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  •   Home > News >  Subscribe to NZCity's Accident and Emergency articles  Accident and Emergency
    A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system
     13 January 2026
    A sewer leak at a popular Christchurch swimming spot has been traced to bottles being flushed down toilets, blocking the septic system
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    Water Safety New Zealand says four water deaths in three days is incredibly worrying
    13 Jan: Water Safety New Zealand says four water deaths in three days is incredibly worrying... more
    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 Jan: Three people are seriously injured and another has moderate injuries after two vehicles collided on Canterbury's Rakaia Highway, just before six this evening... more
    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

     Most Popular Recent Accident and Emergency News
     23 Dec: Suzuki's announced a voluntary safety recall for its VIN range 2025 FRONX Hybrid car - which was found to have a potentially life-threatening rear seatbelt fault +++++++++++++++
     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 ++++++++++++++
     31 Dec: State Highway 2 north of Eskdale and Napier has reopened overnight after a fatal crash yesterday morning ++++++++++++++
     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 +++++++++++++
     04 Jan: State Highway 35 between Gisborne and Tolaga Bay, has now re-opened ++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Police are investigating an unexplained death in the suburb of Devonport on Auckland's North Shore ++++++++++++


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