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15 rescued from rip
A set of freak conditions conspired to catch 15 children in a rip yesterday, prompting a major rescue effort.
Police disappointed after wrong family advised of death
Police slam the "negligent behaviour" of a person who informed the wrong family about a tragic logging death after listening in on a police scanner.
Eavesdropper tells wrong family of death
An eavesdropper informed the wrong family that a relative of their's had died following a forestry accident today.
Looking for a hero called Eddie
A lone hero dived into the swirling tide to save a drowning woman. But who was he?
Family rafting trip turns to tragedy
An American woman dies after becoming pinned under a rock when a family rafting trip on the Mohaka River turned to tragedy yesterday.
TV stunt star dies after beach rescue
A former television stuntwoman, whom rescuers spent 25 minutes reviving after a near-drowning on New Year's Day, has died after she was sent home from hospital.
Six injured in hospital after three-car crash
Six people have been taken to hospital after a three-car crash in the Waikato this morning.
Boy, 11, sees father drown at Far North beach
An 11-year-old boy watched his father drown at a Far North beach yesterday as he tried to retrieve the boy's boogie board.