Emergency Services

Roughly 24 firefighters are at the scene on Grassways Avenue, and are asking the public to avoid the area.

Emergency services were called to the Northern Motorway south of Waitati shortly after 3.30am where the sole occupant of a car was found dead.

Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence Minister Karen Chhour made the announcement at Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Part of Auckland Airport has been evacuated, in response to an incident.

Four people have been injured in a crash between a campervan and a car in the Mackenzie District.

Twenty people have been killed in a fire at a nursing home in northern China, according to a state news agency.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews discovered a fire inside a second-floor apartment and that smoke had reached the stairwell.

Fire and Emergency said the fire did not spread to neighbouring properties and is not being treated as suspicious.

One person was injured.

A local resident said the conditions were rough near Red Beach this morning.

Thick black smoke can be seen pouring out of the industrial site in the suburb of Bromley and sweeping across parts of the city.

Following a scene examination, Investigators have determined the fire was not suspicious.

Fire crews are at the scene ensuring the burn-off is safe.

Aid agencies have warned the combination of the unseasonable rains and extreme heat could cause outbreaks of disease, including cholera, among quake survivors. Audio

Police have confirmed one casualty in a fire that significantly damaged a home in Glassey Drive.

Motorists are asked to avoid the area after a two-vehicle car crash.

A FENZ spokesperson said the original alert at 2.30am gave no details, but they soon found a ute crashed in a ditch.

Fire and Emergency said it sent three firetrucks and one hazardous materials unit to respond to neutralise the chemical.

Police have seached properties in two Christchurch suburbs after the death of Tyrone Munns.