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Man angle-grinds face in 'nasty' accident

A worker whose angle grinder kicked back and gouged his face is lucky to be alive, rescuers say.

Mystery object death: Family's hope

As an inquest begins into the death of Rutger Hale from a mystery object that smashed through his car windscreen, his family say they believe someone knows what happened.

Road death: 'Maybe he was asleep'

A Dutch pedestrian killed when he was hit by a taxi in Wanaka at the weekend may have been lying on the road at the time, police say.

13 survive deck collapse at b'day party

A family had just finished saying grace at an 80th birthday when the deck they were on collapsed in West Auckland yesterday afternoon.

Man fatally hit by car named

Police have not ruled out that a man struck and killed by a car in Wanaka overnight was lying in the road when he was hit.

When harmless fun turns deadly

Pranks can be fun and cause some great laughs at the time - but they can also go horribly wrong and end in serious or harmul consequences.

Teen trapped under vehicle

A young woman suffered numerous injuries when she was pinned by a vehicle that crashed in Manawatu yesterday.

Warning to properly manage concussion

Grieving UK dad welcomes safety audit

The father of a young British backpacker who plunged to her death during a quad bike tour at Waitomo is pleased New Zealand tourism operators will be audited.

Teen injured in crash near Takaka

A 14-year-old girl was injured when the vehicle she was in rolled near Takaka overnight.

Hunter injured in quad bike accident

A deer hunter has been hospitalised after his quad bike rolled and crushed him in remote forest overnight.

Firework wounds leave mental scars

The worst-hit victim of the Eden Park fireworks debacle is now too scared to watch games live and is suffering "mental stress".

Make it click: Kiwis safety conscious with seatbelts

New Zealanders are safety conscious when it comes to seatbelts, a recent survey shows.

Man charged over toddler's driveway death

Man injured after falling into plastic moulding machine

Two Christchurch house fires 'suspicious'

Two abandoned Christchurch houses have been seriously damaged in suspicious fires early today.

Man dies after being pinned by car

An elderly Tauranga man has died after being pinned between a car and a wall at his Greerton property.

Man to plead not guilty in forestry death after manslaughter charge