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Wee ninjas learn safe play

Call for course funding as toddlers' safety skills improve with nine-week programme.

Two teens in serious condition after crash

Two teenagers are in a serious condition following a two-car head-on collision near Whangarei which also put two others in hospital.

Crossfire victim seeking Crown compensation

A man injured in a police shooting that killed teen courier driver Halatau Naitoko is suing the Crown for compensation.

Dad's relief: Crashed bike girl stirs

A 10-year-old who crashed her bike into a car has shown the first signs of recovery after a week in a coma.

10m sinkhole: 'I fell in and screamed'

After falling down a 10m deep sinkhole and landing on the remains of dead animals, Jill Clendon's first thoughts focused on whether she had broken any bones.

Woman winched to safety after fall

A woman trapped in a cave on the Takaka Hill near Nelson has been rescued. She had activated an emergency locator beacon after falling in part of the Ngarua Caves about 11am.

Man crushed by 700kg hay bale

Drivers warned as too many near-misses with trains

A spate of near-collisions between motorists and trains at level crossings have prompted a warning to drivers.

Bike collision happened on driveway

A 10-year-old girl who was critically injured when she crashed into a car had been riding her bike up and down a friend's driveway.

Hot sand burns + 440k other ACC claims

Ah summer. Icecream, jandals, BBQs, long hot days at the beach....and hundreds of thousands of injury claims to ACC.

Cyclist, 10, badly hurt in crash

A 10-year-old girl was last night in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a car while riding her bicycle on a rural road - the latest in a series of bad cycling accidents.

Smashed Aston Martin auction gets attention of car enthusiasts

A smashed Aston Martin sports car has sparked the attention of car enthusiasts after it was put up for auction.

Crash officer appalled at 'fabrication'

The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.

Ironman days over after cycling crash

Seasoned Auckland triathlete Garth Barfoot hopes to get back in the saddle after an emergency hip replacement following a serious bike crash, but admits his Ironman days are over.

Two people hospitalised after head-on collision

Two people have been taken to hospital following a head-on collision outside Palmerston North this afternoon.

Call for more motorcycle safety measures

A coroner is calling for more safety measures at raceways after a 19-year-old motorcyclist died almost a month after he lost control at high speed and slammed helmet-first into a tyre barrier.