Accidents

The incident occurred at about 10.40pm on April 5 aboard the Amaltal Mariner, while the vessel was deploying fishing gear.

Person missing two days after being knocked overboard far south of NZ

The crew member remains unaccounted for after being struck by fishing equipment during a late‑night operation hundreds of kilometres south of New Zealand.

21 mins ago

Paul Radden said there were at least 20 firefighters from four fire trucks and Hamilton's HAZMAT unit at the scene.

Firefighters respond to sulphuric acid leak in Hamilton

At least 20 firefighters are at a commercial site in Hamilton after approximately 400 litres of sulphuric acid leaked this morning.

8:07am

1:31

Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Police officers stand next to a fallen tree in a wooded area south-east of Flensburg, Germany on Sunday, April 5, 2026.

Three killed as high winds topple tree on Easter egg hunt in Germany

Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the event in woods near the town of Satrupholm at about 11am (local time) when a 30-metre tree fell on the group, German police said in a statement.

Monday 5:56pm

Two fatal crashes in Northland take Easter road toll to three

Two people have been killed in separate single-vehicle crashes, one in Kaitaia on Saturday night and one near Waipu on Sunday morning.

Sun, Apr 5

One dead after two-vehicle crash in Tasman

Yesterday's crash occurred at the intersection of Coastal Highway (SH60) and Easton Loop.

Sat, Apr 4

Person missing two days after being knocked overboard far south of NZ

The crew member remains unaccounted for after being struck by fishing equipment during a late‑night operation hundreds of kilometres south of New Zealand.

21 mins ago

Firefighters respond to sulphuric acid leak in Hamilton

At least 20 firefighters are at a commercial site in Hamilton after approximately 400 litres of sulphuric acid leaked this morning.

8:07am

1:31

Three killed as high winds topple tree on Easter egg hunt in Germany

Monday 5:56pm

Two fatal crashes in Northland take Easter road toll to three

Two people have been killed in separate single-vehicle crashes, one in Kaitaia on Saturday night and one near Waipu on Sunday morning.

Sun, Apr 5

One dead after two-vehicle crash in Tasman

Yesterday's crash occurred at the intersection of Coastal Highway (SH60) and Easton Loop.

Sat, Apr 4

One dead after car comes off road and down bank in Central Otago

Police were called to Moa Flat Road in Ettrick yesterday morning.

Fri, Apr 3

View of the Inner Alster, or Binnenalster in Hamburg, Germany.

Wolf bites woman at shopping area in Germany's second-largest city

Experts believe that animal is a young wolf searching for a territory of its own that accidentally wandered into the city.

Wed, Apr 1

March 2026

Mother-of-two Sarah Clark died on March 11 after being tragically struck by a vehicle while sitting at a café in Auckland's North Shore.

Husband of café crash victim says she showed him 'a richer definition of love'

Sarah Clark was killed on the morning of March 11 after a car crashed into a café on Auckland's North Shore.

Tue, Mar 31

Emergency services were notified of the two-vehicle crash at Beachlands Speedway at around 7.10pm on Saturday.

Driver killed in crash during racing event at speedway near Dunedin

"Speedway NZ extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased, as well as to our wider speedway community during this difficult time."

Sun, Mar 29

There were a total of 25 students and five adults on the bus.

Two students dead and at least 7 others injured in US school bus crash

The crash was between dump truck, a Chevrolet Trailblazer and a bus carrying 25 children and 5 adults on a school trip.

Sat, Mar 28

Kauai Ocean Safety members and other people assist individuals after an Airborne Aviation tourist helicopter crash on Kalalau Beach.

Tour company helicopter crash off the coast of the Hawaii kills three

The accident occured in an area otherwise reachable only by hiking or boat.

Sat, Mar 28

Paramedics work on a man who spent three days trapped down a muddy bank in rural New South Wales.

NSW man rescued after three days down bank following car crash

The man, in his 50s, survived multiple injuries and exposure after his vehicle plunged down an embankment northwest of Sydney, going undiscovered until a farmer was checking a fence three days later.

Thu, Mar 26

Police were called to Mākara Rd about 8am following reports of a vehicle upside down in a body of water.

Two dead after car found upside down in rural Wellington stream

Emergency services were called to Mākara Rd following reports of a vehicle upside down in a body of water shortly after 8am on Wednesday.

Thu, Mar 26

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the site, Monday, March 23, 2026, where an Air Canada jet came to rest after colliding with a Port Authority firetruck at LaGuardia Airport, shortly after landing

Fire truck in NY airport crash lacked equipment to trigger warning system

Investigators don't know yet whether the two people in the fire truck heard the control tower's frantic, last-second warnings to stop before pulling into the plane's path.

Wed, Mar 25