The two men appeared to have been swept off rocks.

Police and St John attended the incident in central Auckland.

Emergency services from throughout the lower South Island in search for fishermen.

Police confirmed that two people are injured in the 2.59pm crash.

A police spokeswoman said they were called a crash on SH1 at 11.20am.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called to the fire at 10.33am.

It was the second reported helicopter crash today.

Police say they were called to a serious crash on Far North Rd at 8.04pm.

"Now it's quite mammoth event. We've created a giant."

A vehicle overheated and caught fire, and then about a hectare of scrub also caught fire.

Fire-gutted school may reopen on the next-door University of Auckland campus.

Another three seriously injured in the two-car crash on SH4 which has closed the road.

A fire broke out at Auckland Normal Intermediate School in Mt Eden this afternoon.

Neighbours evacuated as fire breaks out at Auckland school. / Shot by Michael Craig

Emergency services were called to the crash on Mangorei Rd at 4.20pm.

Queenstown Airport had gusts up to 105km/h and mean wind speeds of 80km/h.

Injured person freed by fire officers after being trapped by falling tree.

Whanganui Police area commander, Inspector Nigel Allen,speaks to reporters about stabbing on Wicksteed St. / Whanganui Chronicle

A police spokesman said sympathies were with both families at this difficult time.

The man was airlifted to Middlemore Hospital after his quad bike rolled near Pukekohe.

Fire causes reduced visibility near the Puhunui Rd off-ramp.

A person has been critically injured in a crash in Ngaruawahia.

Two tourists reported seeing a man in a black car holding a gun out the window.

Police searching for a missing male at Hunua Falls have recovered a body this afternoon.

Logan Gemming died at Fergusson Park in Tauranga yesterday.

The body of a male in his 50's was located this morning.

Emergency services are searching for the men at Hunua Falls and the Maketu Waterfall.

The kite was caught by a gust of wind and crashed.

The police pursuit was "quickly abandoned" due to the nature of the man's driving.

The incident is believed to have occurred at the Maketu Waterfall.