Emergency Services
Confusion, lack of communication in wake of Aratere crash
It wasn't clear who was leading the emergency response after an Interislander ferry ran aground, report shows.
'Who's going to run the show?': 26 lessons from Aratere grounding
When the Aratere ran aground in Picton Harbour, it wasn't clear who was leading the emergency response, the harbourmaster says. Audio
Police to axe 170 roles in bid to save $53 million
The police commissioner has confirmed no frontline roles are part of cost-cutting measures. Audio
Serious crash closes highway south of Geraldine
State Highway 79 is closed between Tiplady Road and Kennedy Street.
Ambulance officers take strike action in hope to highlight wider funding 'dilemma'
About 2500 ambulance officers who work for Hato Hone St John took strike action for the first time ever on Tuesday.
Police confident of better handling of missing person calls
Since Cyclone Gabrielle police have improved how their IT system prioritises such calls.
People asked to reserve 111 ambulance calls for life-threatening emergencies
The ambulance service is experiencing an increase in demand tonight, St John Ambulance says.
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 20 August
On today's episode, the Government is accused of taking a wrecking ball to every Maori achievement and driving race relations back 50 years, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon joins us, co-author of a… Audio
Ambulance staff set to strike
New Zealand Ambulance Association and First Union members will withdraw labour for four hours from the start of each of their shifts.
Truck carrying cattle crashes on the West Coast
There were no injuries to humans or cattle.
Gallipoli fire may have unearthed Anzac soldiers' remains
The damage looks similar to a fire in 1994 which left bones littering the area, RSA says.
The dog, the game of fetch and a tragedy averted
Stuck in waist-high water in a freezing stream with night falling, Lydia Frere desperately churned through her options. Then she asked her dog to fetch.
Person missing after boat capsizes on Catlins River
Police said reports of a boat capsizing in the river were made shortly before 11am.
Hawke's Bay expressway crash victim dies
One person has died following a crash in Hawke's Bay earlier this week.
Police debrief on Cyclone Gabrielle released
A police debrief on Cyclone Gabrielle uses the word "overwhelmed" five times in eight pages Phil Pennington spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
'This community pulls together in tough times': Praise for Khyzah's searchers
Iwi liaison officers are also providing support to the five-year-old's grieving whānau.
The stuff of nautical nightmares: Divers rescued from deserted island
The pair swam an hour to reach the island and once ashore, used matches from their waterproof survival kit to light a fire. Audio
The reason people of Snake Bank shouldn't call 111 on Tuesday evening
Residents in the area are being told to expect several red and orange-coloured distress flares on Tuesday evening.
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 12 August 2024
On today's episode, hundreds of people including a helicopter are searching for a five-year-old boy who's been missing in a rural area south of Gisborne since yesterday afternoon, the Government is… Audio
Incident in Parliament grounds leaves one critically injured
Police were called to the scene about 7.30am and a person has been taken to hospital.
