News | Accident and Emergency
3 Mar 2026 10:27
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    Enquiries are continuing after a Pioneer Energy truck carrying woodchips crashed into the Octagon on Saturday morning, leaving a trail of damage

    Enquiries are continuing after a Pioneer Energy truck carrying woodchips crashed into the Octagon on Saturday morning, leaving a trail of damage


    Fencing and the Octagon's awning were damaged, and a bench destroyed.

    Nine police cars, two fire engines and one ambulance attended.

    Over the weekend police pointed to a medical event as a potential cause.

    A spokesperson says enquiries are ongoing - including whether there were any mechanical issues.

    The driver was taken to hospital with moderate injuries.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Accident and Emergency News
     03 Mar: One person's died in a single-vehicle crash in Paekakariki, on the Kapiti Coast
     03 Mar: A Coroner's ruled safer median barriers could have prevented three men dying in an Auckland crash
     03 Mar: A Police scene guard's been in place at a Whangarei property, as officers investigate an unexplained death
     02 Mar: A man's been taken into custody after armed police attended a family harm callout in Waikato's Parawera, southeast of Te Awamutu
     02 Mar: St John wants harsher penalties for assaults against first responders - after a weekend of attacks and threats towards staff - and damage to ambulances
     02 Mar: Canterbury Police are asking the public to help find missing Rangiora woman Bethany who has Down's Syndrome
     02 Mar: One person's died and another person's in a critical condition in hospital, after a late night crash in the central North Island
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    The Crusaders are set to be without prop Tamaiti Williams for the upcoming rounds of Super Rugby Pacific More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Holes are being poked in an economic report claiming 383-million dollars would be generated for the economy from sand mining at Northland's Bream Bay More...



     Today's News

    National:
    The oil price surge is just one symptom of a supply chain network that is not fit for this age of global tensions 10:17

    Education:
    Does international law still matter? The strike on the girls’ school in Iran shows why we need it 10:07

    International:
    Three scenarios for what's next with Iran's leadership 10:07

    Rugby:
    The Crusaders are set to be without prop Tamaiti Williams for the upcoming rounds of Super Rugby Pacific 10:07

    Entertainment:
    Industry is to end after its fifth season 10:05

    Soccer:
    One of the last elements of the All Whites' World Cup plan is in place 9:27

    Environment:
    Switzerland can save its alpine villages. But should it? 8:47

    International:
    The Epstein files: Why the sex offender's brother and lawyer do not believe he took his own life 8:37

    International:
    Iran shows ballistic missiles and drones can wreak havoc across Middle East 8:17

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person's died in a single-vehicle crash in Paekakariki, on the Kapiti Coast 8:17


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd