Emergency Services
Ten rescued from ultra-marathon cold snap
Eight people had to be evacuated, suffering mild hypothermia.
Gen-lend: Church borrows generators for those in need
Minister Jill McDonald talks about a scheme to help get pumps, generators, and diggers to to those on the East Coast worst hit. Audio
Ultramarathon sparks emergency rescue mission
An ultra marathon that sparked an emergency rescue early yesterday is to get back underway tomorrow.
Multiple personal locator beacons were activated by people involved in the Southern Lakes Ultra… Audio
Meth lab in horse float busted in Cambridge
Police say they have busted a methamphetamine lab in a horse float in Cambridge and arrested three gang associates.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 97yo man waited on roof for days for rescue
A 97-year-old man and his wife waited on the third floor of their flood devastated Esk Valley house for two days before being rescued.
Frank Desborough says he was woken at 2am on 14 February by a… Audio
Rescuers continue search for hundreds still missing after cyclone
Search and rescue teams are still combing the streets for people needing help, more than a week after Cyclone Gabrielle struck.
About 800 people in Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti are still unaccounted… Audio
Pike River boring resumes, in search for clues
Borehole drilling has resumed at Pike River Mine, as part of the investigation to determine what caused the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men.
Three suffer hypothermia after boat sinks near Wellington Harbour
Five boaties are still alive because they were wearing life jackets after the boat they were on sunk, police say.
NEMA overview of response to Cyclone Gabrielle
The national state of emergency has been extended for another seven days, so government agencies can provide additional resources as they are needed. The declaration applies to Northland, Auckland… Audio
Mum shares harrowing wait for rescue that never came
Exactly one week ago, Hannah climbed with her nine-month-old baby, three other children, six other adults, two dogs and a cat onto the roof of a Puketapu house, trying to escape rising flood water.
A… Audio
Three dead in separate road crashes across the country
Three people have died in crashes on New Zealand roads on Monday.
Person dies in water incident at Tauranga's Papamoa Beach
Medical attention was given but the person died at the scene, police say.
Family harm reports rise in cyclone-devastated areas - 'People are under pressure'
Family harm incidents are on the rise in Tairāwhiti and Hawke's Bay - the two regions worst affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Work to clear damaged roads making progress
Work to repair the extensive damage to roads throughout the North Island, Te Ika-a-Māui, is making progress.
Sections of six highways in Hawkes Bay and Tai Rāwhiti remain completely closed, while… Audio
Body found above Dart River near Glenorchy
A body has been found during the search for a missing hunter in steep terrain in Otago.
One killed in crash in Waitomo District
One person has died after a crash between a motorbike and a car in the Waitomo District, in Waikato.
'We are indebted to them': FENZ pays tribute to firefighters who died in Muriwai slip
Fire and Emergency has paid tribute to the firefighters who died this week as a result of a slip on Auckland's west coast.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Muriwai street evacuates with risk of slip
An emergency order went out today for residents of a Muriwai street to evacuate immediately. The suburb on Auckland's west coast was hit hard in the cyclone and the land is unstable. The community… Video, Audio
Cyclone Gabrielle: Emergeny alert in Gisborne as water fails
The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to eight and is expected to climb. Gisborne residents have been told to use water only for drinking and flushing the toilet due to a failure in a water… Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay surf lifesavers now need support, new gear after rescues
The toll from Cyclone Gabrielle has risen to seven.
Many communities - some still isolated - are reeling after flash flooding ripped through their homes.
Dozens of volunteer surf lifesavers assisted… Audio