When his wife of 54 years died from a tumour, Robert was not going to let her go again.

One person in a serious condition after a three-car crash in Northland.

Fire crews pull woman from manhole.

Police were called by neighbours to the party attended by about 300 students.

Police officer Ben McLean, charged with murdering his wife, moved from hospital to prison.

Invercargill families of Anzac Day shooting victims in 'total shock'

A man is in a serious condition in Middlemore Hospital following the attack.

The crash happened around 3.30pm on Kapiro Rd in Kerikeri.

Woman pulled unresponsive from West Wave pool in Auckland.

Cardiac arrests can strike anyone, any time. Find out where your closest defibrillator is.

Neville Green was a fit and healthy man, but without St John's help may have died young.

News in brief from around Northland

A defibrillator donated thanks to Paul Ego saved a life just days after it was installed.

Serious injuries after crash between truck and motorhome in North Canterbury

St John volunteers in shock after station put on the market without their knowledge.

The injured man was flown by rescue helicopter to Auckland City Hospital after the crash.

Matt Eaton was hoping for something a bit tastier when he went fishing.

The skies are beginning to clear after last night's storm, but the respite may be short-lived, with thunderstorms and more heavy rain forecast for later today.

A fire service spokesman said the injured person suffered burns to their arm.

A spokeswoman for Auckland Hospital said Tania Dalton's condition had worsened.

The quad bike rolled at Wreck Bay Rd in Ahipara this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the scene of the accident, near Kinloch, just after 1pm.

The search for a diver reported overdue in the Marlborough Sounds has been called off for the night.

The mother of a boy injured in a hit-and-run is asking for changes to his school bus route before a child gets killed.

A car has crashed into a house in South Auckland tonight, injuring three people.

One person is dead and another sustained life threatening injuries in a car crash near Dannevirke shortly after midnight.

A woman who survived a crash into Lake Wakatipu was initially trapped in her vehicle, police say.

An ambulance and rescue helicopter are on their way to the isolated scene.

The man was pinned by plasterboard weighing up to half a tonne, police said.

AJ Hackett Bungy staff have won praise from police and their boss for their response to a serious road crash outside the company's Queenstown operation.