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![Crown seeks record-breaking reparation for powerboat crash that destroyed historic ferry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Crown seeks record-breaking reparation for powerboat crash that destroyed historic ferry
The captain of the other ship suffered a broken neck and remains paralysed.
![Fulfilling final wish: E-scooter crash victim's body to be returned to Germany](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Fulfilling final wish: E-scooter crash victim's body to be returned to Germany
Loved ones have written about 'an extraordinary person who touched many lives'.
![Hot tub horror: Mexico holiday takes a fatal turn for couple](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Hot tub horror: Mexico holiday takes a fatal turn for couple
The victim's family is now suing the resort for wrongful death and negligence.
!['Like a purple potato': Gordon Ramsay 'lucky to be alive' after horror crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Like a purple potato': Gordon Ramsay 'lucky to be alive' after horror crash
The chef urged his followers to remember the importance of wearing a helmet.
!['Left for dead': E-scooter rider badly injured in hit-and-run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Left for dead': E-scooter rider badly injured in hit-and-run
Rider's wife thankful for Good Samaritan who came to his aid.
![Body left on street overnight due to police ‘error in judgment’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Body left on street overnight due to police ‘error in judgment’
A man had been hit by a car while he was walking down a dark rural road.
![Man whose partner fell to death from moving car acquitted of manslaughter, guilty of kidnapping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Man whose partner fell to death from moving car acquitted of manslaughter, guilty of kidnapping
He said he wanted to get his drunk partner home safely. Family said she screamed for help.
!['Her life was just starting': Friends pay tribute to young crash victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Her life was just starting': Friends pay tribute to young crash victim
The Darfield crash claimed the life of 23-year-old Samantha Orlowski.
![Charges laid over death of roadworker killed while moving cones](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Charges laid over death of roadworker killed while moving cones
WorkSafe has charged Fulton Hogan under three sections of health and safety law.
!['Five souls taken far too soon': Candlelight vigil planned for NZ's deadliest crash in two years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Five souls taken far too soon': Candlelight vigil planned for NZ's deadliest crash in two years
The crash happened on Tuesday evening and claimed five lives.
!['Riskiest thing we do every day': How can we tackle our high road toll?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Riskiest thing we do every day': How can we tackle our high road toll?
A fatal head-on collision is just the latest worrying road accident in 2024.
![Names of five dead from fatal crash near Hamilton: Elderly couple among victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Names of five dead from fatal crash near Hamilton: Elderly couple among victims
Cause of Tuesday night's crash may be unknown for months.
![Teen actress on life support after freak accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Teen actress on life support after freak accident
Teen star Mamie Laverock is in hospital after falling from a fifth-floor balcony.
![Best friend says defendant was hurt, upset with partner before alleged fatal kidnapping](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Best friend says defendant was hurt, upset with partner before alleged fatal kidnapping
"Baby, wake up!" bystanders heard Jovan Pora yell at his partner after the fatal crash.
![Van driver dies in hospital two days after serious crash near Blenheim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Van driver dies in hospital two days after serious crash near Blenheim
The man was critically injured after a crash between his van and a ute on Wednesday.
![Auckland's Southwestern Motorway reopens after crash near Onehunga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Auckland's Southwestern Motorway reopens after crash near Onehunga
Southbound traffic was backed up 2km from the crash site on SH20 near Onehunga.
!['Keep yourself safe': Northland paramedic reflects on the lives lost in crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Keep yourself safe': Northland paramedic reflects on the lives lost in crashes
'No one leaves the same person they were before.'
![Auckland teens, 14 and 17, guilty of murder for road rage stabbing attack on stranger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Auckland teens, 14 and 17, guilty of murder for road rage stabbing attack on stranger
The victim suffered a frenzied knife attack to his head and upper body.
![Three-car crash in Auckland causing major delays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Three-car crash in Auckland causing major delays
Motorists are advised to expect delays following a serious crash in Waterview.
![Four Kiwis hospitalised in Thailand after fatal Singapore Airlines turbulence](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Four Kiwis hospitalised in Thailand after fatal Singapore Airlines turbulence
A British man died on the flight. There were 23 Kiwis on board, four were hospitalised.
![Child injured in Pyes Pa crash discharged from hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Child injured in Pyes Pa crash discharged from hospital
The crash on Cheyne Rd was reported about 4.11pm.