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One dead after truck-car smash in Waikato

Firefighters had to cut a person out of their vehicle.

Serious crash blocking key road in Epsom

Two people have been taken to hospital following the early morning crash.

Details of Prince Harry's 'surrogate father's' tragedy revealed

David Foster's nanny was reportedly killed at a car dealership in a shock accident.

'I wandered about in a daze': What it was like being part of the Erebus recovery team

Colin Monteath recalls his work after the plane crash that killed all 257 people onboard.

Person seriously injured in ‘fall from scaffolding’ in Dunedin

The accident is believed to be a fall from 4m-high scaffolding.

Two people dead after car crashes into tree overnight

The crash happened last night in rural Tautoro, near Kaikohe.

The team behind a tragedy: How experts help school children after trauma

The team was called in to help after the train tragedy in Mount Maunganui.

Motorcyclist dies in Rotorua crash

Police were called just before 11.30am.

'Left to die': Investigation launched after K2 climbers walk past dying man on way to summit

Norwegian climber's team were accused of putting the record ahead of the man.

One person dead, one critical in Canterbury crash

The two-vehicle collision happened on SH73 near West Melton.

Elderly woman dies after being dropped from hospital stretcher

Her family said she had "a good innings" but died tragically while being transported home.

Train crashes: 40 collisions, 305 near misses in last year

Ten people have lost their lives after train collisions in the last year.

Broken bones, concussions: Yellow tactile dots for sight-impaired a slippery hazard

Urgent action needed on dangerous yellow dots that are slippery when wet.

'Two kids gone': Father driving family to see snow before deadly crash

A family outing to see snow ended in tragedy.

'More than 70 per cent of my body had been burned': Pilot tells of plane crash

John Martin nearly died near Te Puke.

Pedestrian hit on crossing in Dunedin

A 54-year-old woman was hit by a vehicle when walking across a pedestrian crossing.

Two-vehicle crash on Kaimai Range

Emergency services are at the scene on SH29 on the Kaimai Range.

Man dies after crashing car into police station at speed

Driver had earlier been spoken to by police.