It was a horrifying scene involving a terrified woman trapped on a railway line in a wheelchair - but two strangers didn't think twice when it came to helping her.

A family still grieving over three youngsters killed in a horrific crash six months ago are again in mourning after another relative died when her car hit a power pole.

Papakura is Auckland's most dangerous suburb when it comes to injuries, while Howick is the region's safest spot.

The grandfather of a Hastings preschooler killed in a tragic mower accident says he is devastated by the death.

A "terrible accident" that resulted in the death of a 4-year-old boy has left a veteran council tractor driver traumatised and distraught.

The driver of a council tractor-mower is 'very shaken up' after he hit and killed a 4-year-old described by his gran as 'full of joy and bounce.'

A 4-year-old boy has died after he was run over by a council tractor mower in a Hastings park this evening.

A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train in the Auckland suburb of Takanini.

A coroner has slammed police's attempts to locate a troubled teenager who ran away from foster care before being killed in a car crash.

The instructor in yesterday's helicopter training crash has been praised for his quick actions in averting a double fatality.

Two pilots had a lucky escape yesterday when their helicopter crashed during a training flight near the Waimakariri River in Canterbury.

The family of a New Zealander who died when a branch fell on her in a London park says an investigation into why the branch broke could prevent future deaths.

A Kiwi who died instantly when a tree branch fell on her in London's Kew Gardens may not have been killed had the tree been pruned properly, an inquest hears.

Claimants battling ACC for entitlements say its $4.9 billion surplus is "ridiculous" and "obscene" given how difficult it has made it for New Zealanders to obtain compensation.

Police were en route to intercept a car driving the wrong way on Auckland's northwestern motorway this morning before the vehicle collided with another car.

Two children were injured in a head-on crash after a car drove the wrong way on Auckland's northwestern motorway this morning.

One person died and five others were injured in crashes across the country over the weekend.

A car slid 80m before smashing into two cars that had already crashed on a busy highway yesterday, leaving one passenger dead and three others injured.

A new twin-engined air force helicopter will need all its rotors repaired or replaced, at a cost of millions of dollars, after being hit by lightning.

The family of missing Canadian tourist Connor Hayes are coming to NZ next week and hope to hold a memorial in the small South Island town where he was last seen alive.

They never saw it coming. Even if they had, they could never have survived it.

A man received life-threatening back and head injuries after falling from a deck in Auckland last night.

A man died in the Far North after he climbed a power pole and touched wires connected to a 11,000 volt transformer following a fight with his girlfriend.

Last year, almost 1000 Kiwis died suddenly at the hands of others, in crashes or through suicide.

A Nelson father of four who died after being swept off his yacht had 25 years' experience on the water, his friends say.

Well-wishers have donated nearly $25k to help two girls whose mother was killed in a drink-drive smash, but the money is untouched because of a family row.