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School to close for day to honour shot pupil

The school attended by a teenage boy who shot himself in a tragic hunting accident will close on Thursday as a mark of respect.

Hunting death boy was on his way to buy Mother's Day gift

Jamie Johnston never got the chance to give his mother Ginny her Mother's Day present after a duck hunting trip went horribly wrong.

Driver hysterical after child hurt

A male driver is said to have been hysterical after learning a child had been badly injured in a crash last night.

Young rugby players thrown from SUV

Two promising rugby players are fighting for their lives last night after they were thrown from a vehicle that crashed on a remote road after a party.

Warkworth motorcyclist killed named

Warkworth man Karl McCallion, 46, died in a crash on SH1 near Satellite Station Rd intersection about 9.15pm Saturday, police said.

Mother, son 'will alway be in our hearts'

Devastating triple fatality

A planned Mother's Day reunion has ended in tragedy for an Auckland family who lost three relatives in a horrific car crash.

Ten dead on NZ roads

The deaths of 10 people on New Zealand roads this weekend, including in a pair of triple-fatality crashes, have been lamented by police as a “preventable tragedy”.

Fiery crash kills three, injures seven

The Bay of Plenty crash took the weekend's road toll to seven after three other fatal crashes.

Cyclist injured in crash

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after it is believed he was hit by a car on St John's Hill.

No foul play in Nelson car fire

Police say there was no foul play to a car fire near Nelson in which a person was dead.

Crash obstructs traffic in Auckland

A two-car crash near a busy interchange has obstructed traffic this morning.

Injured boy, 2, ran on to road twice

A 2-year-old hit by a car after he ran out onto Mt Eden Rd yesterday remains in a critical condition at Starship Hospital this morning.

Nelson police recover burnt out car

Police have recovered a car in which a person died after it went down a bank and was engulfed in flames.

Crash causes delays on motorway

A minor crash on State Highway 20 near Onehunga is causing delays for motorists, police say.

Quad bike deaths on Buller farm 'terrible coincidence'

Landcorp says it's a "terrible coincidence" both quad bike deaths in its 27-year history have happened on the same Buller farm.

Police puzzled over car's crash landing

A man is being treated for minor injuries after a rather spectacular crash which saw his car land in the middle of a busy Hamilton roundabout.

Police seek information after Mercer death

Investigators are still piecing together the movements of a woman who was found dead in the middle of a highway.