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.

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.

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.

The 19-year-old Australian tourist who fell from a Queenstown hotel after he tried to climb from a second-floor balcony to the rooftop has died overnight.

The sister of Denali Schmidt, who was killed with his mountaineer father in an avalanche on K2 last year, is fundraising to take her brother's art on a world tour.