Car slams into a garage in Bishopdale, Christchurch
Police and emergency services are at the scene.
Police and emergency services are at the scene.
'It's unknown if more people have been injured,' police say.
The well-respected high school teacher died after being struck by a boat while swimming.
"He was a kind, lovely man, a true gentleman who always had a smile on his face."
The truck was submerged and the water needed to be lowered to safely get the body.
Motorists were warned to expect delays after the incident.
Police attended a crash last night in Auckland between a motorbike and a parked car.
Cory Ferguson's lawyer claims a Karitane man was assaulted because he went for a gun.
Early reports suggest one car is upside down and on fire, and the other is in a ditch.
Officers involved have been stood down from duties after suffering 'horrific ordeal'.
Flooding and slips closed the roads surrounding the woman, who's just 29 weeks' pregnant.
A mammoth storm, flooding and tornado have damaged homes and trapped residents.
A BP staffer said customers were stuck for some time.
Public were holding up tarpaulin blocking people from seeing the victim.
Warning: Graphic photo: He's been out there saving lives - this is the toll it's taken.
Lack of info about investigation over gas explosion left residents feeling let down.
Store manager counts himself 'very, very lucky' to have escaped a machete attack.
Some managed to escape the Burwood house blaze but two were trapped inside.
Bibi Ali of Ranui is survived by her three children and close family.
"Otherwise, this would not have ended the way that it did."
One patient was airlifted to hospital after a crash in Waihī.
A tragic weekend on the country's roads has claimed five lives and injured many others.
Police say they are supporting family members after the tragic outcome.
Police divers went into Lake Rotoma today searching for people in a car that crashed.
Four people were in the car that crashed - one had to be cut out.
One person was injured after a car earlier chased by police crashed south of Whangarei
A brawl involving about 20 people erupted well after the final whistle.