The woman, in her 20s, fell down a steep cliff and into the river below, striking her head on the way down.

A pensioner has been rescued from Abel Tasman National Park after falling and injuring her hip.

A man who died at a south Auckland beach yesterday was trying out a new surf board he received as a Christmas present.

Woman on board small plane that spluttered and crashed into Raglan harbour yesterday, narrowly avoiding hundreds of holidaymakers.

An elderly couple remain in a serious condition in Tauranga Hospital, following a crash in the Bay of Plenty yesterday.

A man has died and two others have been seriously injured in the first fatal crash of New Zealand's Christmas and New Year road toll period.

A man was trapped in a wreck for over an hour after a crash between a campervan and a car.

Almost a year after being hit while riding her bike, Samantha Robertson has swapped cycling for sheep riding.

The four people who died in a horrific crash on State Highway One yesterday when a Range Rover did a U-turn into the path of a logging truck have been named.

Police are urging care on the roads over the holidays as a four-car crash leaves one person critically injured.

Driver of a 44-tonne logging truck was powerless to prevent a collision that killed four people and left a boy, 8, fighting for his life.

A baby was feared to be among the victims as six people died and eight were injured when a rubbish truck careered out of control and into crowds of Christmas shoppers.

A former airline boss claims the US shot down flight MH370 because the military feared it had been taken over by hackers.

A tramper had to be flown out of the Abel Tasman National Park overnight after injuring her leg in a fall.

Police are putting their traffic enforcement focus on holiday black spots to keep the annual road toll from surging above 300 deaths.

Mike Rankin counts himself lucky, despite his new truck plummeting over a bank at his Caversham home.

Dakota Leef is 8 years old, and a hero. His story of bravery - running to get help for his stricken grandfather - has a sad ending...

The family of a cyclist left a quadriplegic after riding into a sinkhole are considering legal action over a report into the horrific incident.

Every day before work Auckland dad Danny Mafi drives to his baby daughter's grave to "see her and to say a prayer".

An 8-year-old girl struck on a pedestrian crossing is expected to be woken from her coma today.

A pregnant woman was trapped by a trailer on a rural property near Matamata yesterday.

The aunt of an eight-year-old struck by a car on a pedestrian crossing saw the accident unfold in her rear-view mirror just seconds after she passed the youngster.

Police have interviewed a woman who allegedly hit a young girl crossing a West Auckland road this morning.

A report is calling for tighter controls on children operating off-road vehicles following the deaths of 22 children at the controls since 2002.

A pilot who flew his homemade bi-plane into the sea in a deliberate attempt to take his own life was possibly inspired by the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH370, a coroner has found.

An 8-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after a four-vehicle crash yesterday.