Emergency Services

Large vegetation fires at Pegasus Beach and Te Mata Peak last year and fires in Central Otago earlier this month were caused by fireworks, says Fire and Emergency.

The rescue serves as a warning to take water safety seriously, says a local police officer.

A woman has died after a quad bike accident in Marokopa this afternoon.

Two people are in hospital in a serious condition after a quad bike crashed in Hawke's Bay this afternoon.

A neighbour of a Pukekohe house where a person died in a devastating Boxing Day fire says a "really lovely" couple lived at the property.

Fire crews have left Auckland Hospital after responding to reports of a possible gas leak.

Fire investigators will be attending the scene of an Auckland blaze this morning where a person died last night.

A Canterbury road will be closed for several hours after a serious crash this evening.

Firefighters say they will be at the scene of blaze on the island for days to come.

Swimmers are being urged to follow safety advice at the beach, after lifeguards performed 13 rescues and 10 assists on Christmas Day alone.

Two people have been hospitalised after a water incident at Ōtaki Beach in Kāpiti Coast on Monday evening.

The blaze, which broke out on Saturday night, has already burnt through more than 37 hectares of scrub and pine slash.

FENZ data shows 40 percent of fire alarms attended this year were false alarms - up from 34 percent in 2019.

Police have launched a homicide investigation after the death of a man who was critically injured in the early hours of Wednesday.

The man fatally shot at a Lower Hutt birthday party was 39-year-old Rawiri Zane Wharerau, police say.

A second person has died after a crash in Rotorua.

Emergency services were alerted to the fatal crash on State Highway 30 in Owhata.

An elderly man who was found near the scene of a car driving into pedestrians at a bus stop in East Auckland has died.

A person died after a fire on Great Barrier Island last week and their death has now been referred to the coroner.

The fire danger has gone up steeply in Otago, prompting tighter fire season restrictions.