Over 18,000 Fijians are in evacuation centres as Cyclone Tomas continues to slam its islands with rain and high winds. Officials say there have been more deaths.

A state of disaster has been declared in cyclone-ravaged Fiji by its prime minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.

A new group of Fijian islands are in the firing line of Cyclone Tomas' fury this morning.

When his wife had a heart attack in the car beside him John Miles ran for help, praying for a miracle.

A man was last night fighting for his life after falling off a balcony and suffering with broken bones and a severe head injury.

The mother of a baby girl who died after being found face down in a bath was regularly visited by Child Youth and Family.

The body of a middle-aged man without a lifejacket was found floating in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour yesterday, renewing safety calls.

The devastated parents of a young woman who died suddenly during a touch rugby game tell of desperate attempts to revive her in front of her family and fiance.

Detectives are hunting for a mystery vehicle which left the scene of a horror car crash in Canterbury and claimed the life of a popular university lecturer.