Emergency Services
'Huge disconnect': Paid firefighters walk off job again
Auckland firefighters take their calls for better pay and work conditions to the street.
Midday Report Essentials for 28 November 2025
The Secondary Principals' Council of Aotearoa is the latest education organisation to criticise the government for deleting an Education and Training Act clause that required schools to give effect to… Audio
Firefighters battle fires in the south overnight
High winds and hot temperatures have fanned the nine fires that broke out across Otago and Southland.
Dunedin man charged with arson over Waikaia fire
On Wednesday police charged a 35 year old Dunedin man with arson who was due to appear in Gore District Court on 17 December.
Scramble to find survivors after huge fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment complex
Rescue crews in Hong Kong are scrambling to find survivors after a huge fire engulfed a high rise residential complex. At least 44 people have died, dozens more are critically injured and hundreds are… Audio
Climber who died on Mt Cook was American lawyer
Kellam Conover was roped to guide Thomas Vialletet when they fell climbing from Empress Hut to the summit.
Woman killed, man injured in shark attack on NSW coast
Despite the help of witnesses on the beach, the woman died, before paramedics arrived.
Launch catches fire on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf
No-one was injured in the incident near Browns Island.
Man suffers serious injuries after incident with someone he knew
The man was found seriously injured in the main town centre of West Auckland's Henderson.
US climber killed in fall on Aoraki, French guide was 'careful and diligent'
Internationally-recognised guide Thomas Vialletet called the job a 'dream that came true'.
Rider dies at Auckland’s Woodhill Mountain Bike Park
The park will remain closed until Thursday to support staff and the park's riding community.
'Integral part of community': Guide who died on Aoraki Mt Cook mourned
The guide and a client were climbing from Empress Hut to the summit when they fell from the mountain's west ridge.
'Touch and go if we can find it': Search on for wreckage after plane crash
It appeared the engine had "conked out" in mid-air, forcing the pilot to execute a textbook emergency landing on the water.
Police defend releasing details about Te Anihana Pomana after body found
On Monday police announced a body they believed to be Pomana was found on Saturday in dense bush in the Pukekohe area.
'Gut-wrenching': Massive recycling centre blaze likely arson, business owner told
Residents were warned to stay inside and close windows as dozens of firefighters battled a recycling centre blaze in Waiuku.
'Precious taonga': Family mourns 11-year-old boy who died fishing
Jason Paul Wharerau's heartbroken whānau has described him as clever, cheeky, loving and full of wairua.
FENZ applies for facilitation to end pay dispute with firefighters
FENZ has applied for independent facilitation to put an end to its long running dispute with the firefighters union.
Australian police to recommence search for Gus
This search will be the third time police have returned to the property following the initial 10-day search in September.
Body found in search for man missing at Christchurch lake
Police have found the body of a man in Lake Rua after being alerted to a missing person on Sunday.
Cause of large Waiheke house fire unknown
More than a dozen firefighters were called to a large house fire on Auckland's Waiheke Island overnight.
