A diner leaped for his life when a speeding car mounted the pavement and crashed into a West Auckland cafe last night.

A piece of paper caught in a tree led searchers to the wreckage of a missing helicopter and the body of pilot Damian Webster in Kahurangi National Park.

A series of poor decisions and missed opportunities may have contributed to the deaths of two climbers after they spent two freezing nights stuck near the summit of Mt Taranaki.

A car mounted the pavement and struck stunned a diner before ploughing into a Titirangi café tonight.

Two people have died in a two vehicle crash in Waikato.

The family of a pilot who has been missing since his helicopter disappeared near Nelson two days ago are going through hell, his uncle says.

A logging truck driver who led police on a "bizarre" high-speed chase after being pepper-sprayed was eventually subdued with a Taser.

The logging truck driver who led police on a "bizarre" high-speed chase after being pepper-sprayed is now facing nine charges.

The search for a missing West Coast helicopter will resume this morning but bad weather has delayed search teams.

The search for a missing West Coast helicopter will resume tomorrow.

Police issue warning on firearm storage after boy injured when his father was retrieving an air rifle from a bedroom wardrobe.

Speed and alcohol are believed to have contributed to a fatal crash in Silverdale last night, police say.

State Highway 25 remains closed, after a collision between a motorcycle and a car left one person dead.

Traffic on Auckland's Southern Motorway is now flowing free, after a cement truck and a car collided earlier this morning.

A man has been seriously injured after his car crashed into a tree in Wairarapa overnight.

A pedestrian is in a serious condition in hospital this morning after being hit by a taxi in Auckland overnight.

A skier on Mt Ruapehu who fell and slipped down a slope in rugged terrain had to be airlifted to safety today.

Nearly two years after an Australian tourist died in a quad bike accident, the negligent operator has walked away without a conviction or having to pay a cent.

After more than five months and numerous appeals for information, a man has been charged with causing the death of an Auckland motorcyclist.

A cyclist has died in hospital more than two weeks after he was hit by a car in Waihi.

Thirteen people were treated at the scene of a crash yesterday after a car crossed the centre line in Waikato and ploughed into a vanload of people.

Members of the New Zealand Defence Force rescued passengers from a plane crash in Papua New Guinea.