Rotorua Hospital is postponing elective surgery and most outpatient clinics during next week's junior doctors' strike - with planning

Police are appealing for information following a car fire in Wainuiomata this morning which left a man with serious injuries.

A boy has been rushed to hospital with serious burns from fireworks tonight.

Emergency services are heading to a crash in South Auckland near Auckland's Sylvia Park where a person is believed to be trapped.

A motorcyclist is in a serious condition after a crash in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere.

State Highway 1 is now open again following a car crash on the Kapiti Coast this afternoon.

Emergency services are on the scene of a crash near Gisborne, where a car may have gone into a drain. An ambulance spokeswoman said

A man has been rescued by helicopter after his float plane crashed in the Marlborough Sounds this evening. The Nelson Marlborough

Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Police are fearing for the safety of a 17-year-old Clandeboye local who has not been seen since 10am on Tuesday morning.

Monique Poirier, who is running for the Albert-Eden-Roskill local board, was walking past the local Countdown with former mayor Christine Fletcher when they saw a fight taking place around 6pm on Tuesday.

Kaine Johnston, 23, is remembered by his family as someone who could light up the room with his calming nature.

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash where an elderly man was struck by a vehicle in Manurewa in mid-September.

A truck driver is being hailed as a "bloody hero" for managing to safely stop after his brakes failed as he drove up Queen St on Monday morning.

A Lower Hutt man has been arrested in connection with an assault which occurred last week in Stokes Valley. Hutt Valley Police arrested

The girl injured herself while tramping with her family at Upper Travers Hut late on Sunday afternoon.

Firefighters are battling a large house fire north of Auckland this evening.

An 11-year-old boy has been rushed to Dunedin hospital after falling almost four metres from a rope swing.

It was such a relief when I saw the paramedic running down the track.Alice Bradley, Paraparaumu. When Alice Bradley lay bleeding

Fire and ambulance staff were called to a laundromat in Gonville afternoon after a child became shut inside a dryer.

100+ firefighters dealing with fallen powerlines, explosive debris, wather runoff, dense smoke and unknown chemicals at a suspicious West Auckland factory blaze.

A man is in a critical condition in Wellington Hospital's ICU after a stabbing last night.

A fire in a classroom at Crawshaw School in Nawton is being treated as suspicious. Pukete station officer Shane Thomas said the fire

Police are asking motorists to avoid the intersection of Kerwyn Ave and Ra Ora Dr in East Tamaki following a crash between a car and a van.

Two young men nearly drowned after the boat they were heading out to sea in capsized and they became tangled in their nets.

A man died after the car he was in was washed 100m down a flooded creek during heavy downpours in Northland.

An emergency response at Auckland International Airport was caused this afternoon when an official accidentally set off a can of pepper spray.

A woman was lost in Wellington bush this evening after taking a nap during an afternoon walk.

A person has died after a serious crash near Warkworth, which closed State Highway 1 in both directions.

Police are still searching for Bodi McKee, 23, in connection with a fatal shooting in south Auckland yesterday.