Emergency Services

A 50-year-old man, who has name suppression, is accused of murdering five people by setting the boarding house alight in May, 2023.

A second person has serious injuries, while a third is in a moderate condition.

The Serious Crash Unit is making enquiries into the circumstances of the crash.

The assault occurred earlier this month, but police shared images of the man this afternoon.

The Petone Esplanade was temporarily closed, but has has since reopened and emergency services have left the scene.

The plague of breakdowns in Auckland's firefighting heavy aerial appliances, or big-ladder trucks, has struck again - this time at an overnight fire in Kumeū.

It caused a dog handler to receive cuts to his hand, and a dog to suffer cuts to his paws.

Seven fire crews arrived at the scene on Ocean Beach Road.

CCTV footage shows a resident telling another, who would later die, that someone was "trying to kill" them.

The young child was found a few hours after she was reported missing.

Faamatala Sili watched CCTV footage of the moment he jumped as it was shown to a jury at the High Court in Wellington.

Fire and Emergency has five new big-ladder trucks and 30 standard trucks on order.

The call off Wellington's coast sparked a full search, but nothing has been found. What happened? Audio

All five of those who died during the Wellington hostel fire were on fourth floor mezzanine, where Timothy Nevin was sleeping that night. Audio

On Tuesday, the union said the last high reach aerial in Auckland suffered a serious steering fault, putting it out of action.