New ZealandVictim fights for farm bike safetyEmily Mott woke up feeling dizzy days after falling off a quad bike and hitting her head on a rock while working on a dairy farm near Dannevirke.12 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandEight die in weekend road carnageTwo people died in a four-car crash in Northland yesterday afternoon during a weekend of road carnage that claimed eight lives.12 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandMystery dive death brings heartbreakThe heartbroken husband of a young New Zealand-based doctor who died while scuba diving in Vanuatu is vowing to fight for answers.11 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandFisherman dies, kite surfer missingA fisherman drowned and a kite-surfer may be lost at sea after two searches off the coast of Taranaki yesterday afternoon.11 May 05:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Blame offenders, not policeKerre McIvor says the media must stop inferring that police are somehow at fault with pursuits that end tragically.11 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandSpeed factor in fatal crashPolice say speed and alcohol were factors in a crash that claimed the lives of three young men in Auckland this morning.11 May 06:04 AM
New ZealandHanmer Rally driver killedA person has been killed and another seriously injured at the Hanmer Rally today.11 May 04:09 AM
SportWas Olympic hero doomed by super-fast catamaran?Safety fears were raised months ago over the super-fast yacht in which Olympic gold-medallist Andrew Simpson died, it was revealed last night.11 May 01:44 AM
New ZealandPursuit tactics change after fatal crashPolice say they will change the way they handle pursuits after three people died while fleeing police in Gisborne.09 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandPolice pursuit criticised in reportAn inquiry into the deaths of three people following a police pursuit found the chase should have been abandoned earlier, and the officer did not fully comply with policy.09 May 02:21 AM
New ZealandOne person hospitalised after head-on crashOne person has been taken to hospital with serious head injuries following a collision in Paekakariki, north of Porirua.07 May 07:55 PM
New ZealandFears for boy stuck in machineA 4-year-old boy had his arm stuck in a Coca-Cola vending machine for 45 minutes as his grandmother feared he'd crushed his fingers.07 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandTwo rescued from helicopter in waterA helicopter which went down in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour was the first of its kind and was due to feature in a helicopter expo in Russia in a few days.07 May 05:29 AM
OpinionEditorial: Adventure tourism must ensure safetyEditorial: New Zealand must be very careful to ensure it is seen as a place where adventure can be had without an undue endangering of life.06 May 05:29 PM
New ZealandCrash company couldn't be chargedThe Civil Aviation Authority may have been able to pursue legal action against the pilot involved in the Fox Glacier tragedy had he survived, but it was unable to lay charges against the company responsible for the ill-fated operation.06 May 07:04 AM
New ZealandDad slams tourism safetyThe father of a British man killed in the Fox Glacier tragedy says the Government has failed to improve the safety of adventure tourism and New Zealand remains too dangerous.05 May 10:58 PM
New ZealandTourists' plane doomed at take-offA skydiving plane carrying nine people was over the allowable weight limit and unbalanced when it plummeted to the ground and burst into flames, the Coroner says.05 May 06:22 PM
New ZealandEx-partner says pilot too good for errorThe former partner of Chami Senadhira has rejected the coroner's finding that a pilot-related factor may have been a cause of the crash which claimed nine lives.05 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandDrivers killed in head-on crashThe drivers of two cars were killed after one is believed to have drifted across the centre line and collided with the second vehicle head-on last night.05 May 06:58 AM
New ZealandGirls hit by alleged drink driverOne of two young girls hit by an alleged drink driver in the Bay of Plenty yesterday has been transferred to Auckland for treatment.05 May 02:12 AM
New ZealandKids' scooter injuries skyrocketThe number of children seriously hurt while riding push scooters has skyrocketed with their popularity. More than 6000 under-14s were injured last year.04 May 05:30 PM
New ZealandDriver hits young girlsAn alleged drink driver has struck and injured two young girls while reversing from a driveway in the Bay of Plenty.04 May 06:25 AM
New ZealandTwo buses crush carTwo people were injured as a car was crushed between two buses in an Auckland suburb this morning.04 May 12:39 AM
New ZealandTractor rescue underway in NorthlandA rescue is underway in Northland after a tractor went down a bank near Maungaturoto.02 May 08:20 AM
New ZealandInquiry: Ship crews need a common languageShip crews must decide on an agreed common language to avoid lapsing into their native tongue during an emergency, says an inquiry into the grounding of a vessel in Tauranga.02 May 06:08 AM
New ZealandDriver jailed over fatal crashA driver in a crash that killed a young Otago man has been sentenced to two years and eight months in jail and disqualified from driving for four years.01 May 11:05 PM
