Emergency Services
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 20 August
On today's episode, the Government is accused of taking a wrecking ball to every Maori achievement and driving race relations back 50 years, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joins us, co-author of a… Audio
Ambulance staff set to strike
New Zealand Ambulance Association and First Union members will withdraw labour for four hours from the start of each of their shifts.
Truck carrying cattle crashes on the West Coast
There were no injuries to humans or cattle.
Gallipoli fire may have unearthed Anzac soldiers' remains
The damage looks similar to a fire in 1994 which left bones littering the area, RSA says.
The dog, the game of fetch and a tragedy averted
Stuck in waist-high water in a freezing stream with night falling, Lydia Frere desperately churned through her options. Then she asked her dog to fetch.
Person missing after boat capsizes on Catlins River
Police said reports of a boat capsizing in the river were made shortly before 11am.
Hawke's Bay expressway crash victim dies
One person has died following a crash in Hawke's Bay earlier this week.
Police debrief on Cyclone Gabrielle released
A police debrief on Cyclone Gabrielle uses the word "overwhelmed" five times in eight pages Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
'This community pulls together in tough times': Praise for Khyzah's searchers
Iwi liaison officers are also providing support to the five-year-old's grieving whānau.
The stuff of nautical nightmares: Divers rescued from deserted island
The pair swam an hour to reach the island and once ashore, used matches from their waterproof survival kit to light a fire. Audio
The reason people of Snake Bank shouldn't call 111 on Tuesday evening
Residents in the area are being told to expect several red and orange-coloured distress flares on Tuesday evening.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 12 August 2024
On today's episode, hundreds of people including a helicopter are searching for a five-year-old boy who's been missing in a rural area south of Gisborne since yesterday afternoon, the Government is… Audio
Incident in Parliament grounds leaves one critically injured
Police were called to the scene about 7.30am and a person has been taken to hospital.
Five injured after buses collide in Auckland
Five people have been injured in a crash between two buses in central Auckland.
This Weekend: Firetrucks in Feilding
Tonight, Nights calls into Feilding, where the United Fire Brigades' Association Drivers Challenge is taking place - a test of firefighters' essential driving skills. Audio
Police investigating unexplained infant death in North Canterbury
A post mortem examination was carried out on Tuesday.
Christchurch Hospital unit opens four years after being built
The Emergency Department's clinical director says it has been frustrating to have the unit there but not be able to use it for the past four years.
Port Hills fires: 'It's going to be an ongoing problem'
A resident of Christchurch's Port Hills wants councillors to keep pushing for rule changes so they can stop pine trees being replanted in the fire-prone area.
Serious crash near Ashburton leaves several injured, road closed
St John confirmed four people had been seriously injured with two others in a moderate condition.
Riverton drownings 'heart-wrenching' - Coastguard
The boat capsized on the Riverton bar in calm conditions on Saturday, with the loss of three lives.
