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Cyclist lucky to be alive

Crushed beneath the front of a four-wheel-drive, Peter Redmond thought he would never see his fiancee again or meet their unborn child.

Remembering 'Porirua's favourite son'

About 1500 people rallied in Narbonne late last night to pay tribute to former All Black Jerry Collins and his Canadian partner Alana.

Calls to honour Collins

Talk of a permanent memorial for former All Black Jerry Collins is something Porirua mayor Nick Leggett is open to - but only once the family has had time to grieve.

'Everyone will be here'

Family and friends have made it to Montpellier to be beside Jerry Collins' critically-injured baby daughter, including her aunt from Canada and extended Samoan rugby family.

Jerry and Alana 'madly, madly in love'

The woman who died alongside All Black great Jerry Collins in a horror crash that left their baby daughter fighting for her life never planned to be a mum.

McCaw: 'He was unique'

Richie McCaw has paid tribute to his former loose forward partner Jerry Collins, saying he was a loyal and intelligent team-mate with an awe-inspiring physical presence.

1 dead, 1 seriously hurt in Timaru crash

A person is dead and another seriously injured after a crash in south Canterbury this afternoon.

Crashed truck left on edge of cliff

A Mainfreight truck has been left on the edge of a 15-metre cliff following an accident.

Pedestrian hit by Auckland truck named

Auckland police have named the pedestrian killed after being hit by a truck in the central city last night.

Empty school bus and car collide

An empty school bus and car collided on a corner trapping the driver of the car and blocking a Northland road this morning.

Road toll slightly down but not good enough

A reduced Queen's Birthday weekend road toll is still not good enough, say police.

Man killed by falling tree in Northland

A man has been killed by a falling tree in Northland as ferocious thunder storms and lightning strikes bore down on Auckland and the upper North Island.

Pedestrian dead after truck accident

The pedestrian who was hit by a truck on Fanshaw St in Auckland tonight has died.

Killer driver creates 'huge void' in family

A learner driver who killed two Mosgiel siblings - including his then girlfriend - has robbed a mother of seeing what her children would become, he was told this morning.

Long weekend road toll rises to five

The country’s top road cop is lamenting the deaths of five people over the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend, including a 5-year-old boy who died in hospital yesterday.

Feral scenes after killer driver jailed

There were feral scenes outside a Dunedin courthouse as associates of a learner driver jailed on two counts of manslaughter took their anger out on the media.