Two people seriously injured after bus collides with car in Takapuna
Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety Team assisting with investigation.
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With Whangamata being voted NZ’s best beach, Mayor Sandra Goudie tells us how the small town handles and thrives with the booming visitor numbers to bring in the New Year
Focus Live: With Whangamata being voted NZ’s best beach, Mayor Sandra Goudie tells us how the small town handles and thrives with the booming visitor numbers to bring in the New Year.
Christchurch airport murder case: Man charged, due in court tomorrow
A 42-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead.
Focus: Clean up underway after a glass panel shattered on top of an elderly couple in central Queenstown
Focus: Clean up underway after a glass panel shattered on top of an elderly couple in central Queenstown. Video / James Allan
Fire at central Auckland restaurant contained
A witness at the scene told the Herald a "bloom of smoke is coming from the building".
Airport homicide: Police focus on Air NZ facility
Man in custody after woman found with critical injuries dies soon after discovery.
Man knocked unconscious: Police appeal for information on assault
Male victim knocked unconscious after altercation at fast-food restaurant.
'He looked lifeless': Residents in shock after two found dead, child critically hurt
Residents had been left feeling shaken after two people died in quiet suburban street.
30-year-old woman dead after crash in Nelson
A police spokesperson said the woman died at Christchurch Hospital this morning.
Three doses in one pill: Warning over super-strong drugs in NZ this summer
"Users are advised that the only way to guarantee safety is to not take them."
Man struck on head by rearing horse fighting for his life
The man was sedated at the scene, and remains critical.
Annual road toll now at 351 after crash kills one in Waitomo
State Highway 3 at Piopio is blocked this morning following a serious crash.
Police name person who drowned on Christmas Day at Kai Iwi Lakes
He was found unresponsive in the water at the Kai Iwi Lakes near Omamari.
Man in serious condition after fall on vessel near Waiheke
A man was airlifted to hospital after suffering a suspected spinal injury near Waiheke.
Community 'gutted' over removal of Whitianga-based rescue helicopter
"We've been short-changed. We've been ripped off," chopper trust chairman says.
'The heat was intense': Large blaze destroys Massey home
Neighbour woken by loud bangs, intense heat and a bright light as house destroyed by fire.
Kiwi family hunkers down as Cyclone Sarai lashes Fiji
Seventy evacuation centres activated with 2538 evacuees.
Major blaze in Coromandel believed to have started from fireworks
Officials warn that there is a total fire ban in the Coromandel after overnight fight.
One dead in Far North tractor accident near beach
The fatal tractor accident is understood to have happened near a beach.
John Roughan: Didn't we set up emergency services to take risks?
COMMENT: From Pike River to White Island, government officials have been averse to risk.
One dead in Blenheim crash, first holiday road toll victim
The crash is the first fatality of the Christmas road toll period.
Auckland child killed in Southland driveway incident
Police have released the name of the dead child.
Lucky to be alive: Gary Steele's incredible recovery
"All I could see was this wheel coming towards me and I thought this is going to hurt."
Stressful time of year: Assault cases rise during holiday season
Christmas is unfortunately a busy time of year for police attending family harm incidents.
New Zealand's incredible survival stories of 2019
Three of the year's biggest survival stories.
Three injured after another SH5 crash
Crash has again blocked State Highway 5, this time near Te Pohue.
Chemical spill closes Auckland road
Two 20-litre drums of nitric acid have spilled across the road.
Mataura death: Child struck in driveway
A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in a Mataura driveway.
Three rescued from sinking boat off Canterbury coast
Three rescued after boat in distress near Christchurch late last night.
Air-ambulance transfers unavailable for days
DHB chief executives warned patients could come to harm, documents reveal.
UK mother, daughter identified as White Island burns victims
Liz McGill, 67, and daughter Heather, 34, will be in NZ hospitals "for some time".
Govt to fund research on music-fest drug testing
Researchers will follow a drug-testing group to see if it keeps people safe at festivals.
House fire turns into homicide investigation after man found dead
A house fire in Tokomaru Bay is now a homicide investigation after a man's body was found.