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Motorcyclist dead, SH1 closed following serious Otago crash
The incident took place on State Highway 1 near the Waitaki River Bridge.
The incident took place on State Highway 1 near the Waitaki River Bridge.
The incident took place on Mt Albert Rd shortly after 5 o'clock this morning.
Police confirmed a person, believed to be a spectator, died at Whitmore Park about 1.30pm.
The crash happened on the Twizel-Omarama Rd in Glenbrook at 1.50pm.
The person was taken to Tauranga Hospital by helicopter.
Police weren't alerted until this morning, after the dad climbed up to the roadside.
Emergency services called to incident in Hamilton.
Principal Davida Suasua has alerted parents after 'random' attack by a group of six men.
One person was taken to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition following the crash.
Fire manager says lack of escape routes and multiple fire alarms an issue.
The woman was tossed into the air and landed on her head, but passersby kept her calm.
Rescue helicopters have been dispatched to the scene of two separate crashes.
She "made her way out of the police station" - and is still at large.
The rider hit by an alleged drink-driver on Queen St has been identified.
Two people were injured, with the motorcyclist suffering the more severe injury.
The woman in her 20s was stranded for four hours was "lucky to escape serious injury".
Police and rescue helicopters pulled three people from the Waikato coast after 7pm today.
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Morale among some St John staff is "horrendous" since the $21m payout by the Government.
Grieving grandmother of 15-year-old says she was the one who called police.
Police Search and Rescue staff are at the Te Araroa Track near Lake Emily.
"We all feel really dead inside; there's nothing we can do. There's no help ..."
"He always had the last laugh. He was an absolute hoot."
An eyewitness described seeing a man "on fire" after an explosion at a Vector transformer.
Ambulance is on fire at Otahuhu train station.
An ambulance caught fire in Otahuhu, while on its way to Auckland Hospital.
Soldier said to be in a moderate condition with a wound to his upper arm.
The man is in serious condition after a transformer blast at Frucor in Manukau.
"We thought she was going to die, but once they got her out she was still alive."