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Car fire on Auckland’s Southern Motorway
Emergency services are responding to a car fire on Auckland’s Southern Motorway, near the Khyber Pass Road on-ramp.
Person dies on Mt Ruapehu, rāhui in place
Local iwi has placed a rāhui over the ski area of the mountain.
Teen amputee's recovery after boy racer crash
Amanda Carr and her son CJ from Ongaonga discuss CJ's recovery. Video / Paul Taylor
Life after the Paralympics: Cyclist struggles on less than minimum wage
Big Read: The remarkable life of Paralympian Fraser Sharp.
Person injured after being trapped in machinery at Waikato animal feed plant
One ambulance crew responded and treated a patient with minor injuries at the scene.
Multi-vehicle crash on Auckland motorway causing significant delays
Police were called to the scene around 11.55am.
'We’re all brokenhearted' - friends rally for Kiwi killed in motorbike crash in Germany
A fundraising effort is underway to help the family.
Canterbury ice rink mulls helmet rules after fatal fall
Victor Schikker, 67, died earlier this month after he fell at Staveley ice rink.
Cotter defends Sotutu: ‘Most talented rugby player I’ve coached’
Retired All Black Coles enjoying normal life and a beer on weekends.
State highway to close for police investigation days after serious crash
The scene examination will include an assessment of whether the incident was deliberate.
Police name victim of fatal SH29 crash
The two-vehicle crash closed the highway for several hours.
Cause of crash that killed Samoan seasonal workers revealed
Three victims were among a group of workers travelling from Bay of Plenty to Auckland.
Crash involving truck closes all lanes of State Highway 1
Multi-vehicle crash involving truck closes all lanes of State Highway 1 in South Auckland near Bombay. Video / Richie Maori Dread Taka
Car crashes into Auckland bus stop leaving two with injuries
Emergency services were called to the scene at just after 11am.
Two seriously injured in Warkworth crash
A helicopter has been dispatched to the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Warkworth.
Two injured after police vehicle and quad bike crash
The quad bike's two occupants are in 'moderate and serious conditions'.
Suspected drink-driver slams into patrol car, officers escape unscathed
A pair of police officers are shaken but unhurt after being hit by suspected drink-driver.
Police investigation launched after man dies hunting near Tolaga Bay
The man was airlifted to Gisborne Hospital in a critical condition, where he later died.
'Beautiful soul': Family devastated after son dies in motorcycle accident on Indonesian holiday
Jacob Lenton was on his first overseas trip with mates when the tragedy happened.
The ‘sick’ conspiracy theories surrounding the superyacht sinking
It didn’t take long for amateur sleuths to draw their own conclusions.
‘We didn’t know if he was going to survive’: What’s behind the rise in dog attacks?
An alarming rise in dog attacks has left experts and advocates searching for answers.
'Erratic' driver narrowly misses oncoming Auckland motorway traffic as vehicle evades police for 60km
Police say the driver's 'reckless actions' put other road users at risk.
Person seriously injured after logging truck rolls
"We did have three fire trucks, a Hazmat unit and a support vehicle there.”
Delays as two crashes close Auckland roads, injuries reported
A serious crash has closed Great South Rd in South Auckland.
Three people dead after head-on crash near Geraldine
hree people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a two-vehicle, head-on crash near Geraldine that has closed a state highway. Video / George Heard
Investigation into ‘open hatches’ on doomed superyacht
Specialist divers are continuing to search for 6 missing passengers.