Emergency Services

The Fiji Airways flight encountered the birds as it left Christchurch and spent two hours circling above the airport.

The operation took most of Saturday night, with the man suffering hypothermia and struggling to walk.

Firefighters had to be reminded of the ban, when they turned up to an emergency callout at Christchurch Airport over the weekend.

The truck from the Grey Lynn station would have the first to a fire, but the accelerator snapped.

The road has reopened after the crash.

A truck that crashed into a guard rail on a winding corner near Arthur's Pass is blocking traffic.

Emergency services have helped extricate a person from an Auckland property and taken them to hospital in a serious condition.

Roofs have been lifted after an isolated thunderstorm likely caused a small tornado in Awakeri.

Hutt Valley Line services may be affected for several hours, and commuters should check the Metlink app or website for updates.

Air New Zealand said the flight was cancelled "after pilots noted an aircraft system indication alert before take-off".

Officers from the Police Criminal Investigation Branch and the Serious Crash Unit are at the scene.

Christchurch police are investigating a sudden death in the central suburb of Beckenham.

A small child, playing happily outside his home in South Australia's mid-north, wandered off into the bush.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand are looking to take the matter to the Employment Relations Authority.

In several personal statements it was suggested the island should be handed over to the government and never used again for tourism.

Clark Townsley has refused a citation for his work on the fatal blaze because he is so angry about the lack of equipment crews had to rescue people.

The families of the missing have agreed for heavy equipment to be used.

Police confirmed two people who they previously said were missing were found dead inside the house.