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Fatal Wānaka crash: Cyclist was a tourist travelling on wrong side of the road, not wearing a helmet

Police confirm he was a 25-year-old man from Japan.

Fatal Wānaka cyclist crash: Witness describes coming across traumatic scene

Witness says the victim was not wearing a helmet.

Police crash investigator retires after 43 years

Sport is what helped him pass the police fitness tests regularly.

‘The sweetest boy’: Mum and son remembered with love after fire tragedy

Mother had a heart condition and “wouldn’t have been able to escape” - daughter

PM visits flood-damaged Wairoa, promises $3 million for clean up

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon travelled to Wairoa this morning to meet with the mayor and victims of the floods. Video / NZ Herald

Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Mahia locals' rescue pou from beach

Pou washed from bank saved from the sea in Mahia.

Fire rips through Grey Lynn home twice in 24 hours

Firefighters have returned to Harcourt St in Grey Lynn after a home caught fire for the second time in less than 24 hours. Video / NZ Herald

Motorcyclist dies in two-vehicle crash on West Coast's SH6

“Despite the best efforts of emergency services, the person died at the scene.”

Police name 59-year-old who died after Auckland CBD crash

The crash brought the Matariki long weekend road toll up to three.

'Thick black smoke': South Auckland cannabis grow house catches fire

Fire crews were called to the scene in South Auckland around 2am.

One dead after serious two-car crash in Gordonton

A secound person suffered serious injuries.

Editorial: Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti storms a wake-up call for NZ infrastructure

OPINION: This week's severe weather shows the critical need for infrastructure investment.

'Lost their lives doing what they loved'

Tributes flow after deaths of three Gisborne fishermen

Hawke's Bay battles floods: Homes evacuated, power cut off, roads closed

Thousands were left powerless, homes were inundated and rocks pummelled roofs.

'Only machinery': Diggers lost in bid to open Wairoa River bar

Wairoa contracting team lost three parked digger during a mission to open the bar.

'Was a community and now it's a family': How the Cape Coast reacted as 6m swells bore down

'It's a wonderful community – it was a community and now it's a family. It is remarkable.'

Hawke's Bay, East Cape storm: Flooding, road closures and hundreds evacuated

A State of Emergency has been declared in some areas.

Ocean rescue mission: Two in water, one missing

Urgent efforts made by sea and air in atrocious conditions