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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Accident and Emergency articles  Accident and Emergency
    Not just sport and car crashes: debunking 5 myths about traumatic brain injury in NZ
     20 February 2026
    At least 40,000 New Zealanders experience traumatic brain injury each year. New data challenges five persistent myths about who is affected and how it happens.
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    A man's been charged with murder after a second man was discovered dead in Tauranga's Wharepai Domain last Saturday
    20 Feb: A man's been charged with murder after a second man was discovered dead in Tauranga's Wharepai Domain last Saturday... more
    A fire's broken out at Auckland's Northcote College, as firefighters strike
    20 Feb: A fire's broken out at Auckland's Northcote College, as firefighters strike... more
    Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night
    20 Feb: Three people were taken to hospital after a chemical incident in Levin last night... more
    Police are appealing for information, as they investigate the death of a five-year-old boy who was found dead in the water in Napier
    20 Feb: Police are appealing for information, as they investigate the death of a five-year-old boy who was found dead in the water in Napier... more
    Christchurch residents can expect an increased Police presence in Northcote, after a gang-related firearm incident on Hoani Street
    20 Feb: Christchurch residents can expect an increased Police presence in Northcote, after a gang-related firearm incident on Hoani Street... more
    St John is assessing 19 patients after a chemical incident in Horowhenua's Levin this evening
    19 Feb: St John is assessing 19 patients after a chemical incident in Horowhenua's Levin this evening... more
    One person's died at Dunedin's St Clair Beach, pulled unresponsive from the water about midday
    19 Feb: One person's died at Dunedin's St Clair Beach, pulled unresponsive from the water about midday... more
    An investigation into how an Auckland boy was injured falling from a school bus emergency exit, has found neither students or the driver were at fault
    19 Feb: An investigation into how an Auckland boy was injured falling from a school bus emergency exit, has found neither students or the driver were at fault... more
    In California, eight back-country skiers have been found dead after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, during a storm
    19 Feb: In California, eight back-country skiers have been found dead after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, during a storm... more

     Most Popular Recent Accident and Emergency News
     24 Jan: Police have released the full list pf names of the six people unaccounted for following the landslide at the Mount Maunganui Campground on Thursday ++++++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A major blaze at a Taupo high school's been brought under control ++++++++++++++++++++
     09 Feb: A Taupo high school is closed until at least tomorrow, after fire destroyed a block of classrooms, with two people charged +++++++++++++++++++
     22 Jan: Two people are unaccounted for and another is badly injured after a landslide at a house in Papamoa +++++++++++++++++
     28 Jan: The first victim of the Mount landslide's been formally identified by the Coroner as Max Furse-Kee ++++++++++++++++
     13 Feb: Police are advising motorists in the Waikato area, including Te Awamutu, Otorohanga, and Waipa Districts, to stay off the roads this evening due to heavy rainfall and flooding ++++++++++++++++
     08 Feb: Wellington Water are still urging people to avoid the water along the capital's south coast - despite remediation works running smoothly ++++++++++++++


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