Firefighters ignore ambulance pleas for help
Fire staff are delaying and sometimes declining calls for help from ambulance services.
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Log injury: Forestry worker winched to safety
A 27-year-old forestry worker was injured when hit by a log near Purua in Northland.
Baby hospitalised after swallowing battery
Baby suffers stomach pain after swallowing battery.
Toddler recovering after being struck by vehicle
A 4-year-old hit by a car is now talking and laughing with family.
Two injured in Rotoiti crash east of Rotorua
Emergency services are at a serious crash at Rotoiti
House fire in Onehunga
Firefighters are trying to put out the blaze in the single-storey house.
Motorway crashes cause traffic chaos in Auckland
Two crashes on Auckland motorways have resulted in delays today.
Police find body of missing fisherman near Mt Hutt
Police divers have found the body of a fisherman swept under at Lake Coleridge last night.
Community response saves elderly Waiheke Islander
Russell Hagan, 71, is still recovering after collapsing in his Waiheke home.
Man fires nail gun into skull, survives
A man who accidentally shot a 90mm nail into his head was "extremely lucky" to survive.
Two badly hurt in separate vehicle incidents
A 16-year-old boy who rolled a quad motorbike is among the injured.
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One dead, two critical in crash
One person is dead and two critical after a two-car crash near Tirau tonight.
Police probe child death in Christchurch
Police investigating after child dies in central Christchurch.
Three injured in crash near Christchurch
Three people are seriously injured following a car crash near Christchurch.
Teens rescued after falling from kayaks
The 15-year-old boys spent 20 minutes in the water before passing fishermen rescued them.
Baby, mum run over in domestic incident
Police say a male driver hit a woman and an infant with a car in Papakura yesterday.
Young child critical after being hit by a ute
The child was hit while crossing the road in Palmerston North.
Police name man found dead near Fairlie
The body of the man found in a South Canterbury River has been identified.
Kapiti Coast crash: One critically injured
Road still closed after serious Wellington crash.
Hour from death: Woman saved from freezing car
Temperatures fell to about -4C on Sunday night as the woman counted 26 cars drive past.
Injured woman rescued after 11-hour ordeal
Passing traffic oblivious to woman trapped and injured in freezing cold after crash
Two cars burst into flames at storage building
Two cars have burst into flames inside a storage building in South East Auckland.
Person dies in Warkworth crash
A person has died after a fatal crash on Matakana Rd north of Auckland.
Reports man trapped by digger in Auckland
Emergency services are responding to reports a man has been trapped by a digger.
Police investigate pursuit that led to motorcyclist death
Investigation into police pursuit that led to Auckland motorcyclist's death continues.
Injured paraglider climbs cliff and flies for help
A paraglider has crashed at a beach southwest of Auckland city, near Waiuku.
Civil Defence to evacuees: Don't go home yet
Evacuees from near Heathcote river should stay away tonight as waters set to rise again
Winter storm chaos: What you need to know
A nasty weather system has caused chaos across the country. Here's what you need to know.
Expert swimmers called to help drunks trapped in floodwaters
A helicopter and specialist swimmers rushed to rescue motorists trapped in floodwaters.
'Death spiral': 24 more hours of weather havoc
The weather system causing nasty conditions across the country is now in a "death spiral".