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Cord risk often not noticed

New Zealand is being asked to introduce safety standards for blinds to stop children being hurt or even killed in the cords.

Family 'still in shock'

Family fly to farewell Kiwi 'hero'

The family of a New Zealander who died trying to save a dive boat during a storm is travelling to the California island he called home.

Holiday road toll now double last year's

Holiday road toll rises to 14 as family and friends mourn vibrant young woman who became first road death of 2015.

Pool tragedy victim named

Ben Sargent has been remembered as a fun-loving, sporting, and well-loved youngster with his whole life ahead of him.

Young man dies trying to jump from light pole

A young man who died trying to jump from a light pole into a Gisborne swimming pool had spent the afternoon playing football and enjoying a few drinks with friends.

Holiday road toll stands at seven

Loss of plane shows lessons were ignored

The search area was widened because surveillance planes could not see tiny fragments of wreckage in choppy waters. And families, once again, did not know how or why their loved ones died.

Woman still in critical condition after fall onto rocks

'I'm just glad they're all alive'

Tributes are flowing for the brave pilot who made a split-second decision to slam into water instead of crash-landing among hundreds of beach-goers at Raglan.

Woman fighting for her life in Waikato Hospital

The woman, in her 20s, fell down a steep cliff and into the river below, striking her head on the way down.

Injured pensioner rescued from Abel Tasman National Park

A pensioner has been rescued from Abel Tasman National Park after falling and injuring her hip.

Man suffers burns after lighting fire

Drowning victim was trying new board

A man who died at a south Auckland beach yesterday was trying out a new surf board he received as a Christmas present.

Plane crash survivor still in serious condition

Woman on board small plane that spluttered and crashed into Raglan harbour yesterday, narrowly avoiding hundreds of holidaymakers.

Fatal car crash in Bay of Plenty

An elderly couple remain in a serious condition in Tauranga Hospital, following a crash in the Bay of Plenty yesterday.

Road toll: elderly couple still critical

A man has died and two others have been seriously injured in the first fatal crash of New Zealand's Christmas and New Year road toll period.

Man trapped between campervan and car

A man was trapped in a wreck for over an hour after a crash between a campervan and a car.