Sex accused ambo denies allegations
A former ambulance officer accused of sex crimes has told a court there is "definitely not" any truth to the allegations against him.
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West Auckland death: man in court
Stocky 45-year-old man was charged with male assaults female and assaulting with intent to injure.
Three killed in South Island crash
Three people killed in a horror smash in Central Otago this afternoon were all foreign nationals, police say.
Man dies at rural Auckland property
A man police were seeking following a death at a rural West Auckland address last night has been found in Wanganui.
Man pinned by tree was tutoring forestry students
A 40-year-old man who was pinned under a tree in Marlborough this morning had been tutoring forestry students at the time.
Twelve hours trapped in a crashed ute
A young man with critical leg injuries lay trapped in his crashed ute for more than 12 hours after his vehicle crashed down a bank and into a tree.
Ambulance tyres slashed
St John Wakatipu station manager Craig Downing says lives could have been put at risk after someone slashed the tyres of an ambulance overnight on Sunday.
Call-backs let emergencies get missed
A St John Ambulance trial in which nurses call people back to assess their condition before sending an ambulance is being criticised by patients.
Man critically injured in Hawke's Bay crash
Two men are in hospital, with one in critical condition, after a crash early today.
Paramedic heals bodies, souls
When Andrew Hedge comes to the aid of the sick and dying, a look of calm crosses the patient's face.
Family told of equipment fault by coroner
The daughter of a woman who died during an emergency callout did not know for months of problems with the equipment.
Emergency for St John
The arrival of chief executive Peter Bradley has been balm to the often-troubled souls who work for St John.
Death on drilling rig unexplained
The death of a 39-year-old at an onshore oil rig in Taranaki today remains unexplained.
Elderly crash victims named
An elderly couple who died after they were hit by a car while crossing a Taranaki highway yesterday have been named by police.
Students struck by car on footpath
A car veered onto a footpath and struck two students walking outside Burnside High School this morning, police say.
Driver feels lucky after bridge plunge
A Queenstown man says he feels lucky to be alive after his ute plunged 40 metres off a bridge and landed upside-down in the Kawarau river near Arrowtown yesterday.
Driver cheats death after 40m plunge
'How the hell he got out, we're still shaking our heads.' Rescuers believe the driver of a vehicle who survived a 40m plunge over a bridge should buy a Lotto ticket.
Boy suffocates at beach
A day at the beach has turned to tragedy for the family of a seven-year-old boy who has died after a hole he was digging collapsed on him at a Northland beach.
'Despicable' attack on officer
St John's Ambulance have described the attack on a sole female officer who was assaulted after she responded to a fake call for help in Hamilton as "absolutely despicable''.