Man killed, crushed by truck in Helensville

A man has died in west Auckland, after being crushed by a truck. Emergency services raced to the scene, just before 8am. Police say it appears a truck collapsed on the man while he was working on it.

One dead in early morning Tirau house blaze

A house has gone up in flames in south Waikato, killing one person. Emergency crews raced to the Little St, Tirau property around 3:30am on Monday. The single-storey home was engulfed in flames. Crews from Tirau, Putaruru, Matamata and Rotorua were called to help extinguish it. The investigators are at the scene.

Teen Operating Emergency Stop On DreamWorld Ride When Accident Happened

The person responsible for the emergency stop button on the Dreamworld ride that killed four people was an 18-year-old on her first day on the job. However it is also understood the water levels on the ride were lower than normal and sensor should have triggered an emergency stop but didn't. Two men and two women died on the River Rapids ride on Tuesday when a raft flipped over. Two children survived the accident. Dreamworld says the park will reopen on Friday for memorial day, with entry proceeds going to the Australian Red Cross.