
Police name victims of weekend Ngāhinapōuri crashes
The two single-vehicle crashes happened about 13 hours apart.
The two single-vehicle crashes happened about 13 hours apart.
Police were called to the crash on SH39 just before 9am.
SH3 is still closed at Mokau after a truck rolled near Te Mahoe Rd.
The incident happened on a private road off State Highway 3.
Both victims were 19 years old and from Taupō.
It comes as Coastguard NZ and the harbourmaster issued safety reminders to water users.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at 4.50pm.
Police divers recovered the body of Vincent 'Vinnie' Cornell from Lake Taupō on Monday.
The incident happened off Acacia Bay yesterday lunchtime.
A man was seen searching with a drone for the missing jetskier.
St John sent five ambulances and two helicopters.
The crash happened 10km south of the town just after 8pm.
Three helicopters and multiple fire crews battled the blaze.
Witnesses earlier said the fire was worrying nearby homeowners.
Two young people scrambled up a cliff path before the boy plunged down the bank.
The man was taken to hospital where he died overnight.
The man was taken to hospital where he died overnight.
Four crews and three helicopters return to dampen hotspots.
A second person trapped on the cliff was rescued by emergency services.
One rapid response unit and one helicopter responded to the incident this afternoon.
A witness on the scene moments after the crash said both vehicles were badly damaged.
Roads in this region claimed 192 lives from 2022 to 2024.
Suspect remanded in custody after special hospital bedside hearing.
One person is in moderate condition after the two-vehicle crash.
A man aged 34 has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
34-year-old allegedly killed baby and attacked its mother and a second child in Hamilton.
Emergency services are at the scene of a serious incident in Fairfield, Hamilton.
Warning issued to hikers following man's lucky escape after becoming lost in the bush.
One person has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital after the two-vehicle crash.