
Stay out of Auckland CBD: Traffic gridlocked as SkyCity fire closes roads
Heavy traffic expected due to huge fire in downtown Auckland this afternoon.
Heavy traffic expected due to huge fire in downtown Auckland this afternoon.
Specialist fire trucks are being called in from around the upper North Island.
The blaze is visible across the city with huge plumes of black smoke.
Police pursuit was under investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.
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Fleeing driver crashes into another car in Christchurch.
The two-vehicle crash happened around 12.50pm on Penrose Rd.
An investigation has been started after man found lying injured in Mangere town centre.
Searchers looking for a man who fell from a boat in North Otago have recovered a body.
The two-car crash was reported around 9.35pm.
A rescue helicopter is responding to transport the person to hospital.
The man who died had recently moved to Otorohanga with family.
A rescue helicopter is on its way to transport the man to hospital.
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Police examine the scene after a man was hospitalised with a life-threatening head injury. Video / Dubby Henry
The attempted robbery happened on Te Atatu Rd in west Auckland.
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Truckie has never seen anyone survive after bouncing along the road at 85km/h.
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The road is expected to stay closed for some time.
Paramedics have rushed to an Auckland suburban home.
The person is in North Shore Hospital following a "workplace incident".
Fire, ambulance, police and a helicopter responded to the incident.
Emergency services responded to a strong chemical smell in the area.
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Two critical after a high speed crash in Dunedin. Video / ODT / Craig Baxter