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Scaffolding collapse: Worker rescued

A worker was rescued by firefighters after he become stuck under a bridge when scaffolding collapsed into water.

Principal: 'We have to learn to carry on'

The Long Bay College community is reeling after three deaths in the school community this year.

Car crashes into Papakura home

A car has crashed into a house in South Auckland tonight, injuring three people.

Pilot seriously injured in chopper crash

A helicopter has gone down in a hilly area in the Ruapehu District this morning - the pilot has survived, but was seriously injured in the crash.

Car crash blocks access to Splore

Access to the Splore Festival along the Clevedon-Kawakawa Road is blocked after a car crashed and toppled a power pole.

One killed in Auckland motorway crash

Police want to speak to two men in a taxi who may have witnessed a fatal crash on Auckland's North Western Motorway early this morning.

Kaukapakapa crash victim named

Police have named the man who died following a crash in Kaukapakapa, on Wednesday 15 February.

One killed, two injured in Clevedon crash

Firefighters have cut people out of two vehicles, after a fatal crash at Clevedon, southeast of Auckland.

Road closure after crash at Mahoenui

One person is in a critical condition after a road accident southwest of Te Kuiti.

Tourist driver test ruled out

Judy Richards, whose son Rhys Middleton was killed by a tourist driver last year, is leading calls for testing foreign motorists.

Tourist fights for life after crash

A Canadian cruise ship passenger and "self-made man'' was in Dunedin for the day when he was knocked from his bicycle in front of his shocked wife and began a battle for his life.

One killed in head-on crash near Queenstown

The woman killed in a head-on crash near Queenstown yesterday was a 49-year-old Australian, police say.

Woman injured after crashing into lake

A woman who survived a crash into Lake Wakatipu was initially trapped in her vehicle, police say.

Motorcyclist badly hurt in Waikato crash

Two people were injured, one seriously, in a motorcycle crash in Waikato this afternoon.

Man seriously hurt at motocross event

A Tauranga man has sustained serious injuries after falling from his trail bike at a motocross event near Matata today.

Cruise ship investigated for second time

French cruise ship L'Austral has come under investigation for the second time in a month after reportedly hitting a rock in Milford Sound.

Car 'burst into the lounge' of Dunedin house

A woman was injured after the car she was driving hit a parked car and then "burst into the lounge'' of a Dunedin house today.

Severe head injury after cyclist hit by campervan

A cyclist sustained a serious head injury after being hit by a campervan in Dunedin today. A St John spokesman said an ambulance