McDonald's has given $5000 to a man who can't walk after he crushed his spine tripping on a kerb outside one of its restaurants.

A highly respected member of Otago hapu Te Runanga o Otakou is one of two men found dead after a boat foundered off Fiordland yesterday.

A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a car near Hampden in North Otago, closing part of State Highway 1.

One person has died in a single-vehicle crash in Waikato this afternoon.

An American tourist whose wife was killed in a crash in South Waikato is now in a stable condition in Waikato Hospital.

The family of a young mountain biker killed in the Whakarewarewa Forest have told an inquest their son and brother had "a short, but good life".

A motorcyclist is in a critical condition after colliding with a car on State Highway 16.

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

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.

After causing killing Luke MacKenzie in a head-on collision, Xingyu Shang pulled himself from the wreckage, grabbed his phone and fled.

After causing the head-on collision, Xingyu Shang pulled himself from the wreckage, grabbed his phone and flagged down a motorist to get a ride home.

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.

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.

One person has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a crash between a school bus and two cars in Christchurch this morning.

Phuket crash victim gifted second highest amount through Givealittle site last year.

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.