Emergency Services

The plane crash killed people including the pilot James Wong.

The 63-year-old Christchurch man left all of his belongings inside his rented house, and a message on his door that read "farm".

Firefighters have extinguished a large blaze at a scrap metal yard in Takanini.

New South Wales police say they have found fresh clues in the search for a hiker who went missing in the Snowy Mountains area nearly two weeks ago.

Police have released the name of a toddler and adult who died after a crash on State Highway 1 at Mangaweka, south of Taihape.

The recent rainfall and cooler conditions over the last couple of weeks have reduced the risk of wildfire in the area, a FENZ official says.

From tomorrow the whole Canterbury fire district from north of the Rakaia River to south of the Clarence River will move into a restricted fire season.

More than 20 firefighters and ambulance staff attended the blaze.

Police are investigating after a baby was flown to Starship Hospital with serious head injuries.

Four people have been plucked from the rocks and a rip in a helicopter rescue after they were pulled away from the beach by strong tides at Cape Farewell.

The collision at a home in Gore happened on New Year's Day.

High winds have put Interislander sailings on hold, with more than 1000 passengers affected.

A handful of crashes have slowed traffic throughout the country as many return home from holiday travels.

The old frequent-flyer adage is that sitting at the back of the plane is a safer place to be than at the front - but is that true?

Two police officers and two other people have been injured after a vehicle crashed into the site of an earlier crash.

One person is dead and another seriously injured following a crash in Karaka.

Last year's drownings total was the lowest since 2018 and the third lowest in nearly two decades - but older men continue to be victims.

The section of State Highway 2 between Upper Hutt and Wairarapa has reopened following a two-vehicle crash.