Emergency Services

Two people have been seriously injured in a crash in Whakatāne, after a single vehicle drove off the road.

Dozens were evacuated, after flooding and slips shut State Highway 2 between Matawai and Ōpōtiki on Friday.

A man has died after being pulled from the water at a beach in Mount Maunganui.

Officers say they are looking for footage of a Green Honda Spike, or any information on the vehicle's movements during the early hours of Thursday morning.

Multiple slips are blocking the road in the Waioeka Gorge, where some people remain trapped.

Emergency services were called to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in Newtown about 6.40pm on Friday.

Some of those injured in the two-vehicle crash will need to be airlifted ot hospital, police say.

Farmers are concerned about forest fires, but the region's biggest forestry firm says it is well prepared with a comprehensive wildfire plan.

Police Search and Rescue sergeant Jonny Evans said the decision follows extensive searches of the area.

Firefighters will continue working into the night to put out a blaze at a scout hall in the Dunedin suburb of Roslyn.

Police say one person has sustained serious injuries.

Emergency services received reports of a crash near the State Highway 79 intersection with Lewis Street.

Two passengers were also taken to hospital in a serious conditions after the vehicle collided with an oncoming truck.

Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust says it's saddened by the death of one of its tenants.

Police say one person was transported to hospital in critical condition, where they died.

Tauranga Direct Road is closed while emergency services respond.

Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash on the Taihape-Napier Road, near Comet Road.

Across the Australian state, residents return home to take stock of the devastation.

Cordons remained in place, as police worked to determine exactly what happened.