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Teens badly burned when gas bottle explodes in their faces

Two teenagers are seriously ill in Middlemore Hospital with extensive burns after a gas cylinder is thought to have exploded in their faces.

Man killed in Murchison crash

Man killed in Murchison crash

Memorial to toddler Aisling Symes

Man dies after hit by train

Drink driver's brain explosion

Bus driver in skating clash

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Right way is to leave left out of it

Danger growing in the sky - report

An inquiry into a fatal mid-air collision has revealed a huge increase in dangerous close calls in the skies - and sparked pleas for change from grieving families.

Landing gear problems plague manufacturer

The manufacturers of the Bombardier say yesterday's Blenheim incident was the third one of its kind worldwide in less than a week.

ACC seeks experience rating for levies

Killer driver pleads guilty

An unlicensed drink driver who fled police and ran a red light before crashing into a car, killing two, has pleaded guilty to their manslaughter.

80 selected for Erebus flight

Eighty people who lost family members in the 1979 Erebus tragedy will travel to Antarctica on a remembrance flight this summer after their names were drawn in a ballot.

'Welcome to the 21st century' - <b>readers respond</b> to give-way change

We asked readers what they thought of the Govt's plan to change NZ's right-turn rule in 2012, and found little consensus.

TAIC investigating pilot training after crash

TAIC is investigating the standard of pilot training in NZ after a sharp rise in fatalities and near misses involving training aircraft.

Tangled chute proves fatal

Auckland man critical after apartment fall

Driving with cellphone 'dumber than dumb'

The AA refutes a US study which claims banning cellphone use while driving was counter-productive and encouraged covert behaviour behind the wheel.