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One person seriously injured in South Auckland assault, police cordon off street
Emergency services received a report of an assault shortly before 3pm.

Coromandel rolls out mental health first aid courses
Coromandel to get mental health first aid courses.

Death, evacuations and gunfire: Inside Tenby Powell's warzone mission
'You wander around the grave sites wondering how people can do this to other people.'

'Devastating event': Construction employee dies while working on large Auckland project
At this stage the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Better cancer treatment and child immunisation among Govt’s new targets
The final item of the 100-day plan was completed with the PM in Northland.

Korean driver sentenced after admitting he caused crash that killed beloved school librarian
'Often the defendant, as here, is an otherwise responsible citizen,' the judge said.

'The scream was horrific': Helicopter airlifts critically injured Blenheim worker
One person in a critical condition was flown to Wellington Hospital.

Emergency services respond to death at Huka Falls Rd
Police say the incident appeared to be a medical event.

Multiple injuries in Whanganui crash
Four people have been taken to Whanganui Hospital and three others have minor injuries.

Person in critical condition after incident in Bucklands Beach
Another person was moderately injured at the residential property

Volunteer fireman rescues wife twice in two years
Working for Fire and Emergency has had some life-saving benefits for this couple.

'They are a hero': Dramatic flat fire rescue after boys catch child dropped from top floor window
Neighbour hears large boom and what sounded like an earthquake.

'Passed the child out the top window': Blaze at Christchurch apartments
A witness told the Herald a child was passed out the top window of the apartment.

'Stretched out his hands': Witness describes moment man hit by vehicle in Auckland CBD
Police cordoned off the on-ramp to the Northwestern Motorway as they attended the scene.

One dead and two injured in multiple Waikato crashes
Three crashes in Waikato have had serious impacts on those involved.

24yo man killed in Moerewa crash after car hits culvert
The crash is the second road fatality in Northland in the past four days.

One person with serious injuries after three-vehicle crash near Matamata
One person has sustained serious injuries in a three-vehicle crash.

‘He was living his dream life’: UK tourist killed in NZ crash remembered
The 26 year old died in a single-vehicle crash in the South Island on January 28.

One dead following overnight crash on State Highway 1, Otago
The single-vehicle crash was reported to police at about 12.45am this morning.

‘Could happen tomorrow’: Govt warned of chances of ‘catastrophic’ earthquake
Staffing issues could compromise the Government's response to even small-scale events.

Elderly couple killed in Canterbury crash after driver suffered medical event - coroner
The couple, who were together for 61 years, died in the 2020 crash.

‘Terrible coincidence’: Drivers killed in Ōamaru crash worked for the same company
Two people died after a large truck and trailer collided on SH1 south of Ōamaru.

Five dead in under 24 hours on South Island roads
Police are urging motorists to follow safety advice after a deadly 24 hours.

Two dead following serious crash on SH1 near Ōamaru
It's believed a truck has crashed into a tree on SH1 near Ōamaru.

Baby survives double-fatal crash
Both drivers, a man and a woman, died following the crash.

Two dead, two others injured after three-vehicle crash in North Canterbury, SH1 closed
SH1 is closed and diversions are in place at the scene for north and south-bound traffic.

Overseas visitor charged with causing death of school librarian following Canterbury crash
Driver admits careless driving but is granted name suppression until sentencing date.

Canterbury crash: One dead, two injured following serious crash near Twizel
The two-vehicle crash occurred at 10.19 am.