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Man rescued after Waioeka Gorge fall

Rescuers have managed to reach a man who was injured after falling down a bank in the Waioeka Gorge region.

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Woman critical after Waikato assault video

A woman is in hospital with critical injuries after she was assaulted on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa.

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Man shot in south Auckland

A man is in hospital with gunshot wounds after an incident in the south Auckland suburb of Panmure overnight.

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USAR simulates fallen building rescue video

A group of emergency services workers training to become Urban Search and Rescue personnel have undertaken a simulated rescue in Palmerston North.

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Police have named the man who died in a Taihape house fire on Saturday night as 28-year-old Hamish Allan (File)

Police name Taihape house fire victim

The man killed in a fatal Taihape house fire on Saturday night was a local farm worker, police say.

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Fisherman found dead off Taranaki

The body of a fisherman who fell from rocks has been found off the coast, northeast of New Plymouth.

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Emergency services arrived at around 12:30pm today

One dead in rally crash

One person has died after a car crash at a rally in Hanmer Springs today.

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Alleged drink-driver hits two girls in BOP

A 43-year-old man, who had allegedly been drinking, has been charged with hitting and injuring two girls with a vehicle in the Bay of Plenty town Ohope.

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Farmer injured in bike accident

A 65-year-old Hawke's Bay farmer is being airlifted to hospital after coming off his farm bike while moving stock.

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Staff lucky after car ploughs into bank

A car has smashed into Westpac Katikati, narrowly missing three bank staff as it ploughed through unoccupied customer chairs.

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Teen dead, boy hurt after crash

A teenager is dead and a young boy has received minor injuries after the car the girl was driving hit a tree.

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Elderly man saved from burning house

Firefighters have dragged an elderly man alive but seriously injured from a burning home in the Southland town of Gore early this morning.

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Firefighters douse hot spots after forest fire

Firefighters will continue to douse hot spots at a forest fire near Dunedin today.

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Two in hospital after Northland crash

Emergency services were able to free a person trapped in a car which went over a bank in Northland this morning.

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Young Taranaki man killed by falling tree

A young forestry worker has been killed by a falling tree in the Waitara area, near New Plymouth.

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The 55-year-old had been trying to help the calf at Tareha School in Kaiwaka this afternoon

Calf kicks man down 10m bank

A man has been flown to hospital with suspected back injuries after a calf kicked him down a 10m bank at a country school in Hawke's Bay.

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One dead, one injured in Waikato house fire

One person is dead and a second has been badly injured in a house fire in Tokoroa this evening

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The Life Flight Rescue Helicopter waits to airlift a man to hospital near Lower Hutt (Photo: Life Flight Trust)

Man critical after driving off hill

A man in his 20s is fighting for his life after his car crashed through the barriers on Wainuiomata Hill Rd

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The man became trapped between his car and his church

Man's foot stuck between car and wall video

An elderly man is in a stable condition in Auckland Hospital after getting himself into a jam this afternoon.

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Man hands himself in after teen hit by car

A man has handed himself in to Avondale police in relation to the hit and run over the weekend.

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