New ZealandMan buried alive in Matamata trenchA contractor died after a trench he was working in collapsed, burying him, in Matamata.27 May 11:54 PM
New ZealandFarmer was 'seconds from death'Five seconds are all that stood between David Greer and death, as the farmer struggled for air while trapped underwater in his truck in the Kyeburn River.27 May 06:17 AM
New ZealandMan who lay dead next to trapped wife namedA pensioner who lay dead in a car next to his trapped and injured wife for 15 hours has been named as Alan Henry Skittrup, 94, of Taradale.27 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandWoman trapped next to dead husbandAn elderly woman lay trapped and badly injured overnight next to her dead husband after their car left a driveway and rolled up to 30 metres down a steep bank.26 May 06:35 AM
New ZealandFamily told of equipment fault by coronerThe daughter of a woman who died during an emergency callout did not know for months of problems with the equipment.12 May 05:36 PM
New ZealandAmbulance abuse on the riseThe 111 emergency number had been dialled - a 2-year-old boy had stopped breathing and was turning blue.12 May 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Sinking' car disappeared into bed of blackberryEmergency services are responding to a report of a person involved in a car, sinking in a body of water south of Te Puke.11 May 09:17 PM
New ZealandEmergency for St JohnThe arrival of chief executive Peter Bradley has been balm to the often-troubled souls who work for St John.11 May 05:00 PM
LifestyleHeroic ambulance driver laudedA heavily pregnant woman was being taken by ambulance to hospital with a heart attack when the driver also suffered a cardiac arrest.10 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTwo dead after 600m fallTwo men have died after a car crashed on a rural road and rolled 600m down a bank near Te Hauke, south of Hastings.28 Apr 03:14 AM
New ZealandSeven-month-old dies at marinaA 7-month-old Auckland boy on holiday with his family has died after being found in the water at the marina in Whitianga.27 Apr 04:14 AM
New ZealandKidnap accused appears in courtAn alleged kidnapper who escaped police custody in Auckland has appeared in court this morning handcuffed and flanked by two police officers.25 Apr 08:03 PM
New ZealandPublic warned not to help suspectPolice hunting a suspected kidnapper who escaped custody are door-knocking his known associates.24 Apr 05:48 AM
New ZealandKidnap suspect escapesA 23-year-old man arrested over the violent kidnapping of an Auckland woman has escaped custody.23 Apr 06:15 AM
New ZealandWoman kidnapped in terrifying ordealA woman was kidnapped and driven from Auckland to the Coromandel last night, with the offender assaulting her several times during the ordeal before she escaped.22 Apr 03:49 AM
New ZealandPlane crash scare a false alarmEmergency services are on their way to Pukekawa, north of Huntly, where a light plane may have crashed this afternoon.04 Apr 01:42 AM
