Safety failing caused death
The death of a New Zealand lawyer killed by a falling shop sign in London was due to health and safety failings, an inquest has ruled.
The death of a New Zealand lawyer killed by a falling shop sign in London was due to health and safety failings, an inquest has ruled.
A woman has been taken to Tauranga Hospital in a serious condition after she was hit by a car on State Highway 29 this afternoon.
A three-car smash on Auckland’s Harbour bridge has left a lane blocked, and traffic building up.
A truck driver who crashed through a barrier in a dramatic Auckland motorway smash yesterday morning says the crash is "a blur".
A woman who needed to be winched out of mud she became stuck in trying to walk across an Auckland estuary says she is embarrassed.
A woman who fell from a deck and injured her leg was airlifted to hospital last night.
"The hero in this story is the truck, that he was able to survive the impact and a fall like that." A driver credits his survival to airbags.
A caravan has rolled over and crashed on a motorway today.
A teenage worker remains in hospital after being seriously injured when he was hit by a digger bucket yesterday.
While national statistics suggest foreign drivers play only a small part in serious crashes, the picture differs markedly at district level.
'I'm going to pull the power out', Matthew Smith was heard to mutter. His decision to do something about his noisy neighbours ultimately killed him.
The death of a NZ lawyer in London from a falling shop sign was an accident "waiting to happen" because the sign was not properly secured, inquest hears.
A Hamilton man who was electrocuted at a Northland camping ground yesterday was an incredible young man, who had time for anyone, a friend says.
A man killed by a steam train did not realise how close it was because he was looking at it through a camera lens.
A Hamilton man has died at a Northland campground after being electrocuted when he tried to cut the power of a noisy caravan.
Police Commissioner Mike Bush has admitted there was some confusion around police’s summer road safety campaign.
Camilla's younger brother died after a night of drinking champagne and whisky, an inquest has been told.
A New Zealander who fell down a 9m hole in China and broke his back has released a video game inspired by the almost-fatal experience.
A truck driver is in a serious condition after a truck and trailer unit carrying molasses rolled in the Coromandel, causing delays to traffic.
The Police Minister has defended his decision not to intervene in the police’s summer road safety campaign despite concerns it could be confusing and misleading.
The boy who died in a go-karting crash on Ninety Mile Beach at the weekend was Rowan Willis from Auckland.
The Police Minister has admitted he had concerns over the summer speed enforcement message before it went public, saying it was confusing and ambiguous.
A farmer who went missing yesterday has been found dead in a drain on a rural road following a quad bike crash, just 600m from his home.
A boy who died in a go-karting crash on Ninety Mile Beach at the weekend has been named by police.
Three people have walked away uninjured following a smash which left two cars on their sides in Waikato today.
The Coastguard and police are unimpressed with an ill-equipped boatie rescued today after going missing in a small boat.
The name of a Scottish man of who died in a car crash on Friday has been released.