Homunga Bay rescue: Coastguard tows boat to safety amid massive chop
There was a "massive amount of chop" making the search for the small boat difficult.
There was a "massive amount of chop" making the search for the small boat difficult.
Police say the road south of Baldrock Rd has been blocked.
Police were called to the incident on Howe St about 1.45pm.
Traffic on SH1 is expected to be busy with holiday journeys most of the day.
Initial inquiries indicate handbrake on a vehicle above her tent had failed.
Three serious beach incidents occurred this afternoon.
Emergency Services were alerted to the two vehicle crash at 12:05pm.
Homicide probe launched yesterday after the discovery at an Air NZ facility.
Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety Team assisting with investigation.
Focus: Clean up underway after a glass panel shattered on top of an elderly couple in central Queenstown. Video / James Allan
A witness at the scene told the Herald a "bloom of smoke is coming from the building".
Man in custody after woman found with critical injuries dies soon after discovery.
Male victim knocked unconscious after altercation at fast-food restaurant.
Residents had been left feeling shaken after two people died in quiet suburban street.
A police spokesperson said the woman died at Christchurch Hospital this morning.
"Users are advised that the only way to guarantee safety is to not take them."
The man was sedated at the scene, and remains critical.
State Highway 3 at Piopio is blocked this morning following a serious crash.
"We've been short-changed. We've been ripped off," chopper trust chairman says.
Neighbour woken by loud bangs, intense heat and a bright light as house destroyed by fire.
Seventy evacuation centres activated with 2538 evacuees.
Officials warn that there is a total fire ban in the Coromandel after overnight fight.
The fatal tractor accident is understood to have happened near a beach.
COMMENT: From Pike River to White Island, government officials have been averse to risk.
The crash is the first fatality of the Christmas road toll period.
Police have released the name of the dead child.
"All I could see was this wheel coming towards me and I thought this is going to hurt."
Christmas is unfortunately a busy time of year for police attending family harm incidents.
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Crash has again blocked State Highway 5, this time near Te Pohue.