Breakdown slowing traffic on Auckland motorway
Auckland's Southern motorway slow due to crash and truck breakdown.
Auckland's Southern motorway slow due to crash and truck breakdown.
The couple were found unconscious the next morning by one of their sons.
"He couldn't stop crying."
Armed police were posted outside the shop, a witness said.
Emergency services were called to the accident about 32km north of Lake Taupo.
The bus driver and a passenger suffered minor injuries.
Although the weather is set to improve, precautions are still in place.
Coroner says knowing risks could help prevent someone else dying.
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Police are urging motorists to drive with care due to heavy rain warnings.
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Police advise the road is currently closed and motorists are asked to avoid the area.
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One person was critically injured and was transported to Auckland Hospital.
The assault occurred on Bairds Rd, near Paradise Bar & Pokies.
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The missing man was the sole passenger aboard a cabin boat.
"We are just praying to God that our baby is going to stay here with us."
The group became stuck after trying to retrieve a jet boat from the Waimakariri River.
The police were called to assist St John around mid-afternoon Sunday.
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Two people have died after a car struck a garage in the western Bay of Plenty.
A man has been taken to Gisborne Hospital following the crash.
The family became trapped while trying to retrieved a stuck jet boat.
The alarm was raised after a passerby heard cries for help and a flashing light.
Police found the man unconscious and bleeding on the ground.
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