The two killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby appeared intent on removing his organs during a frenzied knife attack, witnesses told the Old Bailey yesterday.

A teenage mother fighting for her life after she was hit by a car allegedly driven by her partner suffered two punctured lungs, a broken leg and a fractured neck, her sister says.

Two teenagers are still fighting for their lives after they were struck by vehicles in separate incidents around Rotorua yesterday.

The owners of a Picton house hit by a landslip yesterday have been told the property is temporarily unfit to live in.

Residents of a Picton house escaped injury today when a landslip hit their home and broke through a wall, as torrential rain lashed central New Zealand today.

A pilot has been forced to make a hasty landing after colliding with a cow at a rural airstrip this morning.

A historic piece of World War I memorabilia was blown up after an ambulance call-out went wrong in Manawatu this week.

A man is dead after being involved in an alcohol-fuelled brawl at a Waikato property yesterday.

Dwindling volunteer numbers and a rising number of non-emergency medical callouts were some of the key concerns raised at an annual firefighter's conference this weekend.

Life-saving training for flight nurses is under threat unless a sponsor can be found for mandatory helicopter training.

Auckland has only 10 service stations wired up to provide fuel to emergency services quickly if electricity is cut in a natural disaster.

Vehicle Inspection New Zealand has said the death of one of its workers was a tragic and unfortunate accident.

A man has died after being crushed by a vehicle at a Palmerston North vehicle testing facility this afternoon.

A woman has been arrested after two French tourists were pistol-whipped in an attack in Napier last night.

A gas main was ruptured by workers at a construction site in the Albion Lane area, Dunedin, about 8.45am. The Fire Service has finished dissipating remaining gas residues.