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Watch: Emergency services respond after woman falls 20m at popular Auckland beach

She was critically injured and taken to Auckland City Hospital.

Critical Westpac rescue mission at Musick Point

At around 3:50pm this afternoon, Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked to assist a patient who had fallen of some rocks at Musick Point, Bucklands Beach. Video / ARHT

Fire at Tauranga restaurant

Firefighters have been called to the Castle 91 restaurant on Cameron Rd in Greerton this afternoon. Video / Supplied

Person seriously injured in rural Manawatū animal attack

The animal involved in the attack has been destroyed.

Inside Nigeria's deadly floods: A community's struggle to find the missing

Flooding in Mokwa has collapsed buildings and submerged roads.

Driver dies after rolling car in a Waikato paddock

Police said the coroner will investigate the cause of the death.

'Dangerous and stupid': Levin boy racers run over woman’s legs, set diesel alight on street

Police condemn behaviour as 'incredibly reckless' and vow to arrest all those involved.

'I'm not going to die': Praise for 'heroes' after car flips into canal

'I’m not going to die tonight, not here, not in this car, not this way.'

Fatal crash involving truck claims life in Christchurch ahead of long weekend

A crash in Templeton involved a truck and two cars at Newtons Rd.

Fatal crash near Whanganui closes road for three hours

Emergency services responded to the crash near Okoia at 7pm on Monday.

Official figures reveal which emergency departments are busiest ahead of predicted winter surge

An emergency physician says record patient numbers at this time of year is a 'significant worry'. Video / Jason Dorday, Alyse Wright

Auckland office building evacuated over ‘suspicious package’

Emergency services are on site downtown.

Gore police follow 'positive leads' in suspicious Waikaia house fire

Police have appealed to the public for more information.

NZ's biggest private hospital expansion: First look inside $190m project

Country's biggest private intensive care unit was built as part of the Epsom expansion.

Woman charged with dangerous driving after crash injured two, including child

The woman is due in court this week.

St John vehicle collides with traffic light in Manukau

Police and St John responded to a crash at the intersection of Manukau Station Road and Wiri Station Road overnight involving a St John Operations Manager's vehicle.

'Ship is sinking': Over 1500 treated in corridors at Middlemore Hospital’s ED in a month

The Herald has exclusively obtained a report written by clinicians that highlights serious patient safety concerns.

Melbourne shopping centre lockdown after 10 men allegedly brawl with knives

A man has been rushed to hospital while two people have been arrested.