One dead after crash between car and truck closes SH3 near Te Awamutu
Waikato Herald 30 Mar, 2026 03:18 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium…
Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman found and shot dead by police
“The State Coroner will attend the scene and the investigation will be oversighted by Professional Standards Command, as…
Teacher Jason Morgan, censured for sex comments to NZ students, loses job at Australian school
Since Chanel College, in Gladstone, about 100km southeast of Rockhampton, was made aware of Morgan’s behaviour, it has…
Nicholas Brendon found dead at home, coroner cites natural causes
Brendon’s family have told how he had a history of heart issues, including suffering a heart attack in…
Two dead after car flips upside down into stream in rural Wellington suburb
“I’ve witnessed cars having a head-on collision on the stretch before and a bunch of near misses. I…
Person dead after car catches fire in three-vehicle Palmerston North crash
Police said the Serious Crash Unit carried out a scene examination and inquiries into the cause are ongoing.…
Whale euthanised after stranding at Mount Maunganui
A four-metre long Gray’s beaked whale on the beach at the base of Mauao has been euthanised. A…
Two dead in separate Southland crashes, police seek CCTV of vehicle that fled
“Sadly, one person was pronounced deceased at the scene,” Bowman said. Hato Hone St John responded with two…
One person dead after Saturday night crash on Howden Rd in Hamilton’s Temple View
NZ Herald 21 Mar, 2026 09:00 PMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium…
One dead after crash on Auckland’s Southwestern Motorway near Onehunga
A car crash on Auckland’s Southwestern Motorway has left one person dead. Photo / Arvind Kumar A person…
Dogs mauled at a Tauranga park, one dead and another ‘lucky to be alive’
“There was no one else in that part of the park, and it was unusually quiet for that…
Back to the Future III actor Matt Clark dead aged 89
Clark’s family told TMZ he was an “actor’s actor” who loved and respected his craft but was never…