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Director killed in Ferrari crash

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 balloon was like a wet, wet rag'

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.

Relatives relive deadly balloon crash

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.

Families brace for balloon 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.

Car drives off two storey building

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

Lucky escape after carpark crash

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.

Baby who drowned had escaped stroller

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.

Farewell card for mum

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.

Calls for review of firearms laws

A string of hunting accidents is proof New Zealand's firearms laws need to be reviewed, a leading gun control advocate says.

Boy who died after quad bike crash named

Fatal BMX crash 'an absolute chance accident'

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

Two people thrown from car during crash

A man and a woman were seriously injured when they were thrown from their out-of-control car on the road from Castlepoint, in Wairarapa, about 7pm.

Four-year-old dies after quad bike crash

A four-year-old boy injured in a quad-bike crash in Canterbury last month has died in hospital.

Milk tanker rolls before being hit by bus

'Cheerful' friend mourned

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 southern motorway closed after serious crash

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

Two injured after bus and tanker collide

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

Man hit on Southland highway

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