The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will continue indefinitely in the ocean off West Australia, but authorities want to be clear the effort could be fruitless.

A teenager who became trapped on a steep bluff in the Waitakere Ranges in darkness used the screen light from his cellphone to guide rescuers.

Two weeks ago, 38-year-old New Zealander Paul Weeks kissed his wife Danica goodbye at the airport.

The Kiwi air force crew searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane were "very deflated" after they failed to find any wreckage from the aircraft.

Improving weather conditions should help the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 today, forecasters said.

A heavy backlog of traffic is expected this morning as a major route to Auckland Airport is closed following the fatal crash of a lorry overnight.

The 7-year-old mauled by dogs in Murupara has had a 10-hour operation to begin to repair the facial wounds she received during the attack.

The father of a promising young jockey, who was in an induced coma after falling on her head during a race, is confident his daughter will recover.

Surfers rescued two men who were thrown from their boat while trying to enter the Buller River off Carters Beach, Westport.

An East Coast family whose children have run free in the rugged outdoors for generations say they need to change.

Stephanie May was buying her husband a card for their 46th wedding anniversary when she received a phone call telling her he had died while motor racing.

Leading Canterbury apprentice jockey Ashley Frye was in an induced coma in Christchurch Hospital last night after a race fall at Ashburton.

A teenager drowned swimming across an artificial lake after seeing his mates having fun on the other side.

Kronos Gosney was an active and cheery boy who liked nothing better than splashing about in the water and watching Barney the dinosaur on TV.

A 59-year-old motorcyclist has died in an accident at the annual Cliffhanger Hillclimb event in Carterton today.

A driver is dead after a fatal crash at Hampton Downs during a vintage car event today.

A motorcycle rider has died in a crash with a truck in Waikato today.

Two students suffered facial burns yesterday when a gas oven at AUT's cooking school exploded.

At least one young Kiwi motorist will die on a New Zealand road this week.

If it was harder for young people to get a driver's licence, families like the Roberts would not have to live every day in anguish.

A principal says her college will keep promoting safety messages to young people after seven teenagers were involved in a serious crash.

Neurologists say seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is unlikely to make a full recovery from a devastating head injury.

An Australian tourist who suffered spinal injuries during a white water rafting trip had to be winched out of a gorge on a stretcher.

As Patrick Veal performed CPR on his good mate Kenny Jenkins, he feared the 23-year-old was going to die on the side of the road.