Emergency Services
Two nurses on ward of 26 patients in shift at Auckland hospital
The ongoing staffing crunch is hitting those at the front lines of the Covid outbreak. Just two nurses were available to care for a ward of 26 patients at Auckland Hospital during one shift last week.
…Emergency ambulance won't enter protest zone after hostility
Wellington's only emergency ambulance service will no longer attend emergencies within the protest area at Parliament.
Far North scrubfires suspected to have been arson
Fire and Emergency believes arson is behind two scrubfires in the Far North over the past fortnight.
Truck and trailer unit rolls into Waioeka Gorge river
Emergency services are responding to the incident in the Bay of Plenty.
Person dies after Wellington crash
A central Wellington street that was closed after a pedestrian died at the scene of the car crash has been reopened.
Nurses not being supplied N95 masks - nursing union
N95s are recognised as the best masks to wear to prevent catching Covid-19 - they're the ones all our MIQ staff are wearing.
But many of our nurses say they're just not being provided for hospital… Video, Audio
Weather: Another state of emergency declared in Westport
A state of emergency is once again in place in and around Westport - and evacuations are underway for the second time in a week.
A high tide is due at 7pm and residents are being told to get to… Video, Audio
Firefighters blacklist aerial truck plagued with faults
Firefighters are refusing to work on a fire truck left stranded without power to its big ladder at a blaze that destroyed a Wellington house last week.
Kiwi 'can-do' attitude catching us out on the water
New Zealanders are over-confident in the water, say surf lifesavers - something that's helped us to our appalling drowning statistics. Audio
'Priority one' but 95-year-old waits an hour for ambulance during heart attack
The government's got a shake-up of the ambulance sector in its sights as staffing and funding issues continue to plague St John. Audio
Govt eyes shake-up of ambulance sector as shortages continue
The government is eyeing a shake-up of the ambulance sector as staffing and funding issues continue to plague St John.
The charity runs the majority of New Zealand's ambulance service, but has been… Audio
Police seek dangerous fugitive who fled after funeral
Police are appealing for sightings of a dangerous prisoner who failed to return to jail after he was granted permission to attend a funeral.
Porirua scrub fire under control
A scrub fire between the motorway and railway tracks on State Highway 59 in Porirua is now under control.
Man dead after car rolls on highway north of Wellington
A man is dead after serious crash that has closed the main highway near Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington.
Man dies after serious crash in Waikato
A man has died after a single-car crash on State Highway 24, south of Matamata, early this morning.
Swimmers urged to take care over Auckland Anniversary weekend
Surf Lifesavers are urging people to swim safely this Auckland Anniversary weekend, after a record level of drownings in December.
Scrub fire on border of Otago and Southland contained
A scrub fire near Kingston has been contained.
Man dies in Auckland house fire
Fire-fighters say the house in the suburb of Panmure was well alight when they arrived shortly before 11 o'clock last night.
St John investigating deaths after ambulance delays due to staff shortage
Lengthy delays in getting ambulances to people in need are being investigated by St John, as demand on its service and staff shortages begin to burn.
No guarantees hospitals, ICUs will withstand Omicron outbreak
The Prime Minister can't give assurances New Zealand's hospitals and ICU's will hold up in the Omicron outbreak.
New modelling predicts daily infections could climb sharply in the coming weeks and… Audio