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Rāhui in place following Ruapehu death
Iwi acknowledged the death and expressed sympathy to the whānau of the deceased.
Iwi acknowledged the death and expressed sympathy to the whānau of the deceased.
The fire was "well involved" in the lounge on the top floor of the two-storey home.
Investigations into an mystery outbreak in the Wairarapa have so far proved fruitless.
Fire Emergency New Zealand, police and St John are also in attendance
A man has died following a stabbing in Upper Hutt, north of Wellington today.
One person was critically injured, another two were seriously injured in separate crashes.
Australia now has a similar law and the UK this week doubled jail time for attackers.
A motorcyclist has been critically injured in an accident on SH2 near Upper Hutt.
Emergency services attended the incident on Pohutukawa Ave at around 5.10pm.
Driver was trapped in the submerged car as his children were rescued by passing teenager.
The small fire was extinguished and firefighters have been stood down.
An alternative route will need to be taken, police advise.
SH27 remains closed, the second state highway in a matter of hours closed due to crashes.
The road was still closed at 5.15pm and unlikely to be open for at least another hour.
Police confirm woman's death after Monday's crash.
"A chunk of the side of the battery blew out and hit him."
Police confirmed the crash is a "double fatal" but could not provide more information.
The truck and trailer unit rolled on Cambridge Rd, spilling its load of potting mix.
The police serious crash unit has been advised after child critically injured.
Traffic is being diverted away from the crash.
"It appears one of the vehicles is on fire."
The two men both died from their injuries in Waikato Hospital
Huge fire at Ravensdown fertiliser factory in Hornby, Christchurch.
Police have confirmed they have closed a section of Main South Road as a result of the fire.
Ivy, who has since been diagnosed with tonic-clonic epilepsy, is back to her bubbly self.
One person is dead after a crash on State Highway 1 at 1.30pm.
Police have released the name of a pedestrian who died in Bulls on September 2.
The straddle truck tipped over at Fergusson Container Terminal, trapping the man.
Second woman dies in hospital after 64-year-old woman died on Wednesday.
Motorists travelling north of Hamilton are advised to expect delays.