State of emergency in Nelson region lifted
A decision has been made to allow the state of emergency to expire.
A decision has been made to allow the state of emergency to expire.
The incident is the second police shooting in less than a week.
The ferry is burning out of control.
Police were called to a property on Charisma Place at 3.25pm.
It is the second serious jet boat accident in Central Otago in as many days.
Firefighters have created a 30m "black-out" zone around the fire area.
A woman who was suspected to have broken her leg remains in hospital.
Emergency services were called to the building fire on Rutherford St just before 7am.
The car is off the road and the person is lying beside it, police say
"I can't sleep, I can barely eat. Every time I close my eyes I can see it.''
Drivers are advised to take extra care while travelling in wet conditions.
Police told everyone to lock themselves inside, "someone is running around with a knife".
The boaties were taken by surprise when their boat overturned off the coast of Marahau.
Piha residents asked to build "community resilience" and emergency plans.
Patched gang members are seen daily in the street, say neighbours.
Injured teenager part of team clearing weeds from offshore island.
Emergency services are responding to the incident on State Highway 3.
Five crews were in attendance and have cordoned off an area to make it safe.
The New Zealand Defence Force's explosive ordnance disposal team has also been notified.
The display proceeded despite a total ban on lighting any fires in the area.
The festival ran all weekend and was located near Upper Takaka.
Colleagues unable to save young father who was hit by a log
Earlier today, a scrub fire was extinguished in Kaingaroa, south of Rotorua.
Ambulances across Auckland have been defaced - by their own drivers.
The incident took place on Barrett Rd after 6pm today.
It appeared the driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
Civil Defence gives latest on Nelson fires.
One of New Zealand's largest forest fires appears to have been well fought.