Tag: Emergency services
Tourist and taxi driver injured in crash
A French tourist and a Waiheke taxi driver were injured in a head-on collision on Gordons Road last Friday. Emergency services were called just...
Community rallies to online SOS
Surfdale resident Raymond Waru of Ngāpuhi is thanking the community for a massive show of support after he found himself in a painful and...
Washing machine excuse won’t cut it as police clamp down on...
Some Waiheke residents are producing “weird and wonderful” excuses as they try to board lockdown ferries to the city, according to Sergeant Raymond Matthews.
Police...
Waiheke may have to “go it alone” in emergency
Phones around the country will buzz in unison this Sunday in a nationwide Emergency Mobile Alert test. The test alert is designed to keep...
Boat washes up at Little Oneroa
Coastguard volunteers had a busy morning last Thursday with incidents on the island and offshore.
A runabout was washed onto the rocks at the western...
Truck fire at bottom end
Waiheke Volunteer Fire Brigade was in action on Saturday afternoon when a Volvo truck burst into flames as it was being driven past the...
Visitor critical after scooter crash
A woman is in a critical but stable condition after a motor scooter accident above Little Oneroa on Saturday.
The woman, aged in her 30s,...
