
Car in harbour: Golf star praises 'heroic' rescuers who tried to save mum
'He couldn't get the doors open and he was basically on his last breath.'
'He couldn't get the doors open and he was basically on his last breath.'
"The youth 'flipped the bird' to the police officer and sped off again."
The 21-year-old died after falling off the back of a utility vehicle.
Witnesses rushed to nearby shops to get goggles and dive equipment.
The Herald has learned some of the victim's families were not aware of the arrest.
Marshall Higginson had three different types of drugs in his system that day.
The officer was laying spikes on Great North Rd when they were hit by a fleeing driver.
Severe flooding has been reported on SH1 at Kuku, between Ōhau and Ōtaki.
One person suffers serious injuries in accident and is being airlifted to hospital.
State Highway 1 is blocked in both directions in the Puhoi area due to a crash.
A person escaped with moderate injuries but 'refused transport' by St John staff.
"The truck did not stop in time, and jack-knifed as it approached the lights."
Two people died after a freight train struck their car at a level crossing in 2019.
A helicopter is being sent to the accident.
A truck has crashed into a house on the Dairy Flat Highway in Albany, Auckland.
Police say the person had been struck by a car in the driveway on New North Road.
The incident is near the intersection with Major Drive, Kelson.
Three dead in overnight crashes.
Police are currently in Papakura where a child has been hit by a vehicle.
The family of elderly couple killed by a car hold no animosity against the driver.
One person was trapped in their vehicle and needed to be extricated.
Emergency services called to crash on Anderson Rd, which will be closed for some time.
Four large, coloured lanterns were set off into the night sky in the victims' honour.
Three of the four who died work at a New Plymouth school.
Jason Alexander's two teenage daughters were killed in the Port Hills crash.
Levi Fiddymont had denied driving too fast and said his brakes failed.
Four deaths have been confirmed.
A police spokesman said they received a report a truck has been hit by a train on Tuesday.