Emergency Services

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.

A car was found on fire in front of a house on Kiripaka Road about 5.30am on Thursday.

Police were notified at 5.35am about the incident on Gilbert Road in Ōtara.

The fire has burned through three hectares of bush and pine tree slash.

Diversions were in place and drivers should avoid the area, police said.

Police responded to the crash on Old West Coast Road in Selwyn around 11am, and found two people in a critical condition.

State Highway 25 has reopened after a house fire on Tairua Road in Coromandel.