A man has been seriously injured while climbing a tree after it came into contact with power lines in west Auckland this afternoon. Emergency

One person is trapped after a car hit a power pole south of Auckland this morning.

Parents recall the day their 5-year-old boy died at Piha - a place he loved for the freedom it gave him.

The victim of a three-car crash near Te Puke on Friday was a local teen.

A woman was thrown from the back of a 4WD ute when it rolled on an Auckland beach.

The Australian Workers' Union said workers at Dreamworld endured a "culture of fear and intimidation".

Dreamworld could face compensation claims, massive fines and even be shut down, a leading lawyer says.

Dreamworld CEO Deborah Thomas told a press conference staff are shattered by the events and that her thoughts and prayers are with the families.

A woman has been seriously injured after she was flung from a vehicle in the Waikato and a car has flipped on the Southern Motorway.

An ambulance officer's seemingly heartless description of the victims' injuries had social media in uproar.

A Kiwi woman's 10-year-old son watched her die in a horrific accident at a Gold Coast theme park.

An unstable and fire-damaged wall will remain in place when fire investigators begin their painstaking work of trying to figure out

A man has died after driving off an embankment in a rural town 45km southwest of Auckland central this morning.

Emergency services are at a car crash in Henderson.

The Labour weekend road toll stands at two today, after a woman critically injured in a Paekakariki crash died in hospital.

One person has died in a crash near Wallacetown in Southland.

One person died and another was taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a quad bike accident at Kuratau near Taupo overnight.

One person is in hospital and another has been arrested following a stabbing in Paeroa last night.

Details of a house fire in Onehunga where a 6-year-old girl perished and her six siblings survived have been revealed by the Coroner.

A cyclist was injured this morning after being clipped by a van in Ponsonby.

A prison guard hospitalised after an attack at Paremoremo has been discharged.

A seriously injured person is trapped in an upside down people mover, the fire service says.

A truck carrying paint thinner, sulphuric acid and other dangerous chemicals, has rolled on State Highway Two.

A mental health advocacy group says the rise in 111 calls explains the extra training given to police communication centre staff.

Thousands have non-urgent surgery or appointments delayed

More than 1000 St John Ambulance officers nationwide have issued a 14-day notice of industrial action.

A heart attack victim has been described by medics as a "very lucky man" after having the medical issue at an event wherewith two

The fate of livestock trapped inside a cattle truck after it rolled on its side in Hunua, south of Auckland earlier today is unknown.

The women attending a girls' day out that ended with a fatal stabbing are "like sisters" and the woman now accused of murder was a gatecrasher, says the host.

Volunteer firefighter John Klaphake and his lawyer, Chris O’Connor, after the guilty verdict in the District Court at Wellington.