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![Breakdown slowing traffic on Auckland motorway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Breakdown slowing traffic on Auckland motorway
Auckland's Southern motorway slow due to crash and truck breakdown.
![Charcoal warning: Critically-ill couple were burning fuel inside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Charcoal warning: Critically-ill couple were burning fuel inside
The couple were found unconscious the next morning by one of their sons.
![Uber driver 'shoves' 5yo, takes off with an iPad - police called in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Uber driver 'shoves' 5yo, takes off with an iPad - police called in
"He couldn't stop crying."
![Focus: Man in hospital after hammer attack, car stolen in Pakuranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Man in hospital after hammer attack, car stolen in Pakuranga
Focus: Man in hospital after hammer attack, car stolen in Pakuranga. Video / Visual Media Productions
![Police flood Te Atatu after liquor store robbed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police flood Te Atatu after liquor store robbed
Armed police were posted outside the shop, a witness said.
![Mangakino road crash - one dead, one serious](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mangakino road crash - one dead, one serious
Emergency services were called to the accident about 32km north of Lake Taupo.
![Lucky escape after bus crashes into Auckland house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lucky escape after bus crashes into Auckland house
The bus driver and a passenger suffered minor injuries.
![Flooding and closed roads aftermath of heavy rain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flooding and closed roads aftermath of heavy rain
Although the weather is set to improve, precautions are still in place.
![Wild weather: Wind tears off panel from CBD building](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wild weather: Wind tears off panel from CBD building
Police have roped off the area in case another piece of the building comes down.
![Wild weather: Wind tears heavy panel off building in Auckland CBD](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wild weather: Wind tears heavy panel off building in Auckland CBD
Wild weather: Wind tears heavy panel off building in Auckland CBD. Video / Will Trafford
![Volcanic eruption: Kiwi group's lucky escape near Stromboli](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Volcanic eruption: Kiwi group's lucky escape near Stromboli
Kiwis stranded near explosion: "Our anchor got stuck in the rocks at the time."
![Emergency services respond to a bus crash near Rotorua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Emergency services respond to a bus crash near Rotorua
Emergency services respond to a bus crash near Rotorua. Video / Ben Fraiser
![Kaipara Flats crash: One critically injured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kaipara Flats crash: One critically injured
Police are urging motorists to drive with care due to heavy rain warnings.
![Waihī death scene aftermath: 'That girl should never have had to see that'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waihī death scene aftermath: 'That girl should never have had to see that'
Blood from victim left for hours, says resident on street where man died.
![One person critical following crash near Huntly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One person critical following crash near Huntly
Police advise the road is currently closed and motorists are asked to avoid the area.
![Live: Commuter chaos - 'Like the Hunger Games' as 20,000 rail users vie for buses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Live: Commuter chaos - 'Like the Hunger Games' as 20,000 rail users vie for buses
A freight train has derailed in Wellington, forcing the closure of four main rail lines.
![Queen St pedestrian critical after being hit by bus: Footage shows damage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Queen St pedestrian critical after being hit by bus: Footage shows damage
One person was critically injured and was transported to Auckland Hospital.
![Police name missing boatie as Bluff man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police name missing boatie as Bluff man
Police divers are searching an area near the Earnslaw slipway.
![Crashes, rail woes cause delays for commuters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crashes, rail woes cause delays for commuters
There are reports of a serious crash on SH16 between Waimauku and Helensville.
![Police dive squad to join search for missing boatie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police dive squad to join search for missing boatie
The missing man was the sole passenger aboard a cabin boat.
![SH1 fatal crash: Family torn apart, 2yo won't walk again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
SH1 fatal crash: Family torn apart, 2yo won't walk again
"We are just praying to God that our baby is going to stay here with us."
![Two preschoolers among five saved from failed river rescue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two preschoolers among five saved from failed river rescue
The group became stuck after trying to retrieve a jet boat from the Waimakariri River.
![Manhunt under way after man assaulted in Onehunga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Manhunt under way after man assaulted in Onehunga
The police were called to assist St John around mid-afternoon Sunday.
![Waikato cop steps back from social role](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Waikato cop steps back from social role
Jack Driver shares his better work stories as he steps down from his visible role.
!['Coastguard found him just in time': Rescue in pitch-black](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Coastguard found him just in time': Rescue in pitch-black
Urgent Algies Bay water rescue made in the pitch-black.
![Two people killed after car hits garage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two people killed after car hits garage
Two people have died after a car struck a garage in the western Bay of Plenty.
![One critical in crash involving pedestrian](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One critical in crash involving pedestrian
A man has been taken to Gisborne Hospital following the crash.
![Family, including kids, winched to safety in river rescue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Family, including kids, winched to safety in river rescue
The family became trapped while trying to retrieved a stuck jet boat.
![Water rescue after fishing net catches man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Water rescue after fishing net catches man
The alarm was raised after a passerby heard cries for help and a flashing light.