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Chickens spill ‘everywhere' after truck rolls outside Christchurch
Emergency services were called at 8.45am after reports of a single-vehicle crash.
Police investigate fatal SH2 crash, road reopens
The highway was closed at 8am and reopened by 1.55pm.
'My eyes started to tear up': 111 call handler meets baby she delivered over the phone
Three adults were crammed into a tiny bathroom listening to her voice delivering the baby.
Her husband died years ago. Then she found a 'miracle' in her house's charred ruin
'For the unluckiest people, we are very lucky.'
'Held together by wire': Mechanic's quick-fix on broken fire truck labelled 'Kiwi ingenuity'
The on-call mechanic carried out an emergency repair on the fire truck.
Woman injured after driver flees Wellington petrol station
The victim was flung to the ground as the driver sped off without paying.
Nine fires in five years: Environment Court rules on scrap metal dealer
Training, stockpile monitoring and management and lithium battery handling orders made.
Waikato police name 64yo man killed in Kawhia Rd crash
The crash happened in Ōpārau near Ōtorohanga about 8.45pm on March 30.
'The pain, the pain': Woman's screams after suspected Auckland street stabbing
Police confirmed one person is in custody after the fight in Mt Wellington.
'Worst nightmare': Dramatic footage shows man cheating death after car smashes into shop
Mayank Patel was in the Allenton Fresh Supermarket on his own when a car smashed into it.
Spilled milk: Fonterra tanker rolls in Arapuni
The road is blocked. One person received minor injuries.
One dead after two-vehicle crash in Hamilton
The crash was reported to emergency services at 4.30pm on Wednesday.
Seven dead on Waikato roads in April
The news comes as the provisional national road death toll for the month almost doubled.
Far North soldier-firefighter spends summer on frozen continent
Far North soldier Nathan Laurie is back from 24/7 sunshine and -30C in Antarctica.
'She went flying': Blood gushes from schoolgirl's head after bus crash
“One second she was sitting beside me, the next she wasn’t there.”
Bus smashes into tree in South Auckland, passengers treated at the scene
A bus has smashed into a tree in South Auckland with ambulance officers treating passengers at the scene.
Second ladder truck breakdown hits Auckland
The only high-reach ladder truck in Auckland broke down last night.
Person critical after train-car collision in Canterbury
The occupant of the car was taken to hospital.
Person dies in quad bike crash in rural South Canterbury
A quad bike crash in rural South Canterbury has left one person dead.
Ten people treated after large Christchurch two-storey house blaze
Emergency services were called around 8am.
'Complete betrayal': Husband blindsided by killed wife's secret romance
Karen Carter, 65, was found dead near her car with eight stab wounds.
BoP crash closes highway, one injured
One person is injured; traffic management is in place.
Occupants escape house fire in Coromandel
Four fire crews from nearby areas helped extinguish the fire.
'He does not look like the same kid': Mum rushing from Dubai after son assaulted in Ōrewa
A teenager was assaulted by several people at Riverside Road in Ōrewa.
Explosions as refugee family 'lose everything' in massive house fire, neighbour entered to find kids
The fire completely gutted the two-storey property in Auckland's Mount Roskill.
Multiple apartments on fire as crews respond in East Auckland
Eight fire trucks are on the scene, with no reports of occupants inside.
Selwyn state of emergency lifted as flood recovery begins
Kiwis are counting the cost after wild weather tore across the country yesterday.