
Emergency services respond to stabbing near Morrinsville
Police were notified of an incident around 1.15pm.
Police were notified of an incident around 1.15pm.
Injured senior Mercury Bay rugby player airlifted to hospital.
The person may have been hit by a boat propeller and was unable to be revived.
The man stood at the top of the escalator and stopped the attacker going up further.
Damon O'Rourke was shot in January this year and died from his injuries.
Power cuts, landslides and road closures struck the West Coast yesterday.
Emergency services were first alerted about 3.15pm.
The 27-year-old was found with critical injuries and died at the scene.
The collision on Longacre Rd involved two vehicles.
The road is currently fully blocked.
Emergency services were called to a crash on Wehirua Rd around 8.30am.
Council is questioning why it is having to top up funding for critical health services.
When crews arrived the shed, which measures about 15m by 9m, the fire was 'well ablaze'.
One person found dead as residents across eastern NSW clear up after damaging storms.
The search for a 79-year-old Auckland woman in the Pureora Forest near Taupo is suspended.
Motorists are advised to expect delays and use an alternative route where possible.
He is described as being 166 centimetres tall, of thin build and should not be approached.
Seven people were injured in the crash and four of them were children.
Friends and family have paid tribute to the crash victims.
'We’ve got two crews from Whanganui in attendance at the moment.'
A witness described seeing black smoke everywhere.
'It’s been a while since we attended a serious incident of this nature.'
'Woody was a real genuine Kiwi who loved to ride and loved his mates.'
A reunion for surfer who suffered a cardiac arrest in the waves at Mangawhai Heads.
Police found the injured woman at an address in nearby Greenhithe.
Police found the injured woman at an address in nearby Greenhithe.
How a fishing vessel crew member ended up missing remains unclear.
It is understood the victim required emergency surgery following the attack.