A 15-year-old Northland boy died after succumbing to fatal injuries he sustained during an "absolute chance'' BMX accident, a coroner has found.

A man and a woman were seriously injured when they were thrown from their out-of-control car on the road from Castlepoint, in Wairarapa, about 7pm.

A four-year-old boy injured in a quad-bike crash in Canterbury last month has died in hospital.

Donations are flowing in for two Tauranga children seriously hurt in a crash that killed their mother, Tracey O'Brien, as she was driving past a Bay of Plenty wedding venue.

Two northbound lanes of Auckland's southern motorway have been closed following a serious crash near Gillies Ave.

Two people have been injured in a collision between a bus and a milk tanker in Southland.

A man escaped with minor injuries when hit by a vehicle on State Highway 1 south of Woodlands, Southland.

A male pedestrian has been critically injured after being hit by a car south of Woodlands in Southland.

Two children badly injured in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty may be taken to Auckland's Starship Hospital for further treatment.

A loving 28-year-old father who fell from his motorcycle in Waipukurau nine days ago has passed away in Wellington Hospital.

Part of Auckland's Southern Motorway northbound is down to one lane after a van rolled this evening.

In the aftermath of a violent head-on smash, with her youngest child screaming for "mummy", Debbie Bell looked at her legs and knew she was in trouble.

Eight men have been injured, two critically, in a collision between a van and a logging truck in Hawkes Bay.

Fifty-one workers were killed while they were doing their jobs last year, the Council of Trade Unions says.

A 19-year-old has died after the car he was in, which was carrying four others, crashed south of Dunedin early today.

A young mother-of-four who "lived every day for her babies" was yesterday farewelled in a moving, tear-filled ceremony after she was killed on a notorious stretch of highway.

A man who died after the ute he was driving in rural North Canterbury rolled and crushed him yesterday morning has been named.

As the dog lead tightened around her neck, Maxine Lozell feared she would die at the hands of her attackers.

In 1995, 20-year-old Travis Roy was making his debut for the Boston College ice hockey team when 11 seconds into his collegiate career he mistimed a hit on an opponent and slammed hard into the boards, breaking the C4-C5 vertebrae in his neck.

The privacy waiver form used by ACC for 1.7 million claims a year is unlawful, a lawyer says.

A 56-year-old Tuatapere man has been charged in connection with a fatal hunting shooting in Southland earlier this month.

Lowering the alcohol purchase age has been linked to a long-term increase in the chance of drunk drivers aged 18 or 19 being involved in car crashes that cause death or injury.

A 4-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being involved in a quad bike accident this afternoon.

Wanaka firm Adventure Consultants has cancelled its 2014 Everest expedition following Friday's fatal avalanche.

'I can't imagine stepping over them.' Most sherpas have decided to leave Everest, saying they will not climb the mountain while their friends are still buried in the snow.