Fisherman knocked out by low-flying plane
Plane making an emergency landing hit a fisherman standing on the Whakatane beach.
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Gas blast: 'Lucky' pair stable in hospital
Unconsented gas work may have caused the explosion.
Principal's 'adorable' 7yo daughter dies at school
A principal's daughter died from a medical event on the school grounds.
Fire fighters bring boss back from the dead
Auckland's top fire fighter Kerry Gregory was saved by his own crew after a heart attack.
Big Read: Six years on from CTV disaster
Coroner made recommendations to improve response to future disasters. What's happened?
Tourists' car thrown over barrier into ditch in heavy fog
Three tourists died when their Corolla landed in a ditch in a horrific crash near Paeroa.
Flammable cladding 'not prevalent' in NZ
Councils and apartment industry to look into prevalence of flammable cladding.
Explosion: 'I think they were sniffing petrol'
A horrific explosion burning two teens was caused by a cigarette and petrol fumes.
Toilet block set on fire at Avondale College
A fire in the toilet block at Avondale College is being treated as arson.
Engine failure cause of weekend plane crash
A plane had engine problems before it crashed on a South Auckland road.
Car fire threatens sports club building
A car engulfed in flames is threatening a building at a New Lynn sports club.
Man facing Piha arson charges named
The 19-year-old Piha resident was arrested after spate of fires at the seaside community.
Car crash blocking Silverdale offramp
A pole and a car are blocking the motorway offramp in Silverdale.
Two car crash in Onehunga
A person has had to be cut out of a car in Onehunga following a two-car crash
Civil Defence review details announced
The review will take a "fresh look" at Civil Defence legislation.
TVNZ drops off air after fire alarm
Channel 1 dropped off the air after a fire alarm sounded in the TVNZ building.
Forgotten toasties raze Matamata house
A Matamata house burnt down after a man forgot about his dinner and went to bed.
Four trucks burn in Takanini: suspicious
Four trucks are on fire in a South Auckland compound.
Teen impaled on fence at MIT
A teen was impaled while attempting to climb a fence in Otara this afternoon.
Woman freed after getting trapped between rocks
A woman who became trapped between two rocks at a Northland beach has been freed.
Skyscraper blaze: 'We dodged a bullet'
Fire service warns blaze in Auckland high rise could have been much worse.
Emergency service reform critics missing point
COMMENT: Change needs to be evolutionary to give time to new initiatives to bed in.
Mystery explosions were police exercise
Police confirm they were responsible for explosions heard around South Auckland tonight.
Firefighter finishes mammoth journey
A big feed awaited Maaka McKinney after the Sky Tower Stair Challenge.
Mac Mckenna: Fire service being made worse
COMMENT: The Govt fire service reforms will entrench present problems and create new ones.
Suspicious fire at Ngaruawahia school
A fire at a Ngaruawahia School is being treated as suspicious.
Fire levy hike of 40 per cent from July
Homeowners who also insure a car will pay almost $40 more a year.
Residents clawed in mud for missing man
'We had an unlocked unit with washing half-done and TV on ... we thought he was buried'.
Friends rally to support fire survivors
Friends of a heavily pregnant woman who survived a house fire have created a Givealittle page.
Crews on way to Coromandel fire
Fire crews are on their way to Kennedy Bay after reports of a hillside on fire.
Northland scrub fire takes over gully
A scrub fire has taken hold and is spreading, near Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands.
Fire crew rescue cat stuck in dashboard
In the midst of all the flooding, firefighters stepped in to rescue cat.