Emergency Services

The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of State Highway 8 and Lake Ohau Road at around 1:45pm on Monday.

Lake Taupō's harbourmaster has issued a warning to a teenager in charge of a boat that caught fire just before Christmas.

Logan Road in Buckland remains closed while police examine the scene.

The fire at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College destroyed a block of classrooms, police say.

Fire and Emergency says crews have managed to contain a fire at a Taupo-nui-a-Tia College to just one structure.

An explosion at a biotech factory in northern China has left at least seven people dead, Chinese state media reported.

A person has died at Dairy Flat, north of Auckland, after a motorbike crash.

Disruptions are creating backlogs on SH1 near Takanini and the northern motorway.

NZTA Waka Kotahi says people travelling between Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa should delay their journeys, as no local road detours are available.

FENZ received 18 calls during today's strike and 10 cases were in areas impacted by the industrial action.

Two people were found washed ashore, but efforts to revive one of them were unsuccessful.

The boy was reported missing on Thursday night and his body was recovered early Friday.

It took five hours after initial reports before police and the Coastguard recovered the body from the water.

Emergency services were called about 12.30am on Friday, between the Te Irirangi Drive on-ramp and the East Tamaki Road off-ramp.

There have been 30 deaths over the past two months in waterways, lakes and beaches.

Ten-year-old Alexander Bennett was walking on Leeston Road near Springston when he was hit about 3.30pm on Wednesday, police said.

Springston School Te Kura o Makonui board says its thoughts are with the child's family, as staff and students are supported.

A family of four have been saved from drowning by a fast-thinking local man being described by police as a "hero".

The house was well aflame when crews arrived, and it took several hours to extinguish.

In a social media post, Sumner Volunteer Fire Brigade said it was saddened by the behaviour of some members of the public.