A New Zealand man who had worked as a top United Nations environmental lawyer has died after a fall from a balcony in Germany.

A woman has been taken to hospital after being injured in a ride at theme park Rainbow's End.

More than half of home building sites inspected in a safety clampdown have been closed or ordered to stop dangerous practices.

A surge in the number of older people being killed or seriously injured on the roads is being blamed on their fragility and New Zealand's ageing population.

A man who chipped his spine and broke his pelvis after falling into a blowhole on Auckland's west coast hopes to contact the mystery hero who saved his life.

The mother of a 5-year-old shot dead in Samoa is struggling to believe her son has died, shot at the hands of his 8-year-old cousin.

A firefighter was killed yesterday when he was electrocuted while trying to repair a fallen powerline in Southland.

If you wish to experience something rare, take the road less travelled. To appreciate the lie of the land, you must take the high road.

The story of a police officer's heroic waterfall rescue effort is the most harrowing a coroner has heard in 33 years.

The number of farm injuries has decreased but farmers are still taking too many risks, says Federated Farmers.

A gyrocopter carrying two men, lost power shortly after take-off and plunged into Tauranga Harbour. The men did not have any serious injuries in result of the crash.

An Australian woman has died after being severely injured in a quad bike accident days into her New Zealand holiday.