Helicopter pilot Todd Dunham had a day to remember yesterday, rescuing two men attacked by animals in separate incidents in the Bay of Plenty.

A groom is in mourning after two members of his wedding party were killed in a crash that took the lives of three Kiwis in Western Australia over the weekend.

A man who died after his car collided with a truck on State Highway 2 at Mangatarata has been named by police.

Traffic is heavy on State Highway 1 after a person has been hit by a car near Pokeno.

Three childhood friends from Southland who decided to move to Perth together have been killed in an accident in Western Australia.

A motorcyclist was flown to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter after clipping a van and losing control of his bike near Te Aroha.

Three New Zealand men have died in a single-car crash on an unsealed road in Western Australia's remote Wheatbelt region.

A 47-year-old Tauranga woman has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital after a motorbike collision with another rider at the Hampton Downs race track.

A young family's holiday ended abruptly when their 18-month-old fell off a picnic table and landed on his head.

A celebrity showjumper was taken to hospital with a concussion yesterday afternoon after falling from her horse.

Tributes have flowed in for musician Richard Chandler who died yesterday after he was struck by a train while cycling in Christchurch.

A woman is in a serious condition and considered lucky to be alive after spending up to four hours trapped beneath her crashed Royal Mail van in remote hills west of Hastings yesterday.

The 22 year-old man involved in the crash during a police pursuit which injured a 5-month-old baby yesterday will be released from hospital and will appear in court.

Every time Sophia Perera looks at her newborn daughter, she's reminded of her first-born, whose life was cut short.

A man who says he was about 20 seconds ahead of a crash in which a five-month-old baby was seriously injured saw the crashed car "rocking" on its roof.

The death of an accomplished musician who was struck by a train while cycling this morning has shaken Christchurch's music community.

The horror death of a cyclist who was hit by a train this morning was witnessed by Christchurch school pupils.

A man who died after being flung from a vehicle in a crash near Ohakea early on Saturday morning has been named.

Two men have been killed and a female was in critical condition after two cars and a truck collided in the Waikato last night.

Worksafe will need to show its approach to farm safety is reducing workplace casualties or farmers could find themselves being held to account in the courts.

A man suffered serious chest injuries in a four-vehicle crash in Waikato late this afternoon.

A person was trapped for two hours inside a vehicle involved in a head-on crash on the outskirts of Timaru last night.

A truck rolling on an on-ramp is the latest in a series of crashes on Auckland's motorways this morning.

Police are appealing for sightings of a red Toyota Hilux ute after a fatal crash in Northland.

Large ship incidents risk new Rena-style catastrophes in New Zealand coastal waters.

Two children injured in a crash in which their mother died remain in hospital. Firefighters related to the family were devastated when they responded to the crash.

The seriously injured man was taken to Middlemore Hospital for treatment.

Two people escaped serious injury when their car went down a bank on Piha Rd, near Piha, at about 11.50pm yesterday.