Emergency Services
Arrest made after Palmerston North housefire
Police have charged a man with setting fire to the property and possessing a weapon.
Two arrested after armed threats in Christchurch
Emergency services were called to a group of people holding a firearm and making threats from a vehicle in Shirley around 1.20am.
One dead, two critically hurt after crash near Matamata
Police said the crash involved two vehicles, and happened at the intersection of Waharoa Road East and Pohlen Road shortly before 5:25pm.
Waikato prison lockdown ends after inmates start riot, light fires
A group of 11 prisoners refused to leave the exercise yard and lit fires at Spring Hill Corrections Facility.
Three arrested after drivers flee in Manawatū, police say
A group of dangerous drivers have been arrested after an on-road confrontation with police in Palmerston North overnight, police say.
Olaide Saddiq's Grenfell Tower documentary
Netflix doco Grenfell traces the events leading up to the tragic Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017. Audio
Police use new DNA tech to re-examine death of 6-year-old, 45 years on
Police hope to use a forensic tool to solve the murder of Alicia O'Reilly, who was killed in Auckland in 1980.
Fire crews respond to separate plane incidents
A Jetstar plane reportedly had smoke coming from it, while a light aircraft made an emergency landing at Christchurch Airport.
Minibus fire put out after blocking lane on SH1
Fire and Emergency were notified to reports of a vehicle ablaze on State Highway 59 at Linden between Tawa and Porirua.
Bus catches fire outside depot
Staff noticed smoke coming from the engine of the diesel-powered bus around 8.48am.
Councils warn they can't afford to comply with proposed rules that will force them to upgrade their emergency preparedness
Councils are warning they can't afford to comply with proposed rules that will force them to upgrade their emergency preparedness. Gisborne mayor Rehette Stoltz talked to Corin Dann. Audio
Serious crash closes SH2 into Wellington
Southbound motorists are being diverted along an alternative route until the road is clear.
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by truck
Te Poi Road, southeast of Matamata, will be closed for some time after a crash between a truck and a pedestrian.
Delays on Auckland road after cyclist critically injured
Emergency services have now left the scene on Tamaki Drive in Parnell.
Man dies after car crash on Auckland's Southern Motorway
Emergency services were called to the crash near the Te Irirangi on-ramp in Manukau shortly before 8am.
Person critically hurt after being hit by vehicle
A person is in a critical condition after being hit by a vehicle on Lincoln Road in Auckland's Henderson.
Three fires across country, one being treated as suspicious
The fires were in Auckland, the Manawatū District and Hokitika.
Building fire-safety review hears concerns on clarity, inconsistency
Multi-storey warehouses built for robots and automatic retrieval systems present new firefighting challenges, a review prompted by the fatal Loafers Lodge fire hears.
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Hamilton
The pedestrian was taken to hospital, but died a short time later.
Fire at former Seaview Hospital in Hokitika treated as suspicious
The building was formerly a jail, then a psychiatric hospital.
