Helicopter responding to crash north of Christchurch
Fire Emergency New Zealand, police and St John are also in attendance
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.
The serious crash involved two vehicles on State Highway 1 at Orari, north of Timaru.
The toddler remains in a critical condition due to a medical event at its Taupo home.
Driver was trapped in the submerged car as his children were rescued by passing teenager.
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 incident happened at a construction site on Victoria St West.
Man dead after his car collided with a car-transporter on the Kaimai Range
The police serious crash unit has been advised after child critically injured.
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.
Emergency services respond to fire at the Ports of Auckland. / Supplied