An East Coast family whose children have run free in the rugged outdoors for generations say they need to change.

Stephanie May was buying her husband a card for their 46th wedding anniversary when she received a phone call telling her he had died while motor racing.

Leading Canterbury apprentice jockey Ashley Frye was in an induced coma in Christchurch Hospital last night after a race fall at Ashburton.

A teenager drowned swimming across an artificial lake after seeing his mates having fun on the other side.

Kronos Gosney was an active and cheery boy who liked nothing better than splashing about in the water and watching Barney the dinosaur on TV.

A 59-year-old motorcyclist has died in an accident at the annual Cliffhanger Hillclimb event in Carterton today.

A driver is dead after a fatal crash at Hampton Downs during a vintage car event today.

Two students suffered facial burns yesterday when a gas oven at AUT's cooking school exploded.

At least one young Kiwi motorist will die on a New Zealand road this week.

If it was harder for young people to get a driver's licence, families like the Roberts would not have to live every day in anguish.

A principal says her college will keep promoting safety messages to young people after seven teenagers were involved in a serious crash.

Neurologists say seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is unlikely to make a full recovery from a devastating head injury.

An Australian tourist who suffered spinal injuries during a white water rafting trip had to be winched out of a gorge on a stretcher.

As Patrick Veal performed CPR on his good mate Kenny Jenkins, he feared the 23-year-old was going to die on the side of the road.

A truck driver who died after his vehicle collided with a train had earlier told a colleague how he was looking forward to playing with his children at the end of the day.

Recently promoted Luke MacKenzie was not supposed to be on the early morning shift at Air NZ and was driving to work to cover for a colleague who had called in sick.

An advertisement in which police falsely accused a truck driver of causing a crash is unlikely to cause widespread offence, the ASA rules.

The wife of a man who fell to his death at a high-ropes adventure course believes regulation of the outdoor adventure industry may be needed.

It was every parent's worst nightmare; news their child has died while travelling on the other side of the world, their rented campervan swept off the road during a powerful storm.