A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a digger in Tauranga overnight.

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.'

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.

Volunteering circles in Wanaka have been left devastated by the death of Maureen "Mo" Schofield, who slipped and fell 40m while walking the Fern Burn Track on Monday.

Friends and family have paid tribute to the man killed in a tractor accident near Waikouaiti earlier this week as a "hell of a good guy".

The Australian teenager critically injured in a crash which killed two people near Rotorua is awake and talking to his parents, while his classmates mourn the loss of a fellow student and....

The Government has been accused of failing to do enough to prevent road crashes involving tourists, following the sentencing of a man who fell asleep at the wheel.

A 13-year old exchange student who was struck by a car after getting off the school bus yesterday remains in a critical condition today.

Police have named the 24-year-old man killed when he was thrown from the cab of a tractor that rolled north of Dunedin.

A tourist driver who arrived from Australia early in the morning and hired a rental car, fell asleep at the wheel - causing a head-on crash that killed his mother.

Police believe a male motorcyclist killed in Christchurch yesterday lost control of his bike.

A misguided dive onto a bed has left a former top volleyball representative not knowing if she will walk again.

The family of a young Kiwi man killed in a drunken car crash while on holiday in Samoa feel they may never get justice for their son.

Police believe a male motorcyclist killed in Christchurch today lost control of his bike.

One was a young man with his life ahead of him, the other a dad who shared his joy in nature and adventure with his two little girls.

Hanging out with grandma, going to the toilet and taking part in a "super hero activity" are among the craziest claims ACC has had to fork out millions for.

Two people are dead and seven injured following a crash between Rotorua and Taupo involving a milk tanker and a van.

A man is lucky to be alive after he was nearly crushed by a concrete slab at a demolition site this afternoon.

A 55-tonne crane and a boat have toppled and crashed into a North Shore house.

Motorists driving anywhere over the posted speed limit could land themselves a fine, as police do away with the notion of a "speed tolerance" for the summer period