Bedside vigil for injured jockey
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.
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An East Coast family whose children have run free in the rugged outdoors for generations say they need to change.
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Apprentice jockey in coma after race fall
Leading Canterbury apprentice jockey Ashley Frye was in an induced coma in Christchurch Hospital last night after a race fall at Ashburton.
Signs not enough for inexperienced swimmer
A teenager drowned swimming across an artificial lake after seeing his mates having fun on the other side.
Rare charge follows tot's drive death
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Man dies during hill climb event
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Driver dies after crash at vintage event
A driver is dead after a fatal crash at Hampton Downs during a vintage car event today.
Motorcyclist dies following Waikato crash
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Oven blast injures cooking students
Two students suffered facial burns yesterday when a gas oven at AUT's cooking school exploded.
Youth-toll stats better but there's much more to do
At least one young Kiwi motorist will die on a New Zealand road this week.
Grieving family urge higher age limit and stricter driving laws
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.
School set to hammer safety message
A principal says her college will keep promoting safety messages to young people after seven teenagers were involved in a serious crash.
Schumacher unlikely to recover
Neurologists say seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is unlikely to make a full recovery from a devastating head injury.
Rafting rescue tough test for medics
An Australian tourist who suffered spinal injuries during a white water rafting trip had to be winched out of a gorge on a stretcher.
'I reckon he'd have died'
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.
Fatal crash: 'Nobody got angry'
It was an exhausting 18-hour journey: First their train was involved in a fatal collision with a truck, then it was delayed by a fire. But passengers coped 'amazingly'.
Small plane crash in paddock north of Christchurch
Two men suffered broken bones when a small plane crashed into a paddock north of Christchurch yesterday.
Truckie talked of his kids before crash
A truck driver who died after his vehicle collided with a train had earlier told a colleague how he was looking forward to playing with his children at the end of the day.
Driver killed after shift switch favour
Recently promoted Luke MacKenzie was not supposed to be on the early morning shift at Air NZ and was driving to work to cover for a colleague who had called in sick.
False truck crash ad 'ok' now changed
An advertisement in which police falsely accused a truck driver of causing a crash is unlikely to cause widespread offence, the ASA rules.