The first officer on the scene of a crash, which police tried to blame on a truck driver for using his mobile phone, says there was never any suggestion the truckie was at fault.

Seasoned Auckland triathlete Garth Barfoot hopes to get back in the saddle after an emergency hip replacement following a serious bike crash, but admits his Ironman days are over.

Two people have been taken to hospital following a head-on collision outside Palmerston North this afternoon.

A coroner is calling for more safety measures at raceways after a 19-year-old motorcyclist died almost a month after he lost control at high speed and slammed helmet-first into a tyre barrier.

A smashed Aston Martin sports car, which was written off when a Chinese tourist crashed into a light pole last year, has been put up for auction.

A driver has had what emergency workers dubbed a miraculous escape after surviving a 40-metre plunge off a bridge in his vehicle, which landed upside-down in a river.

A West Coast family have been left devastated after losing the last of four sons at the weekend, with all of the young men being killed in tragic circumstances.

An innocent victim who survived a crash featured in a new road safety campaign says police have misled people and unfairly blamed a truck driver involved.

Glider pilot Trent Miller died doing what he loved - but he shouldn't have. Miller's glider crashed last week in circumstances still under probe by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Clumsy Kiwis have fallen into gutters, crashed into trees and collided with other people while texting and walking.

Ironman veteran Garth Barfoot is recovering in hospital with a broken femur after a car hit him while he was out cycling.

Climber Heather Rhodes has no memory of the 300m fall that almost took her life on the Cameron Glacier in the Southern Alps in November.

A Chinese man's holiday to NZ took an expensive turn when he crashed his $200,000 Aston Martin Rapide on Tamaki Dr, with another $14,000 bill for the light pole he hit.

An Auckland port worker was hospitalised after falling at least 30 metres from the side of a boat yesterday.

An Owaka man was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after a quad bike rolled in the Catlins yesterday.

Soaring to 1000m above sea level, out of control, vomiting, and heading for the Pacific Ocean, Howard Hudson thought he was going to die.

Labour says it is "pathetic" that Minister of Labour Simon Bridges will not commit to attending an industry led-review of safety in the forestry industry.

A cyclist was killed after colliding with a car on a rural road yesterday morning.

A forestry worker killed by a falling log in Marlborough yesterday has been named as William Bryant.

There are "deeply ingrained systemic issues'' in the forestry industry, New Zealand's work safety regulator says, following the death of another forestry worker this morning.

Police have named the 3-month-old boy who died after suffering serious injuries at a Southland address on Monday. He was Honour Shamrock

A training ride turned to tragedy when Kiwi businesswoman Casey Kinnaird lost control of her bike and collided with a vehicle in Sydney.

A three-month-old Southland baby, who had been flown to Starship Hospital yesterday with serious injuries, has died.

A 3-month-old girl is in a critical condition after a reported fall at her home in Southland.

The body of a person lay trapped in a car for more than three hours after a fatal crash on State Highway 22 near Karaka yesterday.

A bruised and bleeding Mosgiel woman blames the Dunedin City Council for her seeing in the new year at Dunedin Hospital.

TV showman seen climbing between Sydney apartment balconies before fatal fall.

A 73-year-old Auckland man remains in a serious condition after a high-speed crash at Taupo Motorsport Park on Friday night.