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Woman hit by train still critical

A wheelchair-bound woman who was hit by a freight train in Auckland remains in a critical condition following a desperate rescue attempt.

Trio's brush with death on rail line

It looked look a simple task of helping a woman whose wheelchair was stuck on train tracks. But Matthieu Mereau was soon locked in a desperate struggle for her life and his own.

Teen joyrider faces eight charges

A man was watching the end of an international cricket match in his lounge when a police pursuit came to a dramatic end outside his doorstep.

Man run over, killed by forklift

A worker run over and killed by a forklift in an early morning industrial accident in Christchurch today has been named.

Man crashes into pole after police end pursuit

A Whangarei man was taken to hospital after crashing into a power pole shortly after police abandoned a pursuit of his car.

Teen breaks arm after hitting rocks

Man hospitalised after being hit by car near Dipton

A man is in intensive care at Dunedin Hospital after he was hit by a car near Dipton last night.

Cyclist: I should be dead

What's the first thing that goes through a cyclist's head when he is hit from behind by a car travelling at nearly 100km/h?

Boat blast injures two

A seven-year-old boy and his father suffered leg injuries when their boat exploded in a Picton harbour today.

Bus driver convicted over crash

A Go Bus driver who was carrying 19 Bethlehem College students when he collided with a ute on State Highway 2 has been convicted of careless driving and discharged.

Woman dies in head-on smash with truck near Gisborne

A woman died in a head-on smash between people-mover and an articulated truck in Ormond township, near Gisborne, early this morning.

Cyclist seriously injured in crash near Whitianga

The Westpac Rescue helicopter is on the way to pick up a seriously injured cyclist after a crash involving a car near Whitianga.

Two injured in Masterton road crash

Off-duty soldier killed by truck named

The Australian soldier who died after being struck by a truck and trailer on Saturday, February 16, has been named.

Turangi crash victim named

The man who was killed when his ute crashed into a tree north of Turangi on Wednesday night has been named by police.

Racing link in teen's death

Police have made an urgent appeal about racing cars linked to a crash which killed a Napier teen only hours before she would have started a hairdressing course.

Cars in middle of road cause bus crash

Victim warns of car-surfing dangers

Every time Mosgiel resident Nick Vermeulen looks in the mirror, the consequences of his actions are reflected in the asymmetry of his face.