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Police search for attacker after female jogger assaulted at Ōtara reserve

The man was wearing all-black, Nike-branded clothing and shoes.

Heavy machinery and aerial appliances continue work to extinguish Auckland waste fire

Eight fire trucks, including two aerial units, remain at the scene of the blaze.

Still-burning wetland fire forces residents to evacuate their homes

One mum says she and her children could barely breathe as they fled their home.

'We wouldn’t accept being fingerprinted': Concerns over supermarket facial recognition trial

He said New Zealanders deserve to shop without having their faces scanned.

Huge fire at Auckland waste facility remains active, fire crews to work through night

Massive orange flames are visible from nearly 1km away and smoke from 11km away.

Six helicopters fighting Tasman scrub fire grounded after drone spotted

Firefighters are unable to continue work without helicopters due to steep terrain.

Police release name of second victim of Eltham crash

The stretch of SH3 was closed for more than 11 hours as emergency services responded.

Kirwee, Canterbury forest fire: 50 firefighters extinguish blaze

Fire and Emergency said there have been no significant flareups overnight.

'Don't know how to live without him': Mum's grief for e-scooter crash victim

She says bike helmets don't offer enough protection.

Police 'trying to piece together' how man fell from balcony

Police "trying to piece together the circumstances" that left man critically injured.

Men plucked from ocean in extreme wind as boat sinks during Megafish competition

'It all happened very fast', says the fishing club manager of boaties' rescue.

New Auckland tsunami evacuation maps show lower risk than thought

Auckland Emergency Management says the new maps are also easier to understand.

‘Could happen tomorrow’: Govt warned of chances of ‘catastrophic’ earthquake

Staffing issues could compromise the Government's response to even small-scale events.

Cyclone Gabrielle anniversary set to challenge, and help, a still-grieving region

Psychologists say marking the day respectfully can be encouraging for those struggling.

‘I think my time’s up’: Grandfather’s brush with death after frightening bee encounter

Bees had never bothered Sean Pont, so life-threatening allergic reaction came as a shock.

Fire at central Auckland coffee roaster

The fire started in the roasting machine inside the building.

Two stricken fishermen plucked from rocks in dramatic helicopter rescue at Port Waikato

The two men were winched aboard Auckland's Westpac Rescue Helicopter this afternoon.

'You don’t mark your own homework': Auckland Council and mayor under fire over flood review snub

Former police commissioner Mike Bush has not been invited back to review his flood report.