Franz Josef Glacier restaurant fire
A fire ripped through the rear of at Franz Josef Glacier restaurant early this morning leaving the building badly damaged.
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Man suffers burns after adding petrol to fire
A 20-year-old man is in a serious but stable condition after sustaining burns while adding petrol to a fire last night, a Waikato Hospital representative said.
Trapped tramper winched to safety
A trapped tramper was winched to safety after spending the night on a rock ledge as wild seas surged around him.
Former top bodybuilder dies suddenly
A former top bodybuilder has died suddenly while on holiday with her family.
Drunk rescued after 15m fall down bank
A young man who apparently drank too much at a party fell up to 15m down a Waikato River bank after going outside to be sick.
System fault puts lives at risk
A fault in an electronic communications system used by emergency services is putting the lives of frontline workers at immediate risk, a union warns.
Fatal crash: Tourists on 'trip of a lifetime'
Utah couple Tammy and Richard Barnett were on “the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand” before yesterday’s fatal crash, family say.
'It's every parent's greatest fear'
A family's last swim of their summer holiday nearly turned to tragedy when their 5-year-old daughter passed out in the sea.
Recycling truck driver dies
A 20 year-old recycling truck driver who was critically injured in an accident yesterday has died this afternoon.
Motorcyclist dies in road works crash
A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a reversing vehicle at a road works site in Meremere this morning.
Driver recovers from rubbish truck injury
A 20-year-old driver who got caught in the operating unit of a recycling truck today is recovering after coming out of surgery.
Café posts improve 111 call-outs
A McDonald's restaurant and a chain coffee shop have become temporary ambulance stations in Auckland in a bid to respond quicker to 111 calls.
Crash claims fourth victim
A fourth American has died after three members of his family were killed in a fatal collision with a truck in Waikato last week.
Crash truck driver 'really shaken up'
A truck driver involved in a crash that killed three members of a American family and critically injured another is receiving counselling.
Crash driver was about start uni in NZ
The US family killed in logging truck crash on Tuesday had come to New Zealand to help 20-year-old daughter settle into her new home.
Motorway stalls after peak-hour pile-up
'There were people sitting on their roofs, doors open and wandering around.' Northwestern motorway drivers weren't going anywhere after a six car crash last night.
Auckland motorway blocked by crash
Traffic has been at a standstill for hours on Auckland’s North Western Motorway after a crash this evening.
American trio killed in Waikato crash
Three people killed in a collision with a logging truck yesterday have been confirmed as American citizens, police say.
No seatbelts on dead trio
Three people who died in a collision with a logging truck in south Waikato yesterday were not believed to have been wearing seatbelts at the time.