Emergency services responding after car crashes into Hawke’s Bay’s Wairoa River
The car was reported as having gone into the river around 4am. A car has crashed into a…
Detroit sending extra pension check to retirees in time for holidays
For the second time this year, Detroit will send an extra payment to retired city firefighters, police officers…
Health workers and firefighters to strike again on Friday
NZPFU national secretary Wattie Watson said the union has continued to issue strike notices as it thinks facilitation…
Rotorua Mayor Tania Tapsell hits back at Labour’s homeless strategy criticism
A 2022 report estimated the city – New Zealand’s birthplace of international tourism – lost $17 million in…
Fire and Emergency warns Waiuku residents to close windows after rubbish blaze overnight
Sixteen fire engines were called in from 13 fire stations across Auckland, and more than 60 firefighters battled…
Basement fire at Karangahape Rd nightclub in Auckland’s CBD
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Emergency services on standby as Air New Zealand flight turns back to Auckland
“The aircraft has landed safely and our maintenance team will now inspect the aircraft before it is returned…
Major emergency response to West Coast crash involving multiple vehicles
Jazlyn Whales Journalist·NZ Herald· 20 Nov, 2025 01:18 AMQuick Read Subscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require…
Northeast Kingdom mental health urgent care center expands to 24 hours
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – A Northeast Kingdom mental health resource is celebrating its expansion to round-the-clock operations with…
Emergency housing motels end in Rotorua – but has it just shifted the problem elsewhere?
In 2023, National campaigned on ending emergency housing in Rotorua motels within two years. “Rotorua whānau, businesses and…
High-profile ED doctor Gary Payinda is Labour’s Whangārei candidate
Payinda was originally from the US but immigrated to New Zealand with his wife nearly 20 years ago,…
Helicopter crashes near Mākara Beach, pilot airlifted to Wellington Hospital
The incident was first reported around 7:50am, when RCCNZ received an electronic location transmitter (ELT) alert. In response,…