Man receives head injuries in hit-and-run
A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was injured in a gruesome hit-and-run last night.The 35-year-old was crossing Glenfield Rd when he was struck just after 6pm.Residents tried to stem...
View ArticleToddler run over on 'dangerous' road
A Whangarei toddler is in a critical condition after being hit while crossing a busy road.The boy, aged 3, was struck by a car in front of family members on Paramount Parade in the suburb of Tikipunga...
View ArticleTeen killed in rail incident
Police are reporting that a male in his late teens was struck and killed by a north-bound train in the early hours of this morning.The incident, involving a Kiwi Rail train, occurred in Hinds, Mid...
View ArticleGood samaritan dies following assault
A man who was allegedly attacked by a hitchhiker he gave a ride to has died.Gordon Alfred Tunnicliffe, 64, never regained consciousness after the alleged attack in his home near Turangi on April 14.He...
View ArticleAsset sales hikoi heading to Hamilton
A hikoi opposing the Government's planned partial sale of the country's assets is scheduled to take place in Hamilton this morning.The Aotearoa Is Not For Sale hikoi drew an estimated 3000 people as it...
View ArticleSearch continues for driver who evaded police
Police have today resumed the search for the driver who disappeared after fleeing from police and entering a lagoon near Greymouth in the early hours of Saturday morning.The police dive squad is back...
View ArticleTrain driver stood down after rail death
The driver of a train that fatally struck a teenager in mid Canterbury today has been stood down and offered counselling following the incident.A male in his late teens was hit by the north-bound train...
View ArticleHunter shot by friend
A hunter has been shot dead by his friend while hunting in Southland overnight.A group of five friends were spotlighting for deer in an area of remote farmland in the Cattle Flat area in Southland...
View ArticleCoastguard's govt funding cut because they are 'well-organised'
The Coastguard is being forced to rely more heavily on public donations.The organisation has had Government funding cut by over a million dollars for the next three years.Coastguard CEO Patrick Holmes...
View ArticleTeenager shot in face with paintball gun while crossing street
A teenage girl was shot eight times at close range with a paintball gun in broad daylight whilst crossing the street in Christchurch yesterday.The passenger of a van fired shots at the girl as she...
View ArticleHit-and-run victim in stable condition
Police have located the owner of a car being sought in connection with an alleged hit-and-run on Auckland's North Shore last night.The 25-year-old victim was crossing Glenfield Rd when he was struck...
View ArticlePeople leap to safety as boat engulfed in flames
Four people boating on Lake Rotoiti, north-east of Rotorua, this morning had to jump ship as their boat went up in flames.The fire started in the engine bay of the boat at about 10.30am and those on...
View ArticleToddler improving after being hit by car
A pre-schooler who was hospitalised after being hit by a car as he was leaving Whangarei kindergarten remains in hospital but his condition has improved.The 3-year-old was flown to Starship Hospital in...
View ArticleRotorua teenager in hospital after house fire
A teenager has been taken to hospital with severe burns following a fire at a Rotorua house overnight.The 15-year-old suffered burns to 70 per cent of his body after a fire engulfed a house on...
View ArticleFour charged in bus driver death
Police are seeking information about the movements of a car on the night Lower Hutt bus driver Herman Curry died suspiciously.Two men have been charged with theft and two teens referred to Youth Aid in...
View ArticleCoastgurad vessel upgrades affected by funding
Coastguard says its ability to upgrade its vessels will be affected as a result of government funding cuts totalling more than $1 million every three years.At the end of last year, funding from the...
View ArticleTwo men charged with theft from bus driver
Two men will appear in court on Tuesday charged with theft, following the death of Lower Hutt bus driver Herman Curry.The 64-year-old's body was found by a colleague at about 10pm on Friday at the...
View ArticleFive-year-old dies after bike accident on farm
A five-year-old girl has died after a motorbike accident on a farm near Nelson.At about 2:30pm today police were told that a small two-wheel motorbike had hit a farm fence on private property in the...
View ArticleMini tornedo on West Coast
Wild weather - and possibly a mini tornado - knocked out power and lifted a roof near Hokitika tonight.Hokitika chief fire officer Harry Collett said a power pole transformer caught fire at Duffers...
View ArticlePedestrians pinned against power box by runaway van
A woman suffered a broken leg after being pinned against a power box by an out of control van in central Auckland today.Bystanders said the van rolled backwards around a corner and into the path of...
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