Alcohol has been ruled out as a factor in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty this morning, which killed an 18-month-old child.

After losing her father to NZ's worst air disaster, Sharon Finlay-Semb thought she had lived with enough sadness.

A 36-year-old man from the United States was taken to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition after a crash on Great King St North early this morning.

A truck carrying prestressed concrete walls crashed south of Katikati at 7am, bringing down power lines.

Five men had a lucky escape when the dinghy they were in capsized on the Waikato river.

A man has died after crashing his distinctive vehicle into a tree in Auckland yesterday.

A 32-year-old man has died after his vehicle and a truck and trailer unit collided near Tokoroa early today.

A mother and daughter killed when a Dutch driver allegedly ran a stop sign have been laid to rest today.

A friend of a New Zealander killed by a falling tree branch at the world-famous Kew Gardens in England has recounted the horrifying ordeal at an inquest.

It's been revealed the Malaysian Government has spend just a fraction of what Australia has paid in the search for missing flight MH370.

As flames engulfed the crashed car, firefighter Buddy Harwood knew an explosion was only minutes away.

A touching musical tribute today farewelled a "fun-loving, extroverted 12-year-old girl who enjoyed life" before she was killed in a horrific crash last weekend.

The widow of NZer Paul Weeks, who was on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 when it vanished, has hit out at the Kiwi author of a new novella.

Stories of fatal crashes are told too often in New Zealand, and in the past six months there has been no shortage of examples.

The widow of New Zealander Paul Weeks has hit out at the Kiwi author of a new novella on the plane's disappearance.

A two-year-old child has died after being run over by a 1.5 tonne roller.

A former rental car company manager is backing a petition to introduce testing for overseas drivers.

Overseas drivers were involved in at least 558 crashes that resulted in death or injury last year. In about 75% of the cases, the visitors were found at fault.

The uncle of an Australian tourist who died after falling from a quad bike has backed pursuing legal action against the adventure tour company, despite it going into liquidation.

The mother and sister of a NZ man killed in London are ready to go there as soon as his body is released to the family.

An American man was due to fly home with his wife the day after the vehicle he was driving crossed the centre line, hitting and killing an Auckland woman.

Memorials for two 12-year-old girls killed in a crash at Rakaia at the weekend have been inundated with well-wishes and messages of love and support.

A 21-year-old farm worker has been seriously injured in a quad bike accident in the Rangitikei district.

Memorials have been set up at schools attended by two 12-year-olds killed in a horrific road crash, with school friends leaving flowers and messages for the girls.