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![Law change 'urgent' after foreign driver crash - coroner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Law change 'urgent' after foreign driver crash - coroner
A coroner says law changes are urgently needed to get more dangerous drivers off the road, after an inept foreign driver caused a crash killing two motorcyclists.
![Safety warning over power tool death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Safety warning over power tool death
A coroner has made recommendations about the usage of power tools after a builder died when a cutting tool disc flew in to his abdomen.
![Man killed leaping from ambulance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man killed leaping from ambulance
A man being treated for drinking petrol was killed after he jumped from an ambulance and into the path of a truck in the Hawkes Bay, police say.
![School bus crash: No mechanical faults](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School bus crash: No mechanical faults
An inspection of a bus has shown there were no mechanical faults to cause it to crash into a ditch with 50 school children on board.
![Judge wants tourists to sit driving test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Judge wants tourists to sit driving test
A Chinese driver whose rental car collided with another vehicle near Queenstown was a "classic case" of why tourists should sit a driving test, a judge says.
![Farmer attacked by cow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farmer attacked by cow
A farmer has suffered serious injuries after he was attacked by a cow in Opotiki.
![Man stabbed in eye during brain scan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man stabbed in eye during brain scan
A knife flew out of a man's pocket and became stuck in his eye when he was having a brain scan.
![Mechanic first at the scene](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mechanic first at the scene
A Hawke's Bay mechanic says he found two women - one unresponsive, the other trapped and covered in blood - as he rushed to the scene of a serious crash near Hastings yesterday.
![Man killed in Auckland motorway crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man killed in Auckland motorway crash
A man in his 60s has died in a crash on the Northern Motorway, north of Auckland.
![Otago truck crash victims named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Otago truck crash victims named
Police have named two Pakistani men who died in a truck crash on the Crown Range Road, Queenstown, yesterday.
![Woman accused of Givealittle fraud assaulted at home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman accused of Givealittle fraud assaulted at home
A 23-year-old woman accused of faking cancer after raising $15,000 on donation website Givealittle has been hospitalised following a home attack.
![Was second vehicle involved in crash?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Was second vehicle involved in crash?
Police are investigating whether another vehicle was involved in the crash which flipped a rubbish truck, killing its driver.
![Deadly crash creates chaos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Deadly crash creates chaos
A deadly truck crash on Auckland's Southwestern Motorway caused havoc for commuters during yesterday evening's rush hour, halting traffic in both directions.
![Truck crash driver lucky to be alive](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Truck crash driver lucky to be alive
It was 5.30 in the morning when this truck crashed over a bank and became entangled in vegetation. Rescue workers are surprised the driver is still alive.
![Service station tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Service station tragedy
A man died in front of his young grandson on a busy service station forecourt despite frantic efforts of station staff to save him.
![Woman charged with assault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Woman charged with assault
The woman spoken to by police after a 20-year-old man was critically injured by a car in Tokoroa, has been charged with assault with a weapon.
![Missing boatie: body recovered](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Missing boatie: body recovered
The body of a missing man whose dinghy was found in an Invercargill river has been recovered.
![Explosion injures toddler](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Explosion injures toddler
The mother of a 2-year-old says it is a miracle her son was not more badly injured after the boom from loud fireworks shattered her bedroom window and rained glass down on him.
![Pilot survives his second crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pilot survives his second crash
Two men miraculously survived a helicopter crash north of Auckland yesterday - the second time one of the pilots has crashed in 19 months.
![Three dead in crashes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Three dead in crashes
A 6-year-old boy died during a horror day on North Island roads yesterday.
![One dead in crash near Cambridge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One dead in crash near Cambridge
A motorcycle rider has died following a collision with a car near Cambridge this afternoon.
![Man critically hurt after crash in Tokoroa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man critically hurt after crash in Tokoroa
A man has been critically injured after being struck by a car in Tokoroa today.
![Helicopter crash north of Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Helicopter crash north of Auckland
Two people have been injured following a helicopter crash in Rodney, north of Auckland.
![Man dies following collision with truck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man dies following collision with truck
A man is dead after his motorbike collided with a ten tonne truck last night.
![Motorcyclist killed in collision near Tauranga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorcyclist killed in collision near Tauranga
A motorcyclist was killed when his bike and a truck collided near Tauranga this evening.
![Tourists killed in horror crash named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tourists killed in horror crash named
The three tourists from Hong Kong were killed when their rental van and a truck and trailer unit collided in Central Otago.