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Chopper crashes south of Hamilton

A helicopter has crashed at speed into a paddock near Te Awamutu, injuring a passenger.

Body found in search for missing diver

Police divers searching for a woman who did not surface from a crayfish dive at the weekend have found a body.

Pedestrian still in critical condition

A pedestrian remains in a critical condition after being hit by a car near a busy roundabout in Auckland yesterday.

Two injured after car hits power pole in Auckland

Two people were taken to hospital after a car crashed into a power pole on Auckland's North Shore early this morning.

Chilean find solves 54-year-old mystery

Chilean mountaineers have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago.

Car badly injures walkers

Two people were injured, one critically, after being hit by a car while crossing a road near a busy Auckland roundabout.

Two people injured in Canterbury crash

Two people were injured when a shuttle and trailer unit left the road and crashed into a ditch between Akaroa and Christchurch this afternoon.

Taiwan crash: Operational error raised

The family of a NZ citizen co-piloting the plane that crashed into a bridge and river in Taiwan are due to arrive back in the country this week, as new information is revealed.

It's strife in the fast lane

A new study aimed at investigating shoulder injuries in cricket bowlers is under way at the University of Canterbury.

'It was a daily torture'

A dad who blamed himself for the tragic death of his toddler son has a message of hope for the family whose baby died.

Hastings man falls from dirt-bike

Minivan plunges down cliff

A mini-van with six tourists has crashed and a person is dead in North Canterbury.

Man dies in Southland crash

A 62-year-old man has died in a single vehicle crash in Southland last night.

Helicopter pilot 'feeling good' despite crash

The firefighting pilot who escaped a helicopter crash unscathed says he's happy nobody was hurt and doesn't think mechanical failure or pilot error caused the crash.

Captain had concerns over plane

The captain of TransAsia Flight GE235 complained of "engine abnormalities" but was rebuffed when he asked for an urgent inspection of the plane shortly before its final take-off.

Residents find crashed driver in dark

Residents in Auckland's Herne Bay found a crashed driver "spread-eagled" over a steep slope about 10m below an entrance to the Harbour Bridge around 2am yesterday.

9 a day injure head from domestic falls: ACC

About nine people each day receive head injuries from falls in their home, according to ACC claim data.

Taiwan crash: Hero pilot Kiwi citizen

The co-pilot of the crashed TransAsia Airways plane was a New Zealand citizen who learned to fly in Auckland.