Pigeon Valley Fire: Further evacuations, Govt set up $20,000 relief fund
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.
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Keep your phones on: Wakefield residents told to prepare for possible evacuation overnight
Wakefield residents have been warned they may need to flee during the night.
Police seek driver following hit and run in Mission Bay
Police were called to an incident on Kepa Rd about 6.50am this morning.
SH16 closed after truck rolls in central Auckland
A truck has tipped on the bend of the road on The Strand in Parnell.
Truck rolls in Auckland's Parnell, motorists told to avoid area
The truck is blocking part of a main road.
Missing Southland 4-year-old found dead
The boy had been reported missing yesterday afternoon from his home near Brydone.
Two people hospitalised following water incidents in Auckland
The incidents were at Maraetai Beach and Mathesons Bay in Leigh.
Tramper reported missing for three days in the Tararua Ranges
The man had gone on a four-day tramping trip on January 31 and was due home on Sunday.
Man charged following stabbing in Hillcrest, Auckland
The 29-year-old man is appearing in North Shore District Court today.
Five people injured, two critically, in Templeton crash
The crash is at the intersection of Newtons Rd and Dawsons Rd at 10.17am.
NZDF remove bomb from outside Christchurch address
Cordons have been set up around the area.
Kiwi killed in Italian Alps avalanche identified
Katherine Clarke was killed in an avalanche in the Italian Alps, near Courmayeur.
Woman rescued from cliffs at Kai Iwi Beach, Whanganui
Emergency services responding to reports of swimmers in trouble
Central Wellington streets closed off in police operation
Emergency services are dealing with an incident on Willis Street in central Wellington.
Man dies after drowning incident at Goat Island
The man had been snorkelling and was missing for minutes before tragedy struck.
Man in serious condition after stabbing in Hillcrest, Auckland
Police say the two men are known to each other.
Police attend fatal crash near Cardrona
One person has died after a motorcycle and car collided.
Horrific scenes as car 'rammed' into people at party
Horrific scenes as car 'rammed' into people at party. / Jason Oxenham
Police search for driver who smashed into partygoers
It is understood the driver left the scene shortly after the "horrific" incident.
'Out of control': Horrific scenes as car rams into partygoers
Six injured after an "out of control" car rammed into partygoers and a fight ensued.
Six injured after collision outside West Auckland party
Six people were injured after a collision with a car outside a party in Glen Eden.
Catastrophic floods predicted in North Queensland
Officials are fearing totals of up to two metres of rainfall.
Waiheke Island - the most dangerous place in Auckland to visit
A third of all helicopter rescues in Auckland were carried out on the idyllic island.
Tragic day: Three dead, 13 hurt in vehicle incidents
Police confirmed a third death tonight, in a black day around the country.
One dead, two serious after quad bike crash
The quad bike is understood to have rolled on its driver.
The desperate fight to keep young road crash victim alive
Karl Alsop had more than two years medical practice and travels that road often
'I have been covered in your blood, sweat, urine and faeces'
Ambulance officers are writing heartbreaking open letters to their bosses about the job.
Watch: Actions of truck driver with flaming trailer praised
A firefighter has praised the quick-thinking actions of a Summerland truck driver.
Hit from behind at traffic lights: Auckland crash victim named
Zhengwen Hu, known as Alan, was killed while waiting at a set of busy traffic lights.
Watch: Bus passengers witness horror truck fire
The driver managed to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road while it was on fire.
How hot can it get in your car?
A string of incidents, were children have been left in hot cars, has shocked Kiwis.
Kayakers thought missing in Hawke's Bay reported safe
Around 8pm last night a member of the public called police with concerns.