Police investigating the deaths of three Mongrel Mob members in a crash near Wairoa have today re-interviewed the only survivor.

Police are looking for a missing Wairoa man and hold concerns for his health and safety.

Kelvin Wayne Rangi, 48, was last seen in Wairoa early this morning, driving his car along State Highway 2.

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Two men are in hospital, with one in critical condition, after a crash early today.

The search for missing Gisborne man Duncan Munro ended tragically yesterday for his family when his body was found in a remote area on the Mahia Peninsula.

A man is in critical condition after his car hit a power pole and rolled on the outskirts of Wairoa yesterday.

The name of the four-month-old Wairoa boy who died in Starship Hospital overnight on Friday has been released by police.

Police investigating the death of a Wairoa baby hope to release the four-month-old's body to his grieving family today.

The baby boy seriously injured in an incident at a Wairoa house a week ago died overnight at Starship Children's Hospital in Auckland.

A 4-month-old is fighting for his life after he was injured at a Wairoa home over the weekend, but police say they still do not have a clear picture of what happened.

More than 20 sheep were killed after a car ploughed into a stray flock northeast of Wairoa.

Two cousins involved in shooting a rival gang member at point-blank range in Wairoa have been sentenced to 12 years in jail.

Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha

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