Rachael Utumapu is a fire fighter and works for make-up charity Look Good Feel Better.

Fishermen had only two minutes to grab items that would help them stay afloat.

Emergency services attend serious crash near Dome Forest, north of Auckland.

Two women were airlifted to hospital following separate accidents involving horses.

The woman, aged in her 80s, was treated by paramedics and flown to hospital.

Police have confirmed a man has died after a crash in Wainui Road.

NZONE director dismissed a parachute malfunction as the potential cause of the crash.

More than 20 rescue vessels scoured Lake Wakatipu in vain hunt for skydiver.

Schoolboy rowers escape after a falling tree sinks their boat.

The driver of a car which hit a tree is in a serious condition.

The TVNZ building was evacuated - half an hour before the 6pm news.

Emergency services were called to attend a crash on Leeston Road near Christchurch. Credit: Broadcast Media Christchurch

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One dead after car and motorbike collide.

Accidents at Huntly and Papakura as heavy traffic builds on NZ highways.

Police say suspect probably has hand or arm injuries.

Couple sought over fire at Skippers campsite make contact with police.

A person was found dead at Taupiri last night.

All five have been taken to Rotorua Hospital, St John ambulance says.

Person taken to Auckland City Hospital after car ends up on other side of the barrier.

Peter Turnbull has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Expect heavy congestion on the southbound motorway, NZTA says.

A couple from England were told to leave their 13th floor room because of smoke.

Three crews have remained on scene to cool down hotspots.

One house engulfed in flames and another threatened by 400m-wide grass fire.

Authorities are responding to reports a fisherman has disappeared in Golden Bay

Aerial searches are taking place for possible occupants of a dinghy found at Port Waikato.

A van has rolled into a ditch beside a Waikato bridge.

The Motukea woman who drowned at Maruia Falls on Saturday has been named.

Four people are dead less than two days after the official holiday road toll began.