Tag: disasters
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Woman Dies After Being Struck by Vehicle at Auckland North Shore Intersection
Police have launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the events leading up to the woman's death.
Law EnforcementTransportationLegalDisasters New Zealand PoliceAucklandNorth ShoreSerious Crash UnitWaitematā CIBCrime Stoppersfatal crashWairau RoadTristram AvenueWairau Valleypedestrian crash
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MetService Warns of Snow, Heavy Rain and Strong Winds Across New Zealand
MetService's severe weather outlook flags snow on South Island alpine roads, heavy rain warnings possible for eastern Otago, Tararua Range and Taranaki Maunga, and strong southerlies for Wellington.
WeatherGeneral WeatherDisasters MetServicesevere weather outlookheavy rain warningsnowstrong windsSouth IslandNZ MetServiceMetService - Severe Weather Outlook
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Police Name Two Women Killed in Dairy Flat Highway Crash
New Zealand Police have released the names of two women who died after a crash on Dairy Flat Highway on 5 October, as enquiries into the collision continue.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceDairy Flat Highwayfatal crashSharron CaitcheonFrances Jerome LyndonAucklandQueensland
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CAA Warns Pilots Over VFR Flights in Deteriorating Weather
UK CAA data shows 43 weather-related VFR occurrences since 2020, with most involving pilots continuing into conditions below visual flight rules minima.
TransportationWeatherHealthGeneral WeatherDisastersLaw Enforcement Civil Aviation Authorityvisual flight rulesVFR minimaaviation safetyinstrument meteorological conditionsairspace infringements
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Wharekaho House Fire Not Suspicious, Death Referred to Coroner
New Zealand Police confirm the fatal Wharekaho house fire of 8 October is not being treated as suspicious, with the death of 65-year-old Benjamin Tanui Davis referred to the Coroner.
Law EnforcementDisasters WharekahoNew Zealand Policehouse fireCoronerBenjamin Tanui Davispostmortemfatal fire
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Police Name Seven-Year-Old Who Died at Tangimoana Beach
New Zealand Police have released the name of Ryder Hayden Coley-Clark, the seven-year-old from Whanganui District who died in a water-related incident at Tangimoana Beach on Friday.
Law EnforcementDisasters New Zealand PoliceTangimoana BeachRyder Hayden Coley-ClarkWhanganui Districtwater-related incidentname releasedrowning
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Police name woman who died in Temuka crash
New Zealand Police have confirmed the name of the woman killed in a crash in Temuka on Thursday 8 October as 54-year-old Michelle Tracey Hopkins, from Pegasus.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceTemukaMichelle Tracey HopkinsPegasusFatal crashName release
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One dead in single-vehicle crash on Orete Point Road, Waihau Bay
Police were first alerted to the crash about 12.05pm, initially reporting one person had serious injuries; the Serious Crash Unit has been advised and motorists are asked to avoid the road.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceFatal crashWaihau BayOrete Point RoadEastern Bay of PlentySerious Crash UnitRoad deathSerious crashŌpōtiki
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New Zealand Set for 28C Heat Before Cold Front Brings Winter Chill
New Zealand starts the week with summer-like heat reaching 28C in Hastings, but a cold front midweek brings rain, southerly winds and a return of wintry temperatures.
WeatherGeneral WeatherDisasters MetServiceWeather forecastHastingsHeavy Rain WatchCold frontMaddy NealMetService New Zealand
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Two dead in Matamata crash involving motorcycle and vehicle
A motorcyclist and their passenger died at the scene of a crash on State Highway 29 near Pond Road, Matamata, while a third person was taken to hospital.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters MatamataState Highway 29fatal crashNew Zealand PoliceSerious Crash UnitmotorcyclePond Road
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Man Dies After Being Pulled From Water at Sumner Beach, Christchurch
Police were called to Scarborough, Christchurch, after reports a person in the water may have suffered a medical event. The man could not be revived and his death has been referred to the Coroner.
Law EnforcementDisasters New Zealand PoliceSumnerScarboroughChristchurchCoastguard SumnerCoronerdrowning
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Murder Charge Laid After Fatal Te Puke Crash
A 25-year-old man is due in Tauranga District Court today over the single-vehicle crash on Te Puke Highway that killed one person and left another critically injured.
Law EnforcementLegalTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceTe Pukehomicide investigationmurder chargefatal crashTauranga District CourtSerious Crash UnitTe Puke HighwayBrown RoadToyota Caldinaappeal for informationRangiruru Roadroad closuretraffic diversionscritical injuries
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Orange Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Buller as Front Crosses New Zealand
MetService forecasts 90 to 110 mm over 20 hours from 1am Wednesday, with possible severe gales for Wellington and the Marlborough Sounds.
WeatherGeneral WeatherDisastersEnvironmentTransportation MetServiceBullerheavy rain warningWellingtonMarlborough Soundssevere galesNZ MetServicesevere weatherNational Emergency Management Agencyfloodingsevere weather outlookBuller DistrictWestland DistrictTararua RangeMetService - Severe Weather OutlookFiordlandSevere Weather WarningsOtagoCanterbury High Country
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes West of Macquarie Island
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck west of Macquarie Island at a depth of 10 km, roughly 1,834 km southwest of Bluff, New Zealand, according to a preliminary USGS report.
Science & TechnologyEnvironmentDisasters EarthquakeMacquarie IslandUSGSBluffInvercargillSeismologyUSGS Earthquake Reports
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Fire and Emergency Handles 17 Calls During 67th Firefighters' Strike
Nine of the 17 incidents fell in strike-affected areas, and Fire and Emergency is urging the NZPFU to call off further walkouts while members vote on a settlement offer.
Employment and LaborLaw EnforcementDisastersGeneral PoliticsPolitics and GovernmentBusinessTransportationElectionLabour PartyEconomy Fire and Emergency New ZealandNew Zealand Professional Firefighters UnionMegan Stifflerstrike actionHawke's BayDunedinemployment disputeFire and Emergency NZNZPFUstrikeEmployment Relations Authoritycollective bargaining
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Two Critical After Two-Vehicle Crash in Mahoe, Stratford
Two people are in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash on Palmer Road in Mahoe, Stratford. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised and the road remains blocked.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceStratfordMahoePalmer RoadSerious Crash Unitroad crashTaranaki
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One Dead After Swimmers Swept Out to Sea at Tangimoana Beach
One person has died after two swimmers were swept out to sea at Tangimoana Beach. One self-rescued safely; the deceased was found about 3.50pm. Police enquiries are ongoing.
Law EnforcementDisasters TangimoanaNew Zealand Policedrowningwater related incidentCoastguard ManawatūSurf Life Saving New ZealandHato Hone St John
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Police Seek Driver of White Hatchback After Fatal Christchurch Cycling Crash
The cyclist died at the scene on Dyers Pass Road, and Police want to speak with the driver of a small white hatchback seen heading towards Governors Bay.
Law EnforcementTransportationLegalDisasters New Zealand PoliceDyers Pass RoadChristchurchfatal crashcyclistGovernors Bayappeal for informationSerious Crash Unit
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Police Seek 'Legend' Who Pushed Burning Car From Petrol Pump
New Zealand Police are searching for a man who calmly entered a smoking, burning car at a Bombay petrol station, released the handbrake and pushed it away from a pump.
Law EnforcementDisastersTransportation New Zealand PoliceBombaypetrol station fireCounties Manukau Highway PatrolMark Fleminggood SamaritanMill Road
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Police Name Teenager Killed in SH57 Levin Crash
New Zealand Police have named 18-year-old Patricia Thanomsri Mary Gore of Levin as the teenager who died after a crash on SH57, Arapaepae South Road, on 24 September.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceLevinSH57Arapaepae South Roadfatal crashPatricia Thanomsri Mary Gore
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One Dead After Two-Vehicle Crash on Temuka-Orari Highway
Police were called to the crash near the intersection with Opuha Street East about 3.30pm and one person died at the scene.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceTemukaTemuka-Orari HighwayOpuha Street Eastfatal crashSerious Crash Unitroad closureroad crashtraffic delays
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Police Name Man Who Died in Queenstown Crash
New Zealand Police have released the name of Sandesh Singh, 29, of Jacks Point, Queenstown, who died after a crash on State Highway 6, Kingston Road, on 4 October.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceFatal crashKawarau FallsQueenstownState Highway 6Sandesh SinghJacks Point
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Police Name 90-Year-Old Woman Who Died in Alexandra Crash
New Zealand Police have confirmed the name of the person who died after a crash on Killarney Street in Alexandra on 19 September, as enquiries into the crash continue.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceAlexandraKillarney Streetfatal crashSietske Reindsname releaseroad death
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Police Name Two Mosgiel Residents Who Died After Waimate Highway Crash
New Zealand Police have named Elisabeth May Cunningham, 87, and Allan Hugh Lyall, 88, of Mosgiel, as the two people who died after a single-vehicle crash on the Waimate Highway on 14 September.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceWaimate HighwayFatal crashMosgielElisabeth May CunninghamAllan Hugh LyallO'Neills Road
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Police name man who died in Pukete crash
New Zealand Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on Church Road in Pukete on 26 September, as enquiries into the circumstances continue.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PolicePuketeChurch RoadWhatawhatafatal crashJaeger Hemara
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One Dead After Overnight House Fire in Wharekaho
A second person raised the alarm and escaped without injury, and Police will examine the Wharekaho Road house today with fire investigators.
Law EnforcementDisasters New Zealand PoliceWharekahoThames-Coromandelhouse firefatal fireChris Painterscene examinationfire investigatorsWharekaho Road
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Search for Erika Rodrigues Coelho Near Queenstown Remains Active After Physical Search Paused
Police say they are keeping an open mind about what happened to the missing 47-year-old, who was reported missing on 20 September, and have not identified a man they previously sought as a potential witness.
Law EnforcementSocial IssuesDisasters Erika Rodrigues CoelhoQueenstown Policemissing person enquirySergeant Terry WoodNew Zealand PoliceCrime StoppersQueenstownmissing personSearch and RescueFiordland
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Body Found Near Moutohorā Island Confirmed as Missing Ōpotiki Woman
The 36-year-old woman had been sought since she and another person entered the Ōtara and Waioeka river mouths on Sunday, and a 33-year-old man arrested in Gisborne faces charges including dangerous driving and failing to stop.
Law EnforcementDisastersLegal New Zealand PoliceWhakatāneMoutohorā IslandŌpotikiCoronerIPCACrime StoppersGisbornemissing personŌtara RiverWaioeka RiverPolice National Dive Squad
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Balmoral Road Eastbound Lane Closed After Residential Fire
A fire at a residential address in Balmoral Road has closed the eastbound lane between Sandringham Road and Dominion Road. No injuries were reported and enquiries are ongoing.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters New Zealand PoliceBalmoral RoadSandringham RoadDominion Roadresidential fireroad closureAuckland
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Serious Single-Vehicle Crash Closes Murphys Road in Flat Bush
Emergency services were called to a single vehicle crash on Murphys Road, Flat Bush at 3.40pm, with one person seriously injured and the road closed.
Law EnforcementTransportationDisasters Flat BushMurphys RoadSerious Crash UnitNew Zealand Policesingle vehicle crashroad closureserious injuries