Emergency Services
More people eligible to give blood after medsafe remove ban
More people will be eligible to give blood soon, after medsafe approved the removal of the blanket ban on men who have had sex with men in the past three months donating blood. Auckland University… Audio
Crews to remain overnight as Tiwai Point scrub fire grows to 1200 hectares
The fire is an area with a lot of precious birdlife and is a huge blow, DOC says.
Person dies after water-related incident in Gisborne
Police were called to an address on Te Araroa Road in Hicks Bay shortly before 4pm.
Large scrub fire near SH2 in Bay of Plenty
The blaze is contained but continues to burn along the railway line by Wainui South Road, Whakamarama.
Blood Service moves to new way of assessing donors
More gay and bisexual men and takatapui will soon be able to donate blood and plasma, with the Blood Service moving to a new way of assessing donors. New Zealand Blood Service Chief Medical Officer Dr… Audio
Police treating Porirua fire as suspicious
Police say they want to hear from anyone with information relating to the bush fire in Whitby on Wednesday afternoon, including CCTV or dashcam footage.
Barnardos' helpline for kids losing govt funding
Barnardos is losing government funding, putting its 0800 What's Up helpline at risk. Barnardos chief executive Matt Reid spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
Documents reveal how close Dargaville Hospital came to closing
Documents released under the Official Information Act show just how close health officials came to shutting down Dargaville Hospital. Northland reporter Peter de Graaf has been looking at the… Audio
Leak causes water outage at Auckland Hospital
Large parts of Auckland Hospital were without water on Wednesday night, due to a leak in one of the hospital's wards. Association of Salaried Medical Specialists executive director Sarah Dalton spoke… Audio
Truck roll brings down powerline, SH30 blocked near Benneydale
The highway is currently closed at Mangaokewa Road.
'Pool of blood': 19-year-old cyclist killed in hit and run
Police have set up checkpoints and are going door to door in a small Far North village: "It's important that anyone in the community with information does the right thing."
Whole region must get involved with emergency response overhaul, leader says
Local councils across Hawke's Bay voted to overhaul the region's emergency management system in favour of a new strategy after several reports damned the official response to Cyclone Gabrielle. Video
Suspicious fire breaks out near Transmission Gully
Firefighters were called to the blaze, in a culvert on Waitangirua Link Road, at 12.30am on Tuesday.
Falling tree crushes caravan with person inside
Firefighters used a digger to free the person, who was critically injured in the incident. Audio
SH1 closed, people injured in Marton crash
A two-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 in the Whanganui region has left people with serious injuries, police say.
'So thankful she made it out alive': Residents take in tornado damage
The Northland town was hit by high winds in the early hours of Sunday, damaging 50 houses and knocking down power poles, power lines and trees. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 27 January 2025
On today's episode, the mayor of Kaipara is expecting the clean-up from the destructive Mangawhai storm to be a big job, oral hearings for the Treaty Principles Bill begin just after 8am on Monday, in… Audio
'Blown away by what I saw' - Homes in the dark after devastating tornado
Mangawhai has been compared to a war zone, with houses destroyed, roofs torn off, debris scattered across roads and power poles ripped out.
Tree falls on campervan in Canterbury, injuring occupant
In Canterbury, a person was freed from the wreckage of a campervan on Sunday night, after a tree fell on the vehicle. Chief Fire Officer of the Culverden Volunteer Fire Brigade Craig Ritchie spoke to… Audio
As it happened: At least 50 homes damaged after Mangawhai tornado
FENZ Northland manager Wipari Henwood says the damage was some of the worst he had seen from a tornado.
