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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Accident and Emergency articles  Accident and Emergency
    At least 390,000 hectares of land has been burnt as wildfires continue to rage in Australia
     12 January 2026
    At least 390,000 hectares of land has been burnt as wildfires continue to rage in Australia
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    A man's been confirmed dead after failing to return from a swim in Rotorua
    12 Jan: A man's been confirmed dead after failing to return from a swim in Rotorua... more
    Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay
    12 Jan: Ground crews are working to fully stamp out a large vegetation fire burning in Hawke's Bay... more
    A weekend of people getting into trouble in the water has spurred renewed calls for caution
    12 Jan: A weekend of people getting into trouble in the water has spurred renewed calls for caution... more
    There have still been no sightings of a man who went missing in the Waikato River over the weekend
    12 Jan: There have still been no sightings of a man who went missing in the Waikato River over the weekend... more
    One person's in a serious condition and another's in a moderate condition in Christchurch Hospital after facing difficulties in the water near Herbeden Avenue this evening
    11 Jan: One person's in a serious condition and another's in a moderate condition in Christchurch Hospital after facing difficulties in the water near Herbeden Avenue this evening... more
    A car flipped on its roof in the Auckland suburb of Birkenhead this afternoon, in one of several accidents across the city
    11 Jan: A car flipped on its roof in the Auckland suburb of Birkenhead this afternoon, in one of several accidents across the city... more
    A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon
    11 Jan: A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon... more
    A person's in custody and a 14-year-old girl is seriously injured, after being struck by a car outside a party in Tauranga last night
    11 Jan: A person's in custody and a 14-year-old girl is seriously injured, after being struck by a car outside a party in Tauranga last night... more
    Christchurch Police have arrested a man, after a vehicle crashed into a house and power pole in Somerfield
    11 Jan: Christchurch Police have arrested a man, after a vehicle crashed into a house and power pole in Somerfield... more

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     16 Dec: Residents of a South Taranaki village have been on standby overnight to evacuate, as a vegetation fire rages nearby ++++++++++++++
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning ++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: East Coast Road north of Auckland is closed after a trucked crashed into a wall, sending a person to hospital in a serious condition +++++++++++++
     01 Jan: A search and rescue operation's come up empty in Dunedin's mountainside ++++++++++++
     07 Jan: Search teams are bringing out a specialised radio device - in the hunt for tramper Connor Purvis, who's been missing for six days in the Southern Alps +++++++++++
     02 Jan: Police are investigating an unexplained death in the suburb of Devonport on Auckland's North Shore +++++++++++


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