Two injured in crash
Two people were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a collision in Northland yesterday. Emergency services were called to Mangakahia Rd, near Parakao, after two utes collided about 4pm. Two people were airlifted to Whangarei Hospital with serious injuries. Meanwhile, about 5.20pm a car rolled further north on Mangakahia Rd. Police said no one was injured.
Name not released
Police are yet to formally identify a man found dead on his boat near Great Barrier Island that left Whangarei two days earlier. It is believed the man left Whangarei on Friday and fished at the Mokohinau Islands. His wife notified emergency services when he failed to return on Saturday. A police helicopter found the vessel on Sunday. It appears the death was a result of a medical event and the file has been handed to the coroner.
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