The 2017 road toll already stands at nine.

Auckland commuters can groan in agreement with a report that reveals the city has the worst travel times and reliability in Australia and New Zealand.

There's never a dull day for rescue helicopters.

The 38-year-old man suffered a neck injury when he plunged into a Te Puke pool yesterday,

Going to the gym is meant to improve your health - but it's increasingly leaving gym bunnies with bumps and bruises and strains.

A cyclist has been killed after a collision with a car on the Taupo Expressway.

There are several golden rules that apply when fishing from the rocks.

New Year's celebrations turned to disaster for a man who had to crawl for help after he fell onto rocks and was knocked unconscious.

When the official holiday period finished at 6am yesterday there had been 15 fatal crashes on New Zealand roads since the Friday before Christmas.

Two people have been attacked hurt by animals in two separate incidents in Northland this afternoon. St John attended the incidents

An 8-year-old is in hospital in a serious condition after his child-sized motorbike collided with an SUV.

Tihioterangi Rei Edgecombe had spent December 31 last year fixing a car when he decided to see how it was running.

A man has died from his injuries in a car crash in Manawatu yesterday.

The last thing Phil Kilmister expected or wanted to see as he drove home from his family Christmas celebrations was a fatal crash. But that is exactly what happened.

A man is in critical condition after a two-truck crash in Palmerston North, which has closed the road as freight spilled across both lanes.

A person has been injured in a car crash in Manurewa, South Auckland, this morning.

Nineteen people lost their lives on New Zealand roads over the Christmas and New Year period. The youngest victim was 2-years-old.

The name of the Filipino fisherman who was washed out to sea yesterday has been released.

A person is in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital after a car crash south of Auckland this afternoon. Emergency crews were

Both the holiday road toll and last year's entire toll are the worst they've been in years.

The death of a young Czech man who fell several hundred metres on Mt Aspiring is "tragic", the Mountain Safety Council says.

Disappointed police boss says all the fatal crashes over the holidays were avoidable.

The wrong chemicals were accidentally added to a school pool.

Crash survivors still weak but 'doing okay' after their flight from Gisborne.

Workmate applies tourniquet to man's injured hand.

A person is seriously injured after an early morning crash in Mt Maunganui.

The community is rallying to help the family of the little girl who was run over in Te Kauwhata on Boxing Day.

One person has died and another two been badly injured in separate crashes as holiday traffic queues across the North Island.

Fund will help the people injured in Gisborne bus crash.

Family and friends of the three teens killed in a horror smash have been visiting the crash site in Canterbury all day today.