A Chinese tourist who killed a friend in a rental car crash last week is “bereft” over the incident, a court has been told.

A Hawke's Bay pilot who illegally carried passengers has admitted causing a catastrophic plane crash - and says his flying days are over.

A 55-year-old man was taken to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after being crushed by the bus he was working under.

A Hong Kong couple escaped injury yesterday afternoon when their rental vehicle left the road and plunged about 50m down a bank on the Queenstown-Glenorchy Rd.

Police have defended their handling of a harbour bridge crash which closed three northbound lanes on Saturday, causing traffic jams that crippled the Auckland's transport system.

Danny and Lope Mafi were excited about moving out of their cramped South Auckland unit to a bigger house that would give their children more space to play.

Eighteen-month-old Vaimoana Mafi was hit by a car in South Auckland on Saturday. Her death comes less than three weeks after a West Auckland girl was killed in her driveway.

Nick Wallbridge was left fighting for his life after a van smash that killed his teacher and classmate.

A father who died after falling from a flying fox at his Christmas party should not have been using the equipment, the company which operates the ride says.

A serious crash brought Auckland’s motorway network to its knees with motorists stuck in grid-locked traffic for up to four hours.

An 18-month-old girl was in a critical condition last night after being run over in a driveway.

An 18-month-old girl has been run over by a vehicle in a driveway.

Police have released the name of a man killed in a crash yesterday and they say speed and alcohol may have been factors.

The scene of a serious crash on Auckland’s Harbour Bridge has been cleared and the northbound lanes reopened.

An investigation is under way into the death of a man at a fun park in Northland last night.

A man in his 50s died after falling 10m from a flying fox at a Northland fun park today. St John territory manager Mark Going said an ambulance from Whangarei responded to a call in Maungakaramea at about 5.45pm.

A man is dead and another person is in hospital following a crash on Parewanui Rd in Bulls.

A pregnant woman has been flown to hospital after being hit by a car near Nelson.

Another round in the stoush between the family of deceased liquor magnate Michael Erceg is being argued in the High Court today.

An Otago man on a suspended licence continued driving a car as it fell apart around him, only stopping when the engine finally gave up.

A crane driver is stuck inside a toppled container crane at Wellington Port this morning.

A 7-year-old boy has made a remarkable recovery after being crushed by a children's motorised train at a Halloween event in Dunedin.

The parents of a little girl who died after being struck by a car in her West Auckland driveway have paid tribute to their princess. 'She was amazing.'

A van carrying seven occupants collided head on with a fully laden logging truck in Kaingaroa this morning.

A car driven by tourists was seen on the wrong side of the road shortly before it crashed on the West Coast of the South Island yesterday, killing one.

Head and facial injuries in New Zealand cricket are increasingly rare but damage to the neck and vertebrae at the back of the head - the area where Australian batsman Phillip Hughes was fatally....

A motorcyclist who died after he left the road and crashed into a tree on Banks Peninsula at the weekend has been named by police.