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Kaipara survivor: 'How many are alive?'

Naked, with two lifejackets pinned under each arm, Iripa Iripa crawled up Muriwai Beach.

'Too big for the lifejackets'

A survivor of the Kaipara Harbour disaster was too big for the lifejackets, and desperately clung to the flotation devices while he swam to shore badly injured.

Police search for Francie debris

Police have suspended the search for the man still missing from yesterday's Kaipara Harbour tragedy until 5.30am tomorrow, because

Kaipara search for final victim

The search for the last victim of the Kaipara charter boat tragedy is under way this morning.

Birthday party swapped for mourning

Tongan cousins Alipate "Pate" Manumu'a and Sunia "Junior" Ungo'unga died in the charter boat tragedy.

Sixth death after thunderstorm asthma

A sixth person has died almost a week after Melbourne was hit by an unprecedented thunderstorm asthma outbreak.

7yo stable after head stuck in gate

A seven-year-old boy whose head got stuck in an electric gate near Auckland's Botanic Gardens yesterday is in a stable condition in intensive care.

7 dead, 1 missing: 'It shouldn't have been out there'

Two more bodies have been recovered this morning following a fishing charter boat sinking on the Kaipara Harbour, taking the toll to seven with one person still missing.

Seven hurt, four seriously, in crash

Emergency services are at the scene of a major crash in rural Hawke's Bay tonight.

Police a constant presence in Kaikoura

More than 25 police staff remain in Kaikoura and the surrounding area offering reassurance to locals and offering their assistance.

Three hospitalised after gas leak

Three workmen were hospitalised after a gas pipe was cut at Massey University in Palmerston North today.

Body found in Huka Falls

Police have pulled a body from the Waikato river after a group of people lost sight of their friend in the waterway earlier.

Fire at scrap metal factory

A Fire Service spokeswoman said eight trucks were at the scene, and they were notified of it at 8.30pm.

'Storm asthma' claims third victim

A number of other patients remain in intensive care and one person is critical, the health minister said today.

Plane in 'trouble' at Manawatu airfield

Emergency services are in attendance at an airfield in Manawatu.

Cruise ship tourist killed in cycle crash

An American tourist was hit and killed by a truck in Tauranga after booking a cycling tour while visiting the city on the cruise ship Celebrity Solstice.

Horror tree fall: Car saved our lives

A woman and her son-in-law have told of the "horrific" moment a day out with family turned into a near-death experience.

Three hurt in two-vehicle crash in Papakura

A van had flipped on its roof, a police spokeswoman said.