The woman was driving on Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway when her vehicle and another collided head on.

The Herald understands the injured man is affiliated with Black Power. However, the altercation that led to his injuries were not thought to be gang-related.

Emergency services are at the scene of an explosion in South Auckland this afternoon.

The fire service were called to the blaze on Great North Rd near Henry St at 8.15pm.

A lengthy emergency call to report the death of Cissy Chen has sparked calls for more interpreters at 111 communications centres.

Former supermarket manager finds a more fulfilling life working to help people.

The car driver has died and an unknown number of car passengers are injured, a police spokeswoman said.

Three people have been injured in a serious two-car collision which has closed part of a main road north of Auckland.

State Highway 16 was shut to traffic in both directions between Bradly Rd and Wharepapa Rd, Helensville, after the crash about 7.30am.

The owner of a popular cafe destroyed by fire last night is coping with the shock of losing her business, as customers mourn their "hub".

Underwater in an upside down helicopter and blindfolded is not an unusual situation for Dave Greenberg.

Despite being nominated for a Pride of NZ Lifetime Achievement Award by more than one person, he doesn't think he deserves it.

Ian Ridley often walks into somebody's life right at the worst point.

When Margaret Houston suffered the loss of her 5-year-old daughter, she decided to learn first aid.

Drivers are being urged to be careful after two recent crashes involving cars skidding on black ice.

There is good reason to welcome the stationing of nurses at emergency call centres to answer non-urgent calls.

A car crash which sent an elderly woman to hospital after she crashed into an unmarked police car in Auckland last night is under investigation.

The Government hopes a new smartphone app for emergency services will save lives and money.

An elderly woman has been hospitalised after driving into a parked police car in Auckland tonight.

The digger driver killed in a quarry landslide will be farewelled on Monday.

A mentally-handicapped man, with the mental age of a 9-year-old, was accidentally strangled to death after becoming entangled in electrical bed wires.

A stolen motorbike is believed to have been involved in a crash that left one person dead, and another seriously injured.

A fire that blazed through a vacant house in Auckland last night is being treated as suspicious.

The former boss of the quarry where a landslip is feared to have killed a digger operator yesterday has spoken of previous brushes with death.

The digger driver buried under 1000 tonnes of rubble has been named as Murray Taylor.

Heavy fog this morning caused traffic disruptions on Auckland's roads and motorways, but did not interfere with flights.

Traffic is now flowing freely along Dominion Rd in Auckland after a car hit a power pole and power lines earlier this morning.

The search for a digger driver who was 'engulfed' by 1000 tonnes of rock in a North Canterbury quarry landslide has been suspended due to safety reasons.