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LATAM Airlines incident: Pilots told to check their seats

Boeing has issued a notice to airlines using its 787 Dreamliners, urging pilots to inspect their seats following an incident on a Latam Airlines...

Pilot’s seat under scrutiny in LATAM Airlines flight incident

Investigators are examining the possibility that the movement of a cockpit seat played a pivotal role in a recent incident involving a LATAM Airlines...

Fatal motorbike crash in New Lynn

One person has died following a two-vehicle crash involving a motorbike and a car on Rimu Street, near Nikau Street, New Lynn last night. The...

Second New Zealand victim of Hokkaido avalanche named

33-year-old Joshua Sellens was killed in an avalanche on Monday local time while backcountry skiing on Mt Yotei in Hokkaido, Japan. The incident also killed...

Search for missing diver at Patea continues

The search for a diver missing in the sea off Patea is continuing today. Yesterday, Coastguard South Taranaki conducted an extensive search of the Patea...

New Zealander among two killed in Hokkaido avalanche identified

An avalanche in Hokkaido Japan has taken the lives of two New Zealanders, one of whom has been identified as 21-year-old Isabella Bolton. Bolton was...

50 injured after trans-Tasman flight experiences sudden loss of altitude

A LATAM Airlines flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced a sudden loss of altitude, resulting in approximately 50 passengers and crew members being injured,...

Search for missing diver off Patea, South Taranaki

This afternoon Police have been co-ordinating a search for a diver missing from a vessel off the coast of Patea, South Taranaki, reported shortly...

Father charged over driveway death of son

The tragic incident involving a 5-year-old boy who died after being accidentally run over by his father in their driveway has left the family...

Police updates – Takaka house fire, Omaha water incident

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 10 March 2024. One person in custody following Takaka house fire Nelson Police have taken one person into custody...

Fatal crash, State Highway 2, Poukawa

Police can confirm two people have died following a crash on State Highway 2, Poukawa yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash at...

Search for missing MH370 to resume

Malaysian authorities will team up with an American robotics firm to find the doomed airliner, a government minister has said. Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke...

Work site death, Mt. Wellington

A worker was killed in a tragic incident at a construction site in Mount Wellington after being struck by a falling gate. According to a...

Name release, fatality at Lake Benmore

Police can now name a person located deceased at Lake Benmore on 19 February. He was Anthony Otworowski, 63, of Australia, who went missing while...

Three injured in Christchurch apartment fire

Three people were injured, one seriously, following a fire in a Christchurch apartment late Tuesday evening. Authorities were alerted to the fire in Shirley shortly...

Name Release, Fatal Crash, Bluff Highway

Police can advise the name of the man who died following a single vehicle crash on Bluff Highway, Monday February 12. He was 41-year-old Chad...

Second Auckland school principal dies suddenly this month

Glenfield College principal Paul McKinley has died unexpectedly. McKinley, said to be in his early 50s, had led the school since 2017, and was remembered...

Fatal Crash, State Highway 10, Kerikeri

Police can confirm one person has died following a two vehicle crash on State Highway 10, near Cottle Hill Drive, Kerikeri, Far North District. Police...

Fatal crash, Tanners Point

Police can confirm one person has died and one person is in critical condition following a crash on State Highway 2 last night in...

Human remains could belong to woman who went missing in 1988

Human remains discovered in a Porirua park three weeks ago may belong to Patricia Burt, who vanished in 1988. Her daughter, Hilary Martin, and her...

Green MP Efeso Collins passes away at charity event in Auckland

Green Party Member of Parliament Fa’anana Efeso Collins has passed away following a sudden collapse during the ChildFund Water Run in Auckland. The incident occurred...

Person found deceased following house bus fire in Westland

One person has been found deceased following a house bus fire in Westland this morning. Emergency services were called to the Blue Spur property about...

Fatal crash on Warkworth private property

One person has died following a crash on a private property in Warkworth on Saturday. At around 1.35pm, emergency services responded to the incident involving...

One dead following glider crash

Police can advise one person has died after a glider crashed at Lake Station airstrip, Howard earlier today. The aircraft crashed on the runway and...

Body recovered from Kaipara Harbour

Police recovered a body from Kaipara Harbour yesterday afternoon, Saturday 17 February. While formal identification procedures are yet to be completed, it is thought that...

Police updates: Name releases – fatal crashes Matauri Bay and Titoki

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 17 February 2024. Name release: Fatal crash, Titoki Police can now advise the name of the person who died...

Fatal crash, Waiharara

Police can confirm one person has died following a fatal crash in Waiharara, the Far North yesterday afternoon. The single-vehicle crash, on Kaimaumau Road, was...

Police updates – fatal house fire Opotiki, fatal car crash Moerewa

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 15 February 2024. Fatal crash, Moerewa One person has died following a fatal crash in Moerewa, Far North, on...

Police seek witnesses to fatal Invercargill crash

Police investigating a fatal crash in Invercargill on Monday want to speak with any witnesses to the crash. The crash occurred on the Bluff Highway,...

Human remains identified as those of missing man Duncan Hill

Police can now confirm that the body located in the Otaki Gorge area on the Monday 5 February is Duncan Hill. 'His family have been...

Police documents link inadequate 111 emergency system to fatalities and harm

New Zealand's outdated 111 emergency call system is causing deaths and injuries due to its antiquity, slowness, and fragmentation, police documents have revealed. Despite being...

Search for missing swimmer to resume this morning at Piha

The search for a swimmer reporting missing from Piha yesterday afternoon resumed at first light this morning. The Auckland Police Maritime Unit is coordinating the...

Kiwi-born influencer’s ‘sleeping arrangements’ under investigation following son’s death

Authorities are investigating the sleeping practices of Kimberley Hartley, a New Zealand-born influencer and content creator based in Australia's Gold Coast, following the death...

Water incident fatality, Clarence River

Police can advise a person has died following a water related incident on the Clarence River yesterday afternoon. The person is understood to have been...

Passenger dies mid-flight amidst horrific blood loss incident

A tragic incident unfolded on a Lufthansa flight from Bangkok to Munich when a 63-year-old German passenger died in a showing way in front...

Operation Angelo: Police not treating Death of John Isaac as suspicious

Police are no longer treating the death of John Wirihana Isaac as a homicide. Mr Isaac’s body was located in the water near the Ngaruawāhia...

Body located in the Otaki Gorge

A body has been located by members of the public while hunting in dense bush in the Otaki Gorge area. On Monday 5 February, members...

Large fire at Onehunga industrial site

Fire and Emergency crews are currently responding to a large industrial rubbish fire in Onehunga. There are 22 crews on the ground working to contain...

Police updates – fatal crashes Mossburn and Alfredton

Police updates on crimes and investigations for 6 February 2024. Fatal crash, Alfredton Police can advise one person has died following a crash involving a motorcycle...

Information sought, serious crash Te Hauke

Police investigating a fatal crash in Te Hauke on 28 January want to speak with any witnesses to the crash. The crash occurred on State...

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