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.

Fire investigators have narrowed down where Monday's blaze in Hamilton started, but just exactly what caused it remains unclear.

A marketing expert says it will be very difficult for Dreamworld to rebound from the incident that claimed four people's lives.

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.

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.

There was a large-scale response from fire crews around Auckland after smoke was detected in a downtown tower this evening.

Motorists are being diverted away from a section of State Highway 2 after a serious crash this afternoon.

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.

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.

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.