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Most popular news in 2012

Kim Dotcom and a spate of natural disasters have been among the most popular topics with <i>New Zealand Herald</i> readers this year.

Silence tortures triplets' parents

Seven months ago their lives were a happy chaos as they raised energetic and vibrant triplets Lillie, Jackson and Willsher.

A car crash with a bitter aftertaste

You could forgive Shiu Narayan if the word "insurance" tasted sour in his mouth this morning.

Police tracking banned driver

A woman on a suspended driver's licence allegedly fled the scene of a crash which killed a 71-year-old woman who was travelling with her family on Christmas Day.

Child's driveway death bombshell for lakeside village

The Christmas Eve death of a toddler in a tragic driveway accident has left a tiny lakeside village reeling.

Two injured in Wairarapa crash

3-year-old boy killed on driveway

A three-year-old boy has died after being hit by a car in the driveway of a property near Taupo.

No H&S charges over pond crash death

No health and safety charges will be laid over a fatal car accident at a Rimu goldmine in August, in which a Hokitika boy died.

Coroner warns of cannabis risks

A coroner has recommended that boaties should be warned about the dangers of smoking cannabis.

Police out to keep holiday tragedy free

Fatal crash: No seatbelts

Four farmhands who died in a horrific early morning crash were not wearing seatbelts and three were thrown from the "unsafe" vehicle when its roof was torn off.

Hero grandmother saved kids from crash

A grandmother who pulled a young family from a crashed car moments before it burst into flames says she was "in the right place at the right time".

Lowered speed tolerance starts today

Once again, it will be easier to get a speeding ticket this Christmas.

Family faces Christmas without triplets

The parents of 2-year-old triplets who died in a Doha mall fire will be surrounded by family as they face their first Christmas without their "three little monkeys".

Coroner warns boaties could face manslaughter charges

Person in hospital after Carterton road smash

One person has been taken to hospital following a crash between a car and a truck in Carterton this morning.

Family pulled from smouldering wreck

A Northland family have a quick-thinking passer-by to thank for saving their lives after a bizarre crash described by a policeman as the luckiest escape he has seen.

Sprinklers failed in Doha mall fire

Sprinklers in a Doha mall could have stopped the smoke that claimed the lives of 19 people including young New Zealand triplets - if they were working.