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Whangarei Boys’ High School Board pleads guilty in tragic caving trip incident

The board of Whangārei Boys' High School in Northland has admitted guilt to two charges of exposing individuals to risk of serious injury or...

Serious crash, Frankton

A motorcyclist is in critical condition in Waikato Hospital following a crash early this morning in Hamilton. Emergency services were called to the intersection of...

Delayed response to fatal fire highlights flaws in emergency call system

A delay in dispatching an ambulance to a fatal house fire in Auckland's Hillpark suburb on May 13 was caused by a glitch in...

Witnesses sought – fatal crash, Wanaka

Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious crash between a car and a cyclist in Wanaka earlier today. Emergency services were called to the...

Body located in search for man in Mangatere Valley

Police can advise the body of a man has been found in the Mangatere Valley area, believed to be the man reported missing in...

Late-night blaze devastates multimillion-dollar coastal Auckland home

A late-night fire has extensively damaged a multimillion-dollar home in Muriwai, Auckland, drawing nine fire crews to the scene. Fire and Emergency responded to the...

Name release: Fatal crash, Upper Queen Street

Police are continuing to investigate a fatal crash that occurred on Upper Queen Street on Sunday night. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 7pm on 30...

Second victim located following Manapouri fire (updated)

A specialist search team has located a second person deceased following a house fire on View Street in Manapouri. Emergency services were called to the...

Dozens killed in stampede at religious event in India

Over 100 people, including children, are believed to have died at a Hindu prayer meeting in Uttar Pradesh. Scores of people were killed and many...

Woman dies after climbing incident on Mt Ruapehu

One person has died after a climbing incident on Mount Ruapehu yesterday. About 11am, a group of people were climbing on the eastern side of...

Appeal for information and footage of fatal crash, Gordonton

Waikato Police investigating a fatal crash in Gordonton on Thursday would like to hear from anyone with video that captured two vehicles driving erratically...

Police updates – Serious crashes

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 28 June 2024. Fatal crash, Malaghans Road, Dalefield Two people have died following a two-vehicle crash on Malaghans Road,...

Tragic end to search: Missing Gisborne fishermen found dead

The bodies of three men found on the shore at Māhia are believed to be the Gisborne fishermen who went missing earlier this week. Authorities...

Fire at South Korean lithium battery plant claims 22 lives, injures eight

A catastrophic fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, South Korea, has resulted in the deaths of at least 22 people and injured...

Aratere successfully refloated

The Interislander ferry Aratere has been successfully refloated nearly 24 hours after running aground in Picton Harbour, stranding almost 50 people overnight. A collaborative effort...

Aratere grounding: Government criticises KiwiRail

Transport Minister Simeon Brown told media the government was disappointed in KiwiRail's asset management following the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere near Picton. The...

Helen Clark takes a swipe at government over Interislander ferry incident

Former PM Helen Clark has criticised the government following the grounding of the Interislander ferry Aratere, which was carrying over 40 passengers between Wellington...

Aratere to be refloated

The Interislander ferry Aratere ran aground near Picton due to a steering failure shortly after departing at 9:45 PM last night. Forty-seven people, including eight...

Interislander ferry Aratere runs aground near Picton due to steering failure

The Interislander ferry Aratere ran aground just outside Picton following a steering failure on Friday night. The vessel, carrying 47 people, including eight commercial vehicle...

Police updates – Ghuznee Street accident, Kawerau serious assault

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 21 June 2024. Witnesses sought after Kawerau serious assault Eastern Bay of Plenty Police are asking for the public’s...

Pedestrian dies following Westgate crash

A pedestrian who was critically injured following a serious crash in Westgate, Auckland last week has died. Police responded to the crash involving the pedestrian...

Tragic case highlights dangers of leaving infants unattended in car seats

A heartbreaking incident occurred when a 9-month-old baby girl, on a visit to her grandparents, tragically died after getting caught in her car seat...

Pedestrian dies following serious crash in Mt Albert

Police can advise a pedestrian has died following an earlier serious crash in Mt Albert. The incident occurred on New North Road about 4.50pm. Sadly Police...

Workplace death, Whakapara, Whangārei

One person has died following a workplace incident at a Whakapara property in Whangārei this evening. The incident was reported to Police around 5pm. WorkSafe has...

Fatal crash, South Wairarapa

One person has died following a crash in South Wairarapa this morning. The single vehicle crash on Wards Line was reported to Police at 4.40am. The...

Police updates: Masterton assault, Gore house fire, pot thefts in Palmerston North

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 19 June 2024. Police seeking to locate man following alleged assault in Masterton Wairarapa Police are urging members of...

Māori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop dies, aged 25

Highlanders and Māori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop has passed away at the age of 25. The rugby community, including New Zealand Rugby, the New...

Flames and panic: Virgin Australia flight VA148’s emergency diversion to Invercargill

Flames were seen coming out of a Boeing 737 shortly after it departed from Queenstown on Monday evening. The Virgin Australia flight VA148, carrying 67...

Body located in search for man in Whanganui River

Police have located the body of a man while searching the Whanganui River in relation to reports received of a man failing to surface...

Tragic flight: 8-year-old girl passes away en route to Chicago

An 8-year-old girl named Sydney Weston, from Carl Junction, Missouri, tragically passed away after becoming suddenly ill during a flight bound for Chicago on...

Fatal e-scooter crash in Christchurch overnight

A tragic e-scooter accident in Christchurch resulted in a fatality after a rider collided with a pole at the intersection of Brougham St and...

Police updates – serious crashes Okaihau, Mangere East, Alexandra, New Lynn gas station burglary

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 11 June 2024. Fatal Crash, SH8, Alexandra Police can confirm one person has died following a crash on SH8/Alexandra-Fruitlands...

Fatal crash, Palmerston North

Police can advise one person has died following a multi-vehicle crash on Napier Road (State Highway 3), Palmerston North last night. The crash was reported...

Three injured, one critically, in South Auckland kitchen fire

A kitchen fire in a two-storey apartment block in Manurewa, South Auckland, left three people injured, one critically, on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services received multiple...

Fatal crash, Darfield

Police can confirm one person has died following a single-vehicle crash on Old West Coast Road at Darfield yesterday evening. The crash happened at the...

Fulton Hogan charged after roadworker killed by speeding truck on SH23

Fulton Hogan faces charges following the death of roadworker Brian Barnes, who was struck by a speeding truck while moving cones on State Highway...

Watch: Collision at airshow leaves one pilot dead

An aviation event in Beja, Portugal, was cancelled after an aerobatics display went awry. Two planes collided mid-air during the Beja Air Show in southern...

Fatal crash, SH35 Ōpōtiki

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Omaio, Ōpōtiki last night. The single vehicle crash on State Highway 35 was reported...

Fatal crash, Kaikohe

Police can confirm one person has died following a crash in Kaikohe yesterday. The single vehicle crash on Te Pua Road was reported around 5:30pm. Despite...

Fatal crash, Palmerston North

One person has died following a crash involving a motorcyclist and a car in Palmerston North. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Milson...

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