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Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning

27 August 2025

Emergency services are unsure how a person became trapped in an old mine shaft on the West Coast this morning

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People going fishing are being urged to wear a lifejacket, even if they're fishing off rocks
	27 Aug: People going fishing are being urged to wear a lifejacket, even if they're fishing off rocks... more

The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened
	26 Aug: The first firefighters to enter the fatal Loafers Lodge hostel blaze have described their narrow escape from the building shortly before a deadly flashover happened... more

A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board
	26 Aug: A search is continuing for a vessel that's gone missing in the Cook Strait overnight - with several people on board... more

More details will likely emerge around the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 2023, as the second day of the trial gets underway today
	26 Aug: More details will likely emerge around the fatal Loafers Lodge fire in 2023, as the second day of the trial gets underway today... more

A house has caught fire in South Auckland's Manurewa East last night
	26 Aug: A house has caught fire in South Auckland's Manurewa East last night... more

A woman whose husband died in the Auckland Anniversary floods believes an emergency mobile alert could've spared his life
	25 Aug: A woman whose husband died in the Auckland Anniversary floods believes an emergency mobile alert could've spared his life... more

A mobility scooter rider's been taken to hospital after crashing off the road and into the water in Tauranga
	25 Aug: A mobility scooter rider's been taken to hospital after crashing off the road and into the water in Tauranga... more

Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Tasman town of Richmond
	25 Aug: Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Tasman town of Richmond... more

A soon-to-be father of five has died in hospital after being buried by a collapsed sand dune in Auckland
	25 Aug: A soon-to-be father of five has died in hospital after being buried by a collapsed sand dune in Auckland... more

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