A father-of-three is dead after a weekend jet-ski trip with his brother and friend turned to tragedy in North Canterbury.

A fatal rugby injury has devastated a NZ family, sent shockwaves through a tight-knit Northland community and re-emphasised risks associated with the national game.

A young rugby player has died after being critically injured during a rugby game in Whangarei yesterday.

A talented teen was in an induced coma with a suspected brain bleed last night after being critically injured during a rugby game.

A 10-year-old girl was impaled on a bicycle in Avondale this afternoon and rushed to hospital with the handlebar still embedded in her body.

Clayton O'Brien's death has broken the hearts of his family, says a distraught aunt.

A Hawke’s Bay builder who accidently shot himself in the chest with a nail gun pulled out the nail himself and walked onto a rescue helicopter, but later died.

A 46-year-old woman who died after her motorcycle and an oncoming car collided near Napier has been described by a close friend as a "special, true and powerful woman".

A pilot "did everything right" to land a light aircraft in a paddock after the engine failed during take-off today at Auckland's Ardmore Airport.

The picturesque Scenic Drive was the scene of two car crashes Saturday morning.

A driver crashed through a wall and into Kapiti Coast District Council’s debating chamber yesterday – just a day after a health and safety meeting was held in the same room.

Fatal crashes are becoming rarer and the reasons go beyond the safety messages we usually hear.

Australian officials say the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane will shift farther south of the most recent suspected crash site in a remote stretch of Indian Ocean.

The motorcyclist killed while fleeing police in Christchurch today has left behind a young son, his distraught friends say.

Mac Robinson drove past a fatal crash in Matamata on Monday night before glancing back and realising the car involved was his wife's.

Three teenagers must now cope without their parents, after their father was crushed between two trucks on Monday, five years after their mother died.

One person has died in a crash in Canterbury this morning. The crash occurred on Bealey Rd, near Darfield, around 8.20am, police said.

A middle-aged woman is dead after her car hit a horse in Waikato last night.

A man suffered head and spinal injuries after being pinned beneath a 300kg aluminium tower which fell on him in Hawkes Bay today.

The Dutch businessman accused of causing a crash that killed a Christchurch woman and two 12-year old girls has pleaded guilty in a surprise court appearance today.

A man has died after being crushed between two trucks in Henderson this morning.

Malaysian police believe if the disappearance of MH370 was the act of human intervention then the likely perpetrator was the pilot.

A man was in a serious condition in Thames Hospital last night after his car burst into flames following a crash in Coromandel.