New ZealandTwo crashes bring road toll to fiveThe deaths of a teen riding on the back of a truck and a motorcylist this afternoon have brought the holiday road toll to five, while a serious crash stalled holiday traffic through Warkworth, north of Auckland.29 Dec 06:59 AM
New ZealandDriver run over by own busA bus driver is in a critical condition after being run over by his own bus, which rolled about 40m after he parked it in gear, outside Waikato Hospital in Hamilton this morning.29 Dec 12:21 AM
New ZealandBoy severely burnt in hot poolAn 8-year-old boy suffered horrific burns after falling into a geothermal hot pool in Rotorua.29 Dec 12:00 AM
New ZealandGood start to holiday period on the roadDrivers appear to be taking more care on the roads over the Christmas period, with police noting a reduction in road crashes this year.28 Dec 02:41 AM
New ZealandTen hospitalised following multi-vehicle crashA multi-vehicle pile up in Hawkes Bay has put 10 people in hospital, three with critical injuries, say police. Two tourists, one German and one Italian, are among those injured.27 Dec 07:04 AM
New ZealandCrash victim remains in a serious conditionA 20-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Waikato Hospital's intensive care unit after a crash in the Waikato last night.27 Dec 06:37 AM
New ZealandCrash takes holiday road toll to threeThe official holiday road death toll has risen to three after a 17-year-old was killed in a Hawkes Bay crash.26 Dec 09:11 PM
New ZealandFlung to death in front of wifeA kiteboarder killed in front of his wife in a Christmas holiday tragedy was lifted 20 metres in the air by a gust of wind - and flung to his death more than a kilometre away.26 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandMore Kiwis die on foreign soilKiwi's lax attitude to getting our travel jabs may be killing us.25 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandHe was going to cook his family Christmas dinnerThe family of a father-of-two hit by a car yesterday are grieving for 'a wonderful family man'.25 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice look at new speed camerasPolice are setting a new trap for speeding drivers who slam on their brakes at the last minute for roadside speed cameras. The point-to-point cameras record the time a car takes to travel between two points.25 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPolice appeal after hit-and-run deathPolice are investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Manukau early today, which took the holiday road toll to two.24 Dec 06:36 PM
New ZealandToddler falls from bridgeA 2-year-old boy has been flown to hospital with head injuries after plunging two metres from a bridge near a remote cafe in Golden Bay.24 Dec 04:53 AM
New ZealandParaglider dies in Nelson accidentThe wife of a Tahunanui man was present as he crashed after strong gusts lifted him off the ground this afternoon.24 Dec 04:32 AM
New ZealandBoy partly blinded by Christmas toyA six-year-old has permanent vision loss after being shot in the eye with a toy gun.23 Dec 10:07 PM
New ZealandSurvivors of fishing boat sinking arrive in BluffThe bodies of five seaman and the 20 survivors from the sinking of a Korean fishing boat in the Southern Ocean arrived in Bluff last night.23 Dec 06:36 PM
New ZealandContractors' families will be paidPayouts will be made to the contracting companies that employed the men who died in the massive explosions at the Pike River coal mine, receivers announced today.23 Dec 02:04 AM
OpinionPike River family: Generosity 'humbling'The family of Ben Rockhouse, who died in the Pike mine, have praised the 'selflessness and generosity' of the people of NZ.22 Dec 10:56 PM
