Controversial China ‘dead or alive’ app transforms into valuable personal safety tool
A controversial Chinese app with the allegedly offensive name “dead or alive” has been transformed into a government-backed…
‘Chaos’ after Jet2 pilot suffers heart attack during flight
“Our 2-year-old began crying like many other children onboard because the aircraft was dropping so quickly for an…
Air New Zealand flight NZ81 Auckland to Hong Kong diverted after medical emergency
NZ81 left Brisbane just after 2pm local time (4pm NZT), arriving in Hong Kong just before 8.30pm local…
Fires: Call for people to install carbon monoxide alarms – but Fire and Emergency says smoke alarms enough
While van der Slot-Verhoeven smelled smoke the night before, she thought it was from her wood burner. “When…
Rotorua spent $8.5m on storm-damaged roading over the past four years
The earlier spike coincided with a period of severe weather disruption across the North Island, including Cyclone Gabrielle…
Auckland survivor Zoë Vera on healing from assault through music
“I looked like I was living this amazing life. But inside, I was dealing with constant nausea and…
Singer Bonnie Tyler in induced coma after emergency surgery in Portugal
Total Eclipse of the Heart later topped the charts in both Britain and the United States. The Grammy-nominated…
Western Bay Emergency Response Fund hands out $293k in recovery grants
Heavy rain brought down more than 40 slips, including one that took the lives of six holidaymakers at…
Rotorua ambulance officer warns low pay and trauma are driving staff to Australia
They were Manjinder Singh, Sandeep Singh and Varinderpal Singh, who were on their way home to Tauranga from…
How do stars pee at the Met Gala? An investigation
Extravagant gowns can yield a very particular kind of fashion emergency requiring the help of assistants, seamstresses and…
Emergency services called to plane crash at Whanganui Airport
“He’s got the timing wrong. The propeller struck the ground and disabled the aeroplane on the runway.“ Mascarenhas…
Hospital patients to be discharged quicker this winter, unions concerned
Figures covering a two-week period at the height of winter showed Wellington Hospital’s ED was at 223% capacity…