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SH2 closed in two places after serious crashes in Bay of Plenty and Wairarapa
Fire and Emergency say people are trapped.

Police to open new training facility in Auckland to boost recruit numbers
The location is yet to be confirmed.

‘If I die who will look after my son’: Hero couple tell how they helped three stab victims
'It’s still in my mind, the shouting, [and begging] save us,' witness tells Herald.

‘A very bad scene’: Shock after three stabbed in Auckland altercation
Police say those involved in the incident knew each other.

Students claim man tried to get them into his vehicle
Police and school staff are warning students not to accept rides from stranger

Top businessman pulled face-down from surf ahead of TV appearance
Rescuers performed CPR and used a defibrillator before the man was airlifted to hospital.

Pilot injured after plane makes forced landing inland from Manawatū coast
The pilot activated a personal locator beacon about 12.50pm.

Whangārei suburb on edge as police and ambulances flood Onerahi streets
A police cordon on Beach Rd, Onerahi, where a shooting in a waterfront reserve was reported. Video / Denise Piper

Plane crash at Tauranga Airport prompts investigation
A person trapped in the plane was rescued using special equipment.

Police shoot runaway bull after two people injured in Hamilton
Emergency services were alerted to a 'loose bull running around'.

Police investigate ‘unexplained’ death in Bay of Plenty
Police urge anyone with information to call 105.

‘Forever in your debt’: Family speak out after man died saving brother on Lake Taupō
Vincent, 36, died at Acacia Bay while saving his brother’s life in January.

One person taken to hospital after two-vehicle crash in Hamilton
The crash happened on Abbotsford and Victoria Sts in Hamilton about 4.35pm today.

‘Quite shocking’: Witness describes stopping car that ran over woman, police speaking to 82yo driver
The woman was left in a critical condition after she was struck by a car.

Neighbours recall ‘large boom’ as Christchurch house fire erupts
Five fire crews responded to the blaze at Clotilda Place, Bishopdale.

German national remains in critical condition after Courtenay Place crash
Witnesses say pedestrian was carried 15m down the street until she was thrown off car.

Courtenay Place reopens after pedestrian critically injured
Emergency services rushed to the scene last night.

Pedestrian in critical condition after Wellington crash
Emergency services were called to the scene in Courtenay Place about 8.25pm.

Search intensifies for man feared taken by shark during NSW fishing event
He fell overboard around 1pm on Sunday near Port Stephens, sparking a search.

48 firefighters, 1 helicopter battling digger and vegetation fire
The fire was reported after 3pm.

Rescue helicopter crew called to emergency minutes into annual open day
The event, and the emergency that interrupted it, underline the service's importance.