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Ruapehu tragedy revisited

It took nearly a week to find the plane that slammed into Mt Ruapehu in 1948, killing 13 people. Now the tragedy is to be relived as an episode in an upcoming TV series.

One dead after two-car smash

Rescuers have described the extensively damaged vehicle involved in a fatal road crash in Auckland this morning as unsurvivable.

Traffic at standstill after crash

Traffic is backed up in Wellington after a truck and trailer unit jack-knifed and crashed into the motorway medium barrier on State Highway 1 in the Ngauranga Gorge.

House sold to fund drink drive damages

A woman who crashed into three cars and a traffic light while driving drunk had sold her home to pay for the $25,000 accident damage.

Wife saw fatal Milford Track plunge

The wife of a 69-year-old Auckland man looked on in horror as he slid down a bank and over a cliff while tramping the Milford Track.

Hiker who died on Milford Track named

The hiker who died after falling 100m while tramping on the Milford Track on Friday has been named by police.

Keeping fit comes at a price

Accident Compensation Corporation figures reveal it paid out $202 million last year to treat sports injuries.

Hiker dies on Milford Track

A 65-year-old Auckland man has died after falling at least 100m near Mackinnon Pass during a hike with a group in a national park.

Teen killed in Whakamarama crash named

A Papamoa teenager who died after becoming trapped in a car following a crash near Tauranga on Wednesday has been named by police.

Truck driver facing charges after crash

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after a dramatic crash on an Auckland motorway this year.

Man charged over dramatic truck crash

A man has been charged with dangerous driving following a dramatic crash on the Auckland motorway last month.

Doctor in traffic tends to crash victim

A woman lying unconscious on the road after a serious crash in the Kaimai Range yesterday was assisted by a doctor who, by chance, was in the traffic queue.

Four flown to hospital after three motorbike crashes

Horror moment driver broke his back

Speedway driver Craig Marsh slammed head on into metal pole an miraculously survives: "OK guys. I'm alive. Broken back but still kicking."

Four firefighters rushed to hospital

Four firefighters have been taken to hospital as a precaution after a shipping container containing insect repellent caught fire in west Auckland this afternoon.

Motorcyclist critically hurt in Coromandel crash

Collision tragic end to visitor's NZ dream

A Frenchman who moved to NZ to "make his dream come true" swerved to avoid hitting a portable toilet that had fallen from a truck before colliding head-on with another truck.

Fury builds over tourist-driver crashes

A tourist driver has been punched in the face after being pulled over by another motorist, as tension over foreign drivers and crashes escalates.