The van was hanging over motorway bridge with the driver trapped inside.

Police are investigating and a scene guard will remain overnight.

Black smoke can be seen in Papanui as emergency services deal with a fire in a building.

An injured tramper has been rescued from the Heaphy Track after suffering a fall.

Car's occupant dies at scene after crash involving car and milk tanker on SH3.

New Plymouth police credit pair with rescuing a man from his burning car last night.

Person airlifted to hospital after crash in Ruakaka.

George Agnew, of Canterbury, had been camping. His family last heard from him on Tuesday.

Man lost consciousness in the gym's spa.

Police seek second vehicle after an alleged illegal street race ends in serious crash. Both people in the car that crashed were transported to Middlemore.

The alarm was raised just after 7am.

Part of Symonds St, in Auckland city, is cordoned off as nine fire crews battle the blaze.

A 52-year-old man was rescued via helicopter in the Waitakere Ranges. / Northland Rescue Helicopters

The two-car crash has left one person trapped in their vehicle.

Ambulance services at the scene of a car chase accident on the corner of Wheturangi Rd & Campbell road in Greenlane. / Jason Oxenham

Glenn Menzies, Assistant Area Commander comments on the fire on Queen Street, this morning.

Auckland's Queen St is closed in both directions between Mayoral Dr and Karangahape Rd because of a fire. / Supplied by Vinay Kumar & Goran Saveski

Firefighters are working to free them. Police are at the scene at Whangarei Heads Rd.

Search teams will focus on inshore waters off the Makara coast.

A witness has described the moment a car jumped the kerb and hit three people.

A diver was reported missing on Monday evening.

The crash happened around 6.25pm on State Highway 1 in the Rangitikei district.

Latest tool to warn of civil defence emergencies sends mobiles a messages.

MetService has issued severe weather warnings for the east coast of the Bay of Plenty

Senior Station Officer Chris Lind speaks from the scene of an apartment fire at Augustus Terrace in Parnell. / Video by Jason Oxenham

Footage was released of a British cop in the US, along with other officers, saving a woman from a burning car. / Grand Prairie Police

A food caravan's cooker exploded at the Leeston rugby club, burning a man inside.

The road worker was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

South Island man has serious eye injury after firework was shot directly in his face.

He suffered serious injuries and has been taken to Middlemore Hospital.