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Three people are seriously injured and another has moderate injuries after two vehicles collided on Canterbury's Rakaia Highway, just before six this evening

12 January 2026

Three people are seriously injured and another has moderate injuries after two vehicles collided on Canterbury's Rakaia Highway, just before six this evening

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Christchurch Police are seeking a man believed to be linked to a Sydenham arson before Christmas
	12 Jan: Christchurch Police are seeking a man believed to be linked to a Sydenham arson before Christmas... more

A person is in a critical condition after a water-related incident at a Bay of Plenty property
	12 Jan: A person is in a critical condition after a water-related incident at a Bay of Plenty property... more

Investigations are still ongoing into the deaths of two people at a property in Bay of Plenty's Pukehina earlier this month
	12 Jan: Investigations are still ongoing into the deaths of two people at a property in Bay of Plenty's Pukehina earlier this month... more

Queenstown's Skippers Bridge will remain closed indefinitely after serious safety issues were discovered
	12 Jan: Queenstown's Skippers Bridge will remain closed indefinitely after serious safety issues were discovered... more

At least 390,000 hectares of land has been burnt as wildfires continue to rage in Australia
	12 Jan: At least 390,000 hectares of land has been burnt as wildfires continue to rage in Australia... more

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

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