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Police disappointed after wrong family advised of death

Police slam the "negligent behaviour" of a person who informed the wrong family about a tragic logging death after listening in on a police scanner.

Eavesdropper tells wrong family of death

An eavesdropper informed the wrong family that a relative of their's had died following a forestry accident today.

St John updates ambulance fleet

TV stunt star dies after beach rescue

A former television stuntwoman, whom rescuers spent 25 minutes reviving after a near-drowning on New Year's Day, has died after she was sent home from hospital.

Police miffed with ridiculous 111 calls

Four rescued after boat overturns

Woman and boy, 5, die in collision with truck

Fire Service increasingly sent on ambulance callouts

The Fire Service is increasingly being sent to emergencies when an ambulance has been requested, statistics show.

Neighbours tell of screaming before death

Crews still dampening down Roxburgh fire scene

Fire crews are still dampening down hotspots after a bush fire destroyed one house and forced the evacuation of several others in Roxburgh overnight.

Number of drunk women astonishes festival paramedics

Drinkers at beach spots mar festivities

Dozens of drunk drivers, many with sober passengers, were caught by police near a popular campground despite warnings and a highly visible booze bus.

Zinzan's a rescue trail-blazer

Meet Auckland's only civilian dog search combination - Bridget Martin and Zinzan.

Toll at six after 2010's first road death

A woman is dead after a crash north of Queenstown this afternoon, taking the holiday road toll to six.

Fireworks, lanterns keep firefighters busy

More fireworks than Guy Fawkes, and plenty of Chinese lanterns, kept Bay of Plenty firefighters hugely busy last night.

Cost of false fire alarms exaggerated - union