Emergency Services

Fire and Emergency says the investigation into the cause of the blaze is ongoing.

One person died and three others were seriously injured when a car and a four-seater bike collided.

A person has been left in a serious condition after a two-vehicle collision in Rotorua.

Some residents of the eight-storey building in the Pukehinau flats have returned to heir homes after the blaze broke out on the third floor.

The Lewis Pass blaze spread to 40 hectares until it was contained on Saturday, and 30 firefighters are still working on site today.

Emergency services were called around 8.35pm after a ute rolled between McManus Road and Quarry Hills Fortification Road.

Seconds before the collision, traffic control ordered the Black Hawk helicopter to veer out of the Bombardier CRJ-700's path. Investigators say it appears the radio was muted.

Fire and Emergency services were called to the scene on Aerodrome Road.

Campers are urged to be vigilant and check the local fire danger.

Earlier on Friday, the police had asked for help to locate Margaret Lowe, who was last seen at her Te Atatū Peninsula home on Thursday.

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The man who hired the bike out says they went off happy - before the crash he calls terrible and a tragedy.

First aid was carried out on the man, however, he was unable to be revived.

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The death is not being treated as suspicious, police say.

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Police say one person died in the crash on Mouse Point Road.

An industrial worker is in critical condition and two others are injured after being struck by several sheets of marble in South Auckland today.

Pool chemicals were spilt at a private property in Epsom on Tuesday morning.