Emergency Services
Arson suspected in Invercargill bushfire
Police and fire investigators are looking into a suspicious bushfire near Invercargill.
Person in hospital after Dunedin house fire
Four crews have been tackling a blaze at an East Valley house.
Crash with car kills motorcyclist
A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a car on Saturday afternoon.
School camp bus breaks down, then catches fire while being towed
An Auckland school is offering support to its students after their belongings were destroyed in a bus fire.
Explosion at Papatoetoe industrial site
One person has been injured in an explosion at an industrial site in the South Auckland suburb.
Woman found dead in submerged car in Taranaki was from US
A woman who was found dead in a submerged car near Stratford in Taranaki last month was a traveller from the United States.
'I was pretty terrified' - Crews beat back vegetation fire in Horowhenua
A woman who lives next to the large blaze says she was worried her home would go up in flames.
Pay offer a 'significant loss' to frontline officers - Labour
Labour says a pay rise offer made to police is worse than officers rejected last term. Audio
Cause of death, identity still mysteries after fisherman pulls body from water
Paul Middleton found the body wrapped in plastic while fishing off Gulf Harbour.
Government priorities 'clearly wrong' - Police Association
The head of the police union says the government made a "clearly wrong" choice to give billions in tax cuts to landlords and police a "dismal" pay offer.
Otago fires under control
Fire controllers are hopeful all evacuated residents will be able to return home later on Tuesday.
Emergency call out at Christchurch pool after water incident
Emergency services have responded to a call out at a Riccarton pool this morning.
Search resumes for diver missing off South Taranaki coast
The search for a diver missing in the sea off Patea for two days is continuing today.
Two NZers killed in skifield avalanche
The family of a New Zealand ski guide killed in an avalanche in Japan says she was full of vitality and life and had a passion for the outdoors.
Twenty-one-year old Isabella Bolton from Christchurch… Audio
Five still in hospital after horror flight into Auckland
Passengers on a flight that suddenly dropped and threw people across the cabin say afraid to board a replacement plane. Audio
Two New Zealanders killed skiing in Japan
Authorities have confirmed that two New Zealanders have been killed while skiing in Japan.
A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were part of a group of six backcountry skiing in Hokkaido when an… Audio
Passenger describes terror on disrupted LATAM flight
Many passengers were injured during a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland when it had what the airline describes as a 'technical problem which caused a strong movement."
A passenger told RNZ the… Audio
St John manager on attending flight that dropped mid-air
Ambulance crews were put to the test yesterday when they boarded a plane on Auckland airport's tarmac to assess and treat about fifty passengers who were injured when the plane they were in suddenly… Audio
Passengers terrified after LATAM flight loses altitude
Passengers aboard a LATAM flight from Sydney say the scene was terrifying when their plane lost altitude fifty minutes from Auckland on Monday afternoon.
The jolt sent people, not belted-in, flying… Audio
Spate of petrol station robberies 'hugely concerning'
There are indications some of the incidents may be linked. The pattern is hugely concerning, police say.