Emergency Services

A scene guard is outside the house and officers are going door-to-door.

Fire and Emergency crews have managed to stop the fire.

The police watchdog has criticised police for not disciplining the officer.

Emergency services were called to the scene in the Ruapehu District just after 11pm.

Searchers have been scouring the water for a man swept off rocks on Auckland's west coast.

A serious crash blocked eastbound traffic on Auckland's Northwestern Motorway for a few hours on Sunday.

Emergency services had spent Sunday morning searching for a kayaker missing in water near Waiwera.

Two people have been seriously injured in an assault after burnouts were done in a rural road, and police are calling for information from anyone who recognises the car.

The closure was from Broken Hutt Road and Old Faithful Road after the single-car crash.

Emergency services were called to Mahuta Gap in Te Kopuru about 7.15am.

A woman's attempt to steal a $74,500 necklace thwarted thanks to the quick thinking of jewellery store staff.

Firefighters had to free them after the incident.

St John and fire crews attended an Ashburton primary school after reports of unwell children.

"We jumped in, started supporting her head, called the ambulance ... and just kept her comfortable.".

An overhaul of the legislation has reached the crucial stage of select committee submissions, after a years-long effort to replace the 24-year-old Civil Defence Act.

The study found nearly 90 percent of the callouts were of low level and should have been managed in the community.

Emergency crews were called to Kamo Road just after 9:35am on Thursday.

Fire crews aren't supposed to call in helicopters without police authorisation, but some say it's taking too long.

Peter Ottley still remembers his world turning upside down, but all he has got since is apologies. Audio

Fire and Emergency says a large grass fire in Central Otago has now been contained.