The daughter of a woman who died during an emergency callout did not know for months of problems with the equipment.

A Ferrari driver who died yesterday after hitting a wall on a race track was estimated to have been driving at 190km/h at the time.

The daughter of a couple who died in the Carterton balloon tragedy has told a Coronial inquest of watching the balloon catch fire before it plummeted to the ground.

More than two years after a ballooning accident claimed the lives of their loved ones, relatives are reliving the details of the ill-fated day at a coroner's inquest.

A gruelling week lies ahead for families of the Carterton hot air balloon crash victims as they again hear evidence of how their loved ones died.

A woman injured when the car she was driving toppled from a car park building in Christchurch has now been released from Christchurch Hospital.

A lucky escape for the driver of this vehicle at a shopping mall in Christchurch after the vehicle exited the carpark through a barrier on the 2nd floor.

A baby who drowned at a popular marina is believed to have wriggled out of a stroller parked on a narrow walkway beside the water.

A Mother's Day lunch today will double as a fundraiser for two children who survived a car crash that claimed the life of their mum.

Auckland motorists are being urged to avoid the Ash Street area of Avondale in Auckland after a car hit a tree.

The death of a talented Australian tennis coach, who disappeared in Hamilton late last year and was found drowned in the Waikato River, was accidental, a coroner has ruled.

The wife of a New Zealander missing on Malaysia Airlines MH370 is spearheading a new victims' group pushing authorities to "share and release" information about the ill-fated flight

The father of two preschoolers badly injured in a crash that killed their mother wants to start a campaign to stop people texting while driving.

Garth Barfoot has waived $11,000 in reparation a court ordered the woman who knocked him off his bicycle to pay him.

An experienced lineman had isolated the wrong line then lied to his employer prior to his death about carrying out proper safety checks, an inquest has heard.

The partner of a man who drowned at a beach known for its unpredictable conditions says a local motel owner told the family it was safe, new coroner's findings reveal.

A 15-year-old Northland boy died after succumbing to fatal injuries he sustained during an "absolute chance'' BMX accident, a coroner has found.

Donations are flowing in for two Tauranga children seriously hurt in a crash that killed their mother, Tracey O'Brien, as she was driving past a Bay of Plenty wedding venue.

Two northbound lanes of Auckland's southern motorway have been closed following a serious crash near Gillies Ave.

Two people have been injured in a collision between a bus and a milk tanker in Southland.

A man escaped with minor injuries when hit by a vehicle on State Highway 1 south of Woodlands, Southland.

A male pedestrian has been critically injured after being hit by a car south of Woodlands in Southland.

The operation to recover bodies from the ferry that sank off South Korea last month has been suspended because of heavy seas amid concern many of the missing may never be found.

Two children continue to fight for their lives after a car crash that took the life of their mother yesterday.

Two children badly injured in a fatal crash in the Bay of Plenty may be taken to Auckland's Starship Hospital for further treatment.

A loving 28-year-old father who fell from his motorcycle in Waipukurau nine days ago has passed away in Wellington Hospital.

Part of Auckland's Southern Motorway northbound is down to one lane after a van rolled this evening.

In the aftermath of a violent head-on smash, with her youngest child screaming for "mummy", Debbie Bell looked at her legs and knew she was in trouble.