Emergency Services

Four people have been arrested.

Firefighters want an inquiry into a fatal house fire in Ōtaki to determine whether the fastest, best-equipped fire truck went and if there is a wider problem.

Police have confirmed a person was assaulted at a property on State Highway 12.

Three significant fires were sparked from fireworks being shot out of the window of a vehicle.

Seven people have been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Canterbury.

Two people managed to get out of the water themselves, but a third needed to be rescued.

The prisoner was in a double-bunked cell, and the second prisoner has been secured during investigations, Corrections says.

Fire and Emergency says there was a small fire on a Ports of Auckland crane.

The Minister for Mental Health has been told the police will "refuse welfare checks" under their pullback from social harm callouts.

Residents said they had been told it was a baby who died, media reported.

An investigation into the Port Hills fire in February has found where it started but not the cause.

He survived by making an air pocket around his face as the avalanche slowed. Audio

Two people are in a serious condition and another two are in a moderate condition.

A homicide investigation has begun after a woman was found dead, and two others found at a different address in a critical condition.

A police spokesperson said a scene examination was taking place at the house on Sunday.