Man rescued off Canterbury hillside after injuring leg
A man was rescued off a snowy Canterbury hillside today after falling 200m and injuring his leg. Video / Garden City Helicopters
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Taumarunui house fire leaves one seriously injured
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One dead after cyclist and truck crash in Auckland
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Man suffers two amputations after medics failed to take sock off when assessing him
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Paraglider crash: Emergency services responding
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Four boaties safe after capsize near Cape Palliser
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Reports of car fire in West Auckland
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St John paramedics 'forged on' when they arrived at scene of Dunedin mass stabbing.
One dead after three-car crash north of Christchurch
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Dunedin stabbing: Man charged with four counts of attempted murder
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