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Woman drowns at Maruia Falls in upper South Island.
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Woman seriously burned, man arrested
Police are trying to work out how a woman, who is in a critical condition, was injured.
House collapses on to neighbour's place
Neighbours had growing concerns as demolition went ahead.
Crews fight house fire in Whanganui
Fire and Emergency Services are currently in attendance at a house fire in Whanganui.
Alcohol restraint urged as Christmas approaches
Police urge Northlanders to take it easy on the booze after alcohol-related incidents
Mates save diver after stingray strikes
Rescuers used weightlifting belt to stem blood loss from man stabbed in leg by stingray.
Group labelled disrespectful for filming nude woman
Young men posed for selfies with the woman who was not coherent.
House in flames next door to school
A house is well involved in fire next to a school in Waipara north of Christchurch.
One injured in Tolaga Bay house fire
An east cape house fire has potentially injured one person.
Traffic chaos: Motorway crash now clear
The crash that snarled up traffic is now clear - but there is still congestion.
One dead after car down bank in Akaroa
The person was found dead inside the vehicle by emergency services
Woman loses balance, crashes scooter in Queenstown
A person has received serious injuries after crashing a scooter in central Queenstown.
Record number of 111 calls puts pressure on police
Don't call 111 unless it's an emergency, police say.
Big scrub fire close to Central Otago highway
Emergency services are at a big scrub fire close to the main highway in Central Otago.
Vessel on fire in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf
Four people were on board a boat when it caught fire in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.
'I wasn't wasting their time, they saved my life.'
Man who cemented his head in microwave not sorry for wasting hours of firefighters' time.
'Well involved' house fire near Dargaville
Several crews are at the scene on Maropiu Settlement Rd, north of Dargaville.
Two die in house fires
Auckland firefighters told person on fire before they arrived; Wairoa also sees fatality.
Person injured in West Auckland house fire
Five fire crews are battling a house fire in west Auckland.
Two people killed in Dairy Flat crash
Two people have died in a crash last night north of Auckland.
Emergency services at Te Puna Quarry Rd crash
Emergency services were called just before 3pm to the intersection of State Highway 2 and Te Puna Quarry Rd after three cars were involved in a head-on collision.
Person critically injured in Kapiti Coast crash
A helicopter is being sent to the crash site, police say.
Heroic officer clings on to over hanging van
The van was hanging over motorway bridge with the driver trapped inside.
Man critical after Otahuhu incident
Police are investigating and a scene guard will remain overnight.
Car on fire inside Christchurch building
Black smoke can be seen in Papanui as emergency services deal with a fire in a building.
Tramper rescued from Heaphy Track
An injured tramper has been rescued from the Heaphy Track after suffering a fall.
Person dies in south Taranaki collision
Car's occupant dies at scene after crash involving car and milk tanker on SH3.
Rescuers save man from burning car
New Plymouth police credit pair with rescuing a man from his burning car last night.
One critical after car crash in Ruakaka
Person airlifted to hospital after crash in Ruakaka.
Missing man's yacht found abandoned
George Agnew, of Canterbury, had been camping. His family last heard from him on Tuesday.