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Shootout victim's fight for compensation

An innocent man injured in a motorway shootout will appeal the High Court's decision to throw out his bid for compensation.

Man hit by car outside Darts Masters

Police are still investigating an incident that has left a man critically injured after being hit by a car outside the Auckland Darts Masters.

Man injured after electric shock

A man has been injured after suffering an electric shock in West Auckland this evening.

Person trapped in vehicle after collision

Firefighters are battling to free the person from the car and the extent of their injuries are unknown.

Serious injuries after two-car crash

Firefighters had to free an injured motorist after a two-car crash in St Johns, Auckland.

Plane crash: Woman now in 'comfortable' condition

Anne Warner and her husband Alan escaped from a light plane crash that left them with a number of injuries.

Quad bike death after 'low risk' classification

A day after the Government pushed new health and safety legislation through Parliament a sharemilker died in a quad bike accident on a Waikato property.

Tourist airlifted to hospital following crash

A tourist was airlifted to hospital yesterday evening after his rental van crashed and rolled on to its roof near Charleston, blocking State Highway 6 for about two hours.

Police name man who died in workplace incident

A man who died in a workplace incident near Oamaru yesterday has been named by police.

Man injured in quad bike accident

An ambulance spokeswoman said the Westpac Rescue Helicopter had been dispatched to a rural location in Dairy Flat.

Man was trapped inside car: Doctor

Two people are in a critical condition, and three others have moderate injuries after a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 1 north of Puhoi.

Editorial: Road safety drives a good start

No serious road accident involving a visitor to this country represents good publicity for the tourism industry.

Crash leaves Hamilton residents without power

Hundreds of Hamiltonians woke up with no power today after a driver fleeing police crashed into a power pole.

Shootout victim loses compensation bid

Richard Neville was sprayed with shrapnel and glass when he caught in the cross-fire.

Motorcyclist killed in crash named

The motorcyclist killed in a crash near Puhoi yesterday was David Francis Cruickshank, 53, of Wellsford.

10-year-old injured in motorcycle incident

The boy fell from his motocross bike and was struck by another motorcycle in the Bay of Plenty.

Three dead in weekend tragedies

The death of a motorcylist after his bike collided head-on with a car is the latest in a series of tragedies that happened over the weekend.

Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash

The accident happened in Waimana in the rural Bay of Plenty.