Injured schoolboy Kade Phillips has suffered a setback in hospital and will need further surgery.

Sunshine awaits most of New Zealand tomorrow, while Auckland battles with traffic today.

Three occupants of a truck in the Hawkes Bay drove themselves to hospital after a gas bottle they were transporting exploded.

Police are hoping to identify witnesses after a fatal crash in Pakuranga that killed a college student last week.

The name of a woman who died in a weekend crash in Rotorua has been named by police.

Former long-serving North Otago rugby player Regan Laughton sought a final remand without plea when he appeared in the Timaru District Court following a fatal crash in May.

A new awareness initiative aimed at helping reduce the number of children killed or injured in driveways has been launched.

Family and friends of a young man who died suddenly at a Waiheke timber yard will gather at the island's main sports club this afternoon for his tangi.

Two companies and one of their employees have been charged in relation to the death of a female motorcyclist who was reversed over by a truck at road works.

The toddler fell as the slow-moving train went over one of the steepest areas of the 3km track, dubbed the Upper Spiral.

The incident happened in the remote Kaimanawa Forest Park.

Mark Somervell flew into Auckland today after being cleared to leave the United States, where he almost died in a motorbike accident.

A ute and trailer flipped on an Auckland motorway, causing a lane closure.

The Blink-182 rocker was one of only two survivors when a Learjet 60 carrying him and five others crashed in South Carolina in 2008.

Two hunting deaths in less than a week have prompted safety watchdogs to issue a warning to hunters: follow the rules.

A 14-year-old girl is in a critical but stable condition at Starship Hospital after she was hit by a car in Sandringham yesterday morning.

A person has suffered serious injuries after a car crashed into a crane machine on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this morning.

Age was also a factor, with the highest rates of injury claims coming from workers in the younger, 15 to 24, and older, 65 and over, age groups.

Police are conducting a scene examination after a man was hit by a train and killed in Canterbury.

Owners and staff of a Canadian gym where a young New Zealander broke his neck on a trampoline are thrilled an appeal has already exceeded a target of $20,000.

A Hampden house which has just been sold was significantly damaged when a car ploughed into it yesterday afternoon.

Family and friends mourning the loss of 11-year-old Connor Phillips, who died in a hunting accident, will gather for his funeral on Friday.

The death of Reporoa boy Connor Phillips as a hunting party was unloading firearms in Kaingaroa Forest on Sunday is the fifth fatal accident with firearms in New Zealand this year.

Two men suffered serious injuries in separate motorbike crashes in Waikato yesterday.

Police claim he was under the influence.

The issues surrounding safe handling of firearms has resurfaced after the death of an 11-year-old boy who died in an hunting accident in Kaingaroa Forest..

Police have released the name of the cyclist who died in a downhill crash in Christchurch on Thursday.

Family members rush to Canada to comfort young New Zealander after gym trampoline accident.

Reporoa's tight-knit community has been left devastated by the news an 11-year-old boy has been shot dead.

A woman died after a crash between a motorcycle and a car on Sunday afternoon, taking the weekend's road toll to five.