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Police examine collision scene
The scene of a fatal collision between a car and a motorbike in the Bay of Plenty has been examined by police.
Woman killed when rocks smashed car named
An elderly passenger killed after rocks smashed into the car she was in has been identified as 75-year-old Heather Joy Thompson of New Plymouth.
'Angel' in drive tragedy
An 18-month-old girl found with fatal injuries in the driveway of her West Auckland home was hit by a car - but police say it is not yet known who was driving it.
Woman dies after rocks smash car
A rock fall which smashed into a car, killing an elderly passenger, shunted the vehicle about 20m along the road.
Dog attack: Owners charged
The owners of four dogs which mauled a young girl in their back garden have been charged.
NZ's worst intersection revealed (+map)
A South Auckland intersection that claimed 50 casualties in a decade has topped a list of the country's 100 most dangerous intersections.
Auckland acid spill cordon lifted
Residents were allowed back into their Auckland homes after a hydrochloric acid spill this morning cleared parts of New Windsor, Mt Albert and Blockhouse Bay.
Two dead in small plane crash
Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club president Bruce Govenlock says the deaths of his friend and a UK pilot in today's plane crash were a "terrible tragedy''.
Car crash causes house fire
Three people were injured after a car crashed into a power pole this morning, causing a fire.
SH5 crash claims one
One person has died in a crash on State Highway 5 between Taupo and Rotorua.
Man dies, but 4-year-old boy saved
A Northland family on a day trip and a local triathlete "jumped into action" to help save a 4-year-old boy after his father went into cardiac arrest.
New clues in debris find
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will continue indefinitely in the ocean off West Australia, but authorities want to be clear the effort could be fruitless.
Phone light guides rescuers to teen
A teenager who became trapped on a steep bluff in the Waitakere Ranges in darkness used the screen light from his cellphone to guide rescuers.
Relatives unsure what to believe
Two weeks ago, 38-year-old New Zealander Paul Weeks kissed his wife Danica goodbye at the airport.
Kiwi searchers 'deflated'
The Kiwi air force crew searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane were "very deflated" after they failed to find any wreckage from the aircraft.
Flight 370: Hopes boosted
Improving weather conditions should help the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 today, forecasters said.
Fatal crash in Auckland closes major route to airport
A heavy backlog of traffic is expected this morning as a major route to Auckland Airport is closed following the fatal crash of a lorry overnight.
First surgery for dog-maul girl
The 7-year-old mauled by dogs in Murupara has had a 10-hour operation to begin to repair the facial wounds she received during the attack.
One dead in Gisborne chopper crash
A Civil Aviation Authority inquiry is under way this afternoon into a fatal helicopter crash in a forestry block near Gisborne this morning in which a 53-year-old local man died.
Widow: More care on roads needed
Motorcyclist Ross Blair is not just another name in the death notices. He was a farmer with a loving wife and four children.
Bedside vigil for injured jockey
The father of a promising young jockey, who was in an induced coma after falling on her head during a race, is confident his daughter will recover.
Surfers rescue boaties in Westport
Surfers rescued two men who were thrown from their boat while trying to enter the Buller River off Carters Beach, Westport.