A 13-year-old Balclutha girl has died after a boat capsized at Surat Bay near Pounawea in South Otago this afternoon.

A truck has caught on fire in Waikato blocking part of State Highway 27.

A female pedestrian has suffered life threatening injuries after being struck by a petrol tanker in central Dunedin this morning.

One person was seriously injured when a car crashed into a powerpole in Wellington early this morning.

Eight members of a family who were injured when their van hurtled down a cliff on the Napier Taupo road last week are recovering well in hospital, a family member says.

A Cobden man who evaded police by jumping into the Grey River after midnight on New Year's Day may face a hefty bill for his "crazy and diabolical actions".

A West Auckland police station is on lockdown after a member of the public brought in an unknown object that he'd dug up in his garden.

A German tourist who was shot while hunting near Gisborne on Christmas Eve has been transferred to Auckland Hospital's critical care department.

A German couple beaten and robbed in their tent in Whakatane early this morning have received an "overwhelming'' number of offers of help.

The two killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby appeared intent on removing his organs during a frenzied knife attack, witnesses told the Old Bailey yesterday.