Emergency Services

A man found dead in rural Golden Bay has been named as, Peter Michael Miller, 40.

There were nearly 20% more reported victimisations of stores than the year before, new police figures show.

The yacht - which is carrying 15 litres of diesel - remains at the bottom of a cliff west of Diamond Harbour.

The rider was taken to hospital in critical condition.

Cordons were put in place around New North Road in Auckland while emergency services dealt with a hazardous substance.

A section of road in Onehunga is closed after the crash.

Police and fire investigators are looking into a suspicious bushfire near Invercargill.

Four crews have been tackling a blaze at an East Valley house.

A motorcyclist has died following a crash with a car on Saturday afternoon.

An Auckland school is offering support to its students after their belongings were destroyed in a bus fire.

One person has been injured in an explosion at an industrial site in the South Auckland suburb.

A woman who was found dead in a submerged car near Stratford in Taranaki last month was a traveller from the United States.

A woman who lives next to the large blaze says she was worried her home would go up in flames.

Labour says a pay rise offer made to police is worse than officers rejected last term. Audio

Paul Middleton found the body wrapped in plastic while fishing off Gulf Harbour.

The head of the police union says the government made a "clearly wrong" choice to give billions in tax cuts to landlords and police a "dismal" pay offer.

Fire controllers are hopeful all evacuated residents will be able to return home later on Tuesday.

Emergency services have responded to a call out at a Riccarton pool this morning.

The search for a diver missing in the sea off Patea for two days is continuing today.