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Newspapers burn in truck fire
A truck laden with newspapers ignited in a dramatic fire in Canterbury early this morning.
Poorly prepared jet skiers suffer hypothermia
Two brothers suffered hypothermia when their jetski began taking on water and they had to swim to land in Northland yesterday.
Unusual seal rescue underway
A rescue operation was underway tonight with emergency services attempting to retrieve a seal from an Auckland farm.
Investigation into Mt Wellington factory fire
Fire investigators are trying to establish the cause of a large blaze at an Auckland factory last night.
Fatal plunge off falls
A 19-year-old man plunged 161 metres to his death after taking a photograph at Bowen Falls, in Milford Sound.
Two dead in Canterbury crash
A 21-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman are dead after a crash in south Canterbury.
St John users skip paying their bills
Nearly a quarter of people invoiced for St John ambulance treatment aren't paying - leaving the emergency service millions of dollars out of pocket.
Monk beaten, cuffed in 'nasty' attack
Three suspects are being searched for after a Buddhist monk was attacked in a vicious robbery in south of Auckland last night.
Pedestrian hit by car in Tauranga
Emergency services are attending a report of a person being hit by a car in central Tauranga.
Code yellow for St John ambulances
There is nothing mellow about the new colour scheme of St John ambulances - the bright yellow makeover is a move to improve safety for staff, patients and the public.
'Half-wit' alleged to have shot friend
A drunk man who's alleged to have shot his friend in the knee with an air rifle in Alexandra early this morning will face an array of firearms charges.
White powder discovery at Invercargill Prison
Police were called to the administration block at Invercargill Prison this morning after a letter was discovered to contain white powder.
Crash spills concrete onto Auckland road
A readymixed concrete truck overturned in the Auckland suburb of Avondale this afternoon, spilling wet concrete onto the road.
Minister unimpressed by powder test
Government Minister Gerry Brownlee isn't impressed by parliamentary security staff doing a sniff test on white powder that arrived in his office at Parliament last week.
Mystery over fatal collision
A man who admitted causing the death of a motorist can't remember what happened in the few seconds his car veered across State Highway 1 last year.
White powder sent to electorate offices
Envelopes containing white powder have been sent to the Wellington offices of MPs Gerry Brownlee and Peter Dunne.
Body left at crash scene
More details have emerged over a bizarre incident in which a man's body was left behind at a crash scene, only to be discovered later by a passing school bus.
Woman dies after falling from moving vehicle: foul play ruled out
Police have ruled out foul play in the case of a young Christchurch mum who died after falling from a moving vehicle.
Woman dies after fall from car
A 27-year-old woman has died from the injuries she sustained after falling from a moving vehicle.
Teen knocked out before stabbing
A 17-year-old was knocked unconscious before being stabbed multiple times in the neck, arms and torso in a suspected gang incident in Porirua last night, police say.
Man falls 50m in paragliding accident
A 25-year-old man has fallen 50 metres onto rocks in a paragliding accident at an Auckland beach.
Woman critical after fall from car
A 27-year-old woman is fighting for her life in Christchurch Hospital after falling from a moving vehicle early this morning.