whakatāne. The body was located at around 9am near the Whakatāne River...

One confirmed dead in Onehunga house fire

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Police can confirm one person has sadly died following a house fire in Onehunga on Friday morning. Emergency services were called to a house fire...

Pedestrian in critical condition after Red Beach crash

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A man is in critical condition following a crash in Red Beach in Auckland on Wednesday night. Emergency services responded to Whangaparāoa Road after 9pm,...

Piha bush rescue after lost walker trapped in dense undergrowth for hours

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An early morning walk turned into a rescue operation after a woman became lost in Piha bush yesterday. At around 11am, Police received a call...

Fatal helicopter crash victims were on a hunting trip

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Police enquiries are ongoing following the fatal helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park yesterday. "I can now confirm the helicopter was a chartered craft,...

Jet ski explosion sparks warning over hidden fuel line dangers in older models

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Police supporting a water rescue yesterday are encouraging owners to check for hidden issues in their jet skis. Just before 2pm, a vessel in the...

Two dead after helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park

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Two people have died following a helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park this morning. Reports came in of the incident about 9.50am. Maritime NZ's Rescue...

Christchurch fatal house fire – scene examination completed

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A scene examination has been completed at the scene of Thursday’s fatal house fire in Mairehau, Christchurch. "The fire sadly took the life of a...

Update- fatal house fire, Christchurch

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The woman previously reported to be in critical condition after last night’s fire in Mairehau has now sadly died. "Police’s thoughts are with her family,...

One dead, several injured in Christchurch house fire

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One person has died and several others have been injured following a house fire in Christchurch on Thursday night. Emergency services were called to a...

Trespasser sucked into passenger jet engine at Denver airport (Graphic Video)

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The incident resulted in a fire on the plane and the evacuation of passengers. A Frontier Airlines flight from Denver International Airport had to be...

Two young tourists killed in fatal SH1 Kinleith crash named by police

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Police are now in a position to name the two people who sadly died following a crash on State Highway 1, Kinleith, on Wednesday...

One fatality after traffic incident in Horokiwi

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Police can now advise a woman who was struck by a car on State Highway 2 at Horokiwi in Wellington yesterday evening has died. The...

Body located in river at Otututu/Rough River

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Police can confirm a body has been recovered from Otututu/Rough River, Ikamatua on the West Coast. The body was found downstream after a tractor was...

Plane smashes into residential building in Brazil (Video)

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Three people were killed and two miraculously survived the crash in Belo Horizonte. A small single-engine Embraer 721C plane crashed into a residential building in...

Nurse criticised after newborn dies during post-birth care lapse

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A Health and Disability Commissioner ruling has found a registered nurse failed to properly monitor a newborn who died shortly after birth in 2019,...

Search for person in distress in Masterton concludes

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Masterton Police have concluded the search for a person allegedly in distress in the river last night. About 7.30pm on Sunday, Police were called to...

Person located deceased in Motueka Valley

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Police have today located a person deceased in the Motueka Valley area. The person was found by Search and Rescue personnel looking for missing Motueka...

Fatality following water related incident, Kaikōura

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Police can confirm a person has died following a water related incident in Kaikōura today. At around 12.40pm, Police were alerted to a boat having...

Trio’s narrow escape after boat sinks

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Three men on a late night fishing expedition have narrowly escaped tragedy following a terrifying ordeal in Wairoa Bay in Northland early this morning. At...

Appeal for information following crash, Avonside

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Police investigating a crash in Christchurch at the start of April are seeking witnesses to the crash to assist with enquiries. At 5:40pm on 1...

‘Loved ones lost’, recent rise in road deaths

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Police are disappointed at the concerning number of deaths on our roads over the past fortnight as they highlight the importance of safe driving...

Two dead in Kinleith car crash

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Two people have died following a two-vehicle crash on SH1, near Kinleith, last night. Emergency services were called to the scene about 9.10pm. Sadly, two people...

Fatal crash, State Highway 2, Takapau

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One person has died following a crash in Takapau, central Hawke's Bay last night. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Maharakeke Road, was...

Police seek witnesses to Southland fatal crash

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Police can now name the man who died in a crash on Edendale-Woodlands Highway in Southland on 22 April. He was Logan John Cahill, aged...

40 years after Chernobyl: Inside the night the Soviet nuclear dream exploded

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The story of the operators, firefighters, evacuees, and survivors caught in the world’s worst nuclear disaster. The dosimeters went off scale. A huge plume of...

Three dead after collision between car and tanker on SH1 near Waiouru

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Three people have died following a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on State Highway 1, about 5km north of Waiouru. The crash...

Fatal crash, Grahams Road, Christchurch

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One person has died in a single-vehicle crash in Burnside overnight. Emergency services were called to the scene, between Cranbrook and Wayside avenues, about 10.50pm. The...

Body recovered near Kaipara Harbour

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A person has been located deceased near the wharf at Kaipara Harbour on Shelly Beach Road. The person was located at around 2.45pm on 26...

Major fire erupts at UK base used for US bombers (Video)

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RAF Fairford houses B52 and B1 planes used in the war on Iran. A large fire broke out at a Royal Air Force (RAF) base...

Team effort saves kayaker from Waitematā Harbour

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Police have saved a man from near-death after he fell out of a kayak and spent more than two hours in the waters of...

Two dead following fatal crash in Ngongotaha

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Two people have died, and another is seriously injured after a two-car collision near Rotorua this morning. The crash was reported about 5.30am, near the...

Bay of Islands disaster drill tests multi-agency response to cruise ship emergency

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Emergency services have completed a large-scale maritime rescue exercise in the Bay of Islands, simulating a fatal vessel incident to test coordination and response...

Remember road safety this Anzac weekend – police

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So far in 2026, provisionally 102 people have lost their lives on roads - that’s nearly a death every day this year. “With 17 deaths in April alone,...

Name release: Fatal Kawerau incident

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Police are now in a position to name the two boys who died after a bank collapsed along the Tarawera River at Kawerau on...

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