Emergency Services
Owners urged not to activate personal locator beacons for dogs
Maritime New Zealand's Rescue Coordination Centre said specialist rescuers were sent whenever a beacon was used.
One person dies in Timaru car crash overnight
The single vehicle crash was discovered on Spur Road at about midday today, but is thought to have occurred overnight, police say.
Person killed in Taranaki quad bike crash
A person was critically injured and died at the scene of a quad bike crash in Purangi on Saturday.
'Suspicious' fires at a Masterton funeral home and multiple churches
A funeral home was set on fire at 10am on Saturday morning and four churches set a light overnight - two other churches were targeted.
Homicide investigation launched after reported stabbing
Police say a 25-year-old man has been taken into custody.
Hibiscus Coast fire prompts FENZ review request
The firefighters' union has written to Fire and Emergency requesting a review into a serious multi-property fire in North Auckland.
Three seriously hurt in chemical incident at Lyttelton Port
Firefighters had to rescue two of the people from a tank.
Volunteer firefighters released from hospital after veranda collapse
The two volunteer firefighters injured by a falling veranda in Te Pohue Hawke's Bay on Thursday have been released from hospital. Five people, including two firefighters helping a neighbour in...
Emergency services at 'sudden death' at Christchurch home
Police said they are responding to an incident at an address on Grassmere Street, Papanui.
Volunteer firefighters among five injured after veranda collapses
The group had been assisting to erect a structure on private land.
Person dead after crash on Bay of Plenty highway
Police were called to the crash in Kaingaroa on Wednesday night.
Tourists flock to erupting volcano in Italy, blocking rescue workers
The sudden influx of sightseers at Mount Etna has become a safety risk for everyone, head of Sicily's regional Civil Protection agency says.
Traffic chaos as crash closes Wellington's Terrace Tunnel
Emergency services were called to the Terrace Tunnel, which is one of the main entrances into the central city, at 12.55pm.
'Completely gone': Blaze engulfs Auckland homes
Nine fire crews went to Auckland's Milldale to battle the fire.
Evacuation over, source of gas smell identified in Dunedin
Fire and Emergency said the smell was from a construction site at Dunedin Hospital.
Police investigating a series of overnight smash-and-grab raids in Christchurch
Seven businesses on New Regent Street were broken into, as well as one on Racecourse Road.
One dead after 'incident' with motorbike in Auckland park
Cordons have been put in place by police at Mountfort Park in Weymouth on Tuesday evening.
Chch ED struggling to cope with influx of patients
Christchurch Hospital's emergency department is asking people to stay away unless they have life threatening condition, as it struggles to cope with an influx of patients. Health NZ Te Wai Pounamu… Audio
Port Waikato bush-fire mostly contained, evacuated residents return home
FENZ says 14 houses were evacuated as a precaution but had since returned.
