The Government has acknowledged some people will be worried about privacy.

Police said they were following some "positive lines of inquiry."

COMMENT: The Govt fire service reforms will entrench present problems and create new ones.

At least one Piha resident is sleeping in her car following a series of suspicious fires.

Emergency services are reporting to a serious crash between Tauranga and Rotorua.

Drones are being tested in emergencies in Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Two workers have been assaulted at a New Plymouth takeaway shop.

A crash which left several injured today happened after a car went through a red light.

A house is fully engulfed in flames in Orly Ave, Mangere.

A dog, believed to be owned by the man who died in Papamoa yesterday, stayed with him.

Crash on Harbour Bridge causing major traffic jam

The crash happened around 3.30pm on Kapiro Rd in Kerikeri.

Police release names of two men killed in motorcycle crash on Friday.

Papatoetoe dairy owner hit over the head with a weapon by two males.

The sole survivor of a crash that killed her Kiwi mum and siblings has spoken.

A cyclist and a car collided west of Wellington this morning.

Police continue enquiries into man's death in West Auckland.

There were multiple calls to emergency services about the blaze on Norton Rd.

A crash early this morning has closed SH22 near Drury.

Two buses have crashed in Auckland within minutes of one another.

Two men have been hurt - one seriously - after a microlight aircraft crash in New Zealand.

Children died when the bus they were in crashed into a truck and exploded in South Africa.

Two big sheds - each measuring 50m by 20m - were "well alight" when crews arrived.

Tasman police are urging motorists to avoid part of State Highway 6 due to a diesel spill.

The crash happened just before 6pm on Georges Dr in Napier.

There appeared to be only minor injuries, a police spokeswoman said.

A man is in a serious condition after becoming trapped under a tractor in Kapiti.

There have been two crashes in Levin this afternoon.

The 16-year-old was a promising rugby player and the grandson of a prominent kaumatua.

Family and friends are mourning the 16-year-old grandson of a prominent kaumatua.