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Lost fisherman: Mates keep searching
School friends of Nick Stubbs say they'll keep searching the sea everyday until they find their mate.

Police name lost fishermen lost at sea
When Nick Stubbs and a mate left Martins Bay near Warkworth in a red fibreglass boat at 5pm on Tuesday, he told loved ones they 'wouldn't be long'.

Woman dies after car hits tree
A woman has died and a man is critically injured following a crash in Whanganui this morning.

Missing fishing boat: Search suspended
The search for a second fishermen lost at sea off the coast of Martins Bay north of Auckland continued this afternoon after one body was located.

Swedish model left brain dead after being hit by bus
Swedish model Anna Maria Mostrom has been left brain dead following a collision with a bus last week.

Truck driver's lucky escape
Truck driver Shane Runga was on his way to pick up his last load of the day when he says he came across a car driving towards him on his side of the road.

Hunter unfazed by ordeal in the bush
A missing diabetic Mount Maunganui man drew on all his survival instincts after suffering a head injury after he fell down a ridge while hunting on the East Cape.

Propeller slices through boatie's groin
"It was horrible, I've never seen so much blood." Two women have described rushing to help a boatie who was deeply cut in the groin by a propeller.

Four survive Ruapehu cliff plunge
Four skiers and snowboarders who plummeted 15 metres from a cliff and slid 200 metres over ice were airlifted from Mt Ruapehu in a dramatic high altitude rescue yesterday.

Cafe hit and run: Driver turns himself in
A man has turned himself in to police after a car ploughed into a Titirangi cafe last night.

Emirates Airline chief disputes MH370 in Indian Ocean
A top airline boss has voiced doubts about the search for doomed airliner MH370 and said the plane may not even be in the southern Indian Ocean.

Cafe diner hurt in hit and run smash
A diner leaped for his life when a speeding car mounted the pavement and crashed into a West Auckland cafe last night.

Glimpse of paper leads to crash site
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.

Helicopter calls at heart of ice tragedy
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.

Missing chopper pilot's family 'going through hell'
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.

The long and winding wait
Northbound Auckland traffic backed up beyond Mt Wellington after a six-car crash at Spaghetti Junction blocked several lanes yesterday.

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

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

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

Helicopter vanishes near Nelson ranges
The search for a missing West Coast helicopter will resume tomorrow.