New ZealandSAR team joins recovery operationAn Invercargill Police search and rescue (SAR) team has arrived in Te Anau to help with the recovery operation.15 Dec 10:29 PM
New Zealand4-year-old dies after truck accidentA 4-year-old boy has died after being hit by a light truck in rural South Auckland last night.15 Dec 07:38 PM
New ZealandChopper pilot feared killedAn experienced helicopter pilot is feared to have died in a crash yesterday near the Lake Te Anau starting point of the Milford Track.15 Dec 11:16 AM
New ZealandLeap for life to avoid crash carA bar manager leapt for his life as a speeding car smashed into the spot where he had been standing outside a bar early yesterday.14 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandMan dies in tractor accidentA 65-year-old man has died after a tractor accident on the West Coast today.14 Dec 04:34 AM
New ZealandTe Poi crash victim namedThe man killed in an early morning crash near Te Poi in Waikato on Wednesday was Grant Scott Gilmer of Tauranga, police say.13 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNew fences for tourist death highwayFences capable of holding 2500 tonnes of rock will be installed at the Diana Falls slip next year where two Canadian tourists were swept to their deaths.13 Dec 02:54 AM
OpinionEditorial: Little solace for families of Pike River mine victimsJudge Jane Farish was doubtless on the mark when she said yesterday that the likelihood of a prosecution of Peter Whittall was "extremely low" and the case may never have reached trial.12 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandHusband fought to keep car on roadThe husband of a woman who died when their car plunged into a creek fought to control the car as she became unresponsive at the wheel moments before the fatal crash.11 Dec 10:39 PM
New Zealand'Progress' over road death mysteryForensic scientists have made "some progress" towards identifying the object which struck and killed motorist Rutger Hale near Lake Hawea seven weeks ago, police say.11 Dec 06:52 PM
New ZealandSchool honours lost studentA 17-year-old boy killed this week on a Hastings orchard was a bright, ambitious kid with it "all in front of him" just days after finishing his final year at high school.11 Dec 06:33 PM
New ZealandRevealed: Christmas crash hotspotsDrivers who crash on open roads during the Christmas and New Year holidays are more likely to be injured than at other times of the year.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPensioner recovering after motorbike crashA pensioner is recovering in hospital after crashing his motorbike.08 Dec 05:30 AM
New ZealandCharge relief for family - ScribeRapper Scribe has spoken of his family's relief that someone has been charged over the death of a "favourite" aunty.07 Dec 07:17 PM
New ZealandForestry deaths upsetMaryanne Butler-Finlay lost her husband Charles Finlay in a forestry accident in July. His was the seventh forestry-related death of the year and his family hoped he would be the last.06 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandWoman dies after crash with horseA woman has died after her car crashed into a horse on a rural road near Christchurch.05 Dec 05:55 PM
New ZealandDriver thrown from truckA driver has been thrown from his truck when it rolled south of Auckland.05 Dec 03:48 AM
New ZealandTruck driver critical after train smashA truck driver whose vehicle was in a collision with a freight train at Kumeu yesterday was in a critical but stable condition in Auckland City Hospital last night after surgery.04 Dec 04:30 PM
WorldUnion exec: NYC train engineer caught self noddingUnion official: Engineer caught himself nodding at controls before deadly NYC train derailment.03 Dec 10:50 PM
New Zealand'I couldn't get them out'The distraught father of a 9-year-old boy who drowned when their car rolled into a dredge pond told those who came to his aid "my babies, I couldn't get them out''.03 Dec 01:16 AM
EmploymentForestry safety: Prosecutions 'very likely'Labour Minister Simon Bridges says prosecutions are "very likely" for forestry owners who have breached safety standards.02 Dec 11:02 PM
WorldDerailed NY train was 80km/h over speed limitA train that derailed in New York City, killing four people, was hurtling at 82mph (132km/h) as it approached a 30mph (48km/h) zone.02 Dec 10:36 PM
New ZealandPhone in flames after lightning strikeAn elderly couple 'blinded' by a lightning strike on their home believe they had a lucky escape - they'd hung up the phone moments before it burst into flames.02 Dec 08:45 PM
EmploymentPM: Corporate manslaughter law 'unlikely'The introduction of a corporate manslaughter law to deal with work-related deaths in New Zealand is "unlikely", says Prime Minister John Key.02 Dec 07:36 PM
WorldTrain passengers 'impaled' by debrisA train hurtled off the tracks in a New York suburb, killing at least four people, injuring 67 and coming perilously close to plunging into a freezing river.01 Dec 09:07 PM
New ZealandTeens in critical conditions after separate incidentsTwo teenagers struck by cars in separate incidents near Rotorua over the weekend remain in critical conditions in hospital.01 Dec 07:01 PM
