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Ski helmet footage shows Schumacher wasn't speeding

Investigators examining the cause of the skiing crash that critically injured Michael Schumacher have revealed details of footage captured by a camera on his ski helmet.

New ad campaign for cyclists' safety

Gruesome images of the mangled bike on which an Auckland man died under a truck will be followed by an advertising campaign designed to "humanise" cyclists.

Auckland cycle safety efforts 'too slow'

"A hippopotamus would be faster." Auckland Transport is being accused of dragging the chain in its provision of facilities to make cycling safer.

Driver left teetering on the edge

A driver 'made the right decision' to stay in his car after it skidded off the road in the wet - leaving him hanging on - literally - for help to arrive.

Family mourn cyclist killed in crash

A single flower with a note saying "Rest in Peace friend" last night marked the spot where a 37-year-old cyclist was killed in a collision with a truck.

Cycle advocates fear more deaths

Cycling campaigners fear more deaths or injuries in downtown Auckland unless an off-road bikeway being built through Grafton Gully is extended to the waterfront.

Tragic toll mounts as year starts

A van carrying eight members of a family plunging 15m from State Highway 5 near Te Haraoto on Jan 2 got the New Year off to a bad start.

Cyclist killed in collision named

Police have released the name of the cyclist killed in a collision with a truck at the intersection of Stanley St and Parnell Rise, Auckland yesterday afternoon.

Cliff climb to safety

Aircraft catches fire on landing

Two aviators had a lucky escape after their aircraft suffered a fuel leak and caught fire this afternoon.

Schumacher - driven to win on track or skifield

Schumacher had an almost pathological desire to win, which blurred ethical lines more than once in his career.

Safety test failures lead to 150 recalls

Toys that can choke children, blenders that leave blades in food and ladders that fail safety tests are just some of nearly 150 products recalled in NZ since 2012.

Sikh priests pray for crash victims

Sikh priests were urgently ushered into the intensive care unit to pray for the most critically injured victims of the Hawkes Bay crash that injured eight relatives.

Crash driver was 'asleep' at wheel

The driver of a van that plunged 15m down a sheer cliff is believed to have fallen asleep at the wheel.

Figures for school injuries hit 77,000

School injuries are on the rise - with explosions, scalding liquid, and fungi ingestion among the causes of more than 77,600 injuries in the past year.

Eight hurt in horror crash

Eight family members, including a six-month-old boy and two young girls, were injured in a horror van crash today after the driver is believed to have fallen asleep.