"Wear a lifejacket, even if you are standing on the rocks. Wear a lifejacket."

Ten fire engines and a command unit are fighting the blaze and a helicopter is on standby.

Michelle Simpson was mourning the tragic loss of her mother when she wandered off.

Two others have been taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The mail centre was evacuated briefly after the package was detected.

Steffan Antony Stewart, 26, named as the crew member who died after workplace accident.

Police say first aid was carried out on the victim but sadly he could not be revived.

Three others managed to escape from the submerged car.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into the death.

Emergency services respond to reports of large chemical spill at biology department.

A Muriwai family is picking up the pieces after a well-involved fire gutted their house.

Police earlier put cordons in place and advised the public to stay away from the area.

Emergency services are on the scene in Alfriston and the road has been closed.

One person was being transported to Middlemore Hospital in a moderate condition.

Police negotiated with the knifeman for 40 minutes before he freed the woman.

The critically injured motorcyclist is being rushed to hospital.

WorkSafe NZ will be notified.

The man was seen waving his knife at police negotiators during the terrifying ordeal.

The 60-year-old Opotiki woman was attacked by the dogs in the town of Te Kaha.

"To try and explain my pain is impossible. No-one should have to lose a child like this."

Boxing NZ has announced it's discontinuing its involvement in corporate boxing events.

Emergency services were called to the incident near Ruakaka around 7.40pm.

Firefighter describes condition of cold, wet and hypothermic baby just after ocean rescue.

"It is a poor piece of driving, people have been injured."

"We were able to land pretty close to the patient in a paddock."

Fireworks are believed to be the cause of the blaze.

The cyclist's young son couldn't understand why "superman" dad could not get up and play.

St Johns says one ambulance and one rapid-response jeep attended Richardson Rd incident.

Eighty-five-year-old man flown to Wellington Hospital in a critical condition.

The teens, aged 13 and 14, crashed a stolen vehicle into a wall after fleeing police.