Emergency Services

A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month.

A couple of crashes Saturday morning on State Highway 1 in Canterbury have closed roads.

The jet skier went missing in the water off Port Waikato on Christmas Day with two others who were rescued.

A dairy big cream spill on Waikato roads has prompted warnings to motorists, and a flurry of puns.

A body has been found after the police helicopter joined a search for a person washed away by the surf.

The withdrawal meant volunteers who would feel obligated to respond during the strike could relax.

A man is due to appear in court on Friday.

"I thought 'oh that doesn't sound too good,'" the witness told RNZ after the crash.

Police are investigating after two people were injured at a business north of Hamilton.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson told RNZ there's now one fire truck monitoring the scene, and the fire investigators have left.

One person has died after a house fire in New Plymouth early on the morning of Christmas Eve.

The fire in Fernhill has left one person hospitalised and multiple buildings destroyed, with many other residents forced to evacuate their homes.

Police received reports of a body being located on the beach by a member of the public near Thames Coast Road, Kereta.

Firefighters will remain at the scene of the fire in Hastings overnight.

Omarama-Lindis Pass Road has been shut since late this morning following a crash north of the Waitaki town of Omarama.

Crews were already working long hours.

A fire investigator has been alerted.

He was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital in a moderate condition.

Motorists were being asked to avoid the intersection of Dominion and Balmoral Roads in Auckland's Mount Eden.

The manhunt for Mitchell Cole and now a second man continues, after Cole's father and stepmother were killed in a double homicide.