A man is in a stable condition today after being impaled through his head by a hook on a piece of equipment at a Bay of Plenty meat works yesterday.

Emergency services are working to free a man impaled on a spreader at a meat processing plant in Bay of Plenty.

A woman has been taken to Auckland Hospital in a critical condition after she was hit by a car this evening, St John Ambulance says.

Jerome Box's death during a heliski excursion on Mt Alta on Saturday has devastated his close-knit family and church community, some of whom escaped the "mystery" crash.

A car that crashed after fleeing police clipped a pedestrian island at high speed before flipping and hitting an oncoming van.

The congregation at St Paul’s Church is preparing for "a tough couple of weeks" as the fatal crash of a churchgoer on a skiing holiday was announced.

Debris was strewn for almost 1km as a church group smashed into the side of a mountain aboard a helicopter yesterday, killing one and injuring six.

A 28-year-old has died after the vehicle he was a passenger in crashed while fleeing police in South Auckland.

Gable Tostee has been charged with murder a week after Kiwi woman Warriena "Rrie" Wright plunged 14 storeys to her death from his Gold Coast apartment balcony.

ACC has released a new report which reveals which area of the country makes the most new claims each year - and the most injury-prone region may surprise you.

Fighting back tears, the sister of a young Kiwi woman who fell to her death from a Gold Coast balcony has described the pain of not knowing what happened.

A man has been charged with causing the death of young Air New Zealand employee nearly six months after the fatal crash.

The Otaki man who was killed when his Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down over the Ukraine has been formally identified.

Playtime activities are ending in thousands of hospital admissions each year for Auckland youngsters, new figures show.

A renowned Swedish extreme skier who plunged 600m to his death on Aoraki-Mt Cook may have made a miscalculation or had problems with his equipment.

An Australian tourist affected by alcohol received serious injuries after he fell 4m on to cobbled tiles last night.

The man thought to be New Zealand's worst drink-driver has applied for leave to appeal against a jail sentence he has already served, so he can get drug and alcohol treatment.

A champion wakeboarder left quadriplegic after a training accident is finally able to speak after doctors inserted a valve into his throat .

Machines which fell trees under remote control by operators standing at safe distances are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests.

Ayoung army officer who died after receiving a knock to the head during a friendly rugby league match at his base has been remembered by his family as the "perfect son".

An off-duty police officer who was convicted and discharged with careless driving after crashing following a six-hour drinking session remains on the job.

The parents of a soldier who died after suffering head injuries during a game of rugby league at Linton Military Camp say he died playing a game he loved.

A bus carrying 18 school children left the road, apparently blown off, near Eketahuna this morning as strong winds hammer the lower North and South islands.

A man seen in the area where a Taranaki grandmother was struck and killed as she tried to remove barriers from a busy highway is being urged to contact police.

The "Beware of Dog" warning took on a whole new meaning for one tourist whose insurance company forked out $100,000 when they suffered broken bones after being knocked over by man's best friend.