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.

Police have released CCTV images showing the moment a child in a buggy on a London Underground platform was blown onto the track by a gust of wind.

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.

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.

NZ workers and businesses are to be denied almost $180 million in ACC levy cuts next year as recommended by the corporation, leaving it with an embarrassment of riches.

Police have resorted to phoning rental companies to remove unsafe tourist drivers from the road.

A woman was killed on a Taranaki highway after someone "stupidly" blocked a lane by intentionally placing barriers across the road, police say.

Jasmine Clothier was the kind of girl who wasn't afraid to express her emotions, giving a "cuddle and a kiss" to friends and relatives without a care.

Local boaties came to the assistance of four paua divers when their boat overturned in strong wind gusts yesterday.

A woman was hit by a car and died on Waihi Rd, Normanby in South Taranaki last night.

One person is dead after a two-car crash on the Kaimai Range this yesterday afternoon.

One person is dead after a two-car crash on the Kaimai Range yesterday afternoon.

Dutch and Australian experts have gathered more remains from the crash site of Flight MH17 in east Ukraine.