The husband of a Taranaki grandmother killed while trying to remove barriers from a highway has urged those responsible to "man up" and come forward.

Silvio Kors' first concern after hearing a loud bang and seeing his windscreen crack while driving was that he'd hit someone.

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.

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

A 17-year-old youth was cut from a vehicle after a three car crash on State Highway 57 near Linton this morning.

Two teenagers allegedly crashed a stolen car into the side of a building in Nelson overnight.

The Serious Crash Unit has been called in to investigate the fatal crash that claimed the life of kindergarten teacher Pam McGarva.

The inquest into the Carterton hot air balloon disaster left victims’ families reeling from revelations about the balloon’s pilot — and asking why authorities didn’t act.

A man was killed after being hit by a car in Palmerston North early this morning.

Two cars linked to a Waikato home invasion where two teenagers were shot last night have been found by police.

Complaints were made about balloon pilot Lance Hopping being too impaired to fly, and cheating on his pilot's test before the Carterton disaster, but no action was taken.

The wife of a man crushed between two trucks near Auckland airport this morning is by his bedside as he remains in a critical condition in hospital.

One person has been seriously injured after a car left the road and crashed on train tracks south of Auckland this evening.

An adventure company has been found guilty over the death of an Australian tourist two years ago.

Today's memorial service for Malaysia Airlines victim Rob Ayley will be held at the same church where he regularly played the drums.

Malaysian Airlines is set for a brand overhaul after two major tragedies in the last six months, it emerged today.